The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1879-10-11

| some money, winch she proudly TeIuseQ
to take. So ordering fan, and asking
her to bring it to the house on the next
day, he left the encampment. But all
that evening there seemed to re-echo in
his earsthose despairing accents:
"No, no! / am poor indian, and q
poor Indian i must remain all my lifep
The next day, Zllah promptly brought
the fan; and Tristan said to her:
"Have you any schools hereT
Yes, sir" and then added, after q
moments hesitation, but ! have never
gone, sir."
"And why notT'
A sarcastic expression played. round
her lips as she answered:
ooh, you forget, sir, that ] am an In
dian"
Sand will not they receive every.
oneT' }t 49,
"No, sir" .-l. b
"Should you like to go to schoolp
| AS he put this question to her, the ex-
preston of her whole face changed, and
she shot him glance of intense eager
ness, as she answered.; tr-.a
{ =" / would give all ! have to go, sirl
But tits impossible"
But it is not, if you will come here
every day from ten o'clock till twelve,
| Jor will teach you myself" -.
For moment, Zillah's face lit UP
with Joy at this unlooked-for proposal;
and then she mournfully replied: LEI
=" I'm afraid | can't come, sir.
Nanny may not be willing"
Tristan said he would 60 in the morn
ing to see her mother about this matter.
The next day, Tristan true to his prom
Use, went to the encampment. When
nanny had been pointed out to him,
he Immediately asked her consent to his
plan. She at first positively refused
but she was at length persuaded to let
| Zillah come to him at the desired hours.
Tristan having. told Zillah TO come on
the morrow, he took his departure. On
the next day, Zillah came at the APP
pointed hour. Tristan found in her an
apt pupil, and she was equally pleased
with both teacher and studies, A month
and half rolled by, and Tristan locked
forward to the arrival of. his pupil with
more pleasure each succeedingd day, while
Zilah artessly confessed that her study
hours contained the only real happiness
slit eN ptileuCeu'
a
Arthur said his cousin, one day, q I
wish you would go to the fort for me, to
meet my friend, Miss Madge Edens,
whom | expect from " this
| evening" -.
Tristan ordered the carriage, and did
as he was asked He found Miss Edens
without much trouble she was small,
sprightly brunette, whose beauty lay
chiefly in her hair and eyes r4t
/ Are you fond of horse-riding, Mr..
TrstamT Miss Edens asked, as they
were driving home. 81. s.'-
Tristan said he was in ita
"Then shall claim you as my guide
in roaming over these hills, for think
there is nothing better, if one has good
horse"
A fter breakfast ON the following
morning, Miss Edens proposed a ride to
Glens Falls. They accordingly set out.
Zillah came to the house at the usual
time, and inquired for Tristan. o6s4
He's out, said the servantin gruff
tone.
/ "Will he be back in few minutes to
give me my lesson|' she tremblingly
asked, for a vague suspicion had taken
possession of her mind that he was tired
of teaching her. b.. g.F~s ,.,f...f
| "Do you suppose he would come back
for the likes of you? I think he's for
the giving of them up entirely"
Zillah turned away, with despair at
her heart How could she go back to
the old life? Her whole life had been
illumined by coming to Tristan, and
now to have this source of comfort cut
off, and with it all the hopes she had
founded of gaining some honorable posi-
ton, and so escaping from the dirt and
Indebtedness of her home-to have all
these hopes overthrow, was more than
she could bear, and she rushed out OF
the gate, andup the road. She ran till
she was tired, and then she turned from
the road into large green field, and
sitting down underfa huge chestnut
tree, with spreading branches, she let hel
head fall in her hands, when the blind
ing tears she had heretofore restrained
came thick and fast. She had been crv.
ing for about an hour, when feeling OF
WEAKNESS came over her, and leaning
back against the trunk of the friendly
tree, she fell asleep. She did not awake
until the sun was sinking in the west
She started up, wondering where she
could be. And then In an instant came
back the remembrance of all that had
TRANSFERRED, and resolutely turning to the
road, she slowly trudged along toward
the. Indian encampment. Yes, Zillah
had resolved to 60 home; for, although
after the first moment of awakening,
her heartfelt disappointment for her
bafiied hopes returned. sleep had given
her strength to bear it, and she had de-
cided to live the old dark life, to live az
she had been born poor Indian.
She had gone about half way home.
and was sitting on stone by the way-
side to rest, when she heard horses feet.
and, looking up, saw Tristan and Madge
riding toward her. As they came nearer,
she looked another way, and Tristan.
piqued at her conduct, did not speak, or
notice her in any way, but merely said
to Madge: 80 81 Z. = = =
"There is my Indian portege. | sup
pose she is displeased. because / went
away this morning. Well, she must not
exact all my attention; that was all we'll
enough before you came, but now it il
different, you know"
As these words reached Zillah's ears
she started up, and strange expression
came over her face That moment
made startling revelation to her, for
then she first knew that she loved Arthur
Tristan. 1t was then she first discov-
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