The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-05-30

A De6uttul VOLUME. IHldm
Affinities of the Soul" But you
don't care for poetry"
How do you know that? In any
case. I'm open to conversion. Good
gracious, what's this?" He had
opened the book at random. and he
now read out the two following lines:
Each soul is welded ere it comes to earth:
Somewhere in space its other half is wait
ing r....aI
"Tve often heard that marriages
..but never knew till now that we are
married before we are born. What a
frightful idea"' s
"You misapprehend the poets mean
ing. Cousin Frank. But perhaps you
have never studied the doctrine of
Elective Affini.ies-of spiritual unions
anterior to our moral birth"'
Cant say that have. But how
easily one might perpetrate bigamy
without knowing it"
MARK how splendidly the poem
opensr' exclaimed Clunie, with we'll
feigned enthusiasm. Then she began to
declaim:
Z" Soft lapsiug languors of the lonely shore,
White Aphrodite rising through the waves.
Sweet solemn strains heard once, and then
A madd'ning crowd that creep through
ear Mem'ry's moaning caves"
VASTLY pretty" said Dick, with a
humorous twinkle in his eyes. "'Mem-
ory's moaning caves is especially fine.
But what does it all mean?"
"Ah. Cousin Frank. I'm afraid you
have no soul for poetry"
That ha tho raa cor, WIN m, sn
prosy."
at is quite evident that you have
never been in love-"
81 believe | am very much in love
with myself; and l once had thor
oughbred bull-terrier that l all but
adored."
land vet there must be sympathetic
! chord in your BOSOM"
I'm glad it's not round my neck"
"a chord that needs only to be- touched
by Loves rosy fingers to discourse
earth's sweetest music.
GOOD gracious" -....
"But music that will some day be adj
dressed to another-m music that will
never be heard by me-
$50 much the better for you. Clunie;
and if ] were YOU / would try to find
some sweeter strain elsewhere, said
Dick, not unkindly. There's Captain
Dyson, for instance, who was making
eyes at YOU over the breakfast table.
He is young. rich, spooney-whv not
| try to find a sympathetic chord in ms
bosom? Who knows but that ne may
have a soul which is pining vainly Tor
| its other half, and that you. ma belle
couSine. may have that other half which
alone can make the fierce Captain
happy?' He changed his tone abruptly.
"Ah. here comes Drummond, he said,
dryly.
THAT odious Mr.. Drummond! He's
always to be found where he not
wanted" said Clunie. petulantlv. Then
putting on dignified air. she added:
Frank. Some day. perhaps. you will
understand me better" She turned
abruptly into sidewalk as she 81 d
these words.-'I may As well 90 in
search of the Captain at once" she
| murmured. under her breath.
Frob.sher came slowly forward. He
looked very much better in health than
! when we last saw him. He was soberly
dressed in black frock-coat and gray
| trousers.
81 hope have not interrupted your
tete-d-teie.' he said to Dick as soon as
Clunie had disappeared.
Not at all. Tn glad you came
when You did. Mademoiselle Cluuie
has been doing another little try on.
J She either can't or won't see how USE
less such attempts are"
And Yet shes sharp enough in most
things"
She's &C ing on the old mans orders.
1 suspect"
Probably so. What a hypocrite
he isl
.What about the Patent Ozone Com
pany"' lueried Dick.
| LAS bogus as several of the other
concerns he is mixed up with.
Dempsey ard Dyson have both
promised to invest
/ DO them good 10 burn their fingers
for once. Make them more wide-awake
for the future
DO you wish me to invest?" asked
Dick.
You may do so,' replied Frank.
Ito the extent of a couple of thou
sands"
But YOU will lose your money"
1--WE must delay giving the check for
few days. Meanwhile"
"Yes-meanwhile?'
THE crisis may come. I'm going to
put Pebworth to the proof before many
days are over
TO the proof"
..lf he's the rogue suspect him to
be-" said Frank. "he will suecumb to
the temptation that shall put before
him; and then woe be to him.
"But if not?'
"In that case he will denounce me as
a rogue, and advise you to have me
kicked out of the house" r
"And then will come the crisis?"
EXACTLY"
Il sha MT be sorry,'' said Dick,
whimsically, and drawing long breath.
WHY"
'.Pm getting tired of the berth.
There's too much expected of fellow.
The man who earns two pounds week
can afford to be his own master; but
the man with eight thousand pounds a
year is eyerybody's slave
you must pay the penalty of the po-
sition." said Frobisher, with smile.
Bother the position! sayI. Give ME
impecuniosity and independence Way
lands is by far and away too grand a
place for me. Before l have been here
six months. 1 shall he pining for my two
pair-bsck in Soho; for my old black
meerschaum. nv brushes and pallet.
and for Polly Larcom to fetch me nv
stout-and-b!tter every morning at
eleven"
Dick rose. yawned. and stretched his
I lanEr rersnn ..RU the hre - he went