The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-03-16

that had set tongues waRging at the
hotels, so much freQuented OF the army
where she had taken room until Mia
should have been graduated and they
could go to the seashore. She had
promised to be at home to her boy
adorer that very evening and to 20 with
him to Daly's, and he had secured the
seats four days ahead. Pocr Gov" had
trotted swiftly home from the park,
striving to comfort himself over his
bath and irreproachable evening
clothes that there, with her by his SIDE
the wild jealousy of the day would van
ish. Sharply on time he had sent up his
card and listened, incredulous, to the
reply: Mrs. Garrison has not yet re-
turned" lie would wait, he said, and
did wait, biting his nails, treading the
floor. tuning in doubt and despair I'M
til nearly ten, when carriage dashed
up to the ladies' entrance and that vile
Cashton handed her out, escorted her In
and vanished. She came hurrying to
her boy lover with both little hands out
stretched, with a face deeply flushed
and words Of pleading and distress
rushing from her lips. Indeed could
not help it, Gov" she cried. 81 told him
of my engagement aud said we must
not go so far, but away at the north end
something happened, ] don't know
what, a wheel was bent, and the harness
wrenched by too shorta turn on n stone
post at corner. Something had 90 be
repaired, They said it wouldn't take
ten minutes, and he led me out and up
to the piazza of that big hotel-you
know, we saw 1t the day drove with
you"
CHE was BLACKBOARD to take you
there!" burst in Prime, the blood boil
ing in his veins.) "Then we waited and
waited and he went to hurry them, and
then he came back ard said they had
found more serious damages--that it
would take an hour, and meantime din
ner had been ordered and was served
He had telephoned to you and the butler
had answered all right"
Hes n double-dyed liarl" raved
Gov" furiously.
"And so what could l do, 'Gov?' The
dinner was delicious, but couldn't eat
a mouthful. (This time it wasn't Cash
ton who lied) l was worrying about
you, and-and - about myself, too,
Gov K had set my heart on going
with you. II was to be almost our last
evening" Oh, if you only didn't have to
sail Saturday, and could be here next
week, you dear boy, you should have no
cause for complaint. Won't you try to
forgive me?"
And, actually, tears stood in her eyes,
as again she held out both hands. They
were the only people in the parlor, and
in an instant, with quick, sudden, ire
sistible action, he had clasped and
drawn her to his breast, and though she
hid her face and struggled, passionate
kisses were printed on her disheveled
hair. 1t was the first time he had
dared.
And then he did not sail Saturday.
Prime, ST., was held by most important
business. They gave up the Saturday
Cunarder and took the midweek White
Star, and those four additional days
riveted poor Cows" chains and left
hCl NSil-hlBu bIcdlnltbh WIN eNclle-
ment. The strain had been intense. 1t
was all she could do to make the boy
try to behave in a rational way in the
presence of others. When alone with
her he raved. A fearful load was lift
ed from her spare little shoulders when
the Teutonic sailed. Even Nita had
worried and had seen her sisters worry.
Then no sooner did Gov" reach Europe
than he began writing imprisoned let
tiers by every steamer, but that wasn't
so bad. She had several masculine cor
respondents, some of whom wrote as
often as Frank, but none of whom, to
do her justice, got letters as often as
ne ana, WHICH, however, was saying
little, for she hated writing. "Gov"
was TO have stayed abroad three
months, plotting the pater and sister
about the scenes so familiar to him,
but they saw how nervous and un-
happy he was. They knew he was writ
ing constantly to some one. Mildred
had long since OWNED that there was a
girl at the bottom of it all, and longed
and strove TO find out who she was
Through the last of June and all
July he resolutely stood to his
promise and did his best to be loving