Telegram-herald., 1890-12-25

klieS- J answered, N1EA seEooa calla.
nees a c@nt Sc how yoa ave usea
ne sadly, hat yon must psglail Bls %
yea h2ve deas yoaIseH gresi IN
e"
Iesa seeIaed \ little pazxlea
Aud you have aaae a palnahle. a
gro~s injustice '--I wss grand now. dosag
sle outraged ytrtaous-'tO az Ola pen
son who --
-Oa. bother tie ola persoaf' Ae inter
rup<e1. oarelessly. But tEea yog have
really tsigge1 what / an up ~ II tae
morning.
n the morning" A ray of hght te-
gaa 10 dawn upon me.
Yes, IN the morning Ina going to-
COW. OLD boy. don't look scarea-im
goisg 10 run away and bs marriedr
To Dc married. And Ia the morning.
The ray of light was a bir-iing gleam
now. was literally sssgcrea
dropped into chair with u.g lump IN
my throat
Yes. uy boy, Tn 70 be married IN the
morning. You know ia have told YOU
before. 0ut Bet anu only fixed AZ yester-
day She arranged II al in the sleigh a.
we came along, and. for reasons YOU
know 70 well. we must be quick. I'm
done fer II the old party suspects. Bat
it's al fiIed-you're 20 help me"
II help YOU" gaspei family
Certainly. Who else? You must come
with Is: You must be best man: you
must go with us 10 Uncle Bob and hlp
Bet explain all about the
Lieut.. Joner5 5-I rose stifiy and stood
Gt attention as Toms eyes opened very
wide-"Lieut Jones, l have 10 criticisms
TO make on your cousins course. If she
desires to-
Desires! the devill Why, man. she
planned the whole thing the
Christmas frolic, suggested all the de
tails of the elopement. and she specially
insisted you should aid rs"
"She did?"
Eyes; she said you were so fond of US
both you'd be glad to do it"
Oh, the cruel girl, the hardened, in
grained firt! This was why she had led
me On then. Tom kept on, speaking
rapidly. but with no sense to me in the
sound till | caught:
80 you see, my dear boy, it was she
originated the affair; she planned every
detail, not l.
"Stop sir" / cried, hoarsely-my face
must have been purple; it felIblack-
Won have right . run away, perhaps
to stoop to anything you please-the
lady is to be your wife. But. by hesven!
you have no right TO compromise your
cousin by saying these things"
There's something in that, Tom NUT
tered, thoughtfully; IL mustn't let Bet 5
nane get out, of course. only told you,
you know" l gave grunt that was
meant for scalding sarcasm. "3et Will
tell you all about it herself"
"Oh, she will" painted
TO be sure. She told me she coG Id
make it al right with You. That's what
we were talking about when you drove
over the cad today"
Oh, the cold blooded. heartless CO.
quette. To deliberately plan a torment
for me thusl And he, my old scheol-
mate, my bosom friend. If the soft
answer that turneth away wrath had
been deadly weapon | should have
used it then. But 1t wasn't, so / said no
word, only strobe about the room, loosen
ing my neckcloth by fierce and sudden
tugs.
Tom, living fat on his back and putting
little wreaths into the air. eyed me with
some wonderment. At last be said
cheerily:
We'll, old boy. don't take on so. It's
as sudden for me as IL IS for you, and a
deuced sight more serious to boot. So
I'll count ON you Of course in the morn
ing"
Count on me, l tell you III have
nothing to do with it. Your uncle Blythe
would never
Popcorn! say, Bet will make it an
right with Uncle Bob verify believe
he'd have helped us If we had dared to
trust our secret"
Helped youl Mr.. Blythe not object,
And still you are mad enough 70 risk let
ting the tongue Of gossip soil the name
of the woman You lovel You plan this
mad escapade far away from his roof
when he might have consented
TO WHAT Tom sat bolt usright on
the bed. resting on his hands. behind
him. a strange, fitful contraction swcp;
over his face. followed by very grin oi
agony. was merciless.
ITO your union with his daughter" A." /
said sternly.
Ny words struck him like a bulle; He
clenched MS teeth until the cigar drop
ped IN two from them. his face grew
crimson. its muscles twitched convul.
sively aad lns chest heaved with des-
perste struggle for breath. Then. with
a gssping sob. be buried his face in thr
pillow. while bis whole frame shook and
trembled like an aspen.
was psined. shockei The SIGHT RI
''the tears Of bearded men is always
tcuohiug beyond expression. and besides
I was At a loss to account for the Erea'
violence Of his sudden emotion.
I became more puzzled a. 7 looked for
he still sobhed and shook with the weak
ress of = child.
wsIked up and down tbe room srd
tired - think more calmly. a fteV al
had no real clam o1 Miss Bette S.hs
hs8 refused ne once and never sllov-el
ne - sdir>Ss her again; 7 oouid nof bui
coufss that Tr71e. ere had les ne fhir ;
there Vas hope. buf whst vonsn 8.
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