The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-09-05
CHAPTER XII.-CoSTINuEp.

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.'Don't chat. because I'm in earnest.
Katie Forester will be in by the very
train that was to take you on to Lon
don, and TIM to wait and put her into
Mr.. Halls carriage. One of the
daughters, don't doubt. will be there,
and YOU can wait and see her if YOU
like to. If you'll get your bag ready
the coachman will take if with Katie
luggage There's tie Park carriage
coming down the street now. I'll go
cut and stop old Steadypaee, the coach
man; only don't you keep him long. be-
cause shouldn't like Katie to find
that there was no one to look after her
at the station"
There seemed to be an opening in all
tsthis for John Gordon TO remain at any
rate day longer in the ueighborhood
of Mary Lawrie, and he determined
that he would avail himself of the op-
portunity. He, therefore. together with
his friend Blake, saw the coachman,
and gave instructions as to finding the
bag at the station. and prepared him.
self to walk out to the Park. ''You can
go down to the station" he said to
Blake, land can ride back with the
carriage
.'Of course shall see Won up at the
house." said Blake. "Indeed, I've
been asked 10 stay there while Katie is
with them. Nothing can be more hos
pitable than Mr.. Hall and his four
daughters. I'd give you some advice,
only really don't know which you d
like the best. There is sort OF SINH
larity about them; but that wears off
when You come to know them. | have
heard people say that the two eldest are
very much alike. If that be so, per-
haps you II like the third the best The
third IS the incest, as her hair may De a
shade darker than the Others. | really
must be of now, as / wouldn't for
worlds that the train should come in be-
fore I'm on the platform. With that
he went into the yard, and at once trot-
ted of on his cob:
Gordon paid his bill, and started to
Little; Arlesford Park. Looking back
he could Just remember to have heard
his father speak of Mr.. Hall. But that
was all. His father was now dead, and,
certainly. he thought, had not men,
toned the name for many wears. But
the invitation was civil, and, as he was
to remain in the neighborhood. it might
be that he should again have an oppor-
tvnity of seeing Mary Lavrie or Mr..
Whittlestaf. He found that Little
Arlesford Park lay between the town
and Mr.. Blake's church, so tina. he was
at the gate sooner than he expected.
He went in, and, having time on his
hands, deviated from the road and went
up a hill, which was, indeed, one of the
downs. though between the park pail
ing. Here he saw deer feeding, and he
came after while to beech grove
He had now gone down the hill on the
other side, and found himself close TO
as pretty laborer's cottage as he re-
membered ever to have seen. 1t was
still June, and it was hot, and he had
been on his legs nearly the whole morn
ing. Then he BEGAN to talk, or rather
TO think. to himself. .'What happy
fellow is that man Montagu Blake! He
has everything-not that he wants, but
that he thinks that he wants The
work of his life is merely play. He is
going TO marry a wife-not who is. but
whom be thinks to be. perfection. He
looks as though he were never i'll day
in his life. How would he do if be were
grubbing for diamonds amid the mud
and dust of Kimberley? Instead of
that, he can throw himself down on
such spot as this, and mediate his
sermon among the beech-trees." Then
he began to think whether the sermon
could be made to have some flavor of
the beech-treeS, and how much better
in that case il would be, and as he so
thought he fell asleep.
He had not been asleep long. perhaps
not FIVE minutes, when he became
aware in his slumbers that az old man
was standing over him. One does thus
become conscious of things before the
moment of waking has arrived, so pos
itively as to give 10 the sleeper false
sense of the reality of existence. Il
wonder whether you can be Mr.. Cor
dom" said the old man.
"But am said Gordon. q won
der how you know me"
Because expect YOU" There was
something very mysterious in this
which. however, lost all mystery as
soon as he was sufficiently awake to
think of things You are Mr.. Bla'le's
friend"
Yes; / am Mr. Blake's friend
..And l am Mr.. Hall. I didn't ex-
pect to find you sleeping here in Gar
Wood. Bnt when ! find a strange
gentleman asleep in Gar Wood, put
two and two together. and conclude that
you must be Mr.. Gordon"
IT'S the prettiest spot in all the world,
i think.
'.Yes; We are rather proud of Gar
Wood-espec ally when the deer are
browsing on the hillside TO the left, as
they are now. If YOU want TO 90 to
sleep again. We II walk up to the house.
There's the carriage. l can hear the |
wheels. The girls have gone down to
fetch your friends bride. Mr.. Blake is |
very fond of his bride-as / dare say |
You nave found out"
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