The Lamar register., 1893-10-28


read its few curt lines.
..ru go to her." he said she
mustn't throw him over like this
Miss Thorn was at home. She had
n visitor to whom she had told how
She was about 20 give up Harry.
u can't see him." she said; my
ewes are too red.
.Ill draw the curtains" suggested
her visitor. ''See him and have IL
over; of course. he comes in answer TO
yonr note about Harry. I'll go behind
this door. There! it's nice and dark,
and he'll be sure TO tumble over some
thing aud hurt his shins- To upset
him a little more. tell him you have
splitting headache and he must speak
low"
Ives was shown in.
II have a splitting headache" said
Kate. you must speak low"
Blu, he paid little heed; he was urg-
ing Harry's case. saying how long the
boy had loved her, how miserable II
was for her TO break with him, simply
because Mordaunt kept on repeating
all the extravagant stories he heard
about Harry He went on till be
found himself on his knees
He loves YOU, Kate, and he hopes
to come home and claim YOU He is
true to you. and he cannot go very far
wrong II he has you near his heart
You women listen too readily 10 gossip
against those YOU love For you do
love Harry. You cannot look me in
the face and say you do not
She could not
'sOf course not. he said Now L II
write to him aad give him a s;if letter
For myself. don't believe he's done
more than play few games OF chance
Only, Kate, dear Kate, don't send him
adrift VIII you be happier tn giving
him up? know what IL Is 10 give up
one We love. You never thought Of
love aud me, did youf Yet / loved
woman onee--I was too poor In purse
to aspire to her Maybe she never
thought OF inc, for presented man
70 her and she married him
You presented Harry to me, TomF'
"Yes, and Harry loves you more
than poor Clayton lovcd-say, Is the
door sll righte ! thought IL wob6led.
Il always thought you liked Nell
II love her. bat am nothing 10 her"
How do you know that
THAT door"
How do Won know you're nothing 70
Ncll2 Don't you think a woman
sometimes mArries frosn piqucT'
Il anything TO here Why, she
wouldn't even have n little pieture
sent her to-day-her birthday. No.
no: only tell yuu this. Kate. TO show
you the tneariness Of loving and not
having 50 be kind TO Harry. even 70
his faults That door
Tom she said. Il will" and
leaned owe. aud Kissed him on the
brow. Stay as yoG arc. let me tell
YOU about shat goose, Nellie Clayton
She CO me 70 see me this morning. She
told inc about the picture. She fears
you sent 4; In jest
I'm jesta' the horror in his voice,
81 Ecvcr thought"
You never think OF yourself" she
said. That's why Harry--Nhy every
body depends upon you Dou't you
write TO HaFFy-iet me do IL; Let nle
give him-what you said I can doit
But. Nell You aud she looked very
well together last week ,AkiuR iha.
country walk t1gcther-quite lover
like And don't believe she hates
YOU quite But Mrs. Mordaun, paid
her call this morning. and told her
Fred had intended to send that picture
70 her. only you got the start Of him
Between you and me. Nell n very
fond Of Fred; hn keeps himself 20
posted regarding the foibles of his
friends His mother called on nae
this morning, too love that woman.
You viii perceive | an In n very low
ing mood to-day That's why I fs~l
equal TO giving Harry the-whst you
sald As for Neil. what il mans
lack ot fortune to the woman who
loves irin2''
Ives cried out she raised her hand
There she said. Don't think I'm
giving you false hopes A man who
has done without hope preferably.
should no, expect the impossible. II Il
my opinion that Nell will marry Fred
die MoEdaunt and -
The door syung back with a ciattcr.
Ives sprang to his feet Nellie Clay
ton- in awful confusion. confronted
them.
kate opposed Ivrs.
why don't YOU speak for yourself.
ToIn?' she said, and marched toward
the door.
"Kate!'' family called Mrs Clayton
''You have always spoken for
Others" said Kate, nearing the door;
for once speak for yourself. Tom"
"katei' again called the widow. II
must go. You know the drcSsmaker
expects me, you foolish thingr'
Don't either OF YOU" said Kate, her
hand on the knob, attempt to leave
this room for ten minutes I'm going
to write to Harry and give him, you
know what, Tom. Nell, listen to
what this laggard has 70 say; IL you'd
heard it years ago you might have
been more agreeable person." and
disappeared, shutting the door with