Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1890-07-25

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&c aotteed the cad, coresoos~ look on hS
- mlstress' face.
Fanny broke ont abruptly. ut goes against
the grain with me to distress you. my
lady; but We are beginning badly, and you
ought to know 1t. The doctor has beaten
"Beaten You alreadyr Iris repeated.
''Tell me plainly what you mean"
Here 1t is. II you please, q plainly -
words can say it: Mr.; vimpsny has
to say to my master: and he won't Let Il
pass hts lips here, in the cottage"
"Whv noti"
"Because he suspects me Of listening -
the door, and looking through the key
hole. don't know. my LADY. that he
something in the course OF my life, no
says to my master: and it's rule with me
when there are women In the house.
What are you going to do tomorrow he
says. Ny lord told him there was to be .
meeting at the newspaper ONCE. The
doctor says: I'll 60 to Paris with you.
Tho newspaper once isn't far from the
done your business you will find mo wait
ing at the gate. What have to tell you
shall hear out-ofdoors In the Gardens
and in an open part Of them, too, whore
there are no lurking places among tho
trees My master seemed 70 get angry at
have got to tell me' he says. Is 1t any
thing like tho proposal you made when
you were on your last visit heref Tho
doctor laughed. Tomorrow won't b
long in coming he says Patience. my
lord, patience There was no getting
him to say word more. Now, what am
I to do! How am I to set . chance Of
without being seeni There is what 1
mean when I say he has beaten me. It's
you. my lady. it's you who will suffer In
you don't know that, Fanny"
''No, my lady-but Pm certain Of Il
My temper has been quiet since my mis-
fortune: it would be quiet still but for
this" The one snimating motive, the
exasperating influence in that sad and Sc
cret life was still the mistress welfare
still the safety of the generous woman
who had befriended and forgiven her. She
turned aside from the table to hide her
CHASTITY face.
Pray try to control yourself" As Iris
spoke she pointed kindly to q chair.
There is something that want to say
when you are composed again. l won't
hurry you; won't look at you. Sit down,
Fanny"
She appeared to shrink from being seat
ed in her mistress presence. please to
let me go to the window" she said; the
air will help me-"
To the window she went, and struggled
with the passionate self 30 steadily kept
under at other times, 30 obstinately con-
What did you wish to say to met" she
"You have surprised-you have per-
picked me-" Iris said. II am at q loss to
understand how you discovered what
seems to have passed between your mas
ter and MI Nj, %Pa1y H.. Y9u u don't surely 9Ssy
private Affairs while ssa were waiting 1t
Il don't tell lies, my lady" Fanny de-
clared impulsively. 'oThev talked of moth
ing else all through the dinner"
"Before your" Iris exclaimed.
There was q pause. Fear and shame
maids colorless face. Silently, swiftly,
she turned to the door. Had . slip of tho
hsES h'5 s E. q
conceal!
Don't be alarmed" Iris said, compass
sionately; 81 have no wish to intrude ON
your secrets"
with her hand on the door, Fanny Mere
closed it again, and came back.
Il am not 20 ungrateful," she said, cas-
70 have any secrets from you. It's hard
to confess what may lower me in your
and ,piniOn hnf IL Ynnak ho d0no 7
have deceived your ladyship-and I am
ashamed of It. Ihave deceived tho doc
torZand glory In It. My master and
Mr.. Vimpany thought they were safe in
speaking French, while was waiting on
them. know French a well - they do"
Iris had scarcely recovered from the as
constituent caused BY the statements OF
room with letter he had received. As q
matter Of course, the maid retired. In his
financial extremity he had written to his
brother and, as on . former occasion, had
received cold reply.
Iris put her arms round her husbands
neck. "Oh. my poor love, what is to b.
He answered in ono reckless word.
"Is there nobody else who can help uss''
"Ah. well. darling, there's perhaps one
Otnof person SILL lett"
Who is the person."
selfl"
She looked at him in undisguised b.
wilderment "Only tell me. Harry, what
can do"
Write to Mcuntjoy and ask him to lend
me the money"
he said It She, who had sacrificed Mount
ws. e .sfea 81 sSat man e use Mount
joys devotion to her as Q means Of paying
his debts. Iris drew back from him with
. cry OF disgust.
"You refusei' he said.
do you insult me by doubling iti' she
He rang the bell furiously, and dashed
out Of the room. She heard him on the
stairs. ask where Mr.. vimpany was.
The servant replied. I'm the garden, my
Smoking . cigar luxuriously in the
fine morning air, the doctor saw his ex-
citable Irish friend fastening out to meet
him.
Don't hurry" he said, in full possession
Of his impudent good hymor, -and don't
a 1Sse y your ts%Rss WIN you take Wy
Which is it-Yes or MOI"
'You internal scoundrel-Yes."
ION what, sir!"
ION being - great ascoundrel as am"
CHAPTER XXXIX.-rHE NAN Is FOUND.
The unworthy scheme, BY means Of
which Lord Harry had proposed to extri-
cate himself from his pecuniary RESPONSE
bilities, had led to serious consequences.
1t had produced state of deliberate es-
arrangement between man and wife.
Iris secluded herself in her own room.
Her husband passed the hours of every
day away from the cottage; sometimes in
the company of the doctor, sometimes
among ms rrlends In Paris. HIS wife sur.
fered acutely under the selfimposed state
Of separation, to which wounded pride
and keenly felt resentment compelled her
to submit No friend was near her in
whose compassionate advice she might
have taken refuge Not even the sym
patty of her maid was offered to the lone
" wife.
With the welfare Of Iris - her one end
in view Fanny. Mere honestly believed
that it would BE- better and safer for Lady
Harry IL she and her husband finally de-
cided on living separate lives. The longer
my lord persisted in keeping the doctor