Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-07-28
CHAPTER Ill.

Next morning Mr.. Winterbourne's ner-
YOU anxiety to get Yolande ava at
once out of London was almost pitiable
to witness. YOlande was greatly disap-
pointed. She had been secretly nursing
the hope that at last she might be allow
ed to remain in London, i'm some capacity
or another, as the constant companion of
her father. Yet, when once they were
really on their way from London her
fathers manner seemed to gain so much
in cheerfulness that she could hardly be
sorry they had left. She had not MOTTO
ed that he had been more anxious and
nervous that morning than usual; but
she could not fail to remark how much
brighter his look was now they were out
In the clear air.
"Yolande," said he, 81 had a talk
with John Shortlands last night. l half
threatened to throw M my place in Par
Lament, and then the arrangement would
be that you and l, Yolande, should start
away together and roam all over the
world, amusing ourselves-going just
where we liked-you and | all by our
selves"
"You would become tired of being
amused. You could not always travel"
she said. She put her hand on his hand.
"Ah, l see what it is" she said, with a
little laugh. you. are concealing. That
is your kindness, papa. You think l am
too much alone; it is not enough that
you sacrifice to-day, tomorrow, e day,
to me; but you wish to make a sacrifice
altogether; and you pretend you are tired
of politics. But you cannot make me
I1snI 20 .NA IL IL I
can see through your pretense!"
A new suggestion entered his mind. He
glanced at the girl opposite him-tim-
idly and a%nxiously.
"Yolande," said he, IL wonder now
II suppose at your age-well, have you
ever thought of getting married ?"
She looked up at him with her clear.
frank eyes, and when she was startled
like that her mouth had a slight pathetic
droop, that made her face sensitive and
charming.
"Why, hundreds and hundreds and
hundreds of times!' she exclaimed, still
with her soft clear eyes wondering. "Of
course, when | say l have thought hun
dreds of times it is about not getting
married that l mean. No. That is my
resolution. Oh, many a time l have said
that to myself. l shall not marry
never-no one"
'Oh, but, Yolande, that is absurd. OF
course you will marry. OF course you
must marry"
when you put me away, papa. Yes
she continued quite simply. THAT was
what madam used to say. She used to
say, If your papa marries again, that
is what you must expect. 1t will be bet.
ter for you to leave the house. But
your papa is rich; you will have a good
portion; then you will find some one to
marry you, and give you also an estab.
lishment.' Very WE'LL l said, but that
is going too far, madam; and until my
papa tells me to go AWAY l shall not &C
away, and there is not any necessity that
l shall marry any one"
81 wish madam had minded her owl
affairs" Mr.. Winterbourne said, angrily
II am not likely to marry again. l shall
not marry again. But as for you-well
don't you see, child-I-I can't live for
ever; and you have got no very neal
relatives; and besides, living with rela
tives isn't always the pleasantest Of
things; and l should like to see your flu.
ture quite settled"
He found it was no use trying to tall
to her seriously about this matter. Sh,
laughed 1t aside. She did not believe
there was any fear about her future
She was all content with the world a.
it existed.
The Grahams were the very first PEG
pie they saw when they reached Dat
lands. Col. Graham-a tall, stout, griz
zled, good-natured looking INV ly
ing back in a garden seat, while his wifi
vas standing close by, calling to he
baby, which plump small person was
vainly trying to walk to her, under tn,
t guidance of an ayah, whose dusky skin
t and silver ornaments and flowing gar
ments of Indian red looked picturesqu,
enough on an English lawn. Mrs. Ora
ham was a pretty woman, of middl,
height, and professed herself overjoyet
when Mr.. Winterbourne said there was
chance of his daughter and himself join
r ing her and her husband on their sug
gested trip; but the lazy, good-humore,
| looking soldier glanced up from his pape
= and said:
"Look here, Polly, it's too absurd
What would people say? It's all yer.
well for you and me; we are old Indian
, and don't mind; but If Mr.. Winterbourn'
is coming with us-and you, Miss Win
ter bourne-we must do something more
reasonable and Chr%istian-like han sal
out to Suez or Alden and back, all TO
nothing"
; But nothing could suit us better" Yo
lande's father said-indeed, he did no
mind where or why he went, so long a
r he got away from England, and Yoland
with him.
"Oh, but we must do something" Co
e Graham said. look here. When w
were at Peshawur n young fellow cam
up there--you remember young lsmat
4 Polly well, | was of some little as
- Sieto , IN him aud ba aoid ony TINA N,