The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-08-07


and she longed to have her hands
among the lovely things and to give
her opinion about the delightful events
sure to make the next few weeks full
of interest and pleasure. And after
she had received a letter from Rem,
she resolved to humble herself that
she might be exalted.
Rem Is already fortunate, and l
can't help him by fighting his battle.
Forgetfulness is the word. For this
wrong can have no victory, and to be
forgotten is the only hope for 1t. Be-
side Cornelia had her full share in my
happiness, and l will not let myself be
defrauded of my share in her happi-
ness-not for few words-no! GER
tainly not"
This reflection a few times reiter-
ated resulted in the following note:
my Dear Cornelia-I want to say
so much, that l cannot say anything
but-forgive me. / am shaken to
pieces by my dreadful sufferings and
sometimes | do not know what say,
even to those love- Blame my sad
fortune fer my bad words, and tell me
you long to forgive me, as long to be
forgiven.
"Your
"ARENTA."
THAT will be sufficient" she re-
fected, land, after all, Cornelia is
sweet girl. am her first and dearest
friend, and | am determined to keep
my place. Well, then, If l have to eat
humble pie, have had my say, and
that takes the bitter taste out of my
mouth-and a sensible woman must
Cornelia is now answering my letter.
| dare warrant she will forgive me
very sweetly."
She spent half an hour In such re-
Elections, and then Cornelia entered
with smiling face She would not
permit Arenta to say another word of
regret; she stifled all her self
reproaches in an embrace, and she
took her back with her to her own
home. And no further repentance en-
barrassed Arenta. She put her ready
wit and her clever hands to score of
belated things, and snubbed and con-
tradicted the Van Diem and Sherman
girls into a respectful obedience to her
earlier friendship, and wider expert
ence. Everything that she directed or
took charge of, went with an unmis-
taxable vigor to completion, and even
Madame Van Heemskirk was delight
ed with her ability and grateful for
her assistance.
The poor Arenta!" she said to Mrs.
Moran; very helpful she is to us, and
for her brothers fault she is not to
blame. Wrong it would be to visit
it on her."
And Arenta' not only felt this gra-
cious Justice for herself, she looked
much further forward, for she said to
her father, st is really for Rem's
sake | am so obliging By and by
people will say there is no truth in
that letter story. The Marquise is the
friend of Lady Hyde; they are like
clasped hands, and that could not be
so. if Rem Van Ariens had done such
a dreadful thing. 1t Is all nonsense
And if | hear a word about it, shall
know how to smile, and lift my should
ers and kill suspicion with contempt.
Yes, for Rem's sake l have done the
best thing"
So happily the time went on, that it
appeared wonderful when Christmas
was close at hand. Every preparation
was then complete. 1t was a very joy
to go into the Moran house. The
mother. with a happy light upon her
face, went to and fro with that habit
ual serenity, which kept the tempera-
ture OF expectant pleasure at degree
not too exhausting for continuance,
and Cornela. knowing her lover was
every day coming nearer and nearer,