Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-04-20


united. OF course. the fact that she
hasa fortune and he had none was pres
ent TO me. but YOU were as well aware
of the fact Is myself. and you also had
thought of the possibility of such 4
match. We are both disappointed. and
IL would be best for us to say as little as
we can about il. We must. however,
Immediately consider the arrangement
OF other matters--that is, about the
mortgages"
81 wish you would not trouble about
them just now. There is plenty of tine
before us
eve need not have much talk over
the disagreeable business; our LAWYERS
will do all that for US. But what has
happened renders it imperatively nee
essary that YOU should understand that
no renewal of the bonds will be sought.
The Colonel scanned s face search
ingly. and became conscious that there
was something to settle on their own ac-
count. Briskly then
Am TO congratulate you upon hav-
ing become possessed of the means to
clear them of ?"
Unfortunately no. you can not con-
graduate me upon such good fortune I;
posed OF by this simple prOcess-at the
proper time your agent will foreclose.
and Calthorpe will thenceforth become
your property"
Mr.. Calthorpe said this with all the
calm dignity of a man who is making a
noble self-sacrifice, rather than with tie
air OF one who is making the unpleasant
| admission that he is unable II paw his
| In ~ IL.
II he were 10y this master stroke not only
wiping out all obligation, but transfer
ring II to the shoulders OF his creditor.
You know that | shall do nothing OF
the kind
Your agent will do it for YOU"
''He can not if forbid him"
Then | must beg of you not to do
80, for Maurice's sake rs well rs mine.
Nothing else can satisfy YOUR daughter
that she has made n mistake .----
LOOK here, CalthOrpe such n step is
unnecessary. and n any rate can not be
decided upon without due consideration.
took up the mortgage TO preventwhat
YOU are asking me TO do. The thing
can not be done"
Mr. Calthorpe smiled sadly, rs he
might have done at some rash resolution
OF an impetuous youth.
"I see YOU are the old careless Frank
! still. Believe me. Cuthbert, am crate
/ ful for this new proof of friendship.
But ] can not take advantage of it. for
rs we stand now we must act more
/ strictly on business principles than we
need have done had our wishes been
realized. | shall not leave YOU any
choice in the matter so FAR rs / am con-
Cemed. At the proper time snail 90
/ through al the necessary formalities of
surTendering the estate, and then Nou
can act as YOU please with il. NV
/ spendthrift habits have done Maurice
some injury, but they shall not cast a
/ Slur upon his honor. On that score. nj
least, he shall tee that his father was rs
sensitive a himself" ="
a cynic standing by might have been
indi lerent TO the old gentleman 5
display oil magnanim'ty aud beautiful
sclf-abncgat on; the supplemented
Colonel was disturbed by It. As the
case was presented TO him now il re-
vealed the utter ruin of his old friend.
and the destruction of the happiness of
a spirited young man for whom he had
much favor, all the direct result. an
| parently, of the mistake made by his
| daughter. The fact that she was paw
ing in herself bitter penalty for the
error only rendered the position the
more veXatious when he found Mr.. Car
thorpe seemingly like the others. so un.
reasonable and unreconcilable.
81 came to you expecting TO get
| some help out OF an unhappy difficulty.
and instead of that YOU make matters
worse than ever BY this Quixot;c reso.
| lntion."
MIR Calthorpe made that graceful
! deprecatory movement with his hands
which was always SO effective, and in
dicative that he was well pleased
with the successful progress of his d.
7 plomacy.
"Call il QuiXotic or anything else YOU
/ like, but you can not satisfy me that
any other honorable course is open to
me. Say that it is the mere gratifica-
ton of overstrained vanity; | am con-
tent i know that Maurice will thank
me for it, and that he would hold me in
contempt were to act otherwise. It
Is the only way in which l can retain
| his respect
81 never knew you to act so like a
fool before. You know what YOU are
throwing up; you know that L do not
believe this ABSURD charge which the
poor girl made when she was mad with
pain herself. tell you that she does
not believe il; then why should you do
this. and spoil the friendship OF so many
| years?' .-" -
MY dear Cuihbert," exclaimed Mr..
CalthOrpe, warmly. taking both his
hands, nothing can and nothing shall
spoil our friendship, that must continue
to be the same rs ever; and look on
our agreement on this important sub,
! ject as the strongest proof OF our regard
for each other. We have only to agree
to disagree, as the saying IL. and our
mutual esteem remains undiminished.
But even YOU can not foretell what in
sidious effect might be produced on
your mind were | for purely selfish
reasons TO leave my SON S motives open
TO the Possibility OF misinterpre tation.''
1T Is useless 10 speak further on the
subject. j see. You make me, feel rs il
l had been pleading for my daughter.
Thst was not my intention, although in
my anxiety to discover what was best
to do for all parties have said much
more than she would be pleased to
know had been said. At the same time
my opinion is that you are all laying up
for yourselves store OF remOrse. say
no more"
It was not Mr.. Calthorpe's intention
that be should say no more;r and he
was aware that he had reached the point
where there was the risk of being hoist
ell with his own pethrdi So by a didac-
tic movements he glided skillhlly into a
new key.