The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1884-10-31

Z ltLltf NyNk KS AAAAA 1900
strcwD around in the Y ildest p%rotuSlon.
The hands Of the clock moved slowly
on. Waiting is always NnHoylug' no" II
was most provoking. But Just as ne
was debating whether to 60 or stay the
door If tnc inner room WAS opened, ana
4 pale. fair. faded woman of about ~
made her appearance. The general
advanced with allow bow. ..
"HoV do YOU do. Gen. Biddulph?
she said. in Ian guild tones, extending Il
thin. delicate hand. Il am so sorry to
keep YOU waiting. but | was detained by
Dessa." lsighing faintly). The general
+ hlsteucd TO push an easy char for
ward. Il am really quite glad you
have come" continued Mrs. ComynS.
sinking into the chair, and drawing the
shawl closely around her, for she Is
altogether beyond me. -.
Are YOU abiding to Miss DAILY?
asked the general hastily. ,
Yes, " sighed the lady. out OF
friendship to Maj. DAILY l undertook
the charge of his daughter; bat l was
totally unprepared for her wild temper
and ways.
"Shc is high-spirited?' he suggest
Ell feeblv.
''Very," Mrs. Comvns replied dryly.
My health is so bad | am quite mcom-
petent to manage her"
May l not see herr" asked the gen
( eral, after 4 pause.
She will be here in a minute. |
daresay YOU heard some sounds OF
Quarreling when you came in. Yes, L
thought so: that was Dessa giving her
avah a lesson in fact pulling out the
poor creatures hair in handouts" The
general uttered an exclamation of dis
may. Il think it is only right to let
| YOU know what she is the lady con-
tinued, holding out her hands to the
fire, though to him the room was IN
suferably hot, unless you are pre-
pared; perhaps you are. Has Maj.
DAILY told YOU anything about her?"
The general WAS reluctantly compelled
to reply in the negative.
Gust as | expected; he is too lazy to
do anything of the sort. Ny own
opinion is that he is too delighted to get
rid of her for a time. | am not sur.
prised."
But she is so beautiful" said the
general, apologetically, the picture of
his visionary ward rising clearly before
him.
Mrs. Comyns turned her head aside.
She is a trife dark" was her reply; and
somehow the general traced suppressed
merriment il her tones.
HSlo 10 n hr,notta thon 3 ho oSEoI
anxiously.
Mrs. Comyns laughed softly. "My
dear Ger. Biddulph," she said, looking
at him for one moment, II see you are
not an courant with the state of things.
Nay 1 ask if you remember the late Mrs.
Daly?"
II have no personal recollection, GER
tainly; but / know her to have been a
beautiful and amiable woman" he re-
turned promptly.
THAT vas the first wife; I mean the
! second"
"The second!" repeated the general,
blankly.
at is a most extraordinary story.
Major DAILY, in one of his eccentric
moods, wandered up"countrv, fell, i'll,
and was carefully nurSed and tended by
a native m of inferior rank. With
zeal worthy of a better cause, Major DAILY
sought her out when he recovered, and
he married her."
Mrs Comyns' soft low voice died
away. The general stood silent as a
statue. Then this girl" he said, at
length, isis
BLACK" observed Mrs. Comyns,
black as your hat on the chimney. A
sound of rapid movement came from
the inner room, the door was burst open,
and before the general had time to re-
cover himself a girl stood in the open
ing. "Ah, here is Dessa. Dessa, this
is your guardian come and shake hands
with him."
SPECIFICS with astonisment and vex-
alton, the poor man gazed with horror
on the figure before him. Squat, short,
dressed in the most uneartlly garb
with huge gold rings dancing in hel
black ears, and innumerable silver ban.
giles shining on her dusky arms, stooc
Che beauty of his dreams, the heiress
his ward. He advanced feebly. will
eHtstretcfed hand. The girls face ex
banded into a broad grin, her white
even teeth cleaning like pearls in then
ebony setting"
"She is shy" said Mrs. Comyns, will
a smile still lowering around the cor
ners of her mouth. "You will be bet
ter friends by and by"
Murmuring some incoherent fare
we'll, the general seized his hat, AM
hastily made his escape from the room
and out of the house. He strobe hom
overwhelmed with the horrible discov
cry. Notification, anger and vexe
| pride surged in his heart, and he longe
I at that moment for Major Days head
that he might have relieved his over
/ charged feelings. He would be q laugh