Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-11-28
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was neard outside. 'I uos.n q
him myself, but-but I wo vala gN
speak !, of this to any one eO uDi,, ny
tied" until III
Finding the hall empty :.
the veranda, and there enconS Went
Knox, slowly pulling off ' hun
she came in. At sight of b;n, sSN
and seemed surprised, ''' She
"How do you do, Colonel D.,
wish to see my husbapdgo .aSep'
gated, coming unconsciouslv ~ sae
conclusion that Jane had com u To-,
hour before. And this t;ma e 10
did not dissent. ue
counter-questioned.
Il dare say he has gona :, ,
but he did not tell me 50 y Mn a
dine later than usual on sr"e
ings as he is so uncertain 'uls'!
he takes long walks, and is D' mas
fore nine o'clock"
For a moment the Colone, h..
follow the quartermaster w
fruitless errand, not KNOWN; nvula
direction he had gone: and !,
needless trial to himself. rs u "yaa
barrassing to Jane, were he ~ oa a.'
for his return. The sooner tS ~ wy
sent the better, and Mrs. Know NY
ward it as we'll as her hushona % %
it into her hand. d
1T was to give him this Do,. /,
you see that it reaches, it will ds
She glanced at the superso,,s
as she saw that it was addrassppsA
geant Lynn, her careless eyn, 'sa
changed for one of vivid intar0s 'Aa
"From Jane? Oh, Colonel , ,,
have you persuaded her to brss.
terrible engagements" she cr;sa S'
mot exactly that, but | bon,
come to the same thing. She bss
TO peg MN to release her. If
and | scarcely think he could rot".
must be prepared to reconside, ~
ject of a son-in-law, Mrs. Know
She stared at him. scarcely nna,.
ing. That some happy cbanss Y
gram was impending she reaIi,s
not what the extent of that chance
be.
"You won't object to me~ h.
her, smiling.
Her whole face became radiant
saw her life's ambition at last ii,
be fulfilled. In her gratitude cha
almost have knelt before him and
his feet, only that she recolleeta
must keep up her dignity for JAM,
Recollecting, too, the fate whicbba
SO nearly hers she could scarcely y,
her delight.
"You have made me the proudes
er i'm India" she cried.
"You ought to- be So" he rom
gravely. "You have the nobles
ter"
Knowing all that she had dom,
vain endeavor to shake James dea1
ton to be true, Mrs. Knox had th
to- feel and look ashamed.
The Colonel brought the CONVEX
to a close. He had already said
than he intended, but he felt them
a confidante all the more that he Ia
such a restraint upon himself in bis
view with Jane. He put out his hi
say "good-by."
'Then / will leave the note wifi
and You will send it on at once
pect [ shall see you again shorty
rectly Jane writes for me, will COM r.
1t was eight o'clock when the nd
ger returned, and Mrs. Knox Ml
only one who saw him arrive. &
the letter quickly from his hand
turned it over as though she might
what was in it from the outside
she saw that, if she pleased, she
master the contents before her dad
saw it; the envelope had been eii
sufficiently gummed, or in the sd
haste he had not fastened it at all
In her uncomfortable curOay
scarcely combatted the temptatd
assailed her, but taking it into 0
ting-Eoom, drew out the letter and
it open. TO her surprise it wash!
own writing, and, as she imnsa
guessed, the very note she had y
two hours before.
She read it through to solve tt
terry Of it's return. The letter, Wild
no beginning, ran as follows:
eft is with deepest shame | write
now, to tell you what L ought toA'
YOU long ago. You must have
that even when 1 first promiseda
you, there was no love for you
heart; but you could not know 'nS
then I have learned to care tOf 90
else, who also cares for me- OF
you would of your own ACCORD nD'
as I am going to ask you to 90
you to give me up. NO reprOau1
might heap on me could shame '
than the sight of what haVep
ten-after all my promises TO
you through all. My only eAeS
haps that it is trueF truth 70 'A
now than to deceive you Longer
you still wish to hold me 10 Ms
I will do my best to make !va
wife, though I can never De Nv,
Be generous, Jacob, and RELEASE
can-if not. 1 am, as always sV un
friend, .,o
Not until she had read 10 1r'
Mrs. Knox discover the fep''
in one short sentence: :. Il
Heaven help me, l cann''
up! ..osl
a, nm