Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-01-03
'n, you're so brutal!-
II haven't begun yet"

uim--yeS, Will!
I'm taking no more chances, and
the time Is short"
Still holding her closely with one
arm, he opened the door. The man
stared impassively above their heads
craven image of Inconsistencies.
Jarvis"
Yes, SIR"
Miss Milbrey wishes you to say to
Mr.. Shepler that she is engaged"
That I'm ILL.," she interrupted, still
making little struggles to twist from
his grasp, her head still bent down.
That she is engaged with Mr..
Bines, Jarvis. and can't see him. Say
it that way-'Miss Milbrey is engaged
with Mr.. Bines, and can't see you"
Eyes, sir!"
He remained standing motionless, as
he had been, his eyes fixed above them.
But the eyes of Jarvis, from long
training, did not require to be bent
upon those things they needed to OBJ
serve. They saw something now that
was at least two feet below their
range.
The girl made little move with her
right arm, which was imprisoned fast
between them, and which some intui-
ton led her captor not to restrain.
The firm little hand worked its way
slowly up, went creepingly over his
shoulder and bent tightly about his
neck.
Eyes, sir" repeated Jarvis, without
the CULVER OF an eyelid, and went.
He closed the door with his free
hand, and they stood as they were IN
til they heard the noise of the front
door closing and the soft retreating
footsteps of the butler.
ooh, you were mean-mean--to
shame me So" and foods of tears
came again.
II hated to do It, but had to; 1t was
a critical moment. And you couldn't
have made up your mind without It,"
She sobbed weakly in his arms, but
her own arm was still tight about his
neck. He felt 1t for the first time.
"But had made up my mind--I did
make 1t up while we talked"
They were back on the couch. He
held her close and she no longer re-
sisted, but nestled in his arms with
quick little signs, as II relieved from
great strain. He kissed her fore
head and hair as she dried her eyes.
Nov, rest little. Then we shall
CO."
"I've so much to tell you. That day
at the teweler's-well. what could / do
but take one poor last little look Of you
TO keep"
"Tell me II you care for me-"
"Oh, do, do, do care for you.
I haye-ever since that day we walked
in the woods. do, l dol"
She threw her head back and gave
him her lips.
She was crying again and trying to
talk.
~ did care for you, and that day
thought you were going to say some
thing, but you didn't-you were so dis
tant and troubled, and seemed not
even to like me-though 1 felt sure
you loved me. I had thought you were
going to tell me, and Id have accepted
yes, for the money-though I liked |
you so much. Why, when l first met
you In that mine and thought you were |
a workman, I'm not sure wouldn't |
have married you if you had asked me. |
But 1t was different again when l |
found out about you. And that day in |
the woods I thought something had |
come between US. Only after dinner |
you seemed kinder, and knew at once |
you thought better of me, and might |
even seek mel knew 1t In the way |
a woman knows things she doesn't |
know at all. I went into the library |
with candle to look into the mirror, |
almost sure you were going to come. |
Then heard your steps and ] was SO |
glad-but 1t wasn't you'd been mis- |
taken again-you still disliked me. I |
was so disappointed and hurt and |
heart-sick, and he kissed me and
soothed me. And after that directly |
saw through him, and knew truly |
did love you just as I wanted to love |
the man who would be my husband
only all that nonsense about money |
that had been dinned into me so long
kept me from seeing 1t at first. But
was sure you didn't care for me |
when they talked so about you, and
that-you never did care for her, did
couldn't have cared for her,
could you?-and yet, after that night,
I'd such queer little feeling as If you
had come for me, and had seen"
Surely gentleman never sees any
thing he wasn't meant to see."
"I'm so glad should have been so
They were still a moment, while he
stroked her hair.
They'll be turning in early tonight,
having to get up tomorrow and preach
dreary place Heaven
must be compared with this!"
She sat up quickly.
"Oh, I'd forgotten. How awful It Is.
Isn't it awful?"
at will soon be over"
But think of my people, and what's
expected of me-think. of Mr.. Shop
er."
"Shepler's doing some hard thinking
'or himself by this time"
Really, you're a dreadful person"
There was a Knock.
"The cabman outside, sir, says how
ong is he to wait. sir?"
Tell him to wait all Night IL I don't
'ome; tell him II he moves of that
spot I'll have his license taken away.
Tell him I'm the mayors brother"
Eyes. SIR"
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