The Red Cloud chief., 1877-03-29

Blushing deeply 1t being eaueht IN
such . rude act, Kate drew down her
vsii and sRsed stuaiousls On the pass-
ing landscape. Station altar station
was passed. Half IN hour more and
she would Be- in Stanley. free from 6ey-
hour and his nephew. The very thought
- refreshing. She almost laughed .
she thought Of the discontinue her de-
parture would cause both the con
tracing pertieh" q. brother Charlie
clnn her1AssA1isMr. Seymour.
Her reverie was broken by the
stranger, who c~ourte0uAly offered her
. book he had just taken from his
satchsL Kate accepted his profiered
kindness, and more for politeness' sake
than any other reason, began to read.
Aquick jerk, q crash As IL the hexv-
ems were falling, q sudden stop. and
Kate was preslritated into the arms
Of the gentleman 1t her sida &
Everybody was frightened. The u.
dies shrieked and gentlemen looked
anxious. The peddler graeped his
satchel containing the -supefiof black.
ing" and the maiden lady still held
fast to her pocket-book a. she cried
out: Il allus said sol These cars are
mighty unsafer
Noone knew exactly how It happened.
but the engine had been precipitxted
down Ehe 3tssp embankment dragging
the bsggage-car with it Fortunately
no one wa injured. though sons were
considerably shaken. OF course every.
thing va confusion, the gentlemen all
left the cars, and several lsdies also.
Kate knowing the danger, il any, had
passed, remained IN her seat The
stranger, after sscertaining the extent
Of the damage and probable delay, re-
turned. Kate questioned him, eagerly.
There is" said he, mo danger, the
has been precipitated, down the
ernbankment and 1t will ~ several
hours before the train can move on"
what is the distance from Stanley ?"
"Only q mile and q half. As it is my
destination 1 am going TO walk ] shall
be glad" he added, IF when I get there
can be of ay, service to you"
Thank you" she replied, II, too, am
only going TO Stanley, and as the dis
lance is 30 short, l will walk, too"
He picked up her light handbag and
Is own more substantial. sstchel, and
together they left the car. The ice of
conyentionality being broken, they con-
yersed pleassnpyo on different topics,
md very en~tertaining and agreeable
Kate found her strange companion.
He, oh reader, is the veritable nephew
of Seymour.
Having, no desire to be married to a
slnperfng boarding-school miss. as he
mentally pictured Kate he had left his
guardian to proceed alene to the house
Of his old friend. while he went to STAN
ley to visit an old college chum. As he
walked and talked with Kate he
thought more than once, If some one
a. bright and witty as she had been his
uncle's choice, his would not have been
30 terrible q fate after all.
The conversion turned on books, and
thsy were n the Midst of an animated
discussion oonoerning their favorite
aathors. when the depot at Stanley was
reoched, and Kste was warmly well
comed to ha grandfather. Near him
stood q young gentleman, to whom he
had evidently been talking. This young
Emsn aet.ed hN oaapanfonby the hand,
and sftefa hearty bake, turned and in.
troduced him to MI. Howard as Mr..
Cecil Alland. After the usual R1ee6s
ings MI. Howard presented his grand
daughter to both the young men and
Kate had the opportunity Of thanking
N. kllsnd fH his kindness to her. She
rather wondered at the peculiar smile
which pervaded his countenance, as her
srandfslher pponounced her, name, but
it passed away as he acknowledged her
THANKS, by q graceful bow, and assured
her Twas nothing"
Mr.. Howard, after 4 cordial invita-.
ton to MI. Davids to bring his friend
to the farm house, took Kate to the
carriage, and they rode away. A short
drive over, . smooth, quiet road, brought
them to the farm house, and grandma
Howard received her guest with open
arms. Kate found her visit, as she ex.
pected, rather quiet, but the woods were
beautiful and she took frequent rsm.
hlas bringing as trophies of her search
great handfuls of lovely leaves, or q
new scene in her sketch beok. Soms.
times she would take q hook and read
an hour In the calm autumnal solitude,
Thus the days fed. xEFi III
True to his promise Mr.. Davids
brought his trende out to call and after
Sdst almost evefS Aevening found him
at the farm house, occasionally With his
host, but eftepest alone. He knew Kate
w the ~sinspering mA1ssM Ind pm.
posely avoided and chance had sooppor-
tunely thrown in his way. lbst1hSevf
| IDENTITY did MT i6Anfifv him With tho