The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-06-06
FOR HIMSELF ALONE.
An Interesting Tale Of Reversed Identities
By T. W. sPEIGHT.
CHAPTER v.-CosrrruEp.


friend Mr.. Frobisher had not neglected
10 make his hay while the sun shore.
When he had made up his mind that he
not take him long to arrive at that con-
.clusion-he at once set to work with his
customary ardor to achieve success in a
pursuit that was utterly new and strange
to him. But his victory had not been a
difficult one, for, truth to tell, Elma
was quite as deeply in love with him as
he was with her. When he had taken
her hand one day and whispered certain
words in her ear, she hung her head for
q few moments, then looking up, her
eyes dimmed with tears, and a little
half-pathetic smile playing round her
lips. she said simply: IF you value
my love as much as you say, it is all
yours. rsa
And thus the affair was settled be-
tween them, only for the present the
sweet secret was all their own; for a
little while no one must know it but
themselves.
Scarcely were Frobisher and Miss
Deene lost to view, when Captain Dyson
and Miss Pebworth appeared on the
scene. Clunie was hanging on the little
warriors arm, and appeared to be in
tensely interested in what he was saying.
His shrill piping voice could be heard
while he was still some distance away.
There l was, Miss Pebworth," he
was saying, "perched in a mangrove
tree, on one side of me the tiger, on the
other the tigress- waiting"
80 Captain Dyson, what frightful
predicament"
Their instinct told them that in time
/ must succumO to hunger and fatigue.
and then"
..You quite make me tremble. Let
us sit down here in the shade. please"
by all means. l. am fattered by
your interest.
but why did you not shoot the
,wretches?" asked Clunie, as Dyson sat
down in close proximity to her.
miss Pehworth, had only one bullet
left, )" replied the Captain, with his most
tragic air. ...
4 should have died of fright know
l should"
'.What was to be done? Death-a
horrible death-stared me in the face.
Suddenly, happy thought struck me.
/ was cropping absently in my pockets,
when all at once my fingers encoun-
tered hard substance. What do you
think it wasp
Gracious me! Another bullet, per-
.hapsP"
mo, Miss Pebworth; it was not a
bullet. 1t was a nutmegr
"a nutmeg, Captain Dyson! How
very remarkable"
at was more than remarkable-it
was proyidential. The moment / felt
the nutmeg, l knew 1 was saved. /
loaded my rife with it, in place of an
ordinary bullet. and fired. l am a dead
shot, and my usual skill did rot fail me.
The nu meg entered the animals left
.eye and crashed through his brain. One
of my enemies was dispo ed Of"
SHOW very brave! How exceedingly
sclever!"
~ loaded again with a real bullet,
and ten seconds later the gress lay
.lifeless in the dust. The SKINS of the
two animals are on my library floor at
the present moment"
What a wonderful escape. / could
listen to you all day long" said Clunie
as she rose and put up her sunshade.
s.lou do indeed fiatter me NJ IS Peb-
worth"
"You will tell me some more of your
remarkable adventures, Captain Dyson.
will you not?"
Il sha only be too gratiied to do so. "
For the present l must leave you.
Mamma will be looking for me-" She
let him squeeze the tips of her fingers
L. IS A.
ment was tripping lightly across the
lawn toward the house.
The Captain followed her with adj
miring glances. "A most superior
GIRL" he muttered TO himself; land so
very appreciat We" Then he lit a Gig
arctic. and strolled back in the direction
of the croquet- ground.
CHAPTER VI
In q cool morning-room which Mr..
Pebworth had appropriated TO his own
uses, tina. gentleman and Mr.. Dick
Drummond, whom he still looked upon
as his nephew, were closeted together.
MIR. Pebworth had little business in
hand which he was anxious to bring to
an suspicious conclusion. Dempsey
has agreed to invest a couple of thou
sands he was saving, land Dyson
fourteen or fifteen hundred. suppose,
my dear Frank, l may put you down
for tie same amount as our friend the
eCaptain?''
..In matters of this kind, as 1 have
xold you before. am the verieSt in
ztion is a sound one, have no objection
to invest"
s.As sound as roach"
mo fear of its cracking az in a
month or two?''
NV dear Frank. As if [ should ask
you 10 associate yourself with any spec
sIlation that was not absolutely bona
tide. The Patent Bottled Ozone Com
pany offers magnificent field for en-
terprising cap tai ST. Fifteen per cent.
per annum guarantee, and bonus
every six months. Think of that!
Fifteen per cent. and bonus."
why. shall be millionaire before
know where | am You shall have a
-chec:s in the course of few DAYS"
..Bless you-bless YOU. 1 suppose
can lock up the coupons in my fire.
proof safe along with tine other docu-
4ments hold belong ng to you?"
'tDo so. They will be safer in your
keeping than in mine"
MY own idea, exactly.-By-the-bye,
my dear Frank. hope you won't think
it impertinent on my part. but may l
ask whether Mr.. Drummond's stay at
Waylands is likely to be a lengthy
|. one?n
That depends upon himself. want
him to stay here altogether-to make
Waylands his home, in fact. But he's
so very independent He talks about