The Red Cloud chief., 1879-12-04

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she was working hard. - that when
have laid up "a l.rtle sumihir on
which to begin housekeeping. She b..
came accustomed tn his situation. She
had always looked upon IL consistent,
a. III" result of the malice If biz enc.
mice, and upon himself a, Al injured
man. II was in vain that Philip had
| tried Ia explain matters "a her. What
de- u-e?' she would lay. Don't tell
me. You didn't won; ter keep no mon
ey dat warn't your'n, honey lou
meant ter pay il back. IL all dat darne-l
old Gray, fault in de- fI~, place. Didn',
you throw away fifteen hundred dollar
clar de- day arter you war rested, Oh
curse. Did dat iork Ike You WARM need
Oh money!
H. had told her Of hi gift 10 ia" Lee.
Poor honest SOUL she wa hi- only
friend. and he wanted her lo understand
that when he forged hi, uncle name b.
had done ~ from ns selfish motives.
"Ob curse" Nanny Joncs had >aid.
She wa apt To say lob cur-. = whether
thing were Il course or not.
j BlsiAlF liiA'A' up AtN A8ilAh AA4atA y va
60 la the far West when his time was
up. He hoped To- begin life All over
again there.
He was even more fortunate than he
had expected. Fortune b"fricndr1 him.
His 10 wear, of Incarceration hal paid
the debt { outraged Law. Now he was
permitted la employ the gold be hal
coined ont Of his disgrace. l. there any
proof Of "A noble mind greater than such
alchemy Philip deserved the success
which immediately attended him. H.
made his mark without delay. Ira that
part of the world il j. not usual IL que--
ton Il mans anteccdcntS. He stand,
ON his present merits.
Philip devoted himself especially Il
professional success. From TIA" tim,
that he WAS admitted 10 the bar he va
considered a lawyer Of rcpute. ii,
made few acquaintance, however; be
Stunned society. Gradually he acquire,
a reputation for misanrhropy. But We
are not sure that this did no, make him
all the more Interesting, especially
among the female portion of his world.
Women love romance. They conjrciurr''
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ference of a handsome man, still in the
midday aud flourish If his years.
There was moihin" of the Lara type, mn
fortunately, about Philip, Saxon good
looks and open face. The nay -tcry, II
mystery there were about him, could
not bc Il dark one.
In the course of time Philip made
money enough To- Great" for himself 4
lovely home. liz secret heart still cher,
iShrd an ideal, and in every detail of hi-
home h" consciously 81 uucnn~ciou~iy
studied I~Iculcn Gray tastes. lI"lu"kr'l
forward Ia meeting her again. liz
must. They belonged together. He di,
not lon@ a. do more, hope Ia do more,
than just Ia touch her hand, Ia look into
her eyes. In spite of spiritual afiniticS,
She was the wife of another man.
The meeting dccrrc,l by the gods was
deferred, not denied. One day q train
CARRYING a party of cNcurSionI>t~ Ia the
Western coast Was wrecked within ::
mile IF Mountain City-Philip's home.
Among those on the train were Helen
GRAY aud her sister. Helen was al~'
among the injured. A. She was heinz
carried into the town, Philip recognized
her. He stopped short. Yes. and Amy
too-changcd, however, from the girl oi
l. into Il mature and thoughtful woman.
Helen was little altered pcrhap, would
have been altered not AT NIL except for
the widows cap she wore.
Philip Immediately rendered his scrv-
ices. His instinct had been 10 do So ON
the plea of old acquaintance, hut he Saw
in Il flash that he was not recognized,
and in the same flash he decided that he
would not revive the painful associations
of the past. He remembered what he
had been. The old familiar look of
pride on I~Iclcn's face was still there.
Ii was a weakness, but he nevertheless
decided that if his present self did not
recall to Helen the convict Of the ten
years he had spent in prison. he would
not refresh her memory At that time.
He made his offer of assistance Is 4
stranger. la he sure, but then there Is
an unccremoniouSnc>s of good-fcllow-
ship about the West with which we of
the East are unfamiliar. The sisters
only protector on the excursion, the
husband of Il cousin who WAS also ri the
party, had been dangerously wounded.
Philip had il in his power 10 bcfricnd
them greatly, and he did not fail Ia do
81. He established them in comforta-
BILE quarters. telcgraphed back and
forth for thcm-in Il word. tidcd over
the emergency. Helen and Amy Were
penetrated with gratitude. which Helen
expressed all the more volubly because
she felt il the less Scn>ibly.
Perhaps no more striking proof could
have been furnished of the slight i'm,
precision made upon lIclen'S life by thi,
man, who had thrown away his own fu-
ture for the sake of saving her from pc,
c~uniary embarrassment. than the fact
that she now totally failed to recognize
him.
There is something about Mr.. Philip
which puzzles me-" she said one t,
Amy. "A resemblance. But | can no.
trace ii IL | have tried. He is
handsome man"
A remarkably handsome man
Helen. | am sure he likes YOU"
"no you mean torres me-, a. the phra>'
goeS?"
Il believe | DO"
Il think 81 too, tn tell the truth
Well. | married for convenience once
Ii would he no more than fair if | wer,
Ia marry for-more romantic considera
tons the second time"
Amy laughed half deprecatingly. I"
wish that You would fall in love, Helen
really and truly and desperately. Ior
might a> well have no heart NJ all. yor
keep it under such perfect control"
Perhaps | may fall in love Yet. Shoy
me the man. and | will"
But that's not the way"
"It's my way. Show me an eligibl
match, morally, intellectually, socially
financially, and | will"
The least bit of color struggled int
Amy'S face. Gould Mr.. Philip h
made to answer"
I'm not quite sure. l insist upo
deliberation. Perhaps he might answer
| have always said. Give ms the rigl
kind Of 4 man, and my affections wi
Irvine. But they shall not Irvine unle,
| am convinced that the mar is fully IL
10 the mark"
"You make a merit of worldlineSs.
$40 he sure | do. | am a child ,
I this world"