Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-04-06

worse ENHANCEMENT.
1t was the fourth day after the adj
journInent of the court when Maj. Ken
yon came to Mr.. Hearn's rooms with a
telegram just received from division
headquarters, and found that young gen
tleman dejectedly reading long letter
in the handwriting Of Judge Hearn, his
father Kenyon had grown to know it
well. .Iseleased from arrest, ladi That
means You ecu go and join the regiment
as soon as you like. What does the
judge say now
"Read that page, was the answer, as
Hearn placed the letter in the major's
hand. And with knitted brows Kenyon
read as follows:
'.And now again urge upon you. my
son. the step GO earnestly counseled in
my last. Maj. Kcnyon's telegram just
received says that ycrr acquittal is as
sured and that your vindication is tri-
umphant. This felt would be the case
But what reparation have you for the
the northern press? What proportion of
the people who have had you portrayed
TO them as low bully, drunken brute,
and swindler will ever know the con-
trary? What paper that has vilifed you
will have the decency or the courage,
now that it knows the truth, to make
the faintest amends? Not one.
1.-The time has como for you now to
quit at once and for all profession
which the people OF the north so little
appreciate and SO persistently decry /
am aging fast, and shall be glad to have
your strong arm to lean upon A year
or two in my Office viii ct you for the
bar. Meantime you can have nearly
double the income that the government
pays you, and when am gone all have.
practically, viii be yours. Come back
to us, my boy; como 10 the mother. the
father, and the people who love YOU;
come home to rs who know and need
you; you are not wanted where You are. Z"
For some time Maj. Kenyon stood in
silence. At last, seeing that he was ex-
pected to express his opinion, he slowly
spoke:
Il feared that that first letter would
come, and might have known that this
would follow. When viii you answer"
Not Just yet. must think it over.
Not-not until after tonight, anyway"
That evening Mrs Morris insisted
upon everybody's coming to her house
''to celebrate" The news that Hearn
had been released by telegraphic orders
was all over the post in half an hour, and
that he would start to reioin the regi-
nent in the field was Of course a fore
gone conclusion. Only, said that all i'm
portant parsonage referred to generally
as every body"-only he viii probably
want to delaya little while on Miss Mar
shall's account, for if they are not al
ready engaged it is solely her fault. Any
one can see he is utterly in love with her.
Once in n while everybody" makes a
mistake. This time everybody was
practically right. No one more thor
oughly than Hearn himself knew how
utterly he was in love with Georgia
Marshall. and nobody but Kenyon knew
that, yielding to the plea in his fathers
letter, Hearn might not return to the
regiment at all
1t was joyous gathering at the Nor
rises, and yet there had been a singular
conversion at the Lanes before Mabel
could induce her friend to go at all.
Mr.. Hearn viii certainly come and
ask to be your escort" said Mabel the
moment Mrs Morris was gone. How
can you say no."
He viii ask You, Mabel. as l shall
not be visible, and you must accept. If
you viii walk over there and back with
Mr.. Hearn, 1 viii go; otherwise 1 shall
have a splitting headache and beconfned
to my room
How utterly absurd Portia! Every
body expects him to escort you. Mother
man in this post viii ask You so long as
he IS here. It i q forcgone conclusion
that Mr.. Hea-l viii
That is why l want you to go with
him. If 60 it viii be with Maj Ken
yon." And then Miss Marshall took the
flushed. perp!czcd. but lovely face of her
hostess between her slender hands and
kissed it. mabel, must not go with
Mr.. Hesrn. Some day I'll tell you why"
And thea she ran to her room.
TEL nc, indeedl know too well"
was the almost fearful answer. You
are proudcr. far broader, than l ever
was"
And SO, though che gained her point
for the time being, though Eearu had to
offer his services to Ms Lane when he
called and could rot Gee Miss Marshall.
though Mabel went on that moody
young gentleman arm aud Miss Mar
shall followed with her stanch friend
the major-Hearn raging with jealous
pain the while-tho time camc when she
found her precaution Of no avail. Mr..
Hearn was tc5 much in earnest, too
deeply in love, 10 be longer held at bay.
Mrs. Lane" he staTnmered at last,
as they we're walking home late ut night,
Il must speak 10 Miss Marshall Sure
ly you know why. Have | not Your
! good wishes? VIII You not help me?"
How could babel Lane refuse? Once
! the gate was reached she babe both men
come IN. though Miss Marshall would
have dismissed the major; and then
slipping from tae parloi along the hall
way to the dining room she left Miss
| Marshall to entertain her guests. while
with nervous hands she set forth wine.
| and then presently called Kenyon. as
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