The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-03-16

doing wonders for ma" flashing his
large eyes in her direction, with an admir-.
ing smile, land have really begun 10
GREETING already the necessity Of getting
well, and losing % much that Il pleasant"
I" You must not hurry" stammered
Beam, while Tvean's eyes were fixed upon
her work. with tremor Of almost invisi-
BILE color fleeting up through the shadow
film that saddened her face.
Eyes, the doctor, who was here this
noon, says can not safely 60 on for two or
three wecks," he answered. II am afraid
thew are already growing uneasy over ut
Eagles on account Of my absence. / wish
there were some way BY which could let
them know"
twill go for you," said Beam, taking up
his hat
THANK you. Oh, not now, sir" catching
him by the hand in Q grateful protesting
way. "You are very good indeed, but in
the morning viii do quite ~ well"
'sIf they arc anxious guess had better
60 tonight" he said, half doggedly, getting
up.
.sOh, it will never do; you slept none last
night; it 10 altogether too much!"
81 slept some today" gong toward the
door with feeble sort Of laugh. Elchard
reached out his hand. The other came and
took it and stood looking down ct his hat.
"You are very good friend" said Elchard.
with Q fine warmth in his face, ''you have
me at disadvantage now, but sometime
hope may find Q chance to return your
kindness. My horse is at your disposal, as
!. also, shall be in the future. Tell them,
please, that have cracked rib or two, and
that es soon as they knit little shall be
over ON the range. You had best wait till
morning."
mo; it's moonlight I shan't mind the
ride. I have work to do in the morning.
Goodnight" and he tramped heavily out.
When he had gone Elchard said, softly,
without turning his eyes from a great
milky star that from over far mountain
top looked in through the open door: 81
like him. He is good, honest fellow and
seems like a brother"
'sYes," said Trean, quietly, and silence
fell between them. After time the girls
father came in with a weary sort Of step.
He sat down and said a few words almost
with his customary childish cheerfulness,
then fell to gazing modify at the floor.
He did not light his pipe as usual, and Trean
went to tho mantel and filed and brought
it to him. She said nothing, only laid her
hand on his shoulder with o fond and pity
ing movement rs he looked up in half sur
prised and trembling, tender way. Then his
eyes filed and he sat long time looking
through the open door into the soft dark
ness with his pipe unlit in his crumpled
hand. Soon Trean arose and went drOOp-
ingly about the duties common to the retir-
ing hour, and ere long the old man went out
through the kitchen and found her standing
on the back steps looking sadly up at the
untroubled stars.
80, my pore darter," he sobbed out, and
he put his arm about her shoulders, ''it's
come out at last! Yo'r to be tuck away
from me, my pore, purity gal! The Bishops
been moved by the Holy Sperrit to make ye
his wife. It's His will, but it's hard, O.,
it's hard to give We up"
The girl seemed to sink down for mo-
ment, then she suddenly flung him of and
stood erect.
ats q liev' she almost Kissed, 1.-THE
Bishops told you a lie It's the Evil Spirit
has moved him, if any thing! The Holy
Spirit has been revealing itself to me the
last two days, father" with softening voice.
s'Oh, it has been speaking to me in the
silence that drops from the stars, the
flowers round there in the yard have been
whispering it to me, and the birds have
been singing it up there in the pines! Oh,
father, I can't marry the bishop now?'
The old man looked at her with dumb
amazement in his tear-wet eyes. He
seemed to be feeling feebly after her drift,
then suddenly he came toward her with
outstretched, trembling hands. "Don't ye,
aiv,o a
he gasped. 'Ye know that cir the unpar-
donable sin, an ken only be stoned for by
the sheddin' of yo'r own blood! That air
revelation, darter. Don't ye bring it down
onto ye The Bishop hes seen it in vision
that ye was to be his seventh wife, an hes
prayed over it, an desires ye, an hes been
counseled to it by the twelve elders Of the
Stake 1t air the will of Heaven, darter;
don't We turn agin it! Don't We turn away
from the truth es revealed through the
Lords anointed, er, es ye well know, no
sacrifice but the spillin' Of yo'r blood here
among these mountings Of Zion ken save We
from eteral burnin's! Don't ye turn agin
the will of the Lords chosen priesthood,
darter, er, es the Bishop said last Sunday,
yor losti Yo' kent marry no man but ono
of the Lords Saints an be saved! o, dar-
ter, be keerful! be keerfulv'
She stood almost within his trembling
arms looking dumbly up at the silver surges
of stars, but not seeing them for utter mis-
cry. Then q CULVER ran through all her
frame, and her eyes filed slowly.
SIS duty greater than love-" she said,
hoarsely.
''Yes, it air. darter! Yes, it air! The
Prophet in the book of Doctrines and Cow
enants say it airr' and she turned away
among the trees, and down at the foot of
the orchard fell upon her knees and
stretched her arms up in the moonlight