The Grant County herald. (Big Stone City, Grant County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1883, 1880-12-18

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Lucy, quickly, and with dignity, though
there was a sharp contraction Of hel deli
cate features.
Nab saw, perhaps experienced, pang
of remorse-for she sincerely liked her
gentle cousin; but she was full of
wicked eXultation. so strong was her pas
sion for power.
She turned and strolled down the
gravel walk among the cyprus vines,
flirting her pink fan, and Allen saw and
came from his seat in the avenue, with
Sultan, his great howling hound, at his
heels
When tea was served, he brought Lucy
cup of the fragrant beverage and the
cologne flask, and then was gone down
the cyprus walk with Nab.
The twilight deepened; a whip. poor
will called; the scent Of flowers stole up
from the beds and from ameng the vines.
Lucy lay alone in the hammock, and a
few tears, which she scolned, would have
their way.
She sat up, at last. Apparently Allen and
Nab had left the garden; no one was in
sight. It's recesses looked cool and dewy;
perhaps they would ease the throbbing
OF her temples.
She slipped from the hammock, and
went down the piazza steps, one little
white kitten following and rolling about
her teet
The frehles starred cypress vines; the
birds twittered contentedly over their
! June nests; some beautiful evening
blooming flowers filed the air with a
heavenly sweetness.
Lucy dragged herself slowly along
with half guilty feeling that this beauty
was so little to her. She was not III
harmony with its peace; the stiffness
| lrrltated her.
Suddenly it was broken by voices
which stole gently upon her ear. She
! could see no one. but she recognized
Mab's tones.
"Then you do not hate me2' she
syllabled insinuatingly.
Hate you2 No believe | love you
You are the most bewitShing girl,
Lucy felt the rustic of the cypress
vines. cool and dewy about her face, she did
not knew that she had fallen. But the
Others heard the crash, and Nab cal.
led Lucyw guiltily, anet 4 fen came and
lifted the little figure IN his strong
arms.
MY poor little girln' be said. what
i the matter with you: There is fever
al the village Do you suppose she i
coming down with it, he asked Nab.
.Feyer9-a contagious fever Horrors !.
cried Nab; and skipping down q slst
path, she flew ~ her room anu pegaf
packing ner trunk.
Allen was busy with Lucy. Elthe
she had tainted or she was very III. sh'
was perfectly unconscious. and her smal
white face lying upon his arm was pltlfu
indeed.
He gathered her up to his breast ane
carried her to the house.
There. cried Aunt Lucretla, star.
ING up from her seat in the doorway
Il thought she would faint, She ha
been miserable enough all day. Tax
her right up to her room, Allen, at tn
head of the stairs, and | Will come an
put her right to bed
Allen marched steadily up the stali
case, carefully carrying his burden, an
} pushed open door which stood alar !
, an instant It was slammed IN his face
| dent you bring her in here with he
5 horrid teyer-dont you dare. I'm ne
! gong to expose myself for anybody. II
gong right to Boston by the first train
!, the morning
$ Allen Stoptord's face changed coli
| violently, in the dusk. In spite OF !
:, harshness, he had recognized MAJ
4 voice. He was plainly confused, but n
n too much so to find another chambe
o which he entered and laid Lucy gent
down among the pillars of the viii
h bed.
n Then for one little moment he laid b
S, cheek against that cold and eolorle
n one. IfLucy could have seen his ey
then. she would not have doubted tn
e. she was dear to him.
r. "Here's camphor, and ammonia, ane
le cordial, and red lavender" cried Al
IS LHcretia. bursting in ''and she sha'
re stir off that bed till she is better Z
of Allen wandered alone around the =
er den till morning. lie saw the l2
ri barn out IN Lucy's chamber
= Johnny Bottles and the heusem'
we're around the house, where, ID
he ,cool dawn, he sat, lmmovable and moo
I'd in an arbor.
a. Suddenly he saw the front door open
as Nab, arrayed for travelling. issued fo1
We and went down the road toward
al station.
You can send my trunk by expires
at. she said to some one who closed the q
Sc behind her.
nv Did Allen start up and follow /
He had not the slightest inclination.
no waited until it was little later, and
/ walked to the village and sent the do
to visit Lucy.