The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-04-11

d;te. Hewent home and studied her
face coolly as was possible. He could
only come to the conclusion that it was
utterly beautiful. and the face of his
souls draling. He hated the puppy
that had dared to think otherwise he
hated him doubly that, thinking so, he
had been so base as to make n erry with
his thought among his boon compan-
ions, and drag her name into his tipsy
revels. And he resolved in his INN st
heart that lie Fraunce ton should never
have one cent of old marlborough s
money. me what would. In The
m ant me h would take Rose away,
and chan the scene for her 50 coni-
pletcly that sh would needs forget the
SCAMP. When, later in the evening of
the day he thus re solved the young man
came in, ,ust from the tabl', his lace a
trifle too rosy, his eyes tribe too
bright, and not seeing Mr.. Vancebor-
ough, who sat with screen about his
char, advanced with free and fine air
of audacltv to the side of Rose, and
Lending over her, kissed one of tie
bare and scrawny shoulder-tips, muir
muring some natory low-voiced SEN
tence, then Mr.. marlborough kicked
over his Green. longing to do as much
for De Frauneeston. and advanced upon
him. ''Sir - he cried. 81 give you one
mrment to leave this room, or l will
call the serv ant to put you out.
"Oh, papa! papar' cried Rose, sud-
denly, all barriers break ng down at
once. and fiinging herself upon her
fathers neck. "Oh, papa! when l love
him sou
"Loye him. cried Mr.. Vancebor-
o"gh, at is not pos ble-not pos
sible-that hear such words from your
lips''
..Oh. how can [ help it when dop'
with sobs. 81 do love him.
sIf you do love him, you must make
up your mind 20 do without him, for
you shall never marry him.
"Oh, papa" she cried again. 'for-
gle us! But-but-but am already
married to MI
Married"
L have been his wife three months. :"
MIR. Nancebo ough started back as if
a mine had sprung under his feet. a
mine Of treachery and deceit, upon
which he had been living. He did not
believe her ut first; and then moth NO
seemed real. He grasped the mantel-
shelf in one hand, for the world was
whirling all about him: he felt like a
comet freshly launched on space.
"Mr. Vanceborouyh," said De Fraun-
ceston. 81 really don't see what you
can do about it. Rose is certainly my
wife"
His voice broke the spell. Mr.. Vance
borough slowly lifted h hands and I'M
twined the arms about his neck; he
shi cred with the fancy that the long
thin THINGS were two snakes. "If she
is vo IT wife," he said, take her.. and
take care of her." And he summoned
servants to bring Mrs. De Fraunceston' S
wraps. and show her and her husband
to the door, ca ling her maid to pack
her boxes and dispatch them to her
without an hours delay. A precious
pairH' he sad.
OF cour-e the precious pair obeyed.
There was nothing else to do. But they
went away not very much cast dow !.
They knew how Mr.. marlborough $
affect ons were bound up W tn hose:
they knew that the more bitterly he felt
to-day the more regret ul he would feel
to morrow; they had not t first idea
but that, in two days time, he would
''come roundabout. indeed, ould he
do without Ter? They went to De
Fraunceston's lodgings and waited to
be sent for.
They waited some tine.
Pe.ore they got through waiting. one
winters day, their little $ n was born.
Itwas not very happy me that
Rose had in waiting. AS ,ay by day
We It by, AMI no word came FRO MIR.
marlborough, DE raunceston was by
no means the tender and ass duous
lover whose Part he had played. He
wa absent almost all the til e. To
procure e tn gs alb olutely needed
by person of he. habits she had been
o liged let HIM ia e her iewe.s. He
did take them, or e proceeds of the n,
rather to the gambling table. He came
h me from the gambling table one
night having drank as heavily as he had
lost. d so ightened his wife by h S
abuse # ierself, his suicidal treats,
flour shing of ra or, th.t she fell into
nervous c,nvu sion, and Ter child
was born the next noon. After hat
some mani ness and good feeling came
to the surface, and he was so kind to
her that she be. an to hope again for
the happiness that she had tn ught de.
sert;n her. "Ch, | am sure" she
sa d, with the fond faulty of mothers.
It at when Ia1a sees the boy he VIII
relent, and life W II be what it used 10
be-
She sent the boy round on the first
spring day for MIR. marlborough to
see Mir. Van ebo ough 10 ,keL at
him. By singular coin idence he
was looking at the calendar at the same
m ment. He asked the nurse h W old
the baby was, and how his m theI
wa, as he would have asked concern.
ing any one; AMI he put check, suf-
ficient for present ext 5encieS, into the
little fist, as he would Lave performed
any act of harity. And then he sent
for his lawyer; and that day m3de his
will. and destroyed all hec wills. The
cur ents of his nature had been turned
and soured; he chuckled as he made it.
1t was the second time won an had
deceived him and shak the founda
tons of his being. Then, Mt any rae,
he had youth left him; now he had moth.
ing but age and sorrow. Yet what else
could be exp ected of daughter of the
first Rose but her mothers treachery?
He remembered that when he iii st saw
her he had thought she was cat. And
the ingratitude of it all! With anv af
lection for her benefactor, could she
have had this joy come into he life
without con ding it t. him? could she
have taken sIch a momentous sep with