Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-20
Same Man Struck Six Times.
THE SQUAW MAN, A Novel.
BY
Julie Opp Faversham.

| then gradually drew the slender hands
| from her face.
You are unreasonable my child he be-
gan Surely you can hope for no better
| husband than the son Of my late friend.
Why. l have known him from chlldhood.
| Think, he went on. ''of his career as a
| soldier: of the respect of his tenantry; OF
his position in the world He forgot the
| dominance of Lady Elizabeth, who, by her
| plans and generalship, had commanded all
| these attributes for her son. with his
knowledge of life and the future assured
him. he continued, "he can give you all
that so far has been denied to you. What
more can You desire, my dear"
| Diana raised her tear-stained face and
| listened
| He drew her close to him, his feeble body
vibrating with sudden emotion as he said,
| II am very feeble-far older than my years,
! and l long to you safely placed. He
waited a moment as though expecting
| reply, but there was no answer to his ap-
peal We are poor Diana.very poor.
| have carried heavy burden for years
| This marriage will make me supremely
| happy; it will make my remaining days
peaceful" He paused. You can trust
me- dear, in this matter Say that you
| can"
Something In the tense. pathetic face
forced back Diana's words Of opposition
| Perhaps she was wrong. There was no
tangible reason for this rebellion that her
perplexed mind could grasp. Her father
| so gentle SO wise, SO loving, could not be
| doubted. Sir Charles watched her eagerly
| He loved her, but In his short-sighted de-
| sire for her happiness he failed to see the
| depths of her troubled heart Almost con-
| WINGED that her frightened instinct was
wrong, Diana rose and, with gentle pres
sure of her fathers hand, yielded to his i'm
portunities. Tactfully, and in silence, Sir
| Charles accepted her consent.
| A strained pause followed. Sir Charles
ref1ectively sank into the cushions OF his
| high-backed chair. He was sure that
| T..
was often with young, inexperienced
| girls before marriage. The excitement of
| the London life was great fatigue TO nm
| Even the muff1ed, vibrating roar that half
| penetra ted into the dwellings of Mayfair.
| told on his sensitive nature. He closed MS
eyes.
| Dianas girlhood had been singularly iso-
| lated from the world. Shortly after JIM
| departure for India, she had been sent
abroad to school on the continent. She
| had usually spent the summers with her
| father at some peaceful, out-of-the-W
| corner. Her education completed, she had
| returned during the April previous, 10 the
! quiet life of her fathers home.
There followed the lonely weeks with her
| awakening womanhood crying out for COM
| prehension. Then one day Henry Wynne-
gate returned to the Towers. She had
| only a vague memory of the subsequent
| days of amusement that passed so quickly.
All that her youth and gayety had so long
| desired was given her. she was uncon-
sciousy swept by the passion of Henry's
love and could hardly recall when she
promised to be his wife. That was in the
autumn.
At the beginning of the season she was
presented at court. Her youth and beauty
made a sensation, and her marriage was
arranged to take place within a month
Eager to grasp the bloom of the fresh
flower he had plucked. Henry would toll
crate no delay. Backed by the dominant
influence Of his mother, who in Diana saw
not only the qualification of Henry's de-
sires but gracious bearer of his name
and. with the persuasion of Sir Charles
Diana acquiesced to an early marriage
She was in love with love, not with the
man. and her loneliness and the purity of
her fresh young soul made her idealiZe the
best of Henry's shifting, many-sided ma
ture
Sir Charles dozed peacefully. Diana.
with feveriSh cheeks and burning eyes,
longed to escape from the warm room.
Through the closed windows she could see
that the rain had ceased. She wanted to
be alone to calm the battling emotions of
1t was thrown open, and the Countess Of
Kerhin and Lady Mabel Wynnegate were
announced.
Sir Charles aroused, rose quickly from
his chair to greet the visitors.
INV dear Lady kerhill began, as she
entered the room and embraced Diana I'VE
are going to ask you for our tea at once
If you will take pity on us. Suc.I an after
noonl We We're obliged to turn back from
Ranelash because of the storm. Fortu-
nately we had a closed carriage but Mabel
and l were so anxious to know whether
you and Henry had started before the