The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-02-23

own mind when / am not beside Miss
Cuthbert; but when am beside her /
can only distinguish Lucy, and yet l
am somehow aware who it is am adj
dressing, SO as, to observe the necessary
formalities. Can you solve the prob
lemp'' -. +4 ~.
"No, it is much too hard a nut for
me to crack" said Arkwood. smiling
quietly; "and see it is not case in
which you require my assistance. You
will find the answer yourself by mar
ryipg her some day" f.gr,
Impossible" was the decisive re-
sponse- uaf.t a4i ..Jgl-r.4 .a.n
:" Nothing of the kind. You can not
go on loving a shadow in such . very
pretty, and substantial form as Miss
Cuthbert-morele especially if she hap
pens to think about you at all"
There is no danger of that" said
Maurice. Struggling his shoulders; "for
have never felt myself SO awkward in
any one presence as in hers, and l
know what very poor figure / must
cut in her ewes under such circum-
stances. But do not wish to be other
wise. i.
Exactly" and Mr.. Arkwood en-
phasized each syllable. looking at
Maurice the while with a curious
twinkle in his eyes. f" You do not wish
it to be otherwise. and yet you have
thought about it, or else you could not
know that you did not wish il. The
SYMPTOMS are very marked. indeed"
"You are mistaken, Arkwood; L am
not deceiving myself in this matter. and
when become aware of any change in
my feelings shall certainly cease to
visit. Hollyford."I 1rlw -rIlf -....r T..
"And what might she think OF
that?'' a......- I-IHf .-Hs nEg .n..T.
.She! 1t never occurred to me
that she would think about it at all
Probably she would be glad enough
to have seen the last of a tiresome Wis
itor. !" Az. -ria.igI r.r.H D..
"But she does not think you tire
some; in fact. she is rather interested
in YOU, and know it. for she told me
so herself" ..H ... ..
THE interest can be nothing more
than that which she might take in
any one who was intimate with her
father" i...i HH o.. g..F.uN ...
Something more than that, / am
certain. Understand. don't say she s
in love with you; only that she is inter-
ested in you. She knew that you and
l were O. good deal together, and before
1 suspected that she had any special
place in your thoughts, the fact that she
took every opportunity of questioning
me about you set me a-thinking. She
did it very cleverly. and" without the
least shade of mere inquisitiveness.
ANY one who had kindly regard for
YOU might have asked the same gues-
tons. and would have received the same
answers; but any one would not have so
persistently turned the conversation up
on the same subject l am not am
bilious to shine as talker, especially
with women but can not say that Ifelt
tlattered when l discovered that the
only way TO obtain her attention was to
talk about you My word for it, you
have only TO go in and conquer. There!
did not mean to say this to you, but
nonsense begets nonsense, and so you
have made me commit what might al
most be called breach of confidence.
On my soul. you look SO gloomy Just
now. that wonder such bright, clear
sighted creature as she is would
| bother her head for moment about
such morbid, slow witted fellow as
you are. ;" l .. ILgts
Maurice got up and paced the floor
with dull EXPRESSION ON his face and
an inward look in his eyes. Presently
he halted before Arkwood, who sat
silently smoking and watching him.
fo1t
was correct, should feel satisfied that
you had said enough to make me find
reasons for an immediate journey to
Jericho that being the limbo to which
troublesome people are usually con-
signed. But the trip will not be neces-
sary, for know the lady has too much
sense to care about me or to misunder-
stand me. And cannot love her."
prove it then" said Arkwood
Gin any way You please" Il
1.-THE test is an easy one. We shall
be together all the evening, we shall
have no companions. and during the
whole of the time YOU must not re er TO
the subject, and you must show me by
your conduct that you are not thinking
about it,
THE first part of the test is easy
enough; the second is somewhat diff
cu.t. for while my thoughts were entire,
ly of another, you have now given me
cause to think about her."
/ IL shall be lenient as to your
thoughts then; but L shall have nc
doubt as to the real stale OF the case if
catch you tripping in'your, speech. Now,
then; that bargain is signed. sealed and
delivered. Let us take a walk"