Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-29

May hope that some time you will tell me
that yoa love me?'
"Yes''-this time without the rising in
Election.
That was all there was to it, OF nearly
all, and the next day Harry Pollard went
away.
snow for the governor" he said to him
self as the train neared Boston. He found
him at the Office and was met with a frown.
What's this-hear from Lenox?" his
father said
From Ienox?" and the younger Pollard
looked as innocent as a lamb.
"A person by the name of Mrs. Aspin-
wall-Jones writes me that YOU have pro
posed to her daughter Is it true?n
We'll, yes; | suppose it is,'' replied the
younger man desperately.
"Iou won't marry her, sir do Won
hear?"
"Eh?" replied Pollard the younger sadly
bewildered
81 have broken off the engagement. sir.
wrote to her and told her you do not get a
cent of my money unless YOU marry as |
direct. She wrote back that it was very
cruel, very wicked in me to wreck two
young lives, but | wrecked them. There,
| sir, Is package the young woman sent
me, containing few jimcracks you sent
her, and the elder man handed the as
founded youngster a package. "Now
don't let me hear of any more such Lon.
sense"
1T seems too good to be true" almost
shouted the exultant youth. Thank you,
governor, awfully," and he grasped his
fathers hand enthusiastically.
God bless my soul, what do you mean,
say? What do you inean?"
IN tell you some day" and out of tie
office rushed Harry Pollard.
He had scarcely gained the street when
! he remembered Carolyn Cannon, and he
hadn't said a word to his father abou,
| Boo's cousin Lou. Perhaps he had better
wait.
But what did his father mean by saying
that he must marry as he should direct
| II he went against his wishes he would not
get cent of money from his father, and
money, you know, is an extremely neces
! s;ry article, even if it is love in a cottage "
But Lou-his father must see her to agree
| with his son that she was the most glorious
woman in the world
And that Carolyn Cannon atfair-how
could he get out of that He would 60 to
lIenoX, at all events, and face the music
Perhaps something would turn up. But
how could he explain his sudden depart
ure' Business?-yes, very important bust
| ness took him away.
When he got to Lenox it was about II
O'Clock in the morning, and he felt very
| seedy, having had but little sleep the night
| before.
He went to the hotel and freshened I'D
bit, ana then started to walk TO Miss Can
mons cottage, which was but a short dis
| tance away.
On the way blackboard drove BY. and
he saw Miss AspinwaIl-Jones and her
scheming mamma. The latter bowed
| co!dly, the former effusively, as if TO show
| she didn't care much, after all Pollard
| returned her bow 4 little awk wardly. He
! felt Sheenlsh, remembering what had
| passed. in the brougham that night. As he
| neareG Miss Cannon's cottage he nerved
| himself up as to what he should saw.
! Should he deny the existence of their en-
| gagement, say she misunderstood him, or
should he throw himself on her mercy and
say they had both made mistake.
! About hundred yards ahead of him he
! saw her turn a corner-how well he re
! membered that tall, graceful figure and
| that languid, deliberate gait. He FASTENED
| his steps to overtake her. but she turned
| into her gateway before he could catch up
| her. but some people were passing and he
! did not care to attract their attention. She
| turned her head carelesSly, but evidently
did not see him, for she did not bow. She
! passed on and entered the house.
| An instant later he stood on the steps
| and touched the bell. \ serving maid an
! swered.
"Will you please ask Miss Cannon if she
| will see me?' he said.
The maid went away and moment af
terward returned
The answer dumfounded him:
Miss Cannon is not at home"
He said not a word and then went away
| It was little unpleasant to be thrown
over that way, but perhaps it saved good
deal.
He wrote her note the next day Offering
| to explain if she would see him He said
she was unjust and cruel; he could tell her
| everything. Would she not consent to see
| him?
The note he received in reply was very
| formal; she declined to see him.
That was all; but Harry Pollard felt re-
! lieved. She was a woman he had known
for long time. and without giving him an
opportunity to reply to charges which were
trivial in themselves she deliberately threw
| MIN over. buJ IL WIS WHdb ne WdnIcu-
what he came to Lenox for, but withal
very humiliating.
He went back to Boston and wrote to
Carolyn Cannon a full confession, at the
| same time telling her of his engagement
with Bob's cousin Lou. A short time after
ward he received note from her congrat-
ulating him. When they meet on Com
monwealth avenue they bow civilly, OF
course, bat that is all.
Something very important took Harry
| Pollard away from Lenox-a note from his
| father. When he read it he frowned, for
| be felt that his troubles were no: yet over
| The letter read
| My SoS-Come away from Lenox Immediately
| do not care to hear of any more engagements
| shall expect 10 see you at the house To- morrow
| evening; 1 wlsh 10 introduce your future wife
| Miss Madison. You know quite as well as that
| If you marry as direct you get good part OF
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