The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1891-10-16
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ed - kssp fross passing her lips- Sue felt
tuss thea - II shs hated Roland; she felt
-is sseInsd q cash uI>oR her like sud
dea lght-that be had thrown down the
sewers bsezuss sir Phillip lad giSsa them
10 ser; and tHers Was sH0uNH eaiiiisbn ess
Ia tss SOunzlF's p4-sioa taat ssOok her
- make her wish that sBs had been = boy,
and - could have struck her insolsat
cousin.
"Ay dear girl" said. Roland, seeing that
De had naAds ErisYOus Hist4ks-DAFrrlI
talking 70 Rose, did NOT seem ~ have o
ttssd The spisSds--Pray forgive Hsl I
had ne idea yOu wanted 70 keep tbs now-
ersi yop left them there yourself They
are all dyiag."
.sIf did, what theuf why did you 20
cut OF your way 70 touch theIH!" she an
s~ered, aud without another werd walked
sITA. ght away aud up tue terr4es-stsps-
Roland stood stIn for few moments
with as black = look on bis face ever =
mans face wore hut, as he si"El = foilo W-
ed his cousin, his brow cleared somewhat.
After all, he said 20 himself, Ilma had FL
thrr forgotten the flowers or cared too lit
tie for ghrm 20 take them from The hoTse's
ear herrelf; and her sudden enthusiasm
for them wss something very like an out
break d childish petulance a. what she
thought gratuiIous Interference. Roland
Sabine nuderstood much bettrathe d Ter
suees brtusen one soil and s..other and
the qualities that ~ TO make a good hunter
than tie meres1 outlines OF = Womzn's IA
tuFe.
Not one look or Eetion OF either person
age had escaped Sir Philip Darrell; but
Lis teIiIJey Of feeling had forbidden him
TO take Sdy overt notice. Why should H.
ma he 50 angry with her cousins act II she
had LeiieS ed Il what he tried 10 represent
IL, simply the result OF = passing thoughtf
Besides, there VAS more than anger In the
brown eyes, more than she was conscious
OF; aud ~ made tile blood OF the mEu ~ ho
loved her, course swiftly through bis veins,
aud tie resolve registered but = few hours
since vas almost forgotten. she, poor
enid, would doubtless think IL would AL
pass for = giTPs impstuOus pride, and
Guild cherish the flowers in defiance OF
Roland, aud pot for love Of Philip. Aud
be WbO had bestoss ed the simple EiTt drew
from IL wild mad bops-
When IlnA reached her dressin groom,
she put the flowers carefully In water aud
not few burning team fell upon the treni-
LlIng lIttle hands that performed the task.
Sue tslt = gOod deal ashamed OF herself,
though ale nicely knew why; for she
was not = BIT ashamed Of her Enger with
Roland; aud some idea, too slight for Jeb-
nile Thought WAS struggling iE ..er sorrly-
peTpleItd mind that Roland did not think
Of her a. ''ouIy = ehiid," whatever Sir
Phiip thought
Jusrus she was ready to descend to the
draulnE -rOOn, = knock came AZ tbe dopr,
and, when sue opened H., there Was TO
land, looking very penitsnt and implcr-
Ing, aud holding = beautiful half-opened
oauIAsk TOse.
..Do forgive me Iima," be said, "and
wear tbis rUse, will yOul 1 didn't mead
TO Vex you. You know 1 couldn't have
nssut tuat, luna"
Tue sppeai was well made to : generous
nature. Tue girl could not reject II; aud
| yet she felt her cousin was less grieved at
having offended her than zfraid. Sue did
not really forgive him, because sue was
sure thlt the iveing that had dictated mia
/ conduct WAS stIli ia bis heart; and she
] Knew tuat lie had spoken falsely when 10
! on urd Oily TO IhOushtlessuess. She smiled
little, glzuced Aeeuly int" Roland's lace
/ FROM her long thick lasnes, aud took the
l rose he o1ored-
s.NsNsr mind" she said gently. al am
I very im betuOuE, Roland Thanks for tile
rO-e. 1 will o. ear It,"
Sue took IL Hud gave him her hand. He
drew h=r towards him aud Kissed her
eueeki aud for Tie rrst lime, lima 1Oiored
under Der cousins earesz, aud drew back
/ Quirkly from han.
] ..Cou,e down SOON" said Roland, with
| inward slatiou noticing her confusion aud
I lluIa Promised.
! sac yut the rose Ia her dress aud went
duRn. Mr.. SAOi"e called her 10 her aide
zau comp iitueHted heg on her leap, AOout
/ " ,hen, d seemed, Rose aud JAMIE lad been
asOraEsiug."
/ Ilna isughrd, and tried to turn the con-
I SrTsAtiOp g. uuI seT>els; aud tue announce
IavuL vi di.Ler came ~ her rescue. Al
dinner siIc " placed next 10 u laud, Sir
faIhP Urtug OTpOstte bvtWeeu Rose sad
Jane. suddrui., whl- Roland WAS say
Ing sOuatning u UeT ghaI sue hardly heard,
for sue Va ns.cnIng 10 wnat Darrell - A.
say tuk - her -uUt aOout the opera Ia Flor
euer, Il Sc exvlsiErd-
china, have 3ou rObJrd my pet tree Of
that luVely uauasA rusef"
"Nu," ans, cred tue girl, starting, but
Taught ( 10; II aid hot ta-s H. IiOlauu
gave u ~ me-"
"rheii Roland il the thivl: but you are
/ welcome, niy Gear"
81 aln ,urr she would have been equal
/ /, wr,eoiur 10 -h- had .Ikru u" III Nu
SIHiur, .miiiDE. '.luu must treat Na-s
lie Jour own nluie, Ilua."
''iio~ god } u srr, aunt sHbiHe!' re-
tuTnrd Luna gratefully, Tie queS coiur
nu.nlug ber cheek Jul lie deeper .. cause
she knew that Sir Puiip lad looked At
her
] hNlAu4 HiuuCCQ ~ nlN G~IA faGHr anu
| WONDERED wisftnrT his gifI had thoru tor
him. siT Psilly however read ali tie sto-
~ or the nower a. plalnIy a. n It had bern
written on the table before bin. aud he
smiled TO himself - he saw the Young
Squirc's look aud diVlued hat passed
/ u thin him. ole dsre TO think Of Offering
( his love 10 lima - was the naughty BAR
/ TrlPs tlHpuEht. Wed-lod to him the girl
/ would Indeed be ssuated with a clown"
/ Mira Sabine felt anxious on her sous
| see. unit She could not help seeing that
I 1lma's great beauty aud fascination had
| made = deep impression on Roland, and
she might well ask herself what ihe end -
/ life WAS likely to be, with Euoh = brilliant
! confederation Es sir Philip Darrell; and,
| eTeu IL Darrell had not been on the scene,
/ birs- Sabine lad tco much good sense not
TO see that there WAS no community OF
slougbt between the young Canadian aud
her Cumberland relative. Nothing was
revealed. through Iliu4's wearing the rose I;
| but she felt certain that Roland meant
more In Offering it than she girl had any
idea or
! After dinner Roland claimed bis game
| OF chess, aud more pleased 20 do 90 because
he knew that Sir Pkilip would have asked
| for muEic. Ross protested against s-stiek-
lug lin-a down 10 eaess," but lima said
she had promised, and Roland had hot the
| good grace 10 release her.
81 won't promise 10 be very grave over
| IL" abe said, rs her cousin urrw up the
e1ess-Lzhls- Ell am surs that 700 will beat
NE"
"Sot be-" remarked jamie frankly !;
ssR0laHd Is = very bad player"
| elbow do you know thAt lima Is . bet
ssrl' asked Roland, beginning 70 Get the
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