Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1890-11-01
COLONELQUARITCH,V.C.
By Il. RIDER HAGGARD.


are youf DO not let us part in anger. How
can help being Jealous when love you sol
Tell me that YOU do not hate me-or shall DO
wretched all the time that you are away"
mo, no, Of course not-but must say that
wish that you would not make such shock
ing scenes. Good-by."
"Good by, :" she answered, rs she gave him
her shaking banda "Good-by. my dear. II
only you knew what feel here" she pointed
20 her breast, "yoa would make excuses for
ma" Almost before she had finished her
sentence he was goue She stood near the
..oor, listening To his retreating footsteps till
they bad quite died away, and then flung
herself In the chair and rested her bead upon I
her handS n shall lose him. she said 10 /
herself in tine bitterness Of her heart II I
know shall What chance have l against 4
bert He already cares for Ida Q great deal
more than he does Tor mo In the end he
will break from me and marry her SOME
tima Oh, had rather sec him dead and
myself too"
Half an hour later Mr.. Quest cams in.
"where Is Cosseyf he asked.
'Mr Cosseyis father has Ind stroke Of
paralysis, and he has gone ny u London 70
look after him"
'soh," said MIR Quest "weil, II the old
gentlemen dies, your friend will he one Of
the Wcaltnlees men III
"W ell, No much the better for him | am
sure money Is great blessing. it protests
one from so much
"Yes." said Mr. Quest, with emphasis $50
much the better Tor him, and all CONNECTED
with him Why have you been cryingi Be-
cause Cossey has gone away-or have you
quRrreed with himf
ing, 10 sS we t ~ ny Yah sa pave bee" s
INV tear are my own
"Certainly they are do not wish TO inter
fers with your crying-cry when you like
IL will be lucky for Cossey " that old father
OF his dies just now. because he wants
money"
"wbat does he want money forT
because he has undertaken TO pay OF tho
mortgages ON the castle estate"
"why has he done thAt-as an invest
mentF
"No 10 Ia a rotten investment | believe he
has done Il because he Ii In love with Miss dc
Ia Mole. and Is naturally anxious TO in.
gratiate himself with her Don't you know
that thought perhaps that was what you
had been crying aboutf
at Is not true she answered, her lips
quivering with pain
Mr. Quest laughed gently II think you
must have lost your power Of observation,
which used TO be sufficiently keen. How
ever, OF course IL does not matter TO YOU II
will in many ways he a most suitable mar
rage, and am sure they will make very
handsome couple"
She made no answer, and turned her bach
to hide the workings OF her face. For few
moments her husband stood looking at her
with q gentle smile playing on his refined
features Then remarking that he must 20
round 10 tbs office, but would be back In TIM
for tea, he went rejecting with satisfaction
that he had given his wife something 20 thinl
about which would be scarcely 10 her taste
As for Belle Quest, she waited till the doc
had closed. and then turned round toward !
and spoke aloud, as though she were addrs~s
ing her vanished husband.
II hate you," she sAid, with bite
emphasis, II hate you You have ruined m,
life, and now You torment me as though
were lost soul Oh, wish were deadl
~On renc6ing Els ONCE, Mr. Quest founC
two letters for him, one of which had just ar
rived by the afternoon post The first wa
addressed In the sqnire's handwriting am
signed with his big seal. and the other bore
superscription, the sight Of which made hin
turn momentarily faint Taking up this las
with visible effort, he opened IL IL ran a
follows:
DEAR BrLI,-No answer this morning.
hope Won amt up 10 any Of your trick
about the TIM because won't stand IL, that
all | told you that ! had dropped all m.
oof. not that ! had much out OF you thi
year, only Ave hundred and beggariy AZ
on my birthday and what | make at the BIZ
mingham-tour pound ten week, and har
work for that I'm cleaned out, and that
all about 10 Only Just now q brute OF te
low came IN with a summons for rates, and
s,tl 4, hat lrta hat ma
Bill dear-was going to come down han'
some in a day or two. lie would not UeiisN
it-just as though he knew what mean Il
you were-so told him To bundle out doub
ouick. or I'D have the coal shoot at his head
and be went, you bet, but he'll I've back b
fore long with the summons say the co..
shoot, for there Amt no Goals In IL, and
can't afford any money TO get bit OF fire
warm my bones with. Then there's Il
landlord SAYS hon distrain for the rent, "a
less it's paid up in double quick time. Al
so the long and short OF It is that, II ! dor
get about Ave hundred quid out Of you in q
course OF next week, III know the reas'
why. And I'll just be plain with you, Bi
my old boy. II don't see the color Of tn
money by this day week, why, will tell y
what am going TO do. am going 10 tn
a little country Army complexion wants
and think Boisingham would suit ~
rate In fact | shall come down and ~
you a visit. old boy, so perhaps you'll ask !
lovely Mrs Quest 10 get room ready {
me. and when I get down there, u ! dol
tell all the old respectabes q thing or q
about their beloved lawyer, and general
make them sit up and see stars, why, ali
l. And now there's the straight tip frc
your affectionate Tiger But remsmh
she'd always rather purr than growl !
only when the cash don't come down III
her back goes up All question Of none
my boy, like everything else In this wick
world. Your beloved EpITH
By the time that MIR Quest had finish
reading this precious etfusion, the cold swe
was standing in beads on his forehead
Great heavensi' he said, this WON
will destroy me. What a devil A
she'd he as good as her word unless fou
her the money | must go up 70 town
onca | wonder how she got that idea II
her head. Il makes me shuddeP to think
such thing" and be dropped his face up
his hands and groaned in the bitterness of
heart
at Is hard, he thought 10 himself. ''h'
have for years and years been striving a
toiling and iaboring 20 become a respecta
and respected member Of society. and alwt
this old folly haunts my steps and drags
down, and, by heaven. believe that IL y
destroy me after aii- With "a sigh he IN
his bead. and taking q sheet OF paper VT
on IL, 81 have received your letter and '
80 AZ IA