Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-07

4So, .oeIoS, an0 rage, Gil nuStl1ng
togetner In one mighty convulsion.
keerl could indeed realize now what
2 mistake he had made by re sorting to
violence: 1t seemed to him, as he
giared AFTER the couple, that he him.
sell was directly resposible for their
4 should have knocked him on the
mead and let the girl alone!" he said,
70 himself, as he halted q moment and
tried 10 peer into one Of the windows
OF the little sitting-room. "But even
now there is way Of setting things to
rlghts, II l can only get at it. There
are two weeks, if heard Alright, in
winch to think and act, and l must be
poor fool, indeed, If in two weeks
cannot Invent a plan Of separating
them forever"
Unable to see Or hear anything fur
ther, the envenomed rival took his de-
parture.
In the meantime the old sailor had
ton.
I'VE are all Of US poor enough, said
ne, by. way OF conclusion, "but we are
also rich enough to 60 through the
World with every necessary comfort.
Our little homestead here will not only
afford US good home but good iv-
ing. Ashley can assist me in it's man.
agement during the remainer of nv
Gays, ana afterwards work it upon his
own account. The program is simple,
you see. but it is enough for a reason
able ambition. And, after all, it is not
affection and contentment."
URv tho eo;l Dc1rl
is Mr.. Benning dead-Mr. Ashley
Benning, after whom you have named
me?"
Why, Of course, " replied Bullet.
Then can at least count upon keep
Ing this name permanently" COM
mented Ralph. 1T will matter little,
in fact, if should never discover tho
name nm. to which ! am really entitled"
"Of course not. # you marry Alma
under the name OF Ashley Benning,
you will be just as legally her husband
as II you had married her under your
former name-the name you have for
cotton and lost, whatever it may be.
Even if your real name should be dis
covered after your marriage it is
to be hoped, OF course, that it will be,
sooner or later-why, even then there
would not be the least flaw in your
marriage with Alma-not the least"
The conversation was prolonged to a
sufficiently late hour, but Ralph at last
withdrew to his own room, and the
father and daughter then drew their
chairs close together.
"Caution!" breathed the ex-sailor. II
must have a few words with you pri-
vately. You have really caught him."
Yes, thanks to Keeri."
He seems cold, however,"
He is cold-just like stone. He
offered himself to me merely from q
sense Of duty, or gratitude, or some
thing Of the kind, and not from atfec-
ton. But what do care for the why
or the how of his proposal? It is
enough for me that he Is engaged to
me"
of course it's enough" assented
Bullet. THE whole situation is lovely,
We must take good care that there's
mo slip betwixt the cup and the lip,'
and that's all there is about it. AS
soon as you are duly married to him
that is, within few days thereafter
l shall suddenly discover that his real
name is Ralph Kemplin, that he is the
only son OF the great merchant of
Chicago, that he is the heir of untold
wealth-in short, that tho facts of the
case are just what you and I have
known them to be ever since he was
thrown into our keeping. And then
all you and he will have to do is to take
your true places in the world US the
son and daughter-in-law OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Kemplin."
The glow that suffused Alma's cheeks
at this blissful prospect was almost
hectic in its colorfng.
How lovely it all is" she breathed.
Lovely! Lovely's no name for it.
You've caught prize that the richest
girl in the world might envy"
It was with this rosy view Of the sit
uation that the couple finally separated
for the night.