The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-05-28

that will make you less harsh upon
me?"
| The Colonel was quieter and re-
piled, scarcely taking his eyes from
the page, "No, my daughter, and L
desire you to tell the young man 10
stay away as l told you, and that
/ you have nothing more to do with
him"
Tears filled Helen's eyes as she left
him. IT was the first time her father
had refused to listen to and grant
her wishes, but this crushed her as
rude wind would a lily.
Frank did not come until three
DAYS later and was greatly alarmed
when he saw Helen. The ColoneI
scarcely noticed him as he entered,
| simply nodded his head when Frank
smoke. and Helen led him to seat on
the back steps. There she related all
that had passed between her and her
father, and told Frank it would be
better for them to part for the pres
emf. that it would be different some
time. Frank entreated her not to
send him away and begged her to
] elope with him but, amidst tears, she
| told him she could not disobey her
father.
Then you do not love me-" he re-
torted.
Frank, Frank, how can you say
that, when you know | love you more
| than my life, and am ready and will
ing to do anything else for our hap
| piness." sobbed Helen.
my dear little girl" said Frank,
81 did not mean that. / know you
| love me, but l don't see why we
should be treated as we have been by
the Colonel"
Helen kept on sobbing and Frank
took her hand in his and kissed it
/ a.. t.,k, Iii
4 ed her on the forehead and whispered
/ i'm her car that he would never love
her any less and would always be true,
/ turned and was gone.
Helen never saw her lover after
| that, but would occasionally wander
out to the boulder upon which she
had promised to be his bride, sit and
muse upon what had passed between
them there, and of Frank. She never,
times each day she would kiss the
tiny ring Frank had placed on her
slender finger on that happy day.
Days, weeks and, finally. months
passed and the Colonel could plainly
see that something of great moment
was weighing upon his daughter.
Often, as he would watch her going
in the direction that she and Frank
4 had last gone together a strange sem
sation would creep over him and try
to suggest that, possibly, he had not
Il acted the wisest i'm commanding her
Il to dismiss Frank. After all, he
/ would reason to himself, he is a man
not usually found and his qualities
! are such as to recommend him to the
best of people. He began seriously to
/ think of telling his daughter that.
after carefully reconsidering the case,
he had acted hastily ~ haTshly in
commanding her to send Frank away,
! and that he might return. But he
| kept deferring the matter until the
| fateful day on which Helen so sud-
denly disappeared came, and then it
was too late.
/ Frank Morton returned to his home
! heart broken. He felt that the great
| est ambition of his life had been
crushed at one blow. and after that
he Stunned the Colonel. He, how
ever, went TO work with greater ener-
gy than ever with only one thought
in mind, that of some day being able
to claim as his own the beautiful girl
who had promised to be his bride
| He soon became well known through
out the entire section by both the
white settlers and Indians and was
often sought for advice by both sides.
i as he was regarded as the friend of
/ all! He was of considerable service
to old Saura and his warriors on one
occasion, by assisting them in repell-
ing an attack of a hostile tribe and
they never forgot him for that. Frank
could parey with old Saura when he
would listen to no one else, and by
| that means clashes were frequently
avoided between the two races.
While scouting around he would
occasionally happen near the ColonePs
home but he would never allow him
self to get in sight of the house, be-
cause he knew an irresistible desire
| to see Helen would seize him. On
several occasions he visited the bould-
er upon which they had promised to
love each other but he never saw
anything of Helen.
(To be continued next Sunday. }