Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-02-01

passed Agnes yesterday in the road
without even speaking to her"
DO you expect us to receive her on
an equality with ourselves?"
Il do no: know why you should
not, was the brusque reply.
Il believe Agnes Oscawanda has
bewitched you with some of her
fathers outlandish Indian charms"
flashed out Julia.
Perhaps she has" said Guy, laugh
ing. Her fathers or her own"
Guy, it is no testing matter"
Did say it was,vMiss Spitfire6 Do
leave me in peace little while now"
But Helena wants you to go with
ner TO gather flowers and autumn
leaves"
Il shall do nothing of the sort,
said Guy; and he adhered resolutely
to his resolution.
The day of the ,much-anticipated
picnic came; but Guy, instead of
escorting Miss Dickson down to the
slope of velvet grass, shaded by SUI
perb forest trees, which had been Sc.
ected as the site of the merry max.
ing, took his gun AMI started off into
the woods.
Il won't be deafened by the cackle
of these girls quoth he to himself
Dead! oh, father. he is not dead?"
Old Oscawanda, the swart-browed
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ear against the stalwart chest of the
| fallen hunter, who lay among the yell
'ow autumn leaves, where Agnes had
found him, bathed in his own blood.
i'hers had been some imperfection in
he lock of the new rifle-what or
where no one ever knew. hut it was
blown to pieces. and Guy Davenant
lay like dead man beside it.
They carried him to the little cabin
beside the rushing falls of the Metar-
casa, and laid him on the rude couch
of the old Indian. and then he strug-
gled his way back again to life
Who bound up these Wounds" he
asked. with a slight shudder, as he
| glanced downward at bandages and
wrappings, and began to comprehend
the full extent of the peril from which
he had SO miraculousiy escaped.
II did" Agnes Oscawanda answer
1 ed.
"You!" His eyes rested admiringly
on her calm, beautiful face. There
isn't one woman in thousand who
would have had such pluck as that.
should like to have Helena Dickson
see blood without fainting away, and
as for Clara and Julia-poah!"
Just their maneuvering!" said
Julia, when she had sobbed and
shrieked away her first terror at the
frightful news CO the accident that
had happened to her brother. "Of
course Agnes and her scheming old
father expect to make profitable
speculation out of it. Why couldn't
they just as well have brought you
homer"
They might have done So" said
Guy, calmly, but corpse would have
been all that was borne across the
threshold. Oscawanda and his daugh-
ter have saved my life, and l shall
ASNSi SVaoc " DG ~ lutul LUZ
what they have done"
But" lisped Helena, "mayn't we
come down and nurse you, dear Mr..
Guy? ! am sure it would be pleas
ure. and these good people, although
we'll meaning, dare say, cannot I'M
derstand the refinements an invalid
SO much needs"
"YOur l.in6pocc &c anita vppoooe
sary." said Guy. coldly. Il have every
care and attention here"
The bold, SLY thing!" said Clara,
biting her lip as the three girls walk
ed homeward again. Il saw her eyes
flash triumph when he spoke"
Helena Dickson, however, resolved
not to give up the battle at this early
4 stage of affairs She determined to
prolnng her visit into the winter
months.
Perhaps Guy will go home with
me, when he RECEIVERS sufficiently"
she thought; "and in that case l can
easily bring him to the mark"
For Helena mad unbounded conf
dence in her own charms and powers
of persuasion.
1t was bright. frosty afternoon in
late November when Guy Davenant
walked up to the door Of the farm
house, leaning on the Indian girls
arm. Julia rose to welcome him
home
Il will help him into the house
now" coldly staring the beautiful
young girl in the face You need not
trouble yourself any further, Agnes
, Oscawanda.
Stop" said Guy, sternly, as his
sister would have motioned his sup
: porter away. She has the best and
!, only right to be at my side now"
Guy! What do you mean?" gasp
; ed Julia, scarcely Understanding what
significance his words were intended
TO convey.
! Il married her this morning." he
said, with quiet, exultant pride. "As
my wife, she is your equal-in all else,
Infinitely your superior. Agnes, my
pearl of tue forest, welcome, thou.
sand times, to your new home"
And, with a sinking heart, Helena
Dickson saw Agnes Oscawanda, the
Indian interpreters daughter, elevat-
ed to the position she had SO vainly
} tried to occupy
Truly, Woman proposes, but Cupid
disposes.' The Miss Davenants had
, outwitted themselves, after all.-New
York Weekly.