The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-04-06
CHAPTER Ky.

DIPLOMATIC SURRENDER.
This new divers on in the plans which
had appeared to be so near completion
was most announcement as well as aggra-
waiting to MIR. Calthorpe. What could
have been more satisfactory than the
arrangement as he had made it with
Colonel Cuthbert9 What more irritat-
ing than this reversal of the whole or
der of things by these two silly Young
people? They did not know their own
minds or. if they did. the minds re-
quired repa RING, for they clearly could
not be in healthy condition.
But, after all. it was only adiversion,
and the crumbs OF comfort he had been
able to pick up in the course OF his con
versation with Maurice supplied Mr.
Calthorpe with material enough to make
a good-sized speculative loaf. So he
rested well, and rose refreshed to bid
Maurice good-by. There was benign
resignation in h manner. as if he were
prepared to accept without murmuring
whatever fate might be IN store for him.
He made no farther reference to the
future than this:
Il shall hear from you in couple of
days, l suppose, and at any rate shall
be in London some time next week"
But after Maurice had gone he set
tied himself down TO take calm survey
of the situation. He was quite aware
that his anxiety to bring about the salts
factory conclusion a. which he aimed
was now sustained more by his own in
terest in the matter than by his con-
sideration for that of Maurice.
"Selish. certainly he rejected,
taking rs he often did complacent re-
view of himself; but discriminating
selfishness is the happy mean which best
regulates our conduct. 1t is beneficial
to ourselves and much more helpful to
others in n general way than any
amount of sentimental self-sacritice;
the one always hits the target some
where, the other often misses it alto
gether. -
There 'ore his conscience was quite
satisfied that it was not mere self-seek-
ing which promoted his action; and he
entered upon his new plan with the I'M
daunted courage of a hitherto successful
General, who, having sustained
temporary defeat, is determined to re-
trieve his loss promptly. His stratagem
was a bold one, and the first idea of it
had occurred TO him Mt the moment
when Maurice was most bitterly asSur-
ing him that there was not the slightest
possibility of reconciliation with Ma
bel Cuthbert. 1t was so bold that the
mere idea afforded him infinite delight.
and rendered him absolutely oblivious
10 the fact that it was the last throw of
the dice in his LIES game.
The outlines of the campaign were
quickly mapped out: the details were to
be determined by the march of events.
His first movement was to send very
formal note to Colonel Cuthbert to the
elect that he had most important bust
ness of a painful nature to discuss with
him, and that he would be extremely
obliged if the Colonel would call next
morning Saturday at ten o'clock.
Should this hour be announcement the
Colonel could appoint any other which
would suit him. but the business could
on no account be delayed.
This missive dispatched. Mr.. Cal
thorpe cIlmly proceeded to occupy HIM
self with the ordinary affairs of the dav.
At the end of two hours his messenger
returned with the information that there
was no answer.
mo answer" exclaime Mr. Cal
thorpe, looking at Harris, the old coach
man, inguisitively: "you must have
made mistake. Who told you there
was no answers
Perry told me, sir; and being q
friend O. mine. he told me confidently
that there was something wrong up
stairs, and the whole house was at skies
and sevens."
.Indeedi Did he mention the cause
of the disturbance?'
"Neyer a word about disturbance,
sir, barrin' that the young missus was
took suddenly bad. and he was sent for
the doctor; and when the doctor comes,
master had talk with him, and he
went away without seeing her. The
orders was to keep the house quiet, and
quiet enough it was, for everybody was
lookin' as scared as though there was a
corpse in it. felt mortal queer like
afore had been two minutes inside the
door,"
Il am afraid the young lady must