Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-03-14
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. Never again Will / be so foolish!"
I exclaimed. 81 win see your father and
tell him have broken my promise, that
twas impossible to keep 1t, and that it
- simply absurd to subject us to the
misery of longer separation May.I
ell him that? May speak for both of
| Us pr
She hung her head, while the red
lush spread over her face. Then she
nurmured: Eyes, speak for Doth OF
| as. Whynot, since it is true? Perhaps
/, you'll find father has changed his views
/, ,strife."Haas FYAr ~ eo.7
] Not in his opinion of my Innocence,
I hope" l said. 81 have been told he
! strongly objected to my arrest. And
I know whose influence caused him to
I do So" '.-.''i Ia '5'O'A ~
! : mot mine, really" Florence earnest
ly replied! "Father believed you were
innocent, and toolSlthe stand he did
for that reason,1 II did not know about
the robbery until after the first meet
ing of the trustees, 1t, was lat, that
meeting that be opposed your arrest.
remember he felt quite Triumphant
afterwsrd, for most of The trustees In
sisted upon your Immediate arrest, and
1t twas only after father said that he
would nevarconsent to it that they gave
up the point" % ..onu utttto,.ss b
i q Now that is pleasant, to. hear" j
cried, joyfu1ly. What, reason have you
|, to think he has changed his views re-
! gatding the promise ?''al l-'a-sl''H a.
-"This' nnoriiing, after we HAD PASSED
: you, 1 ,saids nTlrat looked like Nelson
Conway baF Father laughed, at me, and
answered. that it must have been an
hallucination produced by constantly
keeping my thoughts upon you"
IT is impossible to describe the fasci-
nation OF Flotcnce's manner when she
, told me thfsnIhow 1naidenly bashf0F
ness blendedBwith loves boidness, how
| theI bushes dyed her smooth check,
! while her, eyes shope with a confident,
nThsn at lunch this noon father
! asked me II II liked you as much as
ever. Liked was not the word he
! used, but never mind, we'il use 1T now"
hrAnd what did yoyfanstver?', asked,
eagerly and expectantly.) Iss shiM
THAT not a day went by that,I did
! not think of yppsv4nd oh, Nelson, ~ she
;; cpntihn!nIvsfd, her VOICE deep and full in its
! earnestness, that was not half the
truth. Why Should hesitate to con
less it to you, my aear'friehd?" .'!nlHh2
| Here l made 'oses of my disengaged
arm. II could notIhelp ftssIldtevi her
tcloselyttel me tand kisseflh her blooming
cheek-i ,e,,,,a "a m ,,,iou,,, j,
I l."Ieertaiinly shal not go on i, !, APP ar in
! terrupted," Florence said, in gentle re-
monstrance. Dc as IL '-'''
. What did your father. say in an
I swer ?rtI finally asked 80 % q -,ii"
'He said he thought ,perh APPS it was
! uniust,.to both of ns.yto insist on your
keeping the promise" yr,ue 20.
did he say .that2" exclaimed. Then
Florence" butreally it is enough tosay
I that the dear girl promised to be my
wife, even though the suspicion should
1 not be removed from me, providing Mr.
Morley's consent could be :gained; and
she moreover promised to do all she
! could to help me gain his consent, -is
When we arrived at the cross roads,
! Florence insisted on riding her horse
the rest of the way to her home 'di
] A Thought occurred to me after had
I assisted her to remoant. aIiaid my hand
! on the bride to restrain her geing. .
do you mind IL L ask you ques-
! tion?" 1 inquired. 500 "a "a,
| "Assuredly not" nv, .s,.,...,..--..
Then tell me, do you see much OF
! Horace Jackson? Has he asked you to
J, marry him ?"L ~ ~ N-" s1iii"
! u Eyes, he has asked me to marry him.
, she repiied,v dropping her, head. IJrIn-
deed. there Is aocompact between US
! about it." p...,..,,n- ,..,i,,.-
1 s""Ohl" i've a,s
! Eyes, Now, please do not be foolish
! and feel badly over 1T But I have prom
!, Used Mr.. jackson that win marry him
|, If the robbery can be traced to you, and
! the stolen property, or a portion oflit.
, be found inoyour. possession.3o eF
siSSood heaveps! why odid YOU give
him that ,promiSe2,1s or YvUeor
, = "WsA he bothered Il me So Lately, that
], gaye him .he promise, to get rid Of
him. His part of the compact is 'nof to
\ mention the sdBject al statin untfl you are
showh 70 Be tKerobDef 50 ycd seehow
| absolutely safed am in this, as= { 3 1 SaU
! iaasked- ,acfo s. soIJ Ga1I 2..G a
] mo, he does not. In his jpmost heart
he, does not, And he used to affirm his
belief in your Innocence until" She
hesitated here, and seemed reluctant to
proceed. f-waited In anxiety, and she
finally went on--"until lately. he, for
! some reason, has changed his opinion.
I AT least so he says. uAnd ID made me
1 angry when he told me that he had.
Then it,was gavehim the promise"
How long is it since. you discovered
that he had changed ?"1go1
about six weeks ago. 1 have not
I seen him since. He.and his father had
I a terrible quarrel that day, and he has
4 not been here since then"
\ What reason did he give for now be-
i lieying was the guilty par[y?" I
4 asked.
ooh, he mumbled something about
\ discoveries recently made which would
1 throw new light on. the case.''