Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1904-09-10

be monstrous. Your daughter loves
me-"
Joris turned white to the lips. ut
is not the truth" he answered in a
slow, husky voice.
by the sun in heaven, 1t is truth!
Ask her."
Then great scoundrel are you,
UNIT with honest men to talk. Ho!
Yes, your sword pull from its scab-
bard. Strike. To the heart, strike
me. Less wicked would be the deed
than the thing you have done"
There was something very impress
sive in the angry sorrow of Joris. Yet
Hyde persevered in his solicitation.
DO but hear me, sir. | have done
nothing contrary to the custom of
people in my condition, and | assure
you that with all my soul love your
daughter. No man can love her bet
ter"
What say you? How, then, do l
love her? | who carried her-mijn
witte lammetje-in these arms before
yet she could say to me, 'Fader!'"
His wrath had been steadily growing,
and suddenly striking the desk pom
derous blow with his closed hand, he
said with an unmistakable passion,
MY daughter you shall not have. God
in heaven to himself take her ere
such sorrow come to her and mel"
"Sir, you are very uncivil; but to be
plain with you, | am determined to
marry your daughter If can compass
the matter in any way. It is now,
then, open war between us; and so,
sir, your servant"
Stay. To me listen. Not one
guilder will l give to my daughter,
if"
ITO the devil with your guilders!
Dirty money made in dirty traffic"
You lie."
"Sir, you take an infamous advan-
tage. You know, that, being Rather
ines father will not challenge you"
"Christus!" roared Joris, "chal-
lenge me one hundred times. A fool
| would be to answer you. Life my
God gave to me. Well, then, only
my God shall from me take 1t. See
you these arms and hands? In them
you will be as the child of one year.
Ere beyond my reason you move me,
| go!" and he strobe to the door and
| flung 1t open with a passion that made
every one in the store straighten
towards the two men. I'D.
White with rage, and with his hand
upon his sword-hilt, Capt. Hyde
stamped his way through the crowded
store to the dusty street. Then 1t
struck him that he had not asked the
name of the man to whom Katherine
was promised. He swore at himself
for the omission. Whether he knew
him or not, he was determined to
| fight him. Now he must see Kathe-
rine before her father had any oppor-
| tunity to give any orders regarding
him.
In the meantime Joris was suffering
as only such deep natures can suffer,
Capt. Hyde's proposal and his posi-
tive assertion that Katherine loved
him, had fallen upon the fathers
heart with the force of blow, and
the terror of a shock.
After Hydes departure, he shut
the door of his office, walked to the
window, and stood there some min
utes, clasping and unclasping his
large hands, like man full of grief
and perpleXity Ere long he remem-
bered his friend Semple. This trou-
Bile concerned him also, for Capt.
Hyde was in a, manner his guest {;
and, If he were informed of the mar
riage arranged between Katherine
and Neil Semple, he would doubtless
feel himself bound in honor to retire
Joris found Semple and In a few
short, strong sentences, put the case
before him.
enough for lover, they are a match
for any gray head. I'm thankful man
that wasna' put in charge o. any o
them. l shall haze to speak my mind
to Mel, and likewise to Col. Gordon
and you Gamma put off your duty to
your daughter an hour longer. Dear
me! To think, Joris, O. a man be
ing able to sit wi the councillors O. the
nation, and yet no match for lassit
O. seventeen!"
AS they walked homeward, the elder
talked, and Joris pondered, not wha
was said, but the thoughts and pur
poses that were slowly forming in hi,
own mind.
When the evening meal was ovei
Joris rose, and laying his hand OF
Katherine's shoulder said, There II
something to talk about. Sit down
Lysbet; the door shut close. and lis
ten to me-"