Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1889-01-24
'Shc has brought you new dress to try

''Shc has brought you new dress to try
on"
With q smile Angel male her escape,
conscious of secret feeling Of gratifica
! ton that she was not doomed to stand In
Mrs. Dacre commodious shoes during
the next half-hour.
An unsettl d, uncomfortable dav enough
that Tuesday see ed to Angel. The
whole of her life appeared to have been
upse, by those few words which Caryl had
spoken In the morning, added to which
discussions as to his outfit his time OF
departure. and his prospects served te
increase the ceiling of unreality which
was upp9rmost in the girls mind. ven
Odeyne was not quite the same as she
had been before, although her strange
| love affair dwiEdled into insigniicance
beside Caryl's departure. When had he
not been the light of his home? Angel
wondered; yet In few days the vicarage
| would know him no more.
~ must 90 and tell Mr.. Fowton what
| has been a ranged" announced Caryl,
during luncheon. HE has been very
good in leaving me free to fall IN witt
any offer of Sir Godfreys 8. but. now that
mat ers are settled. he ought to know al
once. Afterwards perhaps may wax tt
Hull. II ere are one or two things which
| must see about there without delay"
So he went off as soon a. the meal was
concluded: AMI, when six o'clock he
vicarage dinner hour-had cone and gone
he had not returned.
AL ne in the darkness In her own bed
room sat Odeyne that evening once again
dreaming OF the future, as we'll as of thai
one obstacle which stood between herself
and the destiny which she felt might
otherwise have been pleasant TO her.
Up from the drawing ron there came
! by-and-by the sounds of music and sing
ing. Angel was try ing over some new
songs which had been sent from London
| a few days before. After a time there
was a ring at the front door bell, and the
sound of voices in the hall, whereupon
! the sing ng ceasel and the drawing room
door opened, and then cOSed again.
'Caryl come back. supp Sc, the girl
murmu ed to herself rather YEARLY.
"llOw | wish that were a man-how
wish -
The m sic had begun again. AngeI
was playing the prelude to very old song
this time and the ne It moment the words
rang out In a cultivated tenor voice
ooh, my loves like red, red rose
That's newly sprung in JuneW
At the first syllable Odeyne rose sud.
denly to her feet. 1t had not been Cary.
then who had entered! He never sane
like that, with the power and sweetness
which drew tears now to the unseen listen
crs eyeS-n one but Allen Bertram had
that clear enunciatiOn, which carried
every separate sound to those attentive
ears. he could ain t see him standing
beside An yel, bending down owards her,
wat hing each change o. expression upon
her face.
There was a certain secret which Angel
herself had never guessed, but TO which
of late-now that the knowledge cou Id
not aid her-Odeync had become as keen
ly alive as was Alan hims If. The baro,
ne 5 heir loved Mr.. \ane's adopted
daughter This fac, however had not
in any way prevented Allan from irtinG
with other girls. Odevne's heart ha
, been as de be ately stolen as though it:
possession had been the one necessity Of
the young mans o istence; he alone
| ha gained the power to touch her feel
ings and quicken the cOursing Of the
blood through her veins, and he alone haC
deSpiSed her atfeC ion.
With trem ling fingers Odeyne struck d
match and lighted candle. She wa:
shivering with cold but qui Q uncon
sCio sly; all that she under to d was tha
she could not remain there with that hOr
rifle fe ling of being on side everyt ing
weighing her down, and with the imagt
r Aliens face efore her eyes; so she
cOmbed her 10 civ hair into something
like order. bathed her cheeks, and wen
down stairs.
1T has cen showing hard for the pas
three hours or more Allan was remark
ing as she opened the fOor.
"how do 70 do, Miss Vane?" he crieJ
humOr that hurt as much as it angere(
her. ''The thaw too has S in freely
and the roads are ute muddy already.
"And Caryl with all that walk from
Hull be ore him sighed his mothe
pIantively.
Odeyne no iced that Allan Bertran
starte
Hull" he repeated. II wish that
ha known he was going there, he shoult
| have taken my etters with him, Really
with a augh at his own words
| " Juld make one almost nervous to thinl
a thousand pounds in his possession, onl.
that of course no one Is aware OF tn,
! TACT. "
"Oh. that reminds me. interrupted Mr.
! Nane- i registered your letters instead
| Of Cary! this morning, Here are the re
ceipts "
With another smile Allan pushed then
inside his wa stcOat pocket and turne,
again towards the piano.
Miss Angel, it is your turn to sim
now" he said. what shalt"
At this moment the door bell ran
again, max ng itself distinctly audible
all over the house.
"Caryl at last exclaimed Mrs. Vane
rising and hurrying out into the hall fol
| lowed by the rest of the party.
Caiyl looked in sorry plight when h
appeared upon the threshold a
soon as the door was Ope ned the dir
upon his bCo was inches thick, the SNOW
lad formed deep ridges upon his hat an
shoulders, even his gloves were we
through and stained with mud, which ais
was clinging TO one sid of his coat an
trousers. Clea ly he musthave had fal
''Oh, how late you are cried Odeyn
reproachful y. I'VE Were talking of senC
ing the crier out after YOU"
What detained you, dcar?" question:
his mo her at the same time, while, a
though Angel did not speak. her smil
was tho brightest part of the young man
welcome.
Lost myself" he said, laughing ligh
heartedly. 1.-THE mig t is as dark {
pitch; we'll as know the road, ra e
OIL it, and must have gone for miles out (
my way. Why, | do declare il it ism
nine o'clock with glne
the watch which he pulled OFT
, his pocket. ut is 50 slipper
too with the water on the top Of the ic
and fro en- ground that l could scarce
, keep my footing. have been down ono
: or twice look" displaying sundr
stains upon the coat which he was III
, taking oil.
, Ala Ber.ram's keen eyes surveye
lin from head to 100. Odeyne, WI
, was as Usual watching him silentl,
. thought that lie somehow 10 ked as tho g
! hn did mot al haliapa r,r,,I