The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1884-04-04

| cried. Quite Well Wnen i IeIU JIlenl,
| said Mr.. Dacre; but when he placed M
in a chair, and took one opposite me
!. ( felt matters wure desperate. Wnaf
is wrongP' I gasped. Dearest Jack,
nray speakr Only an address. said he,
| and ne put the unfortunate envelope in
nv hands. This contained a letter
for your sister, which /, perhaps for
tunately, read before / perceived the
mistake. have just IL minutes before
l leave for the return train; so If you
wish to say anything, let me beg of you
to speak at once. II sank back in my
chair and covered my face with my
handkerchief, trembling with agitation.
VIII you hear my explanation?' l
stammered. Needless the letter can
have but one meaning. / came tore
lease you from your engagement with
me. Did this scoundrel know you were
engagedp / covered my face again
To hear Sir Charles North call a scound.
rel was to much for me. Ididnot speak
for several minutes; but time was fly.
ing fast, and at length / said: If this
is in truth our last meeting, grant me
one favor; say that you will before Itell
you what it is. Ofcoursei it is q reasonable
honorable request that / wish to make,
but I own it is not n you will like to
grant He paused a moment, then
said: I will do what ever you ask i
ask you to see Sir Charles North He
WINGED, but bowed silently. / left the
room to see the baronet. / found him
in his own room, intently studying an
immense book-but only the illustra-
tions, / believe. / asked him to come
with me to speak to a gentleman who
was waiting to see him. He fatty re-
used. Time was rushing on. / knelt
by him, implored him. Atlast I kissed
him, and he yielded.
Taking my hand in q firm clasp, he
descended with me to the room where
I had left Mr. Darce. Jack stood,
moody and stern, pale as ashes, where
/ had left him. We entered. / led
Sir Charles toward him. Mr.. Dacre,,
saidI, let me present you to Sir Charles
North. baronet.' Jack started-paused
seized Sir Charles in his strong arms
and-threw him ont of the window
no, kissed him For this scoundrel,
this fat, greedy, idle little man is the
dear little son of Lady Milicent, aged
just two years." Now you see, Miss
Kitty, you had better have had a little
faith in your sister for once. You put
all this into my head, and / could not
resist the joke; but it shall be my last,
for never more do / wish to see such a
look-of pain in the face / loved best in
all the world.
Jack did not go back by the return
train, though he was obliged to leave
early this morning; but / do not think
/ can stay away from him one day over
a month, Lady Milicent says you
must come to take my place. She will
write and ask mamma. You will soon
be as madly in love with Sir Charles"
And so it proved. / went to stay
with Lady Milicent; and of all the dar-
ling, quaint, noble, chubby little pets /
had seen, Sir Charles was the king.
At the end of the year Frank returned
in time for Christmas. He did not go
back to India, he settled in England.
He and / were married about six months
after Dolly.
We both lived in a lovely part of Kent.
Dolly's husband pets and loves her de-
voted1y. MY husband adds to all his
love a delicate, tender homage infinite
~ precious to me.
Kitty, dearest" my mother once said
to me, "you and j have tasted the full
lest earthly happiness. We both know
that reverence is the perfectly peerless
jewel in loves crown; but we must earn
it.
A brave Elton boy spends as much
time with us As his mother can bear to
spare him, and the most welcome guest
in Jack Dacre's home is Sir Charles
North, baronet.