The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-05-25


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 eXcitemcnt?''
81 think ought TO tell you all about
it," answered Evelyn, after a moments
deliberation, but it must he in conf
dence."
"You can trust me, dear" the sweet
old lady assured her.
They sat down in hammock and
Evelyn kept il in motion with her slip
pered feet us they rested lightly on the
floor
do you remember the young man
showed you at church that day."
"The one" questioned Mrs. Ian
caster, "who you said had saved your
life?"
"Yes; do you remember him2"
"Quite we'll; his face made a wonder
flu. impression on me, and / have
thought of him a hundred times after
all you told me of his struggle to bet
ter his condition and educate himself.
l don't think ever saw a finer speci-
men of physical manhood; he had a SUI
perb face. Were you alluding TO him|'
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 If she were treading on ground
upon which she had not been invited:
'Do you realize what all this means,
dear Evelyn"
81 realize that Mr.. Fanshaw is a
friend Of mine, and that Capt. Wrinkle
has tried TO humiliate him in public"
~ did not mean exactly that" the
widow corrected, quickly. tits your
own danger that l am thinking about"
my danger?" Evelyn emphasized the
| first word.
"Yes, you see il is difficult for young
| girl TO be wholly in sympathy with
such a noble, suffering character as this
Mr.. Fanshaw without running n 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 far
beneath you, at least in point of birth
you see what l mean"
Evelyn drew herself up stiffly.
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. l am afraid you could not hav,
been so fierce Just now had the captain
been talking about any other man"
81 don't like TO think for a moment
Mrs. Lancaster. that Mr.. Fanshaw il
beneath us in any respect"
"Ah," interrupted the older woman
that is still another proof of you
peril; you even want to feel that he il
your equal, when, my poor child, al
that you may know him to be mentally
morally or otherwise cannot make hin
so. Remember your fathers pride-th,
high standing of your family. 1t would
break his heart, Evelyn"
what would break his hearth" burs
petulantly from the girls lips.
at would break his heart to refus,
you anything, and yet he could no
consent to your marrying into such
family as Mr.. Fanshaw's."
Eyelyn's face was very white, and il
the moonlight it looked CHASTITY.
II have never dreamt of such
thing she said, quite truthfully. "
have thought only of his happiness
have only prayed that he might tri
umph over all the obstacles in his wa.
10 success and happiness"
The negro quarter, consisting of
village of about thirty log cabins, lay o.
the left of the mansion, and from il
intricate, lanelike streets came tire
mulatto musicians, carrying a guitar
a mandolin and a mouth organ. The.
paused at the steps and began play
ing. This caused the card players, VIII
were evidently tired of their game, /
rise and come out on the veranda, tn
colonel last Of all, clapping his ia
hands in unison with the music.
Mrs. LANCASTER spoke quickly, as
she feared the others might come dow
to where she and Evelyn sat.
81 fondly hope Mr.. Fanshaw will sue
coed. He may become a great man il
time, but he ought not to be hampere
by anything, and 1 know of no create
bindrance to young man than for hiI
to love some one above his station
Therefore, dear, you must be very care
full; you must not allow him to fall 4
love with you"
"In love with me?" the words wer
spoken scarcely louder than whisper
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