The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1883-11-30

s-Ihere 4 one power that Win top
.sAnd sha'. uncle?"
Love- Profound sigh from Reg.
brt 10 disposition 70 open h's mouth.
DO you try your Iuck again. Re-
member tile cd rule about Two mega
livos have observed tho young Wom-
On pretty closely. and think you viii
succeed. Tell her In case she consents
10 make us the hnppiest Or mem you are
into my firm ~ once. Pshnw. boy.
Don't look 90 daxed. have intended
II I'll along; only taking time BY the
forelock. you know. There, Won young
bear! Would you hug me % death? Go
along with YOU Tell Joscpha when you
find her that m eccentric old duifcr
who has taken a fancy 20 che place Of
fcrci fz5.0o to-day for Il. and that
being BY long odds more than she can
expect 70 have offered again. ] took
him up"
"Ail right. uncle; anything more?
He was already half out q the libra
"Tell her-no. never mind N
Reg was by this time beyond hearing.
For an hour walked lip and down
my lonely, luxurious drawinr-room.
Free from the restraint Of Rezinald's
company, the fever rose again in my
blood. my pulse beat fast, my step
quickened- Then formed q hundred
plans which would aid in crushing
down my heart I would travel;
would trust to time; with seas and
years between would grow calmer in
my feelings. / would come back and
find my happiness in Reginald's and
hers. ! would give them Hamilton
Place for their wedding-gift, and i'm
agincd myself in after years frolicking
on those green terraces with Reggie
oldest or youngest. as the case might
be. But Che fever rose again. the long
ing was rs strong a. II was vain.
was not in the frame Of mind TO meet
nv nephew. and as soon as my roam
was saddled sprang 20 her back and
was of-away- cared not where so
could ride this madness down.
came home late. The hardest bat
tie ! had ever fought had won. had
such grip on myself that AFTER seeing
Be-s comfortably stabbed and rubbed
down. went 20 Reggie's room without
the least fear Of self-befrayal.
But the lad Was not there. A note
sticking in the mirror-frame attracted
my attention. II was addressed 70 me.
II ran. with many blot and cra>ure:
: DEAR OLD CScLE: II was IN a mistake
52 20 never fsai,y care Two pms for me-
She toId me ., - ~ before. ana ought 10 have
known better than 20 90 70 her twice but you
sh1...,g ". @"n r sn oe I ri..s r..'.
can cali that sort Of thing Kind. ana ] dare ny
-. hal 81 over 4 bst Im axilliy c,li up
i-t set WI IS H. M wbos ann 's ~ NJ, 81
a line ~ mo more 81 badly blurred
a. 10 be ilieeible. and 4 great scraul
which bore But . faint resemblance ~.
\. Reg"
Poor la, Poor ladt He tried hard
! "a IL cherry ~ the farewell letter ~
sent hcforc he left H. ehorcs ~ ia m
Gland. la1f saw fhe hearf-achr bcfwcen
Tie lines.
In few DAYS I was called snddenlv
10 London on business. being detained
there some little time. When I returned
10 Deerwood Il was 10 find nv erratic
Young neighbor flown. Mrs Harwooi.
nv estimable housekeepcr. had 4 mes
sage for me from Miss Hamilfon--.sh
would write regularly. but / was not 70
| seek her ont
Having delivered the message with .
diunified mir slightly damaged hy the
curious. speculative glance with which
she regarded me the while. Mrs. Har-
wood rustled maiestically away. giving
vicious little jerk TO the door-knob. -
much as 20 say: well there He
might = said more than 20 indeed
Just y Il 1 didn't know she'd gone Of
governessin'! hut men Il 50 clus-
mouthed.r
As went into the garden for quiet