Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-07-11
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- tnen.oi This. But want
vol to ~, " Il | have Just written
q 3arry I istfam 10 say | will marry
"A nave had . sat deal of trou-
ii d ar Nina. but ] think | have
-. hi lonlinc IT it all around.
Except my own people | am telling
MY II, friend besides you. tBob
Broad : said Nina with nod, as
she resd thn letter the second 4time.)
Fi.t | ~ i ron to know. and please
{ I Noae rp i. too. | hope you will
lctl give r,e year good wishes. | do
think | an acting wisely; and
thought | had no right to keep him
waiting and worrying about this when
he has so much to think of besides.
You must stay at Merrion after | come
to Blent-Janic."
Jane had done the obviously right
thing-and was obviously not quite
sure that it was right. This mattered $
very little: it was done. 1t was for
Nina Zebriska-and others concerned
Ito adapt themselves and conform
their actions to the accomplished
fact But would Major Duplay take
. that view? To Nina was entrusted
: The delicate task of breaking the news
to her uncle. She experienced long
ing for the sympathy and support OF
Mr.. Jenknson Neeld. Surely he
would stand. firm, too! He was still
at Fairholme. Was he included in
Janies ''own people?" Had he been
told the news?
The delicate task, The Imp's tenn
per was far too bad for delicacy; she
found positive pleasure in outraging
it, She took her letter. marched into
the smoking room, and threw it to
mot to say att her uncle.
Read that" she said, and strobe
: off 10 the window to have look at
: Blent.
This is very serious" declared the
major, solemnly. Very serious, in-
deed, Nina
Don't see how" snapped the Imp,
, presenting an unwavering back view
3 to her uncle. "If they like to get nssbI
2 RED why is it serious?"
Pray be reasonable" he urged.
$ You must perceive the situation
/ | have always contemplated
Well, you can go on contemplating
t it, can't you uncle? 1t won't do
much good, but still
e THE situation, | say, has arisen"
!. She heard him get up, walk to the
I: hearthrlg and strike match OF
g course he was going to have cigar
cite. He would smoke il all thE ugh
$ with exasperating slowness and hen
e arrive at an odious conclusion. Nina
had not been married for nothing. She
= knew mems ways. He justified her
l. forecast: ii was minutes before he
spoke again.
"The terms Of this letter." he re.
sumed at last "fortify me in my pur-
y pose. 1t is evident that Miss liver is
niuenced-largely influenced-by-
g er-the supposed position of-er-Mr,
G Tristram."
e "Of who?"
a "Of the present possessor of Blent."
L. ''If you want people to know who
l. you mean you'd better say Lord iris.
II tram. l say she is" Duplay's POM
A. pous formality suddenly broke down.
u "She's taking him for mis- title, that's
ALL"
g 80, if you choose to say things like
:" that about your friends!"
lie you know it's true. What becomes
I'd of my duty then?"
i'd 81 don't know, and I don't care.
Only hate people who talk about
W duty when they're going to-.WelL
o. one must stop somewhere in describ-
ling ones own relatives conduct" The
!" Imp stopped there. But the sentence
IS really lost nothing. Dupiay could
a guess pretty accurately what she had
ly been going to say.
Il Fortunately, although he was very
ut dependent on her help, he cared lit.
lg tie about her opinion. She neither
k would nor could judge his position
he felt: how righteous was his an.
D. ger, how his friends were being
cheated, and he was being jockeyed
II. out Of his chance by one and the
in same bit of INSCRIPTIONS bit Of impos-
e. ture. He had brought himself round
ne to a more settled state of mind and
ed had got his conscience into better or
der. Nina must speak-and IL money
lr- were needed it must come from some
where The mere assertion OF what
ng he meant to allege must at least de
in lay this hateful marriage. 1t must be
added--though the major was careful
,lf not to add-that it would also give
es Harry Tristram very unpleasant
he shock: the wrestling bout by the pool
ar and the loss of that shilling were not
nd forgotten. In the afternoon of thai
nd day Duplay went down to Fairholme
~, Mr.. Neeld was still at Fairholme
IS. he had been pressed to stay am
OK needed little pressing in fact. in de
fault of the pressure, he would prob
dUly udfS IohOh lOuSlhSo IhO Io"i
ng He could not go away: he had seel
ip- Addie Tristram buried and her sol
walking behind the coffin in his new
cd, dignity. His mind was full of tn,
situation. Yet he had shrunk from
I'll discussing it further with Nina Ia
nd briska The family anxiety abou
all James love affair had been all rount
he him; now he suspected strongly tina
'ff, some issue was being decided upon
He ought to speak, to break his wore
GU to Nina and speaker he ought II
go.
40, Mind you say nothing-nothing-
! nothing" That sentence had reach
u ed him on the reverse side of an in
yitation to take tea at Merrion-'
es' vague OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES e-passini
sort Of invitation, in Neeld's eye
plainly and clearly pretext for writ
ing and an opportunity for conveying
ter the urgent little Scrawl on the othe