The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1907-07-17
CHAPTER XVIII.


to- be With Miss Weston. who was
coaRmeAr to her room. if not to her
bsd.
At 'disner. which was y formal af-
faar In honor OF the rector and his
wife. Ass Carney greeted me cordial
". aadS unaGkotsdly. but. beyond an
evanescent flush that lighted up her
faHes sud- vanished as quickly az it
came. she gave no sign that my to-
msritycof tho night before had made
tn slightest impression upon. her
1s1nd. She was superbly gowned, and
her manner. while natural and entire
In -unconstrained. impressed me as
Using. In. a. Way. unusually thoughtful
aad serious: yet at times her face
faariE glowed with the contented. sat
isAed expression of one whose cup.
OF happiness was filled and overflow
Ing. ..-...t
knew what ID meant. for could
no longer hide the truth from myself
isl would. and yet l even then strove
to devise q plan by which I could
tsike myself away. and out of her life
- that In time her heart would again
To free
l did this In good faith. for. realiz-
ing my unworthiness as l did and
l@owine well that many circum-
saAnseA bod conspired tn give her an
eaalted opinion of me and my abiI-
istes. which. otherwise. she never
would have reached. l felt it my duty
10 step aside and not stand in the
nyof the FIR greater conquest that
sse was surely destined to make.
No tongue can tell the extent to
which IAregrettsd my act of tempo,
ray Uesakness On the previous even
Ing. and I cursed Lay indiscretioa in
taaking advantage OF her hour of sor-
row and despair when should have
ssen strong enough to Withstand the
tempter. IL only by virtue of the great
asd ever increasing magnitude Of my
devotion. That she knew 1t now there
could be no doubt. and I knew with
equal certainty that she returned my
SUse with all the ardor of her great
warm heart.
Mr.. Arthur Sedgewick. the rector.
Broved to be jovial sort of an indi.
vsdual. OF the fiorid type and port
wane complexion. while his wife was
q demure little woman who regarded
him with unconcealed admiration and
whose greatest satisfaction In life
~1s derived from faif-stiffed exciama-
ems OF mock horror at his constant
unconventional sallies and jests.
so you saw all the plays in New
work.? he asked. as the conversation
iDperceptioey took a Theatrical turn
oh. yes!" exclaimed Miss Carney,
n almost her childish enthusiasm.
I'VE wenss every nigha an4 to III the
matinees. too. We had not been in
an Enelish-speaking country in SO
'eng that we fairly reveled in the
SER and we even saw Maud Adams
Sur times
"fea like her. then" 1 remarked.
~ want OF something better to say.
at feeling it my duty to show an In
eerest clearly at variance with the
true object of my thoughts.
Now. Mr.. Ware that is altogether
40 bad" returned Miss Carney. in
an obviously assumed tone of bad
image. You said that in exactly the
gay that the traveller at sea greeted
0s roommate one morning. when he
observed politely. but with about as
much enthusiasm as you yourself have
3sst shown, Good morning. old man.
= hope you, are we'll: not that 1 care
rap. But Just to start the converse.
tion!'"
The rector's wife looked properly
knocked. while her liege lord laughed
uproariously and cried:
Il heard that story when l was in
college. Miss Carney but unless my
memory fails me. the wording was
somewhat different"
II exDdrgated 1t for your especial
beneest. SIR" returned Miss Carney sol.
EMMY and then. in reply to my ques.
ton, she added:
Il think Miss Adams Is just too
sweet and dainty for anything. Is it
really true that she is married."
1t has been rumored that she is
married to her, manager" l replied,
''but r hardly think It possible. for
they are almost never together. You
know. she spends her summers in
Massachusetts while he is in Lon
dan. and Just as soon as he re-
turns in the autumn. she always
starts for the west with the Little
Minister"
''Meroy." exclaimed the rector's
will, In unfeigned advertisement,
whle WEI all laughed i'm spite of our
selves. and the revesend gentleman
fell into . violent Mt of coughing
and dropped his fork on. the floor.
When the general levity caused by
my remark had subsidized, somewhat,
and he was able to speak. he explain
ed: "The Little Minister. my dear,
is a play. and not man! must
take you to see it the next time we
are in town"
rs 1t biblical play?" asked Mrs
Sedge wick with interest.
'"oh. dear. no." replied Miss Car.
ney. Just the ordinary sort of a
play. with man and a woman and
a whole lot of pathos and comedy
sandwiched in and spread around
But It is very sweet and enjoyable
Haven't you read, the book?"
NO" returned Mrs. Sedgewick
seriously. Il am SO absorbed in
r.. p. Roe's works just now that
I haven't time for anything else