The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1884-09-12
ALL BUT TRIUMPHANT.

She was only o goVernesS III OeoISe
Wilford's house, and a nursery COVER
ness at that.
Apretty, ldy-like, quite little crea-
ture, whom his two motherless child
rem dearly loved.
Between you and me, dear reader,
before their father had Oeen home from
his travels many months, be was IN
danger Of following their example.
Mrs Yans saw that She was = Wild
OF handsome, naughty, poor, and with
apA- 0f irs black eyes that we're IN
usUA2fv kssz and wiae-awake for all
EhEr concerned tbs wealthy widower.
For he vas her cousin, and she had
kept b0uss 5ur him since his w1feis death
tive years ago-with the decided In
tBua0n Ct ultimately and permanently
supplying her place and oonsohng him
far Es bereavement.
She wstghad HIM nov with s clouded
lace IS be sat 81 the open window, pay
ING less attention to the morning paper
IN his hand than to the merry group In
the garden, whose silFsry voices and
happy daughter reached him where he
sat.
How happy they seem, and how
fond the children are of herin he said
at last, pursuing his own thoughts.
"But why does she always wear black?
Do You know for whom she is IN mourn
ing, Helen?"
"Her mother, ] believe" Mrs. Ysne
answered In supreme indifference.
"she is an orphan. G~overnesses gem
orally are orphans, it seems to me"
And she tried to quiet her own fears
by rejecting:
at is only natural that he should take
pleasure in watching his own children.
Surely it can not be this girl?"
But il was ''this GIRL" in spite of
her. She thought she would put it to
the test, and SC went quietly OFT Of the
room and sent the housemaid to sun
mon Lily Deane to her presence.
you I so skillful at this kind of
work, Miss Deane, "she said, as she
held up a piece Of torn and costly lace
before the blushing, and fiuttering girl.
IT should be glad If you would
mend it as soo as possible"
And she looked with strong disfavor
at the iuttesing form and rosy blush.
She had seen George MILFORD accost
the girl as she came in from the gar
den, and she knew what the bushes
meant.
She made no remark, however, but
when she went down again to the
room where she had left her cousin she
found him standing aimlessly in the
middle of the room as if uncertain what
Sc Sc be about.
1.-THE garden has lost its attraction
she thought, and her black eyes flashed
@This girl must be got rid Of, and at
once
More easily said than done, however
The children loved their gentle play
fellow, and their father made no secret
Of the pleasure her presence and sweet
companionship afforded him.
While as for Lilly--though she was
"only q governess"-it was plain that
an unwanted scene of happiness made
her blue eyes more bright andher smiles
more frequent. She never thought OF
questioning why.
The simple little soul basked in its
atmosphere Of love andio as birds and
howers do, and thought about the d
of il as little.
The stately house had grown TO be q
happy home to her.
Was il siaco Mr.. Wilford returned?
Well, yes-everything was surely pleas.
anteK under the masters sway. He was
80 good, 50 kind, so gentle to herself
90 considerate towards everyone. All.
but his wife must have been d happv
woman. How sad that she should have
died, and left her lovely babies, her
dear husband. And he. too-soyounc,
scarcely thirtys~surely his life was lone.
She wondered now would he ever
And at that thought she put 10 two
little white heeas 90 sssz face that sud.
denly burned vivid crimson.
What Is il to megv she murmured
with an unconscious sigh. s'But If Il.
should, 4 suppose il would be Mrs
<0ne. And I should have to 90.
eopld not stay then, although the chill
x<en love Me. and IL love them a.