The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1895-12-07

CHAPTER XNI-(Continued)
4 few days later something occurred
Of such serious Importance that Mrs.
Knox no longer thought Of anything so
trivial as whether her daughter wore
urauge-boSsoms or roses on her wedding
day All her faculties were employed IN
planning how to avert the danger that
threatened
1t had been q great grief TO Jane that
her projected marriage had caused tli-
ference in her relations with her lathef.
Pleased and proud as be had been at her
success. it appeared 10 him as though
in gaining his Colonel As son-ln-la| ne
bad lost his daughter; and he aNold"l
being with them whenever he could throw
"a reasonable light upon his absence. Jane
demonstrated with him in vaIn-he
smiled. kissed her, and promised comph-
auce with her wishes. even putting q pres
sure upon his inclination for that day
but the next he slipped insensibly back
into his newly acquired habit of nearly
living ut the mess. One day the oolohei
noticed how seldom he was at home; and
then Mrs. Knox, afraid lest he should
take offense. determined to speak TO hcT
husband.
II happened that the Quartermaster
had forgotten some papers that morning,
anu coming "aGA LOT IoI 'i'iii, - ~
VIZ "'oie ~ 'L5 - aft',,, -,
usu'I't ~ anu - "iill.' t-a,,,,L
slle hdu N'He oI 'hlS '1o'''0I'
Her "oi r
. enc opened inc alI"tA ~ IN I..,L dor
! john she asked, in her mildest voice.
The Colonel is staying, and am sure
+ he thinks n strange Won should always
avoid MIN So
1 don avoid hIm, wife; but l. 1eel OUT
truth. Men are as nature made them:
/ women are different and make, or. Mt any
rate. improve upon themselves. Neither
the Colonel nor | can ever forget the diff
ference between Ms. am sure he pre-
fcrs To meet me as seldom as possible"
Il don't believe il" returned ms wife.
bIuutly.
Women never do believe anything it
does not suit them 10 believe" he re
Joined. with good-naturcd laugh
And it makes Jane miserable, | know,
she persisted.
Jane will be such a great lady soon
she viii forget to miss her poor old faith
or In any case ! cannot stay at home
to-day l am up 70 my eyes in bust
ness
lie saw by her expression that she was
/ still incredulDus, and went on to explain.
An order has just come for the de-
tachment from Uattabad to rcjoin us at
once. shall have n lot Of trouble 10
squeeze them all in"
Thinking sy her silence that she was
angry with INN. ana consequently reS"-
Iute not - be convinced ny anything ne
might say, he thought II better I" let ihe
subject drop. and having iound ms papers
on the desk, he gathered them INTO Dun
a.. -. -, 1,o,.l, IN her chair
,,.b;+a ae , host and ,yitb as little mower
If s.rr.,-gor+for,
C,Ia,oI prirsa1, c,r,,a into the room ten
,,,;,,,,as Ia+ar II. ,,.os seorrhin,, for 3,
L.o. ,f lanes and asked Mrs Knox if
sIabo1 sne, i ,I,bop a. he IonIod roi
Ier ranIv he noted her deatbly pallor and
aeL-ad bar INSTANTLY # She wore III 81.
o,,s,,.,.ro,I Law an,tbor question
..CoIoncI Prirscn j. + trua thar the
lIo+tiohad fetarhT,.,,t i canning bere NJ
l.,,.o.,,
~. mite .r,,o. !. ,,os ro+bor =, ,,D.
.,aa+,5 ID J,,,t [,,..,,,,,,,,,t ,,,,,',..,i
+. ,,,,I.a, -, -. rni,,d l., = L,IrrI-
And Iarnh Iynn-yiu no Gomez, shs
,osnad o,,t
VI .oui9e ~ SCI ? eai' W III "y'oIl'
pahy ms troop, was lHe iinPa 'iehl reply
lie no longer iGaFeu me lhilu''ilte OF ne'
hrSt lover over Jane beihs 50 sure OF mel
Io'e' 50 certain 'uat ho'il'hS e"uIu sep
ar'tc mem nov ne I'Il NtA''i lli'L " ="
iNl"N Hil'"i' p'''' sun" ''I"''r iiiIl''i '''l''@
upon TINS man '"hlhGS ana goihSN a
lh"NGh ne c"hl" enhtf"i or even hamper
ms liloE r'henlS' leL 'le erect OF nrl
words hi4eu nm win an uhco"ll"fIahI'
SURPRISE Nlle zen DUCK III heF chalr
NrihElh2 h'F hahHN anu moaning oui
iAat All was over 'h're could DE Nc
wedding now.
"T '-"l"le' vas very iiu'l ahh"!e"
anu ''i ""' ''E ~ Cou''tI "'S II>Ile'SuE
"u SWIM - ~ - ~ :. NIoA' iH'l'
az, H'' "'',IN E'"i N''9"''i III 'le HaFh
~. Wv -'iily"' - "N "ig "l my lhttA
't"S "ii' nm ny "ii"I' ~ VIII 'llh
9'"-'s Ii'''ii"'i ~ II may NO "I SLY ser
E'"HI ~ M - MS -" Tree VIII released
%"'e II ON "S' 'H3'-tIneh,' ana she * nc
loI.Nr' r,."l.,' ~ ,"'.S''''i ms ''Pr'ceS.
en- az - - '''i' ne" hiS
IN ''t "'tL"nS'
~. WIZ 'NN''' VI =
~ 1t WIS my "N !
~ "+ii ''
M 'N' nv S-l'S'i IA "eceI'ed You
-" l''
WOO" h'a ems MS Nhf'A. 10 You
An'N " i."' y - 'H"' you nave SAID:
'Ii,' 'iie "I'h''. uoa,>ell'
Hne W'H' on WIN "hai she was saying
without an! notice OF ms Interpolation
Now that she had begun % unburden heI
hlla she f"It II as Il rehet.
fva remember the day when Jane
wrote nj Your instlEa'l"u I" ask the Ser
E"ant 10 give her UP. Wei. any man
with m atom IF pride Ut even self respect
would have done 80 al once, for few
would care 10 wed So avowedly an I'M.
willing bride Mrs Knox generally grew
eloquent under excitement. ami Is.d tLc
words she had thought appropriate 10 her
position as village schQoI-miStress- ..hn-
Jacob Lynn was alyy8vs saIfsbn,,, ;,,...,,.
nate and h.. r.f,s.J H.. l..,-.-