The evening world., 1894-05-19
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4 Lovers quarrel Which Ended When
Peril U7n

.pon,t be unreasonable, Lois" pleaded
name bronson, laying his ham fondly on
,he bright curls f the indignant girl by
It, s,da Don't be unreasonable"
.t,n~reasonable!" exclaimed Lois. with
nm ,mpatient shrug Of her pretty should
ers Pray, sir, in what way nave 1
nroyed myself unreasonable
B making a charge that you cannot
| s~ubstantiate," answered Dane, unhesitat-
ingly.
And to add insult to injury you now
ccuse me of falsehood.' asserted Lois,
ouivering with suppressed Indignation.
mo. no; l do not mean that. Lois. l
do not mean to imply that you have not
told the truth, but you do not understand
the whole truth and Will not listen to the
explanation / have a right to give" in
sistei Dane.
"What / saw with my w eyes needs
exclamation" returned Lois. coldly.
he attention iavished upon that little
.psv.-Natalie Holland. was such as you
We no right to give after having placed
engagement ring upon my finger. 1t
"a very humiliating to encounter the
,uiring glances of my friends"
But. Lois, there was no cause for
Initiation
no icause for humiliation, when at a
,blic entertainment l was deserted for
pretty little brunette, who had no
aims upon you!" interrupted Lois.
"You don't know who that pretty little
brunette was, Lois" began Dane. with
an amused look.
NO do l want to know" retorted
Lois, angrily. You take advantage Of
my supposed absence to engage in a
nirtation, ard nov you have my per-
mission to keep it up Indefinitely"
Lois. Lois, listen to reason urged
Dane, soothingly. You don't under
stand everything or you would not
ppeak in his way"
II understand enough to know that
our engagement is at an end," she said
slowly. taking the ring from her finger
and offering 1t to him
You mean what you say, do you,
Lois?" questioned Dane, hoarsely, as
he rose to his feet without even a
glance at the ring she held out to him.
There was a look in his dark eye that
reminded Lois of a wounded animal,
helpless in the tolls of it's foe, and she
III ~ ttSl u po"eI " It's
uttermost; so. instead of r%etracting her
words. she said sharply:
II mean what l say, and, what is
more, l am glad that l am free"
For a moment Dane stood looking at
her with burning eyes, and then the
answer came low Int sorrowful.
You have chosen. Lois. for me as we'll
as for yourself, but I cannot be joyful in
my freedom, as you profess to be in
yours; nevertheless. 1 must accept it.
FAREWELL and before Lois could reply
he was gone.
For a m she sat as one stunned
by an unexpected blow They had quar-
relied before. and. In spite Of her ex-
pressed DETERMINATION not to listen to
MS explanation she had expected him
10 make 1t and in a very humble way
sue for her forgiveness. She realized
now that she had gone too far, and
from the white, set face that he carried
away. she scarcely hoped that he would
ever again give her a chance to unsay
those cruel words hat were already
bearing bitter fruit.
AS Dane emerged from the Maberly
grounds he was accosted by his friend.
Jack Daniels. who. after rallying him
on his doleful appearance. proposed a
visit to the Rendville mines, hall a mile
1t from the village.
Dane was glad of any kind of diver
On Just then. and. as he had never
en- through the queer underground
lambers, where so many of his fellow
.ings i've day after day, he consented
once to accompany Jack, who was
ell acquainted with the great cham
ers.
Dane vas a great student of nature,
nd, regardless Of the heavy heart he
arried. became much interested in the
gonderful workings of this subterranean
nme. and II 1t had not been for an &C.
snt, that occurred just as they were
to leave the mine. he would have
I'd Jack for his delicate tact In
him over the first few hours OF
reat disappointment. They had
d the most interesting parts Of the
and were nearing it's mouth when
rumbling sound resembling dis.
'hunder startled them and caused
to quicken their steps.
y mine is falling in shouted one
laborers, leaving the car he was
lg before him, and hurrying back
e the warning to his comrades.
u are surely mistaken, BILL
I'd Jack. stopping the fellow in his
retreat.
Would to God I was, but I'm not!'
ekcd Bill. There is no nance Of
lpe by this route. Go back and try
tunnel. II It is closed, God pity us!'
i lCK Gtnrtnl ha-L AnA ra~a fnllopua.
'echanically. but their progress wa
soon arrested by a pile Of slate that eff
iectually blocked the way. hen the!
turned aside into the old d~iggings. blu
mere loo, the slate and dirt were falling
N great quantities, and by the light o
oe miners lamps they carried the!
could see that the great pillars of Goa
were crawling to the bottom.