Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1889-02-21
unfeIgned surprise discomposed him ,

unfeigned surprise discomposed him
little.
why, what do you mean?" the girl
asked slowly. Settled. What Is there
that Is unsettled?"
everything, he retorted. .Nay, you
cannot be so Ignorant of my meaning as
you would W sh mo to imagine. You
must have seen long since thai loved
you, and that the dearest wish of my life
was to maze you my wife"
With n cry that was almost shrek,
Angel sprang to her feet retrcaiing many
steps away from him, her eyes dilating
with horror.
"lou dare say such thing to me-" sho
said sowly-'you who pretended TO be
my Caryl's friend you who know that he
loves and trusts me completely You In
suit me thusr'
my dear girl" Allan expostulated,
what Is the use OF all this tragedy You
cannot DO so utterly inexperienced rs not
to have understood to what end my hopes
were directed, and you received my at
tentlons so willingly that will not be-
lleye that am wholly indifferent 10 you.
Seo-l am not the only person who has
been led Into the same belief;n and he
held out To her the newspaper which he
had brought with him.
Without word Angel read the para
graph through, Then she turned towards
the door and left him.
Downstairs Lord Easlngwold was sit
ting In his private room when, with burn.
Ing checks and head held erect, his
daughter broke IN upon his solitude with
her indignant story,
"lle has insulted mo horriblyr' she said
after she had Il en- her account of Allan's
ill-timed wooing ''As TO th s paper, |
don't care where they got tho lnle, dare
say he sent 1t himself'--by which notion,
however, she wron ed him. "a man who
could DO so base to his absent friend would
do anything,
Then at iast she paused for brea h.
Never IN her life had she been so angry,
and the tumult OF feeling seemed To 10
growing too much for her With sob
she let her head sink upon her fathers
shoulder, ana waited In silence without a
doubt as to what he would say.
MY darling, do you believe that love
your"
She made no answer in words. She only
rubbed her soft face against his chin with
an alortlonatc movement
Then, dear one, surel | must have
your best interests at heart Now | am
older and wiser than you are, as you will
allow, Chrystal.' lie paused for her 10
reply, but as she remained silent, he went
ON, "Of course II was all yer well while
fou were living with tho Vanes and knew
very little of tho outside world that you
SHOULD magnify this sou OF theirs intoa
young hero and fancy yourself In loyu
with him."
Fahoy' she 'chocd slowly and ina
Whisper, shrinR'hg away from MN.
lier iathef look no notice OF the intor'
rupt,oh put continued
az 'ne p'esoht ,ih'e' however, every.
,n'ng 10 unnngeo' ne Is lar sway, ana
nus douptiess seen man! g'rls whom no
i'kes us wen as he liked You, who could
nave pco,' hotilhR more lhhh dear sister.
10 you n'so now meas nave come ana,
a''houRh no Is uh Ola irlehu ana not
new ono VINO now pegs Tor your hand, you
.,"s' nnNo 'c"rnt ohouRh 10 understand
,na. 'ho ono ina'cn Is suitable ana inc
o.ner u no,. or geo iiey berlram and
nave poeh iriehas from DO hold' lie has
nau inc training OF ms hephe ', who, from
wna' nave seen OF hlnl' does credit 10 MS
cnto, no not approve OF inc present
lnsnioh OF Young glr,s setting their own
WISHES poloro inc "isuo y OF their parents.
! pave CHOSEN TINS man Tor your nus and,
,hrystai. ITO ~ not rich; but then you
WIZ nave enough Tor poth' ana would
inther give you 10 man worthy OF you
.haii nau wealth. 10 wealth. BESIDES, al
ways leci lhat owe MN u dep' or giati
,u"e' ior alu not ms -" OF you give mo
paek III uaughtef' now, IN dear you
nave always heen so good ana obedient
that am sure you VIII cause mo II more
iouple III this matter.
WIN weary movement anger turned
heI Wnl,o ioeo upon MN anu answered.
VIII never marry alian bertrail.
why ~ you not tel me all TINS NJ ilrst,
mat might nave peeh Det'er prepared ior
W non Woulu nave SHOWN what were
my ieelings carrier But u can make no
leal dinerehce
ono was turning away When Lord as
'nBWoiu SPOKE nghih.
MY chnd, ne sald hrihiy, you are
forgetting Yourself am no accustomed
% having my wishes dlsregarded' AS TO
.he reason Tor tiie course nave pursued,
heed only say tnat l cOhsiuered u Dest
bnt, however nttie may nave spoken OK
Di INC suDJec', you might ~ leaSt nave
been certain, thfystai, that should not
allow you 10 select as husband man
VINO escaped feion doom merely through
y, ~ '"N -,
uhtil that moment the glri iad listened
patiently, win her mead dropping Forward
little ana her TWO white hands pressed
lghtly against hef tnroDplhg hcart. Eut
Is the last words tell IRON her rather
Ups, her whole attitude changed. Draw
ng herself TO her fuil height she raised
her eyes, and SAID quietly
u cannot stay 10 listen 10 such words.
io'e Caryi' ana VIII marry no one else.
Nhe her shall ever be MS wife, that
line alone can prove. l am sure that he
8 as true To me as ! am TO MIN WIN you
please tell Allan OF my decisionp"
Then she stumbled blindiy up the STAR.
'ase towards her own room. Her fathers
ternnes' mad pierced her TO the heart;
tut OF one thing she was sun certain
lever should any manput Caryl Nane eau
ltr by the sweet name OF wile
While Angel was still brooding over nor
iifliculties and troubles revelation came
o Lady Bertram at hoo& iiail'
III you please, my iady, the worKmeh,
u ClcuiiHH oht itu iooh nhis bti-
mi N, "a nlu room nv lldy-haya found thig