The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-03-23
CHAPTER N,-CoSrINr-ED.

In Honor Bound "F5r the King"
"Qusea Of the Msddor." Etc.
CHAPTER N.-CoSrINUEp.
You see," she went on bitterly,
"'you have the h nor o; be NO my col
laborator after all; and our play is writ
ten, acted and ended. This sort Of
thing goes admirably witho rehearsal
You say that | am Lucy. and vet Gu Il
different from her; that is rue. ridicu,
lous as it may sOund-Lucy died when
l became satisfied of YOUR baseness.
Then | determined to use all the cum
ming L Possessed to test the real extent
of your feeling tor her. no matter what
| might sui er m self in dong so. for
knew hat it could be nothing comrared
with what she bal endured. Lit lie ar,
was needed to wn Won. and | under
stand now that it was not worth VIII le
wasting even that little upon YOU. for
you care nothing you do not even feel
ashamed that YOU are discovered"
Was he trying to distract her bv this
apathetic silence? T at suspicion
Gained her He should see that he had
not now the power en- to drive her
into passion. She proceeded as she
thought coldly. but there was the ner-
yous rapidly of speech which showed
the excitement she was laboring to
control
Il need not trouble Won with en-
plantations about the hange in my eli :
cumstances. Your father knows every
thing and has doubtless told on long
ago N no other way could YOU have
been repaired for the FOOLISH part you
have played. i am going now" ithe
voice altered slightly here, but so very
slightly that even if the man had had
h wits al, ut him he would scarcely
have Sc we'd in; II am going. and |
shall ask no. / cannot ask anything
from you shall tel you one wish
that ! have it is that nv father should
know nothing of our former acqua Mt
ance- You may respect that wish or
not. rs yoI lease e ood-bye Il
hoTe we shall never meet again l
hope 1 shall soon forget You"
he moved uickly to the door and
there ha ted. wa ering for an instant
in her resolution never to speak another
word TO him. The man had turned his
face to the darkness, and did not see
her.
His absolute silence was terrible.
''Iood-b,e. The word was Caspei
out in -oluntarily. and she Fed. tie re-
manned in the darkness and did not see
her.
CHAPTER NJ.
HARD LINES
NJ. Ca'thorpe senior. was IN too
ha"pv q Irame OF m nd TO be at all dis
turbed by the informatiu given him by
the olOnel. a ter brief absence from
the room, that Mabel had been obliged
TO ret re .or the night. and that Maurice
had $ a-ted to walk home. Indeed. he
augured well OF the event which these
fact sugges ed.
II be ieye thev have come to an IN
derstsnd,ng, CuIhbert," Re said, glee-
fully, and they are both too much
excl ed 10 show themse YES t. US. l
half suspected that there was someth no
to happen to night, and I are say We
shall hesr all about it tomorrow
e hope il may oe IS you saw" an
swered the Colonel doubtinglv. but |
am snNIous 3 ont her. for she has asked
me not 10 90 TO her room til she seRis
for me-
why, that onfirms it: fh,t makes
IT IS plain as daylight to ME. The
thing is settled. and we may congrstu-
late each other"
II shall be glad if we may do s."
said the onel, smiling at his trends
en- husiasm.
'' am sure of it: at any rate. srs
understand each other. and that wi
make all come right
So they shook hands. and Mr.. Cal
thor drove home alone.
!! su-!c had not returned. and calcu-
iatIng that he could not be long. Mr..
{ slthorpe des- ded 10 wat up Tor him.
He WAS one o. those happy mortals who
are so W II pleased with themselves or
who have so man sources of menia.
occu alton. that the do not read ly tire
o their own socie-y. Pesides. it was
b custom to lac stud ling his own
AHA r.. with an occasional diversion into
the affairs of others There ore, it was
no tai upon his patience to wait for his
son; AMI on the present o casion his
me itstions We're of su a pleas NO
naturs. that i was two o clock be ore he
B gan 90 " nder at the DELAY in Maur-
ce appearance. lie was surprised
Inst the time hal passed SO rapidly. and
began to think that Maurice must have
,ome home and gone TO his own room
VI hout learning that he Was waiting
or him He rang. and the sleepy foot
nan answered the bell,
mo. sir, Mr.. Maurice has not come
n yet"
Mr.. Calthorpe repeated his instruc-
ions. thst b $ SON was 10 be told to come
o the library before retiring; then forti-
led him eli with an e q glass OF sherry,
md again abandoned himself to his
'.easing re ections There was day.
ight at last; the full tide of fortune was !
loving a upon the house O Calthor e !
,nce uo.e. and il Lad all been man |
lged so qaietly that few people would
Know hoW near it had been to an utter 1