Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-15

swered. "And even if T did sho6f&
/ certainly not marry a man who
would object to my doing what =
consider to be my duty. And now
that we have discussed all this, Mr..
Fairfax. what do you think we had
better do? / understood you to say
to my uncle that you intend leaving
for Paris tomorrow morning. in orr
der to continue your search for the
man Hayle. Surprising you find him.
what will you do then?" (
"In such case" / said, slowlyu
looking at her all the time. 81 should
endeavor to get your uncle's and
Colds share of the treasure from
him. If / am successful, then shall
let him go where he pleases."
and snpposing you are unsuccess~
full in obtaining the money or the
gems?"
"Then I must endeavor to think Of
some other way" I replied. "but
somehow I do not think 1 shall be
unsuccessful"
Nor do T. she answered, looking
me full and fair in the face. IT fans
cy you know that 7 believe in yoG
most implicitly, Mr.. Fairfax"
''In that case. do you mind shalinM
hands upon it?" I said.
81 will do so with much pleasures
she answered. you cannot imagfnH
what weight you have lifted off my
mind. I have been so depressed
about it lately that have scarcedE
known what to do. have lain
awake at night. turning it over ana
over in my mind. and trying to COM
vince myself as to what was best To-
be done. Then my uncle told me
you were coming down here, and y
resolved to put the case before YOU
as have done and to ask your opin.
ion"
She gave me her little hand, and n
took it and held it in my own. Their
/ released it and we strobe baGE
along the garden-path together wi&hs
out another word. The afternoaSu
was well advanced by this time, end
when we reached the summer-ho6gsi
where Codd was still reading, Md
found that a little wicker tea-tssal6
had been brought out from the house
and that chairs had been placed fors
us round it. To my thinking there
is nothing that becomes prestN
woman more than the mere comnnziis
place act of pouring out tea. 1t wan
certainly SO in this case. When 4
looked at the white cloth upon Tie
table, the heavy brass tray, and che
silver jugs and teapot, and thought
of my own cracker earthenware vesA
sci, then reposing in a cupboard in
my office, and in which I brewed my
cup of tea every afternoon, I. smiled
to myself. 1 felt that should neveN
use it again without recalling this
meal. After that I wondered wheth.
er it would ever be my good fortune
TO sit in this garden again, and to siH
my Orange Pekoe from the same
dainty service. The thought that
might not do SO was, strangely
| enough, an unpleasant one, and put
IS from me with all promptnesa Dnra
ing the meal, Ktwater scarcely ut>
! tered a word. We had exhausted the
probabilities of the case long since.
and l soon found that he could think
or talk of nothing else. At biz
o'clock I prepared to make my
adieux. My train left Bishopstows
for London at the half-hour, and q
should just have tirns to wa1k tho
distance comfortably. 70 my de-
light my hostess decided TO GO ia
church, and said she would walls
with me as far as the lych-gate. Sha
accordingly left US and went intn the
house to make her toilet. As SOON
as she had gone Kitwater fumbled
his way across to where I was siM
ting, and having discovered q chai1
beside me seated himself in It.
''Mr. Fairfax" said he, IT labor NM
der the fear that you cannot nndeN
stand my position. Can you reaGzs
what it is like to feel shut uptin S6X
dark, waiting and longing a1Mays$cN
only one thing? Could yot not 4GH
me come to Paris with you to.mbES
row?"
Impossible" said. ''It Isl ovr&pH
the question. 1t could not be thohyhA
of for moment!'
"But why not? can see no dffffii,
Guilty in it!'' /
"If for no other reason becausesfF
would destroy any chance of my