The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1895-11-30

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summons.
/ To his surprise the lady was neither
SO elated nor pleased as he had expected
TO find her She was pale and discom-
posed, and the smile with which she tried
to welcome him faded away at once
You may congratulate me, said the
/ Colonel Jane has accepted me, and |
! only want your consent now and the
I Quartermaster's.
She is the most willful child that ever
was cried Mrs. Knox, irrelevantly, as
/ it seemed. Il believe that if a man with
all the fortune of a Rothschild had wished
to marry her she would still have kept
to her promise TO that drunken sergeant.
But now she is mine" said Stephen
! Prinsep, proudly.
Then mind you keep her"
Why? You don't think"-
She put her hand upon his arm, and
met his glance of surprise with one of
/ solemn warning.
IN tell you what I think If Jacob
4 Lynn sees her again, he will persuade
! her to marry him in spite of what has
/ passed"
But he has released her from her en-
i gagement; at least | suppose he has"
I Mrs. Knox remained silent; but the firm
/ compression of her lips seemed to de-
/ clare that she could say something if she
/ liked.
will you tell me what Sergeant Lynn
said in reply to your daughters letter."
1 There was touch Of authority in his
/ tone which Mrs. Knox Immediately de-
/ tected and resented.
! You had better ask my daughter" she
! replied, sullenly.
OF course / can do that, but | would
/ rather hear from you. Jane has sui
fered SO much that l should like her to
! forget everything connected with that UNI
/ happy man"
lie waited for her to speak, and 0t last
she said. hesitatinGly:
You wish me to tell you what Jane
. tolr me-.
/ He bowed graveIy in assent.
Then" she answered, hurriedly. 'Jane
/ said she only received her letter torn in
/ half. with nothing whatever in reply"
(Which was tantamount 10 giving her
up. of course. though one might have
+ wished he had released her in a more
1 courteous fashion"
He had said ''good-by'' and crossed the
threshold, when 2 sudden suspicion struck
him, and he came back
You really believe that Sergeant LYNN
meant to release jane" he asked, look
4 lliS Ni'tl' iiiLiElA llibp Iti ittCC
4 She crimsoncd TO the temples but her
/ voice never faltered as she replied, de-
/ cisiyely:
There could be no other meaning to
+ such an act
And this appeared so incontrovertible
! that the Coloncl's doubts were satisfied,
/ He changed the subject to a pleasanter
4 one.
BY the bye. Mrs, Knox, now that
/ everything is settled. is there any reason
! Why the wedding should not take place
at once: Another fortnight will see near
4 ly every one away from here-could il
/ not be before the ifteenth:''
/ She looked up, delighted at this solu-
ton of difficulty which oppressed her
Il think it is the very wisest tbinr
People will talk. of course; but the soon
er YOU are married, the sooner gossippinr
! will cease.
Il am glad you consider ii practicable"
he rejoined will the Quartermaster
Il will answer for my husband; only
+ win James consent, and the thing is SET
/ tied.
/ He went out and found Jane where he
bad left her She ran toward him ana
put her hands in his with a little familiar
gesture. and effectually effaced any dis
agreeable impression he might have re-
ceiycd during his interview with her
mother.
And in "reminiscences and tho sweet
feeling of happy lovers. the morning
sped 1t was two o'clock before either
Thought about the time, and then the Col
oucl recollected that h. had not yet visit
cd his office He had 10 tear himself
away.
Il was just coming up to your bungalow
with these papers, said Valentine
Graeme meeting him as he rode up 10
the door Of the orderly room and dis
mounted
! am sorry l am 50 late. Is there
much for me to sign"
Rather more than usual, and some
must 20 10y to-night's post. There is a
sergeant wanted Immediately at Hattia-
bad Lynn is next on the roster: but |
thought You would rather that he re-
manned here. under your own eye for
bit, than send him on detachment"
why do they want another sergeant"
asked the Colonel thinking il Il strange
coincidence that a chance should occur
of getting rid Of Sergeant Lynn for
I awhile. 50 soon after his conversation
+ with Mrs. Knox. He had not determined
/ whether to comply with her request. but
T LOW the "Hole tHlnS seemed taken out
+ Of his hands
Having disposed Of all the papers that
i had anything 10 do with Sergeant Lynn.
the Colonel turned 10 other business and
soon forgot the whole affair
But before he left he had TO tell his
! adjutant the news about himself
What should you say was the most
i unlikely thing TO happen. Graeme:" he
asked. pushing aside the official papers
and leaning a6Ck in his chair smiling
You are going to be married, Colouel:"
was the quick reply. and an accent Of
/ high disdain crept into the divination
The Colonel nodded his head.
Miss knollys, | supp0se?
"PSnav, l would a. soon marry an
\ 'ciclP, was the contemptuous reply.
Then | am afraid you viii have to tell
nj" who il is for | cannot guess
1t is Miss Knox.
! The Adjutant was too dumfounded n
offer the usual Congratulations. He was
standing with one hand resting on the
/ table, and now placed the other on il
also. turning sideways. and prevented the
+. Colonel from seeing his face. The Col
onel. too proud 70 ask for the good wishes
/ which were not forthcoming, would not
be the first To speak
Mr.. Graeme felt compelled TO say some
/ thing
After what l said at Cawnpore about