Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-11-30
The World Against Him
BY WILL N. HARDEN.
Copyright, 1900 by
A. N. Kellogg Newspaper Company.
CHAPTER VI.-CoNTINUED.

Capt. Wrinkle paled and interlaced
his fingers tightly on the smooth top of
the mahogany table. For one second
he glared like a condemned man at the
speaker and then the fierce stare of her
eyes bore his own to the ground.
Perhaps" spoke up Mr.. Hardy,
whose jests were rare and often too
. personal, and who did not admire the
captain, perhaps Capt. Wrinkle did not
tell us all the story after all. noticed
that he was not wearing his toys to-
day"
Capt. Wrinkle seemed to have lost his
speech. And the colonel, fearing that
his daughter had inadvertently made a
disagreeable comparison, frowned up
at her.
'What are you talking about, Eve
lynn" he asked sharply.
''Oh, only little story have read"
she said, coldly. 81 shall try to look it
up: 1t had beautiful moral
With that parting shot at the COVER
ing victim of his own folly, she drew
Mrs. Lancaster again out on the We
randa.
"Why, dcaI, you have almost fright
ened me-" said Mrs. Lancaster, under
her breath. "What did you mean by
what you said?"
II meant to cut the very soul of that
little coward, if he has one" the girl
said, fercely. 81 almost feel as if
ought to have exposed him to the others
before whom he was posing as brave
man when he is no more than"
Evelyn had been speaking so rapid
ly that her words ran upon one another
and became a jumbled, unintelligible
mass.
Mrs. Lancaster turned Evelyn's
white, imprisoned face towards the
light of the moon and grasped her rigid
hands. "You almost brighten me, dar-
ling" she repeated; what has wrought
you up to such pitch of excitement?''
81 think ought to tell you all about
it." answered Evelyn, after moments
deliberation, "but it must be in conf
dence."
you can trust me, DEAR" the sweet
oil lady assured her.
They sat down in q hammock and
Evelyn kept it in motion with her slip
pered feet as they rested lightly on the
floor.
do you remember the young man ]
showed you at church that day."
"The one," questioned Mrs. Lam
caster, "who you said had saved your
life?'
eyes; do you remember him?"
"Quite we'll; his face made wonder
full impression on me, and I have
thought of him hundred times after
all you told me of his struggle to bet
ter his condition and educate himself.
Hnnsk fh;nE I'm cnoni.
men Of physical manhood; he had a su.
perb face. Were you abiding to hin? %
Then in low voice full of agitation
Evelyn explained.
For several minutes after the girl
had finished the old lady remained
silent, then she asked gently, cautious
ly. as il she were treading on ground
upon which she had notsbeen invited:
dear Evelyn"
friend of mine, and that Capt. Wrinkle
has tried to humiliate him in public"
II did not mean exactly that" the
widow corrected, quickly. ''It is your
own danger that am thinking about
my danger?" Evelyn emphasized the
first word.
Ice, you see IL Is O1IllCulC LOT a young
girl to be wholly in sympathy with
kuch noble. suffering character as this
Mr. Fanshaw without running a risk
of becoming dangerously interested
Young girls are prone to care for what
is withheld from them, and you may
not be an exception to the rule. You
ought to keep the fact always before
you that nothing but disaster could
come from an alliance with one so fan
beneath you, at least in point of birth;
you see what mean"
Evelyn drew herself up stifay.
you need have no fears in that di-
rection." she averred. I'VE have Meth.
er of us thought of that"
But" gently persisted the old lady
you may not even now know your OWL
heart. I am afraid you could not have
been SO fierce just now had the captain
been talking about any other man.
II don't like to think for moment
Mrs. Lancaster, that Mr.. Fanshaw i
beneath US In any respect"
All" interrupted the older woman.
SHAT Is. stin another proof Of you