The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-06-24

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her. Then to his amaze he saw the fair
face quivering piteously, the lovely
eyes trimming with tears, the soft red
lips twitohing with uncomfortable emo
ton "Oh, you poor, dear boy-oh,
Darcy, Darcy, i never-I never knew
how much l cared for you till now"
she almost sobbed. "Gerald, if you
don't leave this room instantly, Pip
But the boy bolted, and then Darcy
saw that she was gazing up at him
through briny depth of tears. Even in
his surprise, even in the thrill Of joy
with which he heard this fond confess
sion, he recaptured himself, as it were,
in the nick OF time.
Under the circumstances, that's
something didn't expect to hear"
said Darcy.
Under other circumstances, you
wouldn't have heard it, " said Amy
"Its O bit rough on Smythe, isn't
itP"
'It in nowise concerns him. AS for
Rokeby, he must take me just as ] am. "
"Oh," said Gray, looking fairly at
her at last, and beginning to tug at the
hand she still held in her two, tits to
be an international affair, is it2 And j
am addressing the future Countess of
Lancaster"
Listen to reason Darcy" said Miss
Langdon, regaining dignity and self
possession at sight of the hunger in his
eyes. II have no money. j have every
ambition, every longing, every desire
that only position and money can graf
ify. like you better than any man
ever knew, yet / wouldn't marry you,
because you hadn't enough to Offer and
never SO fully felt that l could and
would marry you as now-when / can't.
Even Mr.. Smythe, with $500, 900, could
not buy i am going to higher bidder
the highest could find. So far as
I'm concerned, that settles my fate. but
it's yours care about, Darcy You've
been a dawdler and do nothing all
your life. What will you do nowY'
BE true to my friends-and their
estimate of me, probably. You wouldn {
have me to disappoint them, would
your
what on earth do you mean? Speak
sensibly, Darcy. I've never been worth
your trust when you gave il. Now I'm
honest with you. What will you do?'
"What they all prophesied-noth.
ing"
Darcy, You have brains and energy.
You have-persistence enough to win
anything-that's worth having" she
concluded, lamely.
There was q subdued sound of sniff
| fling on the balcony without Over the
moonlit Alpine sea the mater was gaz-
ing toward the shores of France and
wondering if many mothers had such
trials as daughters at whose farthingales
dangled half the eligibles in society.
Smythes mother, it seems, had taken
up the pen to second the plaintive baa
Of her golden calf and was dealing
trenchant blows at her old orony, the
mother Of the belle of the season.
Mother will be in here in moment,
Darcy. You must be frank with me, and
Rokeby may be up any moment You
will stay here until you've had time &c
look about youT'
1--WE had plenty of time today. Ev.
erything's settled. Tell Rokeby IN sor-
~ shan be able to take him bear and
elk hunting, as promised.
"Do you mean you're going soon-
tomorrow
"No, said Gray, rising. Pm going
tonight"
One instant the beautiful face beside
him wore an expression of utter woe,
Of genuine sympathy and sorrow, theI
decked itself with winning and conven
tional smiles, for the salon door, open
ing at the moment, revealed young hope
full, the brother, Juggling at the hand o.
the other hopeful, monocled. Knockers
and evening dress confronted each othei
at the threshold Rejected Yank, &C
cepted Briton. met as do modern morta
rivals without sign OF rancor.
"Er-ah-what' mp, GrayF
Nothing. I'm down"
BY the midnight express he left vii
Bern for Basel He could not face tn,
throng of inquisitive sympathizers OF
the morrow. He meant 10 skip away
unnoticed, but he had been too genuine
ly popular, and there are men and man!
of them, Briton or Boston, who will Z,
out of their way to say good words TO
fellow in distress. Three of them traileC
Gray TO the station and ran him TO eartl
on the train, and SAID impetuous thing
about being his banker aud made othe
offers impossible to take seriously. Tn
only thing he could take was drinl
with all three, until they tumbled of
- A.
through the night, under the glitter o
the lamps, something came cleaning
and spinning, and he caught Rokeby
handsome flask and Rokeby's partinl
words:
Take drink for me once in awhile
will you, old boyY An revoir.
CHAPTER l.
The major was sprawled on the broal
Of his back under the shade of spread