Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-08-08

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pretty ring, and the association makes
it unique. / don't suppose there are
another man and woman in the world
who have met upon the Matterhorn.
don't think anything would tempt me
to try 1t again. She shnGdered lit
tie.
"Oh, don't say that. I-have thought
several times during these months,
when could not find you, that would
gladly scale it again if knew you were
on the top"
Miss Rodney colored with delight
full sensation Of pleasure
"That is so tlattering that 1t can
hardly be quite true, she said gayly.
/" Pom my honor. it is. though. /" he
| replied with great earnestness ~
never heard of SO plucky a woman
There is only one other that can think
Of in comparison with you at all Do
you know Miss Rodneyr"
"There are two Miss Rodneys. she
answered smilingly
''This is the elder. Her name, / be-
| lieve, is He stopped short. and a
look of the strangest wonder seemed to
fix his face Miss Rodney laughed ont
| right at his confusion.
"You have not told me your name
| yet, /" he stammered-"ther real name,
| you know
"Florence-Rodney." she said sim
| ply, fixing him with her. smiling eyes
"Gcod heavensl" he calculated.
"Tell me, he inquired eagerly. his
eyes large with earnest wonder, ''did
| you, while you We're in London, meet
the Earl of Darlington p
1t was Miss Rodney's turn to be
amazed.
eyes. she said quickly. "But in
Justice to myself hasten to add that
met him only to conclude as definitely
| as possible and once for all matter of
| which cannot think even now without
| blush of shame. hope may never
see or hear of him again.
~ am glad TO tell you that you will
never see him again, the young Eng
lishman replied, with an indescribable
air, rather of severity than solemnity.
"He is dead. :"
l <ohoI SllCu 4tllSo klOlllGy. w UGu
did he der She WAS startled.
"a month ago. he answered simply.
Elbow strange it all isl"
"This is all strange" said Miss Rod
ney. "What did the poor wretch die
OFF,
''He had used himself up completely.
He had had sort of stroke of an apo.
| ploptip oh oro nf o,. cop,a .yoo1,, l,of,ro he
met you He had another that settled
him a month ago.
"You do not suppose that l could
have helped to precipitato it. do youl
cried Miss Rodney, an expression al
most Of awe coming into her faco.
"No; he precipitated it himself. the
| young fellow replied, with mournful
contempt. Gle had only himself to
thank for it. Do not let this trouble
| you for moment"
"But how did you know of thisS''
asked Miss Rodney II hone my name
did not come out In connection with it.
Any association of my name with that
of Darlington will always be without
! any fault Of mine.
ooh, don't say that, please!' he re-
piled, with quick protest. "Imean that
you are too fair to link man S vileness
with a name that others may have
borne honorably and which others again
may redeem. know that is what
you'd mean. But let us drop the SUBJ
| ject. did not like the man myself. "
"But how did you know this3 hope
you were not friend of hist"
ono; I was not friend of his, and
/ he had no liking for me. But 1t was
/ my odd fortune to be present once when
! Carrington, in an excess of drunken
, rage at the recollection of your treat
ment of him, spoke Of it and mentioned
your name. Now that this matter is