Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1904-01-30

oo~comb' | swear 10 you that 7
go struck dumb, and he had taken
ri,osolF ont of the room In passion
n -, could find word to throw after
him Then got up and went to a
mirror and looked at my ears and
thew were scarlet, and my cheeks
watched them. and for a moment
was in a towering rage sat down,
oriod laughed was amazed |
u.os after n little while ashamed. and
finally came to reasonable temper
and acknowledged | had been served
exactly right For | had no business
70 nut my wicked little tongue in my
chaok because brave gentleman
con,d not crook his leg like dancing
master Are you laughing. Jane?
We'll | must laugh, too | shall laugh
many time when | think of Cymlm's .
two big hands over my ears. Had he .
kissed me afterward, would have for. F.
given him--I think.
81 cannot help laughing a little Ma.
tilda. but | assure yon Cymlin is suf-
fering from that discipline far more
than you are.
81 am not suffering at all This
morning | admire him. There is not
another man in the world who would
have presumed to box the Lady Ma
| tilda de Wick's ears; accordingly am
in love with his courage and self
respect. shall laugh, and cry as long
as live. and remember Cymlin Swat
ham"
TT was too bad of Cymlln-but very
like him. He has boxed my ears
more than once"
you are his sister, That is differ
ent. | will never speak to him again.
There. let the matter drop, wish
now, you would either take Stephen
or send him off forever. am In a
hurry to be gone. and Sir Thomas
also. Go and send Stephen with a
Yes or No to me. | am become in
different which, since you are so much
So"
Many letters were promised on both
sides, and Jane was glad to notice the
eagerness and hope in her friends
voice and manner Whatever heI
words might assert, II was evident
she looked forward Vto a great Joy
And as long as she was with Matilda
Jane let this same spirit animate her
her ride home, however, was set to
more anxious key. She was littl
angry also. Why should Stephen d.
Wick intrude his love upon her
Twice already she had plainly toll
him that his suit was hopeless, an
she did not feel grateful for an a
lection that would not recognize il
limits, and was determined to fore
itself beyond them.
She entered sA.u ~ it'll the sprl,
all about her; her fair face rosy vii
the fresh wind, and her eyes full
the sunshine. Cymlin and Stephe
were sitting by the Preside talking
Irish hounds and Of new bit for re
tive horses which Cymlin had II
vented
When Jane entered, Cymlin an
Stephen both rose to meet her Gym
lin was kind with the condescensio
of brother. He spoke to her as h
spoke to creatures weaker than hin
self, and kissed her aith the air of
king kissing subject he loved t
honor. Then he made an excuse {
the stables and gave Stephen his OF
portunity. The young man had KEEP
his eye fixed on the BEAUTIFUL face an
slender form of the girl he loved. II
went to her and clasped her hand
and said with passionate eagernes'
Jane, dearest! | have come again t
ask you to marry me- Say one good
kind word. When you were not a
high as my heart, You did promise t
be my wife. | vow you did"
stephen, | knew not then wha
a marriage meant. You were as
brother to me. love you yet as
;" loved you then. cannot be your wife
r am already plighted,"
ITO Lord Neville You shall neye
:, marry him. | forbid It, will hun
n him to the gates OF death"
$ 1T is sinful to say such things"
Z, Let my sins alone. am not in tn
t humor to be sorry for them, sa
y again. you shall not marry that scoul
e drelly Scot"
,, He is not what you call him-fa
d from it,"
e Il call things by their right name
d call Scot a Scot and scoundrel,
It scoundrel." He threw her hands fs
IS from him and strobe up and down ii
II room, desperate and full of wratl
d You shall marry no man but mysel
IS Before earth and heaven you shall!
IF God wills, | shall marry Lol
A. Neville"
u "Oh, Jane! | shall go to total rui
sr If you do not marry me-"
Shall I marry a man who is NJ
20 lord of himself? | will not"
m you have made me your enem