The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-12-04

tire can b; and eseu then only once il
lie lima Heealcss, headetroug, i'm
pulsiyc. and entirely his own master, b,
had given lis very heart and soul init
tho keeping Of . woman.
".
That . man of Carr;s.o.'s rank
breeding and refinement SHOULD meel
his fate within the walls of . lonely
farmhouse beyond the TrOssschs,
seems incredible. One would scarcely
expect 10 find among such humble sur.
roundings . wife suitable to a man oi
his stamp. And yet when l saw the
woman who had won him l neither
wondered ut the conquest nor did
blame him for weakness.
made the great discovery on the
morning after my arrival. Eager Ia
taste the freshness of the morning air,
l rose betimes and went for a sbor,
stroll returned. and while standing
at the door of the house, was positively
startled by the beauty Of a girl who
passed nae and entered. as if she were 8
regular inhabitant of the place. No: a
rosy Scotch lassie, such as one would
expect to find indigenous to the soil;
btlt slim, graceful girl. with delicate.
classical features. A girl with mass
Of knotted light hair, yet with the ap.
parent anomaly, dark eyes, eyelashes
to my mind. makes y style of beauty
rare, irresistible and dangerous abvoe
all others. The features which filled
the exquisite oval of her face were re.
fined and faultless. Her complexion
was pale, but its pallor in no way sug-
gested anything save perfect health.
10 cut my enthusiastic description
short. l may at once say it has never
been my good fortune to cast my eyes
| on a lovelier creature than this young
girl.
Although her dress was of the plain.
est and simplest description. no one
could have mistaken her for a servant:
and much as l admire the bonny.
healthy Scotch country lasses. l felt
sure that mountain air had never reared
being of this cthereally beautiful type.
As she passed me l raised my hat in.
stinctively. She gracefully bent hei
golden head and babe me quiet but
unembarrassed good morning. NV
eyes followed her until she vanished al
the end of the dark passage which led
to the back of the house.
Even during the brief glimpse en-.
joyed of this fair unknown a strange
idea occurred TO me. There was a re.
markable likeness between her delicate
features and those scarcely less delicate
of GARRISON. This resemblance May
have added to the interest the girls APP.
pearauce awOke in my mind. Any way,
entered our sitting-room, and, a prey
to curiosity and perhaps hunger. await.
ed with much Impotence the appear.
ance of Carriston and breakfast
The former arrived first. Generally
speaking he was afoot long before ]
was. but this morning We had reversed
the usual order of things. As soon a.
saw him l cr;el:
GARRISON, tell me at once who is the
lovely girl l met outside. An angel
with dark eyes and golden hair. Is she
staying here like ourselves?'
A look of pleasure flashed into his
eyes-a look which pretty we'll told me
everything. Nevertheless he answered
as careiessly rs if such lovely young
women were as. common to the mount
ain side as rocks and brambles.
Il expect You mean Miss Rowan; a
niece of our worthy landlady. She lives
with her.
She can not be Scotch with such
face and cyes?'
''Half and half Her father was
called an Engishman; bat was, l be.
lieve, of French extraction. They say
the name was originally Rohan."
Carriston seemed to have made close
inquiries as to Miss Rowan parentage.
''But what brings her here"" asked.
''She has nowhere else to go.
Rowan was An artist He married
sister of our hoste s.. and bore her
away from her native land Some
years ago she died, Leaving this one
daughter. Last year the father d:ed,
penni'ess, they tell me. SO the girl has
since then lived with her only relative,
her aunt
WELL" I said. "as You seem to
know all about her. you can introduce
me by and by
with the greatest pleasure, il Miss
Rowan permits" said Carriston. l !
was glad to hear him give the condi.
tiorai promise with rs much respect ia |
the lady's wishes as if she had been a /
duchess.
Then. with the liberty a c.ose friend
may take. l drew toward me a port.
folio. full, l presumed, of sketches OF
surrounding scenery. To my surprise.
Carriston lumrcd up hastily and
snatched it from me. ''1hey are too
bad to look a." he said. As 1 strug-
gied to regain possession. sundry
strings broke, and, 10 and behold! the
floor was Uttered, no. with delineations
OF rock. lake and torrent. but with ina.
ages of the fair young girl l had seen
a few minutes before. Full face. profile.
three quarter face. five, even seven eight
face, all were there-each study per-
fectIy executed by Carriston's clever
pencil. l threw myself into a chair and
laughed aloud, while the young man,
and discounted, quickly hud-
died the portraits between the covers,
jus: as a genuine Scotch lassie bore in
The plentiful, and, to me, very welcome
breakfast.
Carriston did favor me with his com.
pany during the whole of that day, but.
m spite of my having come 10 Scotland
o enjoy his society, that day. from east
y-guessed reasons. was the only one in
which had undieputed possession of
ny friend.
OF course bartered him . good deal
IN the portfolio 'scde. He took it in
rood part, attempting little or no de-
ense. Indeed, before night he had
old me with all a boys fervor how he
lad loved Madeline Rowan at first sight.