Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-03-21

/ i had not received any letter then, but
BY the second country delivery came one
directed to Jack at once. The letter
he had read began thus:
All you say Is useless. my darling love
SIR Charles dcvotedy, and he has this day de-
clarc1 ne loves me You ak me: Does he
know am cngaRcd1 told him a gentleman
WIS coming to see mo: but he seemed Little
concerned at this piece OF Information"
30 Tar MIR. Dacre had read, and the
mine was sprung.
locked my room door, and fell back,
despairing. into an easy chair. was
resolved 70 hide all from my mother
till Mr.. Dacre bad seen Dolly. 1 hunt
ed up bradshaw, and found that train
started about four O'Clock that would
convey me to Hollywood at ESQ. II
Dolly wrote to me Al once, l should ret
her letter by Thursday; but of course
should hear from Jack on Wednesday.
dreaded every ring, every postman' s
knock. All day Wednesday passed and
no letter arrived from my sister or her
lover.
On Thursday morning l ran down
when heard the usual welcome sound.
On the table lay thick letter addressed
In Do!ly's handwriting. l ran up TO
mamma and gave her the one l found
inclosed in it for her; then sat down
to read mine, after terrifying myself
with cup OF coffee. i must give every
word of il:
II on arr well aware that n catastrophe has
happened through my heedlessness- The best
ihing wiz be for me 10 describe fully the
whole conse Iuences of that misfortune. On
our return from the garden party on Tues
DAY found "A telegram awaiting me from
Jack-'Shail be with you by :65.' OF course
TINS uNOke no Tears In my mind, for ! knew
Jack might run down at any momeat the
trains permit Lady Milliccnt sent me on Mt
once To be dressed by her artist-maid. What
she made OF me you must have seen to believe.
KITTY. 1 would not look at myself till the
whOc process was complete: and. when
glanced In the long glass I was really amazed
AT what saw. IL was the result, now know,
OF many discussions between Lady Milicent
and this gifted young person. You may imag-
me now cNultet I'm the thought that Jack
would zee me look a he had never seen me
| look letOre, for am 30 improved I'm hea tn
tnAt my whole appearance is changed. Well,
the bel rang. Lady Milliccnt received Mr.
Dacrc IN the morning-rOOm, and came to se1d
me down at once.
e ran down with my heart bounding /
entered the room. ] noticed Jack give one
/ start; but he received me in such a very un-
] Jack-like manner that was terrified Mar
ma-kityr ] cried. Quite well when l left
/ them. said Mr.. Dacrc: bat when he placed
me Ia chair. and took one opposite to me,
/ felt matters were desperate. What v wrongY
i gasped. Dearest Jack pray speak, only
an address, sud he, and pui the unfortunate
envelope in my hands. This contained a let
| Ter Tor your sSter. which !, perhaps for
| iunatcly, read before perceived the mistake.
nave Just seventeen minutes be- ore leave
Tor the return train; 80 II you wish to say
anything. let me beg of you TO speak at once
1 sank back in my chair anu covered my
/ lace with my handkerchief trembling with
| agitation. will you hear my eXpianationF A
stimmered Needless; the letter can have
your engagement TO me. Did this scoundrel
know you were engaged! / covered my face
! again. To hear Sir Charles North called n
4 scOundrcl was too much tor me. | dill not
/ speak for several minutes; but time was NV
| ing last, aud at length | said: III this is In
/ truth our last meeting. grant me one favor:
sly that you Will before tell you what IL is.
Of course IL Is reasonable. honorable re-
| guest that l wish TO make; but own It Is one
you viii not like To grant. lie paused a
/ ask j ask You u see Sir Charles North He
/ WINGED, but bowed silently. | left the room
to see the BIronet; | found him in his own
| room. in,ently studying an immense book
but only the Illustrations, | believe. | asked
l him 20 como with me to speak to a gentleman
| Who was waiting To see him. He fatty re
| fused. Time was rushing on knclt by'hirn.
yielded.
Taking my hand in a firm CLASH. ne dc.
| scend ID with inc TO the room where had left
| Mr.. Dacre. Jack stood. moody and stern,
pae as ashes, where had left him. We en-,
|
Dacre. said !, let me present you to Sir
Charles North. BarOnet.' Jack started
pauscd-seizcd Sir Charles in his strong arms
and-threw him out OF the windowf-no.
Kissed him! For this "scOundrel' this tat
greedy, idle little man j. the dear little son Of
Lady Mill cnt, aged just two years. Now
i you see Miss Kitty, you had better have had
little faith I'm your sister for once. You put
all this into my head, and I could not res -
tne Joke IKE 6r5 !, shail 6e my last for never
| the face love b =. in all the world.
| Jack did not go back 10y the return train,
though he was obiigel 10 leave early fhis
morning: but do not think 1 can sfsy awav
from him one day over a month. Lady MIL
| cent says you must come to take my plac :.
| She will write and ask mamma You will
| soon be as madly in love with SIR Charles
And so il proved. / went TO stay
with Lady Millicent; aud, of all the
darling, quaint, noble, chubby little
pets l 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 I were married about
six months after Dolly.
We both live in a lovely part oi
Kent. Dolly's husband pets and loves
her devutedly. Ny husband adds Ia
al his love a delicate, tender homage
infinitely precious to me.
" Kitty, dearest" my mother once
said to me. "you and have tasted the
fullest earthly happiness. We both
know that reverence is the perfectly
peerless jewel in loves crown; but We
must earn it..
a bravo Eton boy spends as much
| time with Us a his mother can bear 70
spare him, and the most welcome
guest in Jack Dacre's home is Sir
Charles North, Baronet.