The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-10-05

widened and l only bore him.
amber" he saws, as he throws himself
upon the grass near me and plays with the
reel of his rod, ~ have a surprise for you.
Whom do you suppose l have seen in the
town: Some one who is coming here"
81 don't know, am sure; some one nice,
/ hope" l say, with smile, going on with
my work, though I am really thinking to
myself, what graceful figure he hast"
"Oh. of course he's nice. It's your cous-
in James,"
try to look as If 1 thought him very
nice, for is he not my cousinf And 1 think
l succeed, for Ainslie, who is watching my
face, kicks the turf savagely, and points
to man in riding dress and spurs, who
is coming down the street. 1t is James.
II expect he is coming to say my grand
father wants me.o
"Why doesn't Sir Martin do his own mes
sages" which is unreasonable, as my
grandfather is nearly ninety; but / dis
creetly pretend not TO hear, and we both
have to get up and greet the newcomer.
James is not looking wen, notice, as soon
as he enters the gate. His face is paler than
is usual with him, and he looks careworn
and haggard, much as if my steady cousin
had been keeping late hours, and keeping
them unprofitably. But he readily accepts
the invitation TO stay to dinner, which
Ainslie gives him as earnestly-hospitable
as he is-as if his company at that meal
usual courtasy and S1,yitv which soma
simes msta me feel 90 cjumsy and hovdsn.
tai 40 nor fail him Picture n vonrSeIf a
man below the middle height, pale and light
haired, with q fair dropping mustache which
hides his mouth, and small white hands al
wifb.I man ~ endless Observation-Disclosures
only anJ,s.s hnt ~ 80 nowsr 20 charm
one who will amusa Won in snits Of vour,
self. and so vou have NV cousi, j.mss
Stuart NcNichaal ss he ats unon tha Gttla
lawn At landlord. I ask him how INV srand
fatber Ia ard Sor , mor.nt a. he ,1icIIv
Turns frnr, me and csra..s. his rustsche T
fsar that he has come with had news Rut
II IL not 81 Ts assure me- th.. Sir Martin
is t,lerabIy we'll and does not expect me
before the end Of the week. And then We
taIk about indiferan. things uneiI INV
mother comes out to u, and greets James
warmly. He is somewhat Of a favorita
with her.
AIthouob the dav Is fine the river il full
for the time of year. running past tn.
GARDEN with q strong stream towards the
weir a hundred Yards below A vrnup of
children on the other side. whose laughter
floats plsasantlv oysr- are sending in a
retriever after sticks. Near them wall
hounds the stream. hut th.y Ar. standing
where an opening. mad. for watering
horses hresLs the lin. OF the Iit,la embsnE.
ment. Lazily / watch the dog ENJOYING
the snort "a much a, any ons, until the
biggest Of the children throws one farther
from the hank than before. Septune
snrinrs in merriIv. and swims ouicEiy TO-
ward tbe morseI which ON our sida Of the
river is Invisible. Has IL sunks No. tb.
curran, has caught /, ara thu doc follow
inU II boIdIy. Is carried down full forty
Yards bsfora he seizas IL. He turns ana
brea IS ,he stresu,- but tired nv his previou,
eysrtions soon makes for the hank. The
shear wall rising sir feet from the wafer.
Sives hin, no chsnce Of I,uding Again and
.rsin he rriss- and tries. and zach time
Failing falls heavily hscL undar yx,t.r
Than the n,nr fellow loses his presenc. Of
mind and instead Of steadily swimming
hsrL 70 the opsniny in The wall he paddles
to and fro. irving 70 Chamber M. and
vss-inr ali his strength in these useless
sfforrs Even ar This distance I can fancy
his hip nsrient eyes lookinr m pit.ousIy.
and I hmm mn. but without an ides what
TO do, "Oh. AInslie. h. will be drowned,
.sYsS- Amber. think that dog has rad
his dsv,' saws NV cousin, without rising.
on. il he could know how hate him,
audihIv- I'm afraid. I mu,-er ..Rrnte,''
and T tiIrn m Ain.iis VINO il Iesnins win
one hand on the grass and 10. otber shad-
inc his eyes which ara fiyad upon the
s.I'm afraid Their. is rotbinr else for i. ~
ssysba ouicEIy- and hear the rara clash To
behind MIN. and I see his tall. straight
ao11ra snaeiing over the bridge And we
can onIT stand there and looL on. I cannot
see how the dog is f.ring. I have only
eyes for Aipslia COMING 10 the r,Srua He
reaches me SPOT. filings off his coat and
Shoes and nIun-aS in a rnomant,s sr-ur
gle. and with one hand on the dogs collar.
he is swimming slowly towards fha omen
ing in the vail. Very slowly il seems 10
To the dog. the steady strokes connuar. ami
both are baIped ont nv the dozen hands
ready 70 receive them and TO attend to the
moor do have no Thought of him now.
can only watch the drencbed figure that
50 Quickly tears itself from the cheering
littIa ssbamed of his an biIsiaSrn' as have
NOTICED man will Ioo, when they have done
ANYTHING 10 he prnud Of.
/ do NOT wait for him. but have fed into
the bousa And 7 am 81 nrnui- a. 81
proud OF him. that I cy a little biz. and
have To wash NV face before / go
down stairs: and if | came down a
woman and wiser. with a knowledge of
myseIf and of others gainaT from those
tears which had NOT nosseSsad
before that knovleIye is very far from
making me saidar- RI,t i. d6as in some
yav make me more shv: l think myself
cInn,sv and awkward and III a. a,Ss and II
Is no. NV Cousins Observation-Disclosures of
blandness which makes me so now. Yet
rbrourh nv own reserve and conSciousnsSs
I cain a Glorious glimpse that makes me
sing as later 90 to bed into the feelings
thar NAV lie behind those sic-ns in another
II was unIuckv that the eniSoda nf the
dog which have set down atIength should
hsSa occurred ON that nsrricnIs- dsv This
Is an after-thouCbt- for a. tbe Tina had
no idea OF couceaIing INV feelings toward
lanes or the opinion of him which this nm I
lucky incident had led me to form. As
things were to be, it was unlucky, for il f,
made me reject the suit, which 1t appeared
be came TO profer, In way should not
otherwise have adopted. 1t was IN the
garden tnat ne spoke; after dlnner, when