Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-09-07

"She did not really-at least. not
wilfully-cause his fathers death, but
Launt believed il, and believing It, he
could do nothing else''
There was n little silence when she
paused. Darkness was falling fast, il
hid his face when he spoke again.
% have a great deal of faith in mis-
takes like tint coming right in the end.
,Ihis VIII be no exception to the gem
eral rule. come % ask my greatest
happiness at your hands. Dana, but
want you 10 believe that if could lead
you directly 90 your happiness would
do it with all joy. and-and good wish
es for both of you
They were drawing near her board
ing-place. He paused at the gate, and
took her hands.
-' We will say goodbye here. Don't
forget, Dana, that | shall be glad when
Jour happiness comes. Once more,
goodbye"
He was gone then, and she was look
ing after him with tears in her eyes.
She dried them, and turned within.
"Miss Frenchr'- Her landlady way
laid her in the hall. There's a visitor
for YOU in the parlor, a gentleman
that's been waiting there for an hour
I'd run and slick myself up if was
you before | went in.i' - GRO tr-
But Miss French chose to disregard
this friendly advice. She hung her
damp wraps on. the hall-rack and
passed in directly. The red freight
from the open CRATE made n rosy glow
in the room. 1t fell upon the form and
face of the man she had never expect
ed to see on earth again. He turned &c
her. a great eager light in the eyes
that questioned hers: then he took n
step toward her, and held out his arms
imploringly. ----~
''My darling. oh. my darling." was
what he said The next moment she
was caught and drawn close, held there
rs if he would never let her go again.
"My darling. forgive me, forgive me!
IL was all a mistake, Dana; great and
terrible mistake. And to think that il
nearly parted us. Nothing shall ever
do that again, nothing, if you can for
give me now"
NotbingG Sh63made vain struggle
TO free herself. Was there not dark
shadow of shame and guilt between, to
part them forever? But Launt held her
fast. ~ .Trrt
Murder had been done, but no kindred
blood cried out 20 him for vengeance
If they were TO be judged by the crimes
of others, would not that of his father
the crime of lf-murder-weigh rs
heavily as the hOmicidal deed 10 which
a frcnLied woman had been provoked:
He heard all that story from her later.
He had only one answer for her as he
stopped down, and for the first time,
kissed her lips.
you are mine, Dana, and nothing or
earth shall part us again.
That settled it. When April came iu
there was the quietest of weddings. and
Mr.. and Mrs. Harrington departed fol-
the South, where their future home
would be. AT the very last, before
leaving, Dana took the necessary legal
steps which put her in possession of the
money her father had left-this by her
mothers request. made in writing, at Q
time when she did not expect to see her
daughter again. Quest put in his
claim, and received the reward which
the trustees had offered for the discov.
cry of the heir, but it was mere baga-
telle compared To- the price which he
had received from Mrs. ELEPHANT.
Madame Harrington received the
young pair very kindly, all things con.
sidcred. To say that she approved Of
the marriage would be going too far;
the prejudice of n lifetime was not to be
removed in Il moment. but she bid her
disapprobation and took Lamt's wife in
her embrace, making the best of what
could not beghelped. She would have
I done more. had it been necessary, to
have kept her boy; she had nearly lost
him, and that lesson was enough to last
out her life.
"a Modern Gree was shown at the
academy that year, The public wa;
pleased with it; the young artist was
| advanced step in popular favor; orders
came tn him i'm increasing numbers. and
for the next. three years Gordon Mar.
quis made rapid strides upon the road
to fame.
AT the end of that time came letter
| from Lex: & p ~
my DEAR DANA" II read. "Did you think
! had gone ir-cvocably into the region of OLD
maidenhoodG began to have fears that such
was the case myself, but L am going in for
| doublc-blessedncss and domestic felicity ai
last. Who Is the victim. do you ask? An old
name or yours, my dear: quite a celebrated
person and the catch of the season to-day
and isn't IL wondcrfur i had quite a little
tendresse for him myself. three years ago !
wonder III you suspected how madly Jealous
was, when | refused to send your LauncelOi
TO you because thought my Gordon wanted
you! Well, it's all past now. IL 10 has taken
him three years to got over what he had near
~ accomplished i'm three months before, for
he has told me that he had almost made up his
mind TO marry me then. If I'd have him of
course, etc, etc, on To the finale, which wai
an invitation to the wedding.
The wedding came off duly, most
sumptuous affair, where the bride was
magnificent in brocade and white roses,
and the groom insignificant as he al.
ways is on that most suspicious occa-
sion of his life.
Launt and Dana were there, quite as
happy as in the first days of their. post
nuptial bliss, and with them came 8
small Launt of the third generation, in
long white robes and his nurses arms.
= And if anything can make a man
look more idiotic than wedding, it's o
"a Circumstance of that kind,>' saws
Gordon, and any lingering uneasiness
which may have stirred in Lexis heart
dies out as she looks up into his blue,
laughing eyes. -...
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