Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1889-01-31
CHAPTER ",

I'll Ai EN- ~.
The next morning, before he left hi.
dress NJ TO IN Sir Godfrey received
Odeyne letter.
Il OF love You as you deserve, MOI
even with the sa a &c ion that once
ave to another man but, if, after tha
confession, you are anxious st II TO marry
me vii gladly be you wife or trust
| and respect You before anybody else in
all he world
20 she had written with many tears
| and though it was not precisely the an.
swcr which would best have pleased hi =.
the aronet ten Icrly kis>e tie paper
| after he hat read the message IL b Dug | =.
'She shall! love HE one day" and @
| reSoIut loDk ca ne into his eyes. "Tr lst
| and respect are not such bad lightning
| aftc all.
lie went down stairs with so radiant .
| face tHat even the unObserva It Allan was
impressed, and wondered silently wnal
| could have happened to hee him thus
since t.ey had pa ted the night before.
1t was not until breakfast was almost
| over and the servants had with lrawn that
the explana ion came.
~ have some news that will sur, rise
you, the ar0net sa d very qIietly. ~
dll engaged 10 be MARI ed. ~
| What The tone was as incredulous
| as it was insolent and Sir Geo rev raised
his heavy eyebrows.
on ne" not feel SO very much aston.
iShed. he answered gravely. ldel
men than have married he o e to-day.
although indeed and an a cent of tend
erncss to new to Allan crept into the
| BarOnet'> vOiCc--''few men have been SC
fortunate As am. The lady who has
con ented t. DC my wireis deyne ane. ,
Allan ertr IN almost gave utteran"e to
| an importation II his anger ana bewilder.
ment yer III ng emed slppn rom
him. The future, upon which he La /
counted SO confidently, now looked a
| dreary blank be ore him. Even deyue',
eviction, urOn the strength viii H..
Little as he valued 1.-THE wolf have
| Staked his very existence, seemed to have
| passed out of his possession. With hi
arms folded before him u on the table
and his gloon face hen down h. SIT
| wi bout answering b one WORT.
have trje many tim 8 to prepare
you for some such event as this, contn.
| ued his uncle. II II I'VE told YOU often
| that 1t was m intention to marry, and it
| was by our own choice that 20 dsre.
the winds You can scarcely blame me
| therefore now you are startl d at he
! alteration which the arrangement must
make in your post on and pros ects"
| He Oke slowly and deli JerateIy, Al.
| Ian making no q ort to inter- pit h IN un
il, at the last word, he suddenly SD rang
to his feet. KIN KIN. his chair o er on 10
the soft II rkey arpet.
1T is wi ked he Exclaimed, in violent
agitation. At is the un arrest thin in
The world! f course, at Y ,nr ag., ne :
er belle ed that you meant 10 change ,ur
way o life, say what you might was
| hrou ht up to believing the inheritance to
be my own. VIII else was TO have it?
Yet in one moment you can b, content
cal My to destroy the hopes and expecla
| tons Of years.
The BarOnet had also risen and now he
laid his hand upon his nephew arm
- can understand that you are Disap.
! pointe L, he sal gra ely. $50 Tar it is
easy to make allowance for YOU. But |
warn you n It to go too far, Allan, There
is a line viii n no man may pass. b.
aud by you will see things in a ulster
| light; and of cour GU know that slalI
not let y u want.
| With sound that was almost like a
| snarl \ an turned upon him.
80 this Is the reason of your brihe of
last nj Sht" lie cried, a sudden G cam of
uncomfortable passion Ii hting up his
| face. No wonder tina you were desi GUS
| OF shield ne her brnther re "a atiuu. IL
would scarcely have been desrable-"
| He faItere and stopped h the midst of
his wild accusations the flood of words
arres ed upon his lips by the express on
| upon Sir Geoifre s face For moment
the. G was absolute silence be ween Them:
then the Bar net turned away and walked
towards the door. Upon the threshold
he paused.
If were not aware that you are half
mad as this moment should order YOU 20
leave my house, he sa d In his sternest
manner. :" u h accusat Ons are more
tina many man can sand with patience.
This one thing only will condescend to
say in reply, and that Is that. being fully
and firmly convinced of Caryl res in.
nocenre as am OF nv own, had no de
sire for his good name to be injured by
the groundless suspicious OF my nearest
relative. But much of this | told you be.
fore.
In another moment he was crossing the
hall, un onscious of the malicious sneer
upon Allan's lips as he looked after him.
That expression h viewer soon disappeared
IRON the Young mans face, giving place