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

Wrinkle sauntering down the veranda
towards them.
"IIe is looking for you" said the
widow; shall / leave you alone with
him?"
Evelyn's voice sounded harsh when
she replied:
81 presume you might as well; it is
plain that he wants to have it out with |
me. l think can manage him"
Mrs. Lancaster rose as the officer drew |
near.
IL think I shall ask the musicians to |
play my favorite," she said, speaking |
at Wrinkle, to whom she had nodded.
As she moved away the captain start |
ed to sit in the hammock beside its oc-
cupant, but Evelyn promptly stood up
and leaned against the balustrade. Her
action was greeted with a grunt of dis
| approval on the part of the young man.
at is just a little cool at this end"
she said, half apologetically.
"You make me feel that it is decidedly
So" he retorted. but hope you will
bear the temperature moment
| longer"
"You wish to speak to me, sir?"
He was evidently under great agita-
! ton and he seen ed to reduce his voice
TO calmness only by extra effort
II have for some time suspected that
! you were allowing yourself to become
interested in that country pumpkin
be said, almost brutally; "but did not
dream till tonight that you were in
cores pondence with him."
"Most of your dreams occur at night,
do they not, captain?" Evelyn had
lifted her eyebrows and was smiling
coldly, defantly.
81 guess there is no dream about your
corresponding with him-at least that
he has written you to-day" returned
| Wrinkle, in a white heat. You have
been in the house all the afternoon, and
besides no one but him could have
could have"
Wrinkle found himself sliding into
pitfall of his own making, and the
startled vacuity of his small face caused
Evelyn to laugh out immoderately.
"Oh!" she exclaimed, you think he
wrote me about the shearing process"
For moment the captain could only
stare stupidity, then a lame defense
came TO his lips.
81 could not think of anyone else
who could report such a lie 10 you" he
said.
Then I am not to believe that II re-
ally haTpened?" queriod Evelyn.
The very idea is absurd on TIC face
of it," was the captains perturbed re.
spouse.
II can't believe that Mr.. Fanshav
would write me a deliberate false.
hood" she returned, still smiling tan
talizingly. HE is quite truthful and
Loporable."
N1nke's lip curled and quivered i'm.
potently.
"Do you consider it an honorable
thing to write lie about a MANIA
-rivalP I presume I may call him
that, since you have encouraged him
, TO that extent"
"He has never thought of you as a
"a rival" Knocked Evelyn, with a pro.
nounced sneer. She moved towards
the others, but he grasped her arm
and detained her. His fury was now
unbridled
I 81 shall report this to your father,
$ he threatened.
! "You intend TO tell my father that
I correspond with Mr.. Fanshaw2" she
q asked, sternly, coldly.
e 81 shall feel it my duty as his friend
4 knowing that he would disapprove OF
1t, and that you are doing most fool
Z ish thing"
"Then you will tell him a false
p hood" she said, with white smile
+ and eyes which flashed like diamonds
n in the moonlight.
you do not correspond with him
+ He has not written to you to-day?"
"IIe has never written me line il
a his life. l happened to be listener
| to his challenge and witness to you
I cowardice. As for his unique hu
+ initiation Of you l actually quiveret
= with delight when he cut off you
brazen badges of bravery. He repent
n ed of having done it--lille a brave MAJ
Il would-when he saw that had seen i
8 all, and he gave me the things to sew
G back on your coat, but you are fight
,. ing with a woman now, and
V shall retain them. l may need then
:. in the future"
O He shrank from her as if she hat
o struck him in the face. And with
e little haunting laugh, Evelyn left him
+ She was so agitated that she avoide'
the others who were listening to tn
4 negroes as they sang a spirited ballad