The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-10-10

strength of his own love.
CHAPTER XIX.
Mr.. wHITrLEsTAFF's JOURNEY DISCUSSED.
81 don't think that if / were you 1
would go up to London, Mr.. Whittle-
staff" said Mary. This was on the
Tuesday morning.
"Why not?"
81 don't think would"
"Why should you interfere?"
81 know l ought not to interfere"
81 don't think you ought. Especial.
" as have taken the trouble to con-
ceal what l am going about"
81 can guess" said Mary.
"You ought not to guesa in such
matter. You ought not to have it on
your mind at all. 1 told you that 1
would not tell you. Ishall go. That's
all that / have got to say"
The words were ill-natured and saw
age. The reader will find them to be
so if he thinks of them. They were
such that father would hardly speak,
under any circumstances, to a grown
up daughter-much less that lover
would address TO his mistress. And
Mary was at present filling both capac
tiles. She had been taken into his
house almost as an adopted daughter,
and had, since that time, had all the
privileges accorded to her. She had
now been promoted still higher. and
had become his ailianced bride. That
the man should have turned upon her
thus, in answer to her counsel, was
savage, or at least ungracious. But at
every word her heart became fuller and
more full of an affection as for some
thing almost divine.
She came round and put her arm
upon him, ard looked into his face.
Don't go to London. l ask you not
to gop"
"Why should not go?'
ITO oblige me. You pretend to have
q secret, aud refuse 10 say why you are
going. OF course know"
Il have written n letter to say that ]
am coming"
"lr is still lying on the hall-tablo
downstairs. 1t will not so to the post
till you have decided"
"Who has dared to stop it9"
al have. have dared to stop it. !
shall dare to put it in the fire and burn
it. Don't go! He is entitled to moth
inc. You are entitled to have-what-
ever it is that you may want, though it
is but such a tritie."
"A tribe. Mary"
Eyes. A woman has little CLEAN
of prettiness about her. though here it
is but of common order"
ANYTHING so uncommon l never
came near before"
"Let that pass; whether common or
uncommon, it matters nothing. 1t is
something soft, which will soon pass
away, and of itself can do no good. 1t
is contemplate.
"You are just Mrs. Baggett over
again."
"Very well; I am quite satisfied.
Mrs. Baggett is a good woman. She
can do something beyond lying on a
sofa and reading novels, while her good
looks fade away. 1t is simply because
a woman is pretty and weak that she is
made so much of. and is encouraged to
neglect her duties. By Gods help l
viii not neglect mine. Do not go to
London"
He seemed as though he hesitated as
he sat there under the spell of her little
hand upon his shoulder. And in truth
| he did hesitate. Could it not be that he
should be allowed to sit there all his
DAYS. and have her hand about his neck
somewhat after this fashion? Was he
bound to give it all up? What was it
that ordinary selfishness allowed? What
depth of self-indulgence amounted to a
wickedness which man could not per-
NIT himself to enjoy without absolutely
hating himself? 1t would be easy in
this case to have all that he wanted.
He need not send the letter. He need
not take this wretchcd journey to Lon
don. Looking forward, as ne thought
that he could look, Judging from the
girls character, he believed that he
would have all that he desired all that
a gracious God could give him-if he
would make her the recognized partner
of his bed and board. Then would he
be proud when men should see what
sort of wife he had got for himself at
hast in place Of Catherine Bailey. And
why should she not love him? Did not
all her words tend to show that there
was love?
And then suddenly there came a
lTOW Ills idCc dS SiiC StcDu iOOh-
ing at him. She was getting to know
the manner of that frown. Now she
stopped down to kiss it away from his
brow. 1t was brave thing to do: but
she did it with brave consciousness oil
h.r courage. Now l may burn the
letter." she said, rs though she were
about to depart upon the errand.
Mo- he said. LET me have a
sandwich and a glass of wine, for
shall start in an hour"
/ At this moment Mrs. Baggett came
into the room. detecting Mary almost
in the embrace of her old master.
Hes come back again, sir" said Mrs.
Baggett.
"Who has come back?'
1.-The sergeant.
"Then you may tell him to go about
his business. He is not wanted. at any
rate. You are to remain here. and
have your own way. like an old fool. -
81 am that, sir.
There is not any one coming to in
terfere with you"
Sir"
Then Mary got up. and stood sob.
bing at tie open window. AT any
rate, you'll have to remain here, to look
after the house, even if l 60 away.
Where is the sergeant?'
"He's in the stable again"
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