Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-01-07

Chesterman and her brother here as q
m cans to an end"
Precisely"
you say precisely. Then you rec
ognize that it was to bring you here,
Emily, that I used them" ..
81 recognize nothing Of the sort. And
'you will please remember that my
name to you. and for that matter to
everybody else, is Miss Dubs."
! For the present, II you like, Miss
Dubbs it shall be. For the future we
shall see. In the meanwhile have the
honor to offer you marriage"
| What, you want OF marry me?"
"As you have known perfectly we'll
let us look facts in the face. You are
you like) from trivial disappoint-
ment. From your own telling the at.
faire Kettle was only one Of many"
1T was nothing OF the kind"
| well, have it your own way. But
your engagement with him is at an
end. Now look at what can offer
you--lands. houses. servants, wealth
power. Did you ever think Of the
sweets OF absolute sway, Emily? You
will be a queen, with power Of life and
death over all your subjects, and il I
know your capacity I shall he one OF
those subjects also. You will want an
English girl as companion. give you
Miss Chesterman. II you wish for a
larger kingdom will conquer it for
lou. Everything that power can get
and love. can think Of will be yours
And please remember this: I have
loved You from the first moment
put eyes on you, and determined then
to make you my queen If love could
do it,
/ Miss Dubbs stood up and looked
sten Oily down into the mans blue eyes.
I'm sorry you've spoken" she said.
+ But you'll give me credit for trying
to head you of from proposing"
I, 81 know that. but I'd too much at
stake to take yona hint. Besides,
wanted to Law out fairly before you
What | have to offer"
! 81 world rather Won did not go on,
; because there CAL he only one answer,
and that's no There could be no
lady more conscious of the compliment
Won have paid me. Saint. and the offer
to make me a nreen 10. or course. eX-
,tremelv fascinating.- But marrying's a
thing I'm set against. and there Won
have the whole tale in nutshell.
should like if YOU would let me. to To-
gard Won ALWAYS as a very "'Hs" frlend
but il will never get beyond that, An"
now it would be more comfortable for
both Of I, if you changed the sub
ject."
40" III, parhar chiefs blue eyes
grew hard. and HIS brown beard stuck
out aggress'velv. II have offered you
the easy rath Emily. and have made
nv rrnncsa, 70 you on honorable Eng-
Fish lines. But there is too m"ch at
stale TO lnt YOU upset all my schemes
for the sake OF a paltry whim. TO this
valley and this rock you have come
and here vow will stav for the rest OF
your natural life. Make no mistake
about that. Again I ask: will you be
queen?"
ard rather die first said Miss
Dubbs shortly.
You can guess the alternative?"
"r rrefer to remember that you are
o~r''cman with an English education
p~- chat. therefore. you won't make
threats
at would he better If you made nc
allusion TO the unfortunate clrcum
stance Of my upbringing. can tell
Won It has been the curse OF my eX
jistence. and the detail Of my gentll1tV
is beginning to wear very thin. Al
present. Emily. i am supreme kaid OF
tho Western Atlas Berhers with power
of lro and death. AMI fortune over
everything within nv marches. and am
in no mood tn be thwarted" The hne
ewes cared bungrily on the English
girls splendid womanhood. $50 you
can be assured OF just one broad fact
NV wife you are going to be. and it
would be more comfortable for both or
lus II you came to me willingly
"That never will"
"Then shall leave you for the time
being to think out for yourself the
obvious alternatives. ! am sure that
when you have conned over the matter
coolly. YOU will take the sensible view
You are a sensible level-headed girl
Emily. and believe it is that which at.
traced me to you at the first. / VIII
20 now. And I will come back for
your favorable decision at ten O'Clock
tonight" ".'