The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-07-31

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ment's hesitation threw it into the
fire.
Rem clustered and fumed, and she
stood smiling defiantly at him. You
are like all criminals" she said, you
must keep something to accuse your,
self with. l love you too well to per.
NIT you to carry that bit of paper
about you. 1t has worked you harm
enough. What are you going to do?
Is Miss Damer's refusal quite final?''
| "Quite. 1t was even scornful."
PLENTY of nice girls in Boston"
| Il cannot go back to Boston,
"Why then?'
Because Mary's cousin has told
the whole affair"
"Nonsense!"
"She has. l know it. Men, whom
| had been friendly with, got out of
my way; women excused themselves
at their homes, and did not see me on
the streets. l have no doubt all Bos-
| to- is talking of the AFFAIR"
go away as soon as you can.
yet. New York is impossible, and Bos-
ton is impossible. Father says go to
the frontier, l say go South. And
would let women alone-they are be-
yond you-go in for politics"
That day Rem fingered with his
sister, seeing no one else; and in the
evening shadows he slipped quietly
away. He felt that his business eff
forts for two years were forfeited, and
that he had the world to begin over
again. Without a friend to wish him
Godspeed the wretched man went
on board the Southern packet, and in
her dim lonely cabin sat silent and
Respondent, while she fought her way
through swaying curtains of rain to
the open sea.
This sudden destruction of all her
hopes for her brother distressed
Arenta. Her own marriage had been
most unfortunate one, but its misfor-
tunes had the Importance of national
tragedy. Rems matrimonial failure
had not one redeeming quality; it
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deserved retribhtion.
But the heart Of her anger was Cor
nelia-"but for that GIRL" Rem would
have married Mary Damer, and his
home in Boston might have been full
of opportunities for her, as well as a
desirable change when she wearied of
New York.
When Cornelia entered the Van
Ariens parlor Arenta was already
there. She looked offended, and hard
ly spoke to ner old friend, but Cor
nelia was prepared for some exhibit
ton of anger. She had not been to
see Arenta for whole week, and she
did not doubt she had been well aware
of something unusual in progress.
But that Rem had accused himself did
not occur to her; therefore she was
hardly prepared for the passionate
accusations with which Arenta as
sailed her.
81 think" she said, you have be-
haved disgracefully to poor Rem!
You would not have him yourself, and
yet you prevent another girl-whom
he loves far better than he ever loved
you-from marrying him. He has
gone away out of the world he says,
and indeed | should not wonder if he
kills himself. 1t is most certain you
have done all you can to drive him
to it"
"Arenta! | have no idea what you
mean. i have not seen Rem, nor writ
ten to Rem, for more than two years"
VERY likely, but you have written
about him. You wrote to Miss Damer
and told her Rem purposely kept a
letter, which you had sent to Lord
Hyde"
Il did not write to Miss Damer. l
do not know the lady. But Rem did
keep a letter that belonged to Lord
Hyde"
Then anger gave falsehood the bit
and she answered, Rem did not keep
any letter that belonged to Lord Hyde.
Prove that he did so, before, you ac-
cuse him. You cannot"
Il unfortunately directed Lord
Hyde leJIeT 10 rem, anu rem 5 leIteT
to Lord Hyde. Rem knew that he had
Lord Hydes letter, and he should
have taken it at once to him.
Lord Hyde had Rem's letter; he
ought to have taken it at once to
Rem"
There was not word in Rems let
ter to identify it as belonging to him."
Then you ought to be ashamed to
write love letters that would do for
any man that received them. A poor
hand you must be to blunder over two
love letters have had eight and ten
at once to answer, and never failed
to distinguish each, and while rivers
run into the sea l never shall mis-
direct my love letters. Very clever is
Lord Hyde to excuse himself by throw
ing the blame on poor Rem. Very
mean indeed to accuse him to the girl
he was going to marry"
"Arenta, | have the most firm con-
viction of Rems guilt, and the great
est concern for his disappointment.
assure you | have"