The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-02-04
CHAPTER V.


"Well, said Isabel, eagerly, 'what dooa
Mr., Hnrdymnn sayi Does he think ho can
cure TommieF
Moody answered u little coldly and Stiniy
His dark, deeply set eyes rested on Isabel
with nm uneasy look
MIR llnrdyman seems 10 understand AMI
malA," no said "llo liIted tho dogs eyolid
and looked at his eye, and then ho told US the
bath was useless"
60 on soid Isabel, lmpatientlS "He
did something, suppose, besides tolllng you
that the bath was usoleas.'
"Hc took n knife out OF his pocket, with
lancet In H."
Isabel claspel hcr hands with faint cry
Of horror, 'Oh, Mr. Moody, did ho hurt
1ommlefn
"hurt hlmr' Moody repeated, indignant AT
the interest which sho felt In the animal and
tho indifference which she exhibited towards
the man ha represented by himself. Hurt
him. indcOdl Mr. Hardyman blcd the
brute
"BrutoIn Isabel reiterated, with flashing
eyes, "l know some people, Mr. Moody,
who really deserve 10 bo called by that horrld
word II you can't say 'Iommio,' whom you
speak OF him In my presence, DO 80 good as TO
say the dog, y
Moody yielded with tho worst possible
grace. "0h, very wclll Mr.. H0rdyman
Lled tho dog, and brought him 10 his senses
directly | am charged TO tell you" lilo
stopped as II tho message which ho was IN
structed 10 deliver wA In tho last degree
distastofu TO him
"Woll, what woro you charged 10 tell NOR
"a was 10 say that Mr.. Hardyman will
give you instructions how 20 treat the dog
for the future"
label haStenod 10 tho door, cagor 10 TO
coivo hor instructions, Moody stopped her
before she could open IL
"You aro In n great hurry TO got 10 Mr..
Hardyman, he remarked.
IsalO looked back nj him In surprise
"You said Just now that Mr.. Hardyman was
waiting TO toll mo how TO nurse Tommio" "
LET him wait" Moody rojoined, stornly,
"whon / left him, no was sufficiently 90.
cupicd In expressing his favorable opinion OF
you 20 her ladyship,'
The stewards palo face turned palor still n,
ho Gnid those words With the arrival Of
Isabel In Lady Lydiard's house his time had
como exactly ~ the women In the servants
hall lad predicted At last the impcnotrablC
man felt tho influence Of the sex; NJ last he
know tho passion Of loyo-misplaccd, IN
starred, hopeless love- for n woman who WA
young enough TO bc his child. llo had al
roady srollon 10 Isabel morc than onco IN
terms which told his secret plainly enough
But tho mouldcring llro Of jealousy IN III,
l..N.. lss
owed it,olf for the ilnt tina Hts looks
even more than his words, would have arnet
woman with any knowledge Of tho natures
Of men 20 bo careful how sho swwed him
Young, giddy, aud inexperienced Isabel fol-
lowed thl llippont impulse of the moment
without Thought Of the consequences I'm
mro t's very kind Of Mr., ll0rdyman 20 spcuk
tavorably OF mo, she sNid, with port little
laugh "l hope you o not Jealous Of him,
Mr. Moodyr
Moody was In no hunor 20 u allow
anccs for the unbrldlod goyoty 0t youth aud
tood splrita "t hatO any man Who nd-
miros you,' ho burst out, ross. .,nutoly, "lct
him bc who ho mayW
Isabel looked at her strange lover with un-
affected Nstonishmont How unlilSo MI,
llardyman, who had treated hor "a lndy
from first 10 last, "Whot IN odd man you
arcl" She II, "You can't talo joke. I'm
sure din't mean 10 ollond you"
You don't olIond mo-you 10 worse, you
distress me-
lsabcls color began 10 rise. Tho mcrrl'
mcnt died out Of her face, she looked ~
Moody gravoly. "l don like TO bo accused
Of distressing people when don't deserve ~"
she soid "l had bettor leave YOU Lot mo
by, IL YOU pcosc,h
Having committed ono error In offending
hor, Moody committed another In ottcmpt-
Ing 10 make his pence with her Acting un-
der tho lcar that she would really leave him,
ho took her roughly by tho arm
"You are always trying TO got away from
mo- ho said ~ wish know how 10 mako
you like mo, Isabel"
~ don't allow you 10 call mo lsabolW sho
rctortod struggling 10 frco herself from his
hold. "l,ot 10 OF my arm. You hurt me-"
Moody dropped her arm with u btter sigh
~ don't know how TO deal with YOU" ho
said, simply Have some pity on mop
II The steward had known anything OF
women nt labels ago. he would never havo
appealed 10 her mercy In those plain terms
and at that unpropitious moment PITY
youl" she repeated contemptuously "h
that all you have 70 say 10 me after hurting
my ermi What bear you arep sho
shrugged hor shoulders and put her hands
coquettishly into tho pockets OF her apron.
That was how she pitled himl Hio face
turned paler and palor--ho vrithed UNI
der H.
"For Gods snke don't turn everything
any TO you into rIdiculo' he cried "you
know love you with NIL my heart and soul.
Again aud again have asked YOU TO 10 my
wife, and you laugh NJ me ~ II II was joke.
haven't deserved 10 be treated IN that cruel
way. II maddons mol can't endure itl'
Isabel looked down NJ tho floor, and fol.
lowed the lines In the pattern Of the carpet
with Tho end OF hcr smart little shoe She
could hardly have been farther away from
really understanding Moody II he had spoken
In Hobrcw She was partly startled, partly
puzzled, by tho strong emotions which she