Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1904-10-08

fear Thee, Joris; dinner will not |
be ready for two hours! Art thou
sick?"
"Katherine-she has gone!"
Gone? And where, them"
with that Englishman; in The
Dauntless they have gone"
Then he told her all Mrs Gordon
had said, and showed her the frag
ments of Katherine's letter. The
mother kissed them and put them in
her bosom; and as she did so, she
said softly, 1T was a great strait,
Joris."
We'll, well. me also must pass
through 1t. The Dominic Van Linden
has gone to examine the records; and
then. If she his lawful wife be, in the
newspapers must advertise the mar
riage."
IF If she his lawful wife be!'
Say not If in my hearing; say not
If of my Katherine"
when a girl runs away from her
home
with her husband she went; keep
that in mind when people speak to
thee"
"What kind of husband will he be
to herr"
well, then, l think not bad of him.
Nearer home there are worse men. ]
think my Katherine is happy and
happy with her | will be, though the
child in her joy see not"
While they were eating an early
dinner, Joanna came in, sad and tear
full. What, then, is the matter with
thee?" asked Lysbet, with great COM
posure
80, mother, my Katherine! My
sister Katherine!"
81 thought perhaps thou had bad
news of Batavius. Thy sister Kath-
crime hath married a very fine gentle
man, and she is happy. For thou
must remember that all the good men
do not come from Dordrecht."
II am glad that so you take It.
thought in very great sorrow you
would be-"
See that you do not say such words
tn any one, Joanna. Very angry
will be IL hear them. Batavius, also,
liz iiuob NC Qultl Ou lnlo uldlNtl.
20, then, Batavius has many things
of greater moment to think about!
OF Katherine he never approved, and
the talk there will be, he will not
like 1t. Before from Boston he comes
back, shall be glad to have it over"
Joanna, many will praise Rather
inc, for she to herself has done well.
And, when back she comes, at the
governors she will visit, and with all
the great ladies'; and not one among
; them will be so lovely as Katherine
Hyde"
And, If Joanna had been in Madam
Semple's parlor few hours later she
; would have had most decided illus
tration of Lysbet's faith in the pop
ular verdict. Madam was sitting at
her tea table talking to the elder, who
; had brought home with him the full
supplement to Joanna's story.
Neil had heard nothing. He had
been shut up in his Office all day over
an important suit and was irritable
with exhaustion, though he was doing
his best to keep himself in control,
and when madam his mother said
;, pointedly, I'm fearing, Neil, that the
bad news has made you Ill; you arena
I at a. like yourself" he asked without
l much interest, What bad news"
"The news anent Katherine Van
Heemskirk."
; what of herr" he asked.
y "Didna you hear? She ran ava
last night wi Capt. Hyde; stole ava
g wi him on The Dauntless.' "
"She would have the right to &c
with him, have no doubt" said Neil
with guarded calmness.
y do you really think she was his
> wife?"
"If she went with him, l am sure
she was" He dropped the words
with an emphatic precision, and
looked with gloomy eyes out of the
window; gloomy, but steadfast, as II
he were trying to face a future In
= which there was no hope.
But If she isna?" persisted madam
;. In a moment Neil let slip the reiI
in which he had been holding him
self, and in a slow, intense voice an
swered, II shall make it my business
- to find out. If Katherine is married
y God bless her! If she is not, | will
% follow Hyde around the world unit
cleaye his false heart In two" Hi
:, passion gathered with its utterance
: He pushed away his chair and pu
= down his cup so indifferently that 1
- missed the table and fell with crash
d Joris tried to put the memory o