Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-10-26
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Jim regained convalescence it was
promptly brought homo to him that he
should resume management Of his own
affairs, but his new sentiment barred
the way to this. AT this crisis 1t seemed
good to Jim Paddon, whose simple
brain was not capable OF dealing with
two sets ~ emotions, to unceremoni-
ously depart with the settlers daughter
and marry her. He considerably left
a note requesting Hallsctt to deal with
his honor as he thought fit.
Godfrey Holkett was gentleman by
instinct, and at the best but an anna
teur lar lie had the British aversion
to taking away mans character to q
girl. After much deliberation he said
to himself: IF l know Kate-and I
flatter myself that do know her-sho
would rather retain her faith in dead
Jim than lose her faith in living jim"
So he wrote that Jim had got worse and
died lie did not consider himself in
this, which was to his credit M
Then, being no longer required in
Colorado, he followed his letter home.
On the way home common sense ar
gued with him and brought home to
him very forcibly that he had made a
mistake. Sooner or later Kate must
learn the truth. 1t would be better for
her to he ar it from him now than to have
1t brutally broken to her later, when it
might injure her life more. 1t was not
a pl easant mission, this mission of con-
fession on which he went short time
after his return, but he confronted hira-
self with the thought that she would at
least acknowledge that all he had done
was out of consideration for her.
Godfrey Halkett never told anyone
what happened at that interview. AS q
matter OF fact, the girl heard him all
through, and then, white and trembling
with indignation, infinitely soornful
with herself for having allowed anyone
to defame her lover while she listened,
she turned and left him-not, though,
before she had pointedly suggested that
he should never enter the house again.
"She had never trusted him from the
very beginning" SO she said, land
now"
Halkett took up his hat and went.
This man, who had thought himself
never to be astonished again, was an
obstinate man, but not too obstinate to
acknowledge himself astonished. He
wasted no time over useless arguments
or letters, but he went abroad and some
time subsequently he met Jim Paddon.
| The interview was short, but satisfac-
tory. All, it appeared, that Halkett re-
quired of his former friend was letter
written 10 Kate, telling her how mat
tiers stood. Paddon demurred, and
Mrs. Paddon thought Halkett q nui-
~sance.
81 may be a sneak, said Jim; "but I'll
be - II III write myself down one"
Halkett declined to enter into the
distinction. "You can put it in gen.
tlemanly way if you can" he said.
A man with only one lung and bad
case is no match for q man with two
lungs and good case and a rapidly de-
veloping passion for woman. In less
than month Halkett was home with
the letter.
Kate is devilish obstinate when
she's in bad temper" he said to him
self. II know what she'll do now;
she'll refuse to see me, and I'm not
going to trust the letter to the post "
Still, he wrote and asked her to make
an appointment She replied by re-
turn, naming day and hour. Hal
kett gasped q little at this, but went
for walk to think how he should
meet her
He need not have troubled about
arranging speeches or lines of con
duct. Kate took the initiative at the
interview, as he might have known she
must She was very civil, only rather
distant, and asked him why he wanted
to see her.
II have brought you letter." he
said.
She held out her hand.
He gave it to her. She looked at the
writing, murmured an excuse and lef,
him.
When she came back there was little
changed about her except hesitancy
in her speech.
Don't make me apologize" she said,
but, Of course, knew you were right
when you told me, only wasn't going
to allow anyone but Jim to say sucl
things about himself. was ~"
Certainly not, said Halkett, toe
blinded by the sentiment of the sen
tence to consider its grammar. 1T il
I who have to apologize.
So they parted good friends and the
student of women went home satisfied
and on the whole rather pleased thar
not with the sensation OF astonishmen
to which he was now becoming quit,
accustomed.
After decent interval of thes,
friendly relations he asked her t,
marry him.
Then the friendly intercours,
snapped like pipestcm and she TOLD
him he had insulted her. "You ough
by this time" she said, ito know m,
too we'll to imagine that l could eve
love again"
This finished off Godfrey Halkett
Ho spent n miserable month making
up his mind whether to 60 abroad O
to the devil, and he finally decided
on O combination, when this lette
came:
DEAR Mr. HALKETr-Have we annoyed yo
in any way, II not, why do you never came +
see US nowi We shall both be in, and YER
| pleased TO see you any afternoon this week l
you care to look US up again. Very sincerel
yours, KATE TEMPLE
p S-Aunt says she may have to go on
) Wednesday but every other afternoon she will
be at home
, Godfrey Halkett read this letter, bu
) not all his experience could make hin
, look as though he had expected it
, After little while he smiled and Ii
5 his pipe, and was happy. He nigh
3 not understand women, but he under
{ stood that letter. On Wednesda,