The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-10-07

world, / myself being cast for the part
of Romeo AS l was following the
hounds one day | came upon young
lady who had suffered fall fortunate.
ly without personal injury, and was
vainly pursuing her horse across q sticky
pillow. | caught the horse and led him
to his mistress, To my surprise, found
myself i'll the presence of Miss Sylvia
Marston, who had walked by me with
stony face half a hundred times at
county balls and suchlike social gath
erings. She drew back with sort Of
horror ON her extremely pretty face
dismounted and stood ready to help her
into the saddle.
My groom is somewhere, " said she,
looking around the landscape.
Anyhow, 1 didn't steal the rubies. "
said |. The truth is that in each of the
half hundred occasions have referred
to had regretted that the feud forbade
acquaintance between Miss Marston and
myself. l was eager to assuage the feud
as far as she and were concerned.
My remark produced an extremely
naughty expression on the lady's face.
l stood patiently by the horses. The alb
surdity of the position at last struck my
companion. She accepted my assistance,
although grudgingly. 1 mounted with
all haste and rode beside her. We were
hopelessly out of the run, and Miss
Marston turned homeward. / did the
same. For two or three miles our way
would be the same. For some minutes
we were silent. Then Miss Marston OBJ
served, with sidelong glance:
Il wonder you can be so obstinate
about them
The verdict of the jury l began.
"Oh, do let the jury alonel' she in
terrupted impatiently.
| tried another tack.
81 saw you at the ball the other
night" l remarked.
did you? didn't see you.
81 perceived that you were quite con-
WINGED of that.
"Well, then, did see you, but how
could well, you know, pa was at my
elbow"
1 was encouraged by this speech and
quite reasonably.
Its horrid bore, isn't ity'' ven
tured to suggest
"What?"
why, the feud."
"Ohr'
After this there was silence again till
we reached the spot where our roads di-
verged. refined up my horse and lifted
my hat Miss Marston looked up sud.
denly.
"Thank you so much! Yes, it is
rather a bore isn't it?' And with lit.
tie laugh and little blush she trotted
off. Moreover, she looked over her
shoulder once before turn of the road
hid her from my sight
ITS COMPOUNDED bore" said | TO
myself as | rode away alone.
My father was a very firm man. am
not Sir Matthew Marston's son, and l !
do not scruple to describe him as An OBJ.
stinate man, but in this world the PEG.
pie who say Yes" generally beat the
people who say mo-" hence comes |
progress or decadence, which You will, |
and, although both Sir Matthew and |
my father insisted that the acquaintance
between Miss Marston and myself should |
not continue, the acquaintance did con-
tinue. We met out hunting and also .
when we We're not hunting anything ex.
cept one another. The truth is that we
had laid our heads together (only meta.
am sorry to say and de.
termined that the moment for an am
nesty had arrived. 1t was 40 years or
more since the colonel had-or had not
-gt0lpn no IN naY I,fe
suns had gone down on the wrath of
both families. a treaty must be made.
The Marstons must agree to say no more
about the crime; tho Merridews must
to forgive the false accusation.
The maharajah's rubies had vanished
from the earth. Their evil deeds must
live after them no longer. Sylvia and
agreed ON all these points one morning
IN the woods among the primroses.
''Of course, though, the colonel took
them, y said Sylvia by way of closing
the discussion.
Nothing Of the sort" said |, rather
Sylvia sprang away from me. A beau
iful, stormy color flooded her cheeks.
"Hou say, she exclaimed indignant
y, THAT you-that you-that YOU
hat you-well, that you care for me-.
md yeti
1.-THE colonel certainly took them % |
,ried hastily,
"Of course he did'' said Sylvia, with ,,
/ radiant smile.
assumed a most aggrieved expires
ion.
"You profess" said / plaintively,
to have-to have-to have-woll to
AVE some pity on me, and YETI
HE didn't take them" cried Sylvia
That matter seemed to be settled quite l
and we passed into an
ther c
"How dare | tell papa?" asked Sylvia
pprehensively.
"Well, | shall have a row with the
overnor, - | reflected ruefully.
"Horrid old rubies wish they were !, y
t the bottom of the sea Z" said Sylvia.
80 wish thpv Nuara Vo,,nA . II