The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1884-11-27

srhe young cub not \ dMcking ,his
inditIc.enees "Ae llipred over tho siAc
NJ tho yacht and n Il hadn't been for
mo no might have now reached that
t'swect hy'and.hy,"
Dorothy made no demonstration ..
surprise or regret, for she wAs Nnrcr
tam Whethar tho Count had In rcalits
mot with 40 serloNa IN accident, q,
whether II wAs hut 4 fabrication VI
T~ldie Forresters jealous brain. her
tho Count had the day before invited
her 10 a drive hsAina the spirited
horses, which, though the envy and AL.
m.ratIon ot not a few of the mon at tho
Lookout Hotel, wore fear te a less
clever driver than tho Count. And
how Tho day Ind advanced far into tho
afternoon, still She had received no
messa,se nom tho hotel that tho rro.
ieetea drive had been ahanaoneh
"fhen You positively refuse my invi'
tatiea," Teldie said.
"pesitivcly, this time, Teddie. l do
Dorothy replied, though she withheld
her reason, which, il not wholly in iH.
naranee OF Teaaie had acted we'll tho
part of fciening,
Dorothy was never surprised al Ted.
die Farres,er's tyranuicM WAYS M tho
mir et proprietershW he was IN tho
habit ot assuming toward hers il had
always been u seli,imro>ea custom II
his ever since she had known HIM. and
that had been no meaa$hlerahle length
of tlmc, ami nov, when she hal ~.
capped from tho heated city H. spena \
couple et months at Maplewool Cot,
tage with her Aunt loo, she had not
heea surprised TO hear, 4 few weeks
later that Tcaaic Forester had taken
NJ his quarters a, tho lockout Mo,els
Telaic, whose ample fortune could
give him access ~ any part II tho globe
10 spend holiday, hut whose generous
allewanoe M jealousy confined him H.
thu mthhewnt accommodation N Look.
out iietel, varied hy drive down the
dusty hut picturesque Crahtreo road,
lilo was Jealous II this Count Nen
Aaer wha through an accident, had
found his way to Marleweel Cottage
AMI shese first made tho acquaintance
ot Aunt loe and neo,hy, after which
his thoughts were divided htwecn his
great cattle rancho in ono ef the West.
en Tern,esies, where he spent six
months Of tho year. and tho hesh
beauty et this naive Amerieaa gil.
while nosathv aa sometimes acknawl,
edge to herself that the Counts deter,
entail way~ were eften pleasanter than
Tho hee air Of lrorrsesosshp of TED.
die
"Nes ii the Count does not eama and
shimh> il not worth his while 10 send an
eSease. | will mol ta.the hop 10 please
reaa,e forresse pdl aeaf really I've,
hese will ever mNrry him, though I
dare say no wM appear in Aunt aecs
rasler some ef these days With a priest
ana ring. anl say, 'noro,ay, l have
eame 10 marry yoN.' and | will NEST
likely SAY, Yes, yoa pest, because l
always SAY yes 10 Te,llse in the end,
aaa also IL le ria of going hack h. tho
..'s . and sssssohs"s N" 'ss"~s' 'a~" ""w
~TAerr il the Count Aud Aunt
lae says that for a foreign nohleman
he seems like quite tho genuine article
though he il n tritle vague about tho
origin al the genealogical tree
Dorothy. was seated MON tho front
porch, waiting mlsaticn,ly for tho
Cesnt TO appear down the crahtree
seaa, "lf H. shouldn't eoNe as> all,
she thought IL herself IL would he a
sSrsat disappointment; besides T~aaie
would 80 glesy in ii ii he should ever
hesrS
The sight vi tho Counts spirited
horses coming down thsCrahssse rsaa,
RAISING y cloud vi dust IN their wake
ami bearing the Count hnNselG made
/ neeethSs lears heat quickly, and scat.
terea the theughtS NJ TesldSe ta the
wind,
| IL certainly Was much pleaSanter
bowling along, il il VAS easS upon
] trahsree roal, than waltaiag in the
heated rasler Al tho hotel With re,,aie
Notwithstanding every Young Woman
IN the raNm, Int nas evea hating that
her white dress ~ the pink roses wese
! heeamsns,
! ~AA. Miss HaSsess, ven vaaae,
Imagine how that hit ef rolling land ~
mSnaS me oi my raNehs II ealy wants
aN nnpreteatioas aea>c right there,
reiAslag With his whip, "aaa you have
the general aspect Of my house in the
far Vest
4 trsae agsary. Dorothy thought,
aud an Eden sean>ely allarsng enough
wher,m sa spend SIN monshs gut q,
ono'> existence
noro,hy heard the Ceanss Voice in
her cars, which h. her seemel 10 have
grown painfully mattcs~of,faet, but his
words ,lme IL her nalstinct and fas
away, los her thoughts hal ,1ritte>l
hack IL Veade forreSser, and she MN
iesea what yoaag woman at the hotel
! hs was Mversng with the greatest mum
ker ri waltse~,
\ rumh.lag ri wheels caught Dor
a,hys ear; somebody was coming
qairlls behind them, and in momemi
a Village cart passed them, in which
wa> seated feadle, TeSsdis in an in
maeala,e evening toilet, and az nlare,
e>rrsssion apon his face. as he sarnel
his head in an opposite direction.
.ss Dorothy and her companion droy,
aleng, the Coun, quite unconscious O
the tragedy going ON hciore him, an,
norothy alnses. crushed ly the heart
less conduct of feiile. a vivid flash q
lightning caused the two spirited ami
mails IT, plunge saal,niy forward.
Dorothy ami the Count glanced he
hsnd them, ana perceived that tn
saaan DARK ,loal tina, had fortso.le II,
.sil in the earlv evening had gradual,
become ma ot black cloais hanke,
NJ in the west. and mcF. now ranidi,
vsee>preatling the leayeas.
The Count turned the horses heads
further an was wild STRETCH of coun
try. eut.tainlng 10 hahi,ataon i'm whicl
H. lisa&l >heit.K. To reach the hotel H.
icre she storlA broke was their onlr al
t.raata,c.
n arothy slnd,lrred IN she drew hc
ligh, shaw around her anl glanced un
easily Mt the loWeri@g c'oaasls tha
seemed almost ta toneh fhe earth.
Tue day aal laaen. nearly withosl
warning. preeigisatsd into night. an,
tie irregular row nj trees npon ia
steea laank "n either side of them a.r
@Rassd in Wild confusion ~ the win
mo.n.i throaeh thea branches. am