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


the Hish Member" e The Wdrden."
''Bdrchestsr Toicers," Etc, Etc.
CHAPTER XvIII.--CoNTISUED.
'.T am as good as my word" :.
81 don't know about that, Gordon. !"
'.But do, and / won't hear any as
sertion to the contrary. / offered you
the shares for certain price, and you
rejected them"
81 did not do that"
s.You did do that-eXactly. Then
there came up in my mind feeling
that might probably wssh to change
my purpose"
"And am to suffer for that?"
''Not in the least. then told you
that you should still have the shares for
the price named. But l did not offer
them TO any one else. So came home
and YOU chose to come with me. But
before / started, and again after. told
YOU that the offer did not hold good,
and that should not make up my mind
as to selling till after L got to England. :"
''We understood that you meant to be
married"
II never said SO. never said word
about marriage. am now going back.
and mean to manage the mihe myself. y
without asking me?"
"Yes; l shall ask you. But / have
two-thirds. Twill give you for your
share ten per cent. more than the
price you offered me for each of my
shares. If you do not like that. you
need not accept the offer; but l don't
mean TO have any words about it.
hn.
came longer aud longer, and he did in
truth feel himself to be much
aggrieved within his very soul. There
were still two lines of conduct open to
him. He might move the stern man
by recapitulation of the sorrow OF
his circumstances. or he might burst
out into passionate wrath, and lay all
his ruin to his partners doing. He
might still hope that in this latter way
he could rouse all Kimberley against
Gordon, and thus creep back into some
vestige of property under the shadow
of Gordon's iniauities. He would try
both. He would first endeayor to move
the stern man to pity. 81 don't think
you can imagine the condition in which
you are about to place me. y
Il can't admit that Tam placing yor
anywhere
I'm Just explain. Of course know
that can tell you everything in strict,
est confidence"
II don't know it at all.
"Oh, yes; can. You remember thu
story of my poor wite?"
.tYes; l remember"
''Shes in London now"
"What! She got back from the Port
tuguese settlement"
s.Yes She did not stay there long
Idon't suppose that the Portuguese arc
very nice people"
perhaps not"
''At any rate they dent have much
money among them"
Not after the lavish expenditure o.
the diamond-fields, suggested Gordon
Just so. Poor Matilda had beer
accustomed 10 all that money could bu,
for her. never used to be cioSe-fisteC
with her. though sometimes would b,
tight"
..As far as could understand, yol
never used to agree at all
Il don't think we did hit it of. Per
haps it was my fault"
..You used to be little free in you
way of living"
Il was. | confess that was so.
was young then. but am older now
haven't touched b. and S. befor
eleven O'Clock since i have been in Lon
don above two or three times. l d
mean to do the best can for my youn,
fam W. 1t was the fact that MI
Tookcy had three little children board
ing ont in Kimberley.
'And what is the lady doing in Lon
don?"
10 tell the truth, she's at my lodg
ings."
..Oh-hl'
Il do admit it. She is"
.'Shc is indifferent to the gent'ema
ia the Cape Town penal settlement
Altogether, don't think she eve
really cared for him. To tell the truth
she only wanted some one to take he
away from-me.
AMI now she trusts you aga n?'
''0h dear, yes;-completely. She
my vile, you know, still.
Il Suppose So"
..Tha: sacred tie has never been sew
cre.l. You must always remembe
that. I Cont know what your feeling
are on such a subject, but according /
nv Views it should not be severe
roughly. When there are children
that should always be borne in mind
Den. you think SOP
TIE children should be borne j
mind"
Just so. That's what 1 mean
Who can look after q family of youn
children 40 well rs their young mother
Men have various WAYS of looking a
lhe matter" To this John Gordo
gave his ready assent, and was anxiOu
10 hear in what wav his assistance wa
10 be a,ked in again putting Mr.. an
Mrs. Tookey. with their young Chi
dren. respectfully on their feet. '.Ther
are men, You know, stand-of sort c
fellows, who think that woman shout
never be forgiven"
'.It must depend on how far the hu:
band has been in fault
Exactly. Now these stand-off sol
of fellows viii never admit that the
have been in fault at all. That's not m
CASE
"You drank little"
"For the matter of that so did she
When woman drinks she gets hersel
10 bed somehow. A man gets ont upo
spree. That's whass used to do, an
then would hit about me rather reck
Iessly. l have no doubt Matilda di
get It Sometimes. When there has bee
tina. kind of thing, forgive and forge
is the best thing you can do"
81 suppose so.''
Sand then az the Fields there ism