Cheyenne transporter. [volume] (Darlington, Indian Terr.) 1879-1886, 1883-10-13


"Will YOU come for little drive
with me, Miss Arndenp The night is
perfect, and YOU look rs if fresh air
would do you good"
She accepted at once, hoping as she
did so that George Fenby would see
her. He was not there to see, however,
and Ralph had taken good care to know
that. He was already half way home.
But Miss Arnden was in no mood TO
resuse. She was in reckless temper,
and Ralph Warden had accounted on
that. One desirous of widening the
breach between Alice and George would
have found it an easy task to make a
beginning that night.
Ralph Warden's lips moved slowly
as he seated himself beside Alice, but
we will not try to determine what he
said TO himself in that crisis in more
lives than one.
Il admire your cloak and hat" ex
claimed Ralph, ''though the saying
may be as much compliment to my
sisters as to your own taste. Hers
are like them, are they notP'
Very nearly; not quite. But L
didn't know you ever noticed what
your lady friends wear"
II don't very often. | did to-day.
Would the masculine eye detect the diff
ferencesp"
81 think not. But it is pity to talk
of dress on such a night as this. What
a strong and helpful sermon we had
this EVENING""
eyes," said Ralph.
They made Il turn in the road, and
faN
yards ahead. Alice put down her veil
at once. Surely, fate was on the side
of Ralph Warden's plans that night.
Get in, George. | won't take a
refusal"
"Who is with you? Your si9ter?"
"Yes," said Ralph, with prompt.
ness which should be admired and par
doned. "Sit on this side" said Ralph
as George got in; Il will sit between
you. The night is beautiful, isn't itP'
every beautiful!'
Very oeautifulw said George, who
really had not thought of it before.
"You needn't go home at once.
will turn here, and we will drive over
toward the shore"
He had turned his horse down the
road leading in that direction before
either of his companions could say {
word. The two lovers were gazing OF
the scene they had looked upon in tn,
morning The moonlight may have
softened the harshness of it little
but the man between them heard sol
from the woman at his left, and saw
the moonlight sparkle suspiciously OF
the eyelashes of the man on his right
And he thought grimIy of himself Il
the image OF fate-fate, with the des
tiny of two human beings in his hand
II found a paper of yours this morn
ing" said Ralph, slowly, land here
is. | could hardly help seeing what
was. | congratulate you on your bar
gain. You have bought the finest es
tate about here, George. 1t is remark
ably cheap at the price. l believe th
deed was signed last EVENING""
Yes
"Mr. Kingsley had not fully decide
to sell it until then, had hep"
"Notfuliy. He told me his daughte
might decide to want it herself whe
she IS married. Mr.. Kingsley will, c
course, give her a handsome residenc
somewhere when that event take
pace, lor MI Jones, VINO lS 30 Harr
her, has no fortune of his own"
ut has been our highest ambition t
own that estate, hasn't itP"
"Certainly. | wanted the fines
place here"
You ought to be suprcmely happy
You said last night you would be whe
you owned the place"
yes"
The answer was short. Ralph coul
feel the str0ng man on his rigl