The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-03-09
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"How did you trace Philippes?" asked
Reynolds
Him? Oh, he was too darned must
cal 1t was-what do you call it?-
Flure de Tay that did for him Why,
he's the fellow that raised all the
money and most of the h-n for this
old man Lascelles- He'd been sharp
ing him for years"
well, when can we bring this thing
to head?" asked the aide-de-camp.
POGO tempo, by Saturday, reckon. !"
But it came sooner.
Waring was seated one lovely even
ing in low reclining chair on Mrs.
Grams broad gallery, slipping content
eddy at the fragrant tea she had handed
him. The band was playing, and a
number of children were chasing about
in noisy glee. The men were at supper,
the officers, as rule, at mess. For
several minutes the semi-restored in
valid had not spoken a word. In one
of his customary day-dreams he had
been calmly gazing at the shapely
white hand of his hostess, ''all queenly
with its weight of rings"
''Will you permit me to examine those
rings a moment?" he asked.
"Why, certainly. No. you sit still,
Mr.. Warning" she replied. promptly
rising. and. pulling them off her fingers,
dropped them into his open palm. With
the same dreamy expression on his
clear-cut. pallid face, he turned them
over and over, held them up to the
light, finally selected one exquisite
gem, and then, half rising. held forth
the others. As she took them and still
stood beside his chair as though
patiently waiting, he glanced up.
''Oh. beg pardon. You want this, l
SUPPOSE" and. handing her the dainty
teacup, calmly slipped the ring into
his waistcoat-pocket and languidly
,murmured: Thanks"
"Well. like that"
Eyes? So do l, rather better than
the others"
May ask what you purpose doing
with my ringP"
Il was just thinking. I've ordered a
new Amidon for Larkin. a new ninety
dollar suit for Ferry. and shall be de-
cidedly poor this month, even if we re-
cover Merton's watch"
''Oh, well. if it's only to pawn one,
why not take diamond?n
But 1t isn't
What then. pray?"
''Wen, again 1 was Just thinking
whether l could find another to match
this up in town, or send this one-to
her.
''Mr. Waringl Really?" And now
Mrs Grams bright eyes are dancing
with eagerness and delight.
For all answer, though his own eyes
begin to moisten and swim, he draws
from an inner pocket dainty letter,
postmarked from far, far city to the
northeast
You dear fellow! How can tell
you how glad 1 ann 1 haven't dared to
ask you of her since we met at Wash
;ngton, but-oh, my heart has been
Just full of her since-since this trouble
came
God bless the trouble. It was that
that won her to me at last have
loved her ever since I first saw her
long years ago"
''Oh! oh! oh! if Ned were only here.
I'm wild to tell him. I may, mayn't
-"
Eyes, the moment he comes"
But Ned brought a crowd with him
when he got back from town a little
later. Reynolds was there, and Phi
lippe Lascelles, and Mr.. Pepper, and
they had tale to tell that must needs
be condensed.
They had all been present by invita-
ton of the civil authorities at a very
dramatic affair during the late after
noon-the final lifting of the veil that
hid from public view the strange,
-eventful history" of the Lascelles trag-
-edy. Cram was the spokesman by COM
mon consent With the exception OF
the Dawsons," said he, none of the
parties implicated knew up to the hour
of his or her examination that any one
of the others was to appear" Mrs
Dawson, eager to save her own pretty
neck, had told her story without reser-
vation. Dawson knew nothing.
The story had been wrung from her
piecemeal, but was finally told in full,
and in the presence of the officers and
civilians indicated She had married
In April, '65. TO the scorn of her people,
q young Yankee officer attached to the
-commissary department. She had
starved all through the war. She
longed for life, luxury. comforts She
had nothing but her beauty, he moth
ing but his pay. The extravaganza
of month swamped him; the drink
and desperation for the next ruined
him He maintained her in luxury al
the best hotel only few weeks, then
all Of his own and much of Uncle Sans
money was gone. Inspection proved
him thief and embezzler. He fed
and she was abandoned to her own re
sources She had none but her beauty
and gift of penmanship which GOV
cred the many sins of her photography
She was given a clerkship. but wanted
more money, and took il, Matchmaking
a quartermaster. She imposed or
Yaring. but he quickly found her out
and absolutely refused afterwards tc
see her at all She was piQued and
angered, "a woman scorned." but not
until he joined Battery *" did oppor
tunity present itself for revenge. She
had secured a room under Mrs. Doyle's
zreputa bic roof, 10 be near the barracks
where she could support herself by
writing for Mrs Doyle and blackmail
ing those whom she lured, and where
delight, she noted and prepared tc
make much of his attentions to Nine
Laseelles. Incidentally. 100. she might
ainveigle the susceptible Lascelles him
self, on the principle that there's NJ
fool Ike an old fool. Mrs. DOYLE