The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-04-25

>'srstan'iu' w.ln you, Eisie.n C,uiiIisrn . On,
on. "II's not Tor me t, deny { ut haven't
heard whas you've Oeen sayIn' between
yourselves, for have-an' lis vexed me
more than enough. Au' first of all let me
Ave my say about the boaganes, which
thus learned gentleman here comm from
England where they know so much, though
tusy live in towns for al tina j, says is all
nonsense. TutI any TOOL with eyes and
ears in his head-ani that's not much to
ask him, reckon-could talk of boaganes
that he MAS heard--aye, an seen, too, 10y
the hundred. It's only this very night-an'
it's solemn truth Pm teilin' you-as I sal
watchin' for the Mary Jane, which is about
due, saw . great black thil z rear itself
out or the water Just inside o. tue tideway
yonner, an it looked sioun' am gave Q
terrible moan, an then sank again, an
saw no more Of it; an on'y for my bollan
cross here, I'd ha' run for the glen, for 1t
was somethin' dreadful"
This horrible picture wrought upon Ell.
sizes imagins ion to such an extent that
she uttered . slight scream, whereupon he
fisherman, hastily disengaging tue & sh.
bone that was tied round bis neck, handed
it o Elsie, who took it eagerly. He shot Q
triumphant alsnce at Robin, but Robin
was unequal TO the OCCASION he could only
laugh con emptuously. To put himself in
oppOs ton to this ignorant fellow, and run
tue risk OF iaiiure, was what ne wished to
avoid at all hazaris; unfortunately, how.
ever, 1t was forced upon MIN In very IN
pleasant way.
May be, you'll remember last Hollan.
tide Eve, Elsie," continued Quiiliam.
anyway those riboons round your neck
will help bring it to your mind. 1t was for
pledge that gave them 70 you, thoug
am so stupiu a. taiRin mat hoid my
Tongue loolishly. surely, Elsie, you Knew
was maoiy Iohu OF you' ana your swret
ace anu your pretty ways-surely;s surely
Aw, but It's poor, plain, awkward fellow
t.,at am 10 mink OF such as You; an
likeiy enough IL IL nadht oeen for tue ould
provero' biacK Is the raw n is, he'll ma q
mate, wnlch KEPT repeatin ana rePeseln'
to myseif continually, would never have
toun, the courage 10 LOOK up 10 you. beau l.
1ul ehing that you are. iere,s one ne e,
though, that's not SO backward at all an
now the question: is' wh,cn Is TO BEL ior
one or the otner II must De, an, 3 for you
70 decide ms very nlgnt. Heaven help
tnee' my hlsiel an heaven nelp me, zoo, II
you turn your oack upon me this night;
but II so oe-weil, III take snip IN some
ocesn-goln' vessel, An never trouble you
more, 80 you needn't rear at all, but u 5t
give your answer straight"
ANA ne STOOD nk. soldier on parade,
t ousn the quivering about his mouth
Looked strangely pathetic In that brown,
weather-worn face.
Here was q horrible catastrophel 1t had
been lovely picture: Elsie with her pretty
lace ana DARK eyes anu nowing BLACK ma r,
with the still water giistening at tho base
OF the blum prectplce wnitened with sea.
birds, and the heather all around her, and
the 8 ars SHINING overhead, and the rivulet
deep do" In the iefny glen. And suddenly
there hal come into IL q discoi dant eie
ment. the rud -ly -ciad fellow with his awk'
ward speech and unga1nly ways, and all its
beau mad vanished: hooin Grahan wa
at once disgusted ana indi ;nant; DISCUS ed
at being brought into rival with rougi'
fisherman, Indignant at this hShernan''
IN aspiring To E.si.'s hani.
and in placing him In such an undignitied
poslliOn. !. Is needless To say that this laSt
consideration mad the mostw lght with hi
But how was he 70 ex ca himself from
this unpleasant dilemma! That he and Jos
Qdiliiam should be ma he'd against one
anoGner for Estes hand would be a life.
Cess. ui; to he reJ'cted In the presence Of his
humble rival would be simply lntolerabl
and to withdraw from this disagreeablS
would De construed into an ackn wi.
OF defeat. Clearly, he could neither
advance nor retreat, nor even remain wners
be was without encounterlng disaster. IL
was mcult to discover the least OF the
Meanwhile, Elsie st"od silent between
the ewo men. Hold the boiian cross in
her hand, she Kept CHANGING rom one to the
other, and then down into the picturesque
glen where she had sp mt her simple life
among tn bracken and the heather and the
Iorse. There were boaSsnes there, no
4 'uot, Tor they loved the peat-smoke and
he moorlani flowers, and they revel in tue
Do boiing brook ana the sparkling waves.
l here her tather lived and there ner grand
'ather mad lived ana her ancestors for
many centuries, and II their lives ha been
lneventtui except Tor the perils OF the sea,
hey had not been unhappy. Was she o
break away from All tnes' Old traditions
anu becomes great iady! or wa' sue e.
continue IN Tue peacelu! groove tnat mad
been so pleasant TO her Ia hers! WI lch OF
hese Two! oh' tnat some larry would help
Ter In tnls distressing SITUATION
NO sooner had sue conceived taiS wish
, Srk lh'ou.n the air. u was MN diateiy
oio~eu oy tne Rltuui squeai o! some crea-
ure In az ny. lheS al. turned and sa"
On hiilotk' Few YARDS distant, youu:
'Sppit IN tne cluocn Oh nawK, "n en- nal
'~9oPeI down upon tne overventuresome
''eie Deii o. wool De ore IL couio take rstuS 20
he scene with curios,rv> 7, WIS nav TO
- -;
i'm, an ne was WOMB ring WnetheE inc
ia"k ~ouiu proceeu 10 ueVour its prey
men am there or wnether IL would carry
"Oh. do save the poor little thing." sae