The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1891-10-16

s.WsII, theB, an foolish, and don't
know wszt 10 r. thai yog nsszn, aud 4
don'E - AMI 70 kboS. I viii sweep up the
men Il yoa will not sntsh the gaass pr0p-
srly.H
.:Ilna, wm you Les ne explain another
timer
.sYss-uo-h0w can ! stop you'll Do
move your queen, or stall take here
Rslznd turned very rcd aud Obsyed in
sIIsnee, though be biz his lily ala the blood
almost eznse. In thTes nsors moves he
" a. eheeEmatsd; and IIuz declared he de-
HsrN ed Jzuis's condemnation
..I'taJ game 81 drzushts, lima that
won't take lVuE, aud las guile early In sHs
evening"
s.SOI uow, Rel-prsssntly."
ssILsey deus want 90 yer there They
are pia, ing ~ sonsstHiag-"
But, even a. be SPOKE, Darrell crossed
the re0tn; aud tie nsxt ns0nent he Vas
bending down - litna-
sam 1 to0 Impatient Nay not BEG
now for iittls n.usiey'
IoAs different ttis uIan from blunt coun-
tryurd kolzud-the soIt aeslly -ulOu ul4G-
cd Yosee, Tue crisp refined -eesgt, tue tone
nat.-lIel ding, who'll, detsrvHtiAl, tue nisH-
usr Lazt IOruade ueHlal bsc-uso n LnAds
= f.N0r OF acquie~ceLeu! Nae lznd 90
biiud that lie could nOs see low tuo young
lace ukhtvd Up as it was turned 10 Oar
rsIif Was las ear too dull - catch = ring
la tbs kiri's oios that ~as not In 10 rSheH
sac spoAs 10 her Cumberland Sousin!
"w hat shall II4y!" abe asked, rising
array some OF the piece, you PLAYED
day"
''somei'' saId lima, laughing. "YOu
mean one"
ado you orsr a wineElass OF water 20 =
thirsty man, llmsf You know you would
sever tire me with music You mi ht be-
come weary or playing, but should never
be tired OF listening"
lima went 10 the piano and played, and
RnlEnd came neAr-not thz: lie cared for
elassical music or understood ~, but he
could not bear TO leave IInA alone with
Sir Philip Darrell
Suddenly Roland noticed that the dam
ask rose gone.
china" he said, as the girl struck the
last chord in = morceau OF Sehubert's,
sswhere's your rsae?"
lima started and looked down a; her
dress
al don't know" she answered; al did
not take it out. 1 must have dropped IL"
perhaps - bile you were playing chess"
suggested Sir Philip
.'So; 1 saw It when you left the table,"
said Roland.
.sIt must be somewhere about the hooz :"
and lima looked around her. "Ssser
miud, nOlAndi Jou'll have to give NE an
other"
just then Rose drew near.
"RaIand, We want you for whilst; aunt
Rachel has no partner. Come along"
Roland cosld not well refuse; he could
not make = pretence Of wanting 20 bear
classical music; 90 be Was fain TO he VIC
titn-and never was there a more unWill-
Ing one.
.swnI you play that last piece sgaiu!"
asked Darrell - soon As lie gone
Inns complied, and while she played,
Sir Philip, who Was looking down, caught
sight OF something lyiug near his foot IL
was HOiauu's littls-Cared-fOr rose. lie did
not pick IL up 1T once; but when lima had
finished playing, lie raised IL aud placed it
on liz piano before her.
s.9aur rose" he said. IL wonder that
did not see It sarlleri 1t fell close to
me-
"Th.nks." There was no pleasure in
! her fAes. She took up the rose a. II she
hardly knew what 10 do with IL. The
Gtalktts broken 90" she said with = per-
picked look. al can't put IL back ia my
dress; it's not much good now" aud she
let Il drop on the piano again.
SIR PDiiip Darrell Ueut forward with =
quickl drawn breath, aud his deep gray
eyes 1ashrd.
..Yau have not always so treated the gin
Of = fywer," lie said.
G-iin~on the rOse itself were ilma's
cheeks AID brow etrr, half turned to
hini, lad seeu tue look In ni~, ucr rar Lad
ezuEkt-uAy, 10 her very heart had ruuE
the tone IA his Voice. Yet sue knew
nothing aud iclt nothing clearly. she had
a seusg II losing sOme safeguard, Of hzS-
lux some Neii " mask toru tton her. sue
saw bow Darrell read her conduct about
the Howers ne had kiNeH ber; but Hus
could not, ia that be~ sidcriug moment,
tell whether be WAS right Or wrong. sue
could not tutnk 81 all.
barr, %, = iuzu OF the world with = wo-
mans suJtiety Of perception, saw that this
| g.ild ~ ~ turned from uIui aud knew not
low 20 answer him had given him more
tuan her nps c"utd nave told tim, than
her u,vn heart, uai. chItu's, nail wOmau's,
could nave toid hrrselGi aud -DacS Gu her
soul came tie surge Ot Tue reaction. The
dariiIg words he uad spoAru suOuid never
nave pas,eu bis lips. hid lac aid IOo
uucii to draw ,racL la hOuoIg Nay, n sHe
lUAeu lin, OF wuat use ~ ur.w .D-csf II
I would be TOO late ~ ave ueT. alp IL
ma wsss stiii a c.iild Ia many Things. How
suUuIi sue ave ~ aim, he a--vI himself
I a.ai5, Ia 80 s.iOTI tInC, sucu luNs - ue
ave to uvT! Al least u could test IL, ~
east ur could Rad OuI bs zJseuGe II he nzd
- on q ~ Omau'- ne-rt, OF only Tue EIrl 81
love IhLt VA n.Ufe VI Tie iuias tuAGiou Lu-n
tue hrArt.
y sekiy all this flashed through Sir Phil
Ia D4rtetfs mtnd-so quicaty Tat there
WAS scarcely = moments pause before lie
laid his hands lightly on tue KEYS.
.nuuxu lie was sp,akIug Of some y, e. Of
music 10 her, ami, forcing back from e1s
aud /. > all that made hia heart beat 50
wIluts, said ezrue-LIy-
al should not paiu you, lima; let ny
words pass-not IS Jest-uO-l wounded
to-da, by jet, born 4 my own paiu-Iut
as \ thought too hastily spoken, Thought
that by life Is not barren Of At leaStA kisd-
~ InenlOry-"
what = bitter mocEery 10 him were sueh
wordsi Thew paiued her. but theT KsNs
her self command, and she was for the
time even grateful 10 him; later. IN she al
lenee OF sleepiess night sue saw their hOl-
loWuess, and knew that hi- heart had spOk-
en- IN that hrSt look aud tone.
"Klndly memory" she repeated very
low. ''Why should you not think 50, SIR
Philipf owe you too great debt Of graf
itude 10 fall short OF 50 much A. kindly
msmF ry.''
"You give me a problem to solve, Inns (;
for, ~ my faith, 1 cannot discover how I
am your creditor. thought was a debt
or. Hush. Give me the wowan'H priy-
lege, the last word, unless you will take IL
In music; aud I would rather listen 70
SehuIusnn than fsthom eHizmss."
So ilma played AEsini HBd, when she
rose 20 leave the plano. she forgot the poor
dAma-k rose, And ths plano-lid closed ever
IT, asd IL died there neglected
But when lima dressed to 20 back 10 abe
Grange. she took Sir Philips flowers care