Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-06-28
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OF 1T WAS FOR HER SAKE
By CHARLES CARVlCE
By CHARLES CARNlCE

moment, papa. must Just see Bes.
sic again"
"All right, am In no hurry" said
the squire, and he sat down on the
settle outside the door, and instantly,
as II would seem, was absorbed by
his own thoughts.
Olivia ran upstairs on tiptoe, and
entered Bessie's room.
The girl turned her large, innocent
eyes upon the lovely face OF her young
mistress with eager gratitude.
Not gone yet, miss?" she said in a
low voice.
Not yet, Bessie Are you better?
II am all right now, Miss Olivia,
only weak and trembling like. Has
has the gentleman gone?
"Mr. Faradeane2 Yes" said Olivia,
and she leaned down and smoothed
the white coverlid.
Bessie drew long breath
"And ! scarcely thanked HIM" she
said.
ooh, but / think you did, Bessie"
said Olivia.
The girl shook her head, and the
color came into her pale, child.llke
| face.
Il couldn't thank him long enough,
miss. He did save my life, though
he made light of It, and put 1t off as
nothing at all Toby had bolted
and was racing like the wind and the
gentleman--tell me his name again,
miss; 1t is a hard one to remember,
and yet It sounds nice"
'Faradeane,' said olivia.
"Ah, yes, Faradeane! ! shant
forget 1t. Well, miss, he came out
Of the cottage, straight like "A lion,
md he leaped on to Toby | could
see him before | tainted, and Toby
knocked him down and | thought he
was killed, and them don't recol.
lect any more till he carried me in
here. He said he wasn't hurt, miss
hut | saw the blood running from his
forehead" She shuddered. "Ah
miss, If were lady like you ! could
thank him as he deserves; but I'm
only poor girl that doesn't know
} how to speak what she feels"
II think you thanked him very pref
tlly, Bessie" said Olivia. But ]
} don't think he wanted or liked being
thanked He would not stop to speal
to papa, outside just now
A swift look of apprehension rose tx
Bessies eyes.
"Ah, miss he was hurt and was try
ing to hide It; he didn't want The
, squire to see. Oh, Miss olivia, wha
snail | do? There Is no one to see
after him"
Olivia soothed her and returned t,
the squire,
, Bessie thinks MIR, Faradeane wa
hurt, badly perhaps-and that was tn,
reason he did not stay, papa" sh,
said, with little catch in her voice,
> "Eh?" said the squire. We'll. tina
may be So" And instead of turning
up the drive he went down the lam
, toward Tho Dell. Olivia walked II
silence by his side, and the SPUR
stopped at the gate and put his hant
upon It, 1t was fastened securely
, Tho gate is locked" he said, looking
puzzled and banled
olivia touched his arm and pointe
= to the window upon the white blln
of which was the shadow of a tai
figure pacing up and down,
Look. papa she whispered.
v The squire stared at the winda,
y with a thoughtful frown,
3. THAT is an unhappy man." he re
marked to her, also in n whisper
\ AT any rate he is not so much hun
# as Bessie imagined"
n NO" said Olivia, with little sig
Of relief, Then she touched he
>. fathers hand. Come away, papa,
=. she said, almost inaudibly. II fee
n as II we were watching him
We'll. SO we are" retorted tn
1t squire, with a suppressed laugh. The
o he looked at her uneasily Yes; Ii
o us go home" he said You loo
70 tired and upset This has been to
I'd much for you. will walk down
IL the morning and inquire how he 1
| suppose he will not refuse me a.
mlttapce, | am not woman"
d, And he laughed
But Olivia did not echo the laug
IL as he had expected; and she RENAME
silent all the way along the drive.
" Meanwhile MIR. BARLEY Bradstor
IS had ridden back to his splendid an
Q. gorgeous house In anything but a goo
a humor, Your paryenu, while he woul
" give half his newly gotten wealth I
IL be gentleman, invariably hat,
Is every gentleman he meets. Bartle
ut Bradstone had taken u dislike to Lon
e, BERTHE, first because he was n gent
n man, and secondly because he wa
ie evidently an old friend of Olivia
| and possibly lover. As he contras
g ed her manner to BERTHE with the co
reserve with which she treated hil
IN self, he clenched his teeth and jerk,
ul lat the reins, making the horse sta