Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-04-27

port progress.
II can only thank you again. Mr. Cal
thorpe" said Miss Cuthbert' calmly
They bowed; he opened the door VIII
the same politeness which he would
s nave o shown IL, g Psrfsctstraaser AMI
tfhe door closet; il was ali-oyer.-s,,
'nietiy, so politely they had spoke "a
eael- other agaln. and there had moi
been one word more than the business
in hand demanded. ,E0
Their lives were ihfeea divided, I,
CHAPTER XVII.
- q aISysY orr. ! q M
Well-of al the cold-blooded piece,
OF cruelty he had ever heard or read Of.
THIS was the most atrociOus! To come
To him while theTtrgath anuoupcingsheI
enSagement was It'll warm in theni-;
TO stand there and speak 10 him as calm.
~ as II he were no more than a respect
ate man OF business who was 10 be
paid for his servi est was the most
deliberate andheartless Insult that cou d
be offered to any poor creature.
D,Sood GOd.-what was she made of.
CSPtd she haye any feeling at alis And
dld shetRnk that he had none that he
was rs cold and pass.onlcss rs herself:
Yet she could not be passionlcss either;
he had good reason TO know that But
then. har 6spnI of(passion had beef
the pitif9 outbufsVof lbsepded 3aufy
not OHended love Without Il dotir
she had come there, moved by some
vicious curiosity 20 look once more al
the man she had thrown aside so con
tsmptuouslv. and TO prove to him that
: ssreTTas qtite indifferent bout,tlI past.1
ifow calmly she spoke; how calmly she
lo1ked--mifhow Beautiful 2 Sv~Yef
yes; he she what she might, in soul she
was still beautiful, and those eyes wore.
TO him still full of n soft, light which
seemed TO be the noon-redcctfon of =
z orious sun within.
yearningl taking -poSsession of 4 him
again? Why was all life sinking away
I from HIN and herwithout her. iOnly "a
worthless atom floating beintfy, aim ess-
~ about IN ;a.world- OF dense Jog?
Buthiwas trupatdonable3heF com mo
there -ssioh ~ Tine: coming at the
very hour when he was llattering him.
sell that 1t wasCpossible to-aceept the
duh round of thc. bumtlEum, exiSteneel
she had left him. He haa~l,een- cue
~ sensible that he was falling into his
dull groove and was beginning to have
some glimpses of that peace of mind
, WINCH is obtained ip q state OF sheer
stupidity, and which WIS worth hav.
\ ing. although there are i'm il no DAYS OF
great lope' and happy endeavor. She
came and again arose that terrible men.
tai frankenstein, called "What- might. 1
have.been!m ..., ,.-...-.- -
Rlit no bo1 boon o,T,,, 10 .l,ro,,,-l
out the interviews he had been basi.
ness Ike and polite: nothing more. lie
hoped he had been polite; he meant tc
be so-perfee1y Lp9tie. He meant Ia
show her every possible sign of respect,
and only TO hideo1rOm her how EVERY
nerve was thrill ng with the wild rfnv
ing merely 10 touch her hand. She had
not seen that and she could not feel il.
Yet the longing had been upon h IN AM
the time. and the iefiortsto Conceal II
madelit hard 10. bear. There she was, /
standing before bim--Lucy, He -hear1,1
her vol g, and no matter what its tone,
something modnlated the sound into the !
sweet voice of Lucy.
IL was useless striving with this
thing which had not only taken posses.
sion OF his being. but was his being.
lie hated to call il love; the meaning
OF the poor word had become so de.
graded by IT'S applicatiou-to-auy pas.
ing whim OF boy or the fancy of q
grl-having rs much bearin6 uIion The
actual bus.ne OF their lives as the
temporary man of the one for q
bicycle and iOf fhg, other Tor nAs1
dress: IbiS stfap - thing which heidi
h m, like Victor 1fugo's devii-fSh.. WAS
his life. He smiled at the droll smile:
probably devil.iish was as good a name
rs could be found for this mysteriou:
Something Which gave pain as intense
rs its pleasure.
And so she was to marry Sir Freder.
lex Powell, of Woodstow: il was good
match. lie was u sensible fellow with
no abs I'd views about anything; an
easy-going MORTAL. good-natured and
happy, because he was content to fol.
low the plain beaten paths before him,
and never had a thought of stepping
aside to seek--impossible flowers
through i'm enetrable maze. She
would be happy With such mah-zha,
was somethingS Maurice could fancy
her in the first welded years enjoying
all the pleasures W ich wealth could |
obtain. and passing on to contented |
matronhoed, quisdyi pert0rming 1Ihe I
round of simple duties which would fall !
to her lot.-- And through-al this PowellI
would be hv her side. Then he could |
see Lucy sharing the dhudaeFS Of q |
hardworkin5 fife withIri SEX tha4oHf !
path md tAorhr-lbv Npettss cares Serd !
perhaps failure at the end. 1t was
well she was spared that trials there
was no question, she had chosen the I
right course and be ought 70, be glad !
Was that sharp tIinge of pain only thet
sting of IeEref3 lie hoped it was not
jealousy, for jea ousy is only an open
cdniessiRn pfIhY~Tlittle one thinks OF
Sone's seh.
He wished liz eopld stop thinkingl
abeat her. How riaiethe4s he vkoald4
appear in the eyes of any sensible
man for surrenderinS himkeh even
for day to this state oa hobeteSsnessl
What, for instance, would Arkwood ssvel
Say thai he thought you had gone
ont. and fofSotteRp asten the door -
In his impotence with himself. |
Maurice had uttered The last Uesfiont
aloud. and Arkwood answered il in
person.
Il don't think that would have been
your answer if you knew what | was
grumbling about"
what might it have been?''
That L was the most h6peIess 7hn<t
beetle that had ever been bQ&f.'f
The observation would have been al
very stale one" re oined Arkwood. !
with faint attempt to spsa,s,in a tone |
of goOd.natn e banter, Int Be looked
seuobs ps he ndAnned his iffen0s face.
II tn nk know what Is -6ppermost in |
me-"
Then do not repeat anythin4 Of what
he has said. Some day, perha,3s. / shall
tell you my story; meanwhile help,me
to forget. 'I)4@jS .J2S " 9ET
VERY good. Then come away to-
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