Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-10-17
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The Sffi's light burst q laughter
lafonSed No thoroughly to Z sense Of
sour Situation.
You seem TO derive much amuss-
me1t from q condition of affairs al.
most 1ntolerable to me-" I said bitter.
~. II have always valued most highly
the friendship OF Mrs. Brennan, but
this unfortunate occurrence will doubt.
Jess end It."
Che glanced up at me. her long
llashes vet. but her dark eyes spark.
ling with mischief.
"0h, she won't care 20 far 40 you
are concerned" she exclaimed indlf.
'fersntly. But I suppose she will
think ] am perfectly horrid. Well, I
don't Z : II she does: she might
have waited ana learned tho truth
,Arst. Wasn't her face . study? And
how shall ! ever explain to Arthur 90
that he will understand? I'm sure I
have got the worst Of 1t. oh. Captain
Wayne. II my hair Ill ruined up? I
know I look like . fright. You must
como In now, and We win explain to
Mr.. Brennan the whole matter. She
cannot help believing us both. while
i know she would b 90 cold and
proud to me alone"
I shook my head decisively. PET.
'hApo It Wa better ended 20: at least
i possessed no courage just them to
face her indignation. She might but
deem VI had concoctsd our explana-
ton, and would very likely receive 1t
With all-the scorn she felt 1t deserved.
BeGdss, It wa clear there was moth
ingI could do to aid them. I should
be COW merely an unweloome intru.
der. An escort was to be there short
y to, convoy them northward. and for
me to be found In their company bT
Brennan would only inhame him and
add. greatly to tho embarrassment Of
his wife's position. Much "a I might
long for Immediate v~indication in her
sigh, the plain duty ol true love was
70 depart ct once. and permit time 70
straightsn out the tsnSls.
"you must pardon me-" I hastsned
10 cay, standing hat In hand before
her, hut Il would not be best for
me 10 intfu1o upon Mrs. Brennan aft
er her late reception. I merely halt
ed here In order to assure myself Of
your presence and safety. Ny men
are even now waiting for me- . few
hundred yards away"
"But I wish you to meet Arthur"
"Oh, I think not, Miss Minor. feel
warm friendship for Lieutenant Cation,
but different uniforms. serve
under different fags, and . meeting
here, both with armed forces behind
us would naturally have to be q hos.
tile one. However the Lieutenant and
] might consent to q temporary truce.
his superior o3csr, Major Brennan.
would not likely prove Of the ZANE
mind"
Then you really must got"
Unless you specially desire to Wit
ness . cavalry skirmish in your front
dooryard. l certainly consider it best"
and I held out my hand. Surely We
part - friends, and I may hope that
you VIII 1uG0I O0VO al 0y 90uoA VIII
Mr.. Brennan?'"
She rose up impulsively.
How ridiculous: how supremacy n.
:diculous! Why, Of course viii.
though I don't suppose Edith really
cares very much, but she believed It
would be highly proper to be shocked.
I don't think she likes you 20 very
we'll anyway. Captain Wayne. for she
never Will talk about you"
With these cheering words ringing
An my ears, and feeling thoroughly do.
ifeatsd In every cherished hope, I
strobe savagsly down the long hill and
mounted my horse. How roughly for
ituno had suReted me. to be sure. and
how extremely small the inspiration
left. Well, perhaps I deserved It for
svsr permitting myself to love n
whom ! knsw TO DO the wife Of %.
other. Doubtless she had seized upon
this slight pretext to be rid OF me.
and wa already rejoicing over its
easy accomplishment.
IN my agitation I forgot entirely the
presence of Maria Bungay at the
house, and ordering my men into sad
die prepared for departure without
giving 8 thought to the little fellow
and his domestic troubles. I chose
the road leading toward the north
west, for although I had not asked the
question I conceived 1t highly probable
that Brennan and his party would ride
from tho Federal calvary quarters at
Golfers Church, and I had no desire.
10 meet them. They were upon an
0frand Of mercy Of far greater impos.
lance than my revenge.
A 10 swung along through the
heavily tmbered land fringing our
soad, Bungey pressed his mule into .
hot and finally succeeded In ranging
ss1at my stds. Even in my disturbed
k1ental condition I wal amused 1t his
uniqus style Of riding, although I
lV6Qld not wound him BY launching.