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

BA1kSAlC0 hbON0 Ill VIA AN 1900
was greatly touched, and nay tears fell
faster and faster.
Jack is the soul of honor, Kitty; but
/ must make it clear to hiI' that he is
free to do as his heart dictates. His
and her happiness must not be wrecked.
I will get my father to send me to our
branch house in India, and will not re-
turn till they are married. Jack is rich
enough to marry at once. / shall m
bark on Thursday"
Then he charged me with tender
blessing for Dolly, and, at his request,
l went to ask, my mother TO bid him
farewell. Presently she glided in, pale
as death. She held out her trembling
hand in silence, but Frank folded her
in his arms, and she sobbed on his breast.
/ stood by weeping bitterly, and, when
we we're calmer. Frank embraced us
both finally, and placing me in my
mothers arms left us. Poor fellow, how
brave he was, how gentle and patient!
In a month from hat time Dolly vas
afianced to Mr.. Dacre, and the mar
riage was arranged to take place at the
beginning of the long vacation. We
were by this time convinced that it vas
the best thing that could happen. No
one could see Dolly and doubt that this
was the only man she had loved. His
calm, intense character impressed her,
his great talents awed her, and her
pretty innocent pride in her manly lover,
her meekness and quietness, were most
promising symptoms of happiness IN her
married life.
Dear mother was so serenely happy!
I was very fond of my new brother; he
was such a.power for good and peace in
our home that we never had been so
contented before. Frank wrote freely
to us, manly, patient letters, full OF I'M
selfish interest in all around him. His
sorrow had sweetened, not embittered,
his character. He had set himself to
alleviate his anguish by doing good,
and his first act on reaching his destin-
alton had been to use his keen CONNER
cial gifts for the welfare of the widow
and children of an officer. of the army,
and, at the cost of time, talent and en-
ergy, to rescue her small fortune from
unsafe hands and invest it proftably.
His letters were filled with similar Incl
dents. naturally and simply told, and
our affections increased for this truly
brave a
Dolly's ~godmother took it into her
head that it was her godchild's duty to
pay her a farewell visit before her mar
riage. Though, as she had never
troubled herself much about us, we
we're rather startled at this demand; we
all thought it would be best to accept
the invitation-for my sister was not
looking well-and it was settled that
she should go and spend a month with
the old lady In her lovely north coun-
try home. Mr.. Dacre was pressed to go
as often as his professional engagements
would permit; so Dolly left us in pretty
good spirits, in charge of the elderly
servant who was our substitute for a
regular ladies' maid.
She wrote to tell us how she was en-
ioying the repose and beauty of the
country. Mr.. Darce had managed to
run down from Saturday till Monday at
the end of the first week, and had of
course made 3 great impression, but was
afraid he could not come again-a long
case was pending at Westminster. The
letter which followed this ] give in its
intirety.
HOLLYWOOD, July M-Dearest Kitty: / hope
you viii get this in time TO send my hathere in
stead OF TO gr~andmammaas. i am on q fort
nights visit 70 Lady Millicent North. Such a
charming woman--a widow about % years old
She pursuaded Mrs. Lloyd to let her have me
for q week or two, and as her daughter -in-law
q confirmed invalid, was coming TO spend just
that time with her, my grandmother was glad
TO get me ont Of her way, know. l can't write
much for the post leaves here ats, and we drop
our letters into the hall box as we go into din
ner. 1 expect the gong every minute. b
place is lovely, and the new baronet-Sir
Charles-is the dearest The gong.
Your own Dolly.
/ felt uneasy concerning this letter.
i was sorry Dolly should have left her
godmother's quiet home, just as she was
SOLDERING down and growing such a.,
thoughtful little love. 1t might unset
tie her again to pass q fortnight in q
country house with a fascinating baron
ct, and I knew Jack Darce would never
permit, never pardon, the smallest US
picion of flirting. He had pardoned her
detection in Franks case, for Frank
himself had pleaded e~loquently, saying
that she was very young, SO naturally
that not for one hour would he permit
the slightest approach to disloyalty to
his deep tenderness for his girlish be-
trothed. Neither her youth, her love
Oh fun nor her merry heart would plead
one atom in her favor, so / read this
letter with a heavy heart. My answer
was as follows:
DEAREST Dolly: Your letter reached me
hi time to have the box sent to Highwood.
You viii receive il soon after this reaches you.
Write very fully, for your letter was ~tantallz-
ing. Send me 4 full description af every one,
for You hare reused my curiosity as TO sir
Charles who il the dearest
The rest of my letter contained home
news and / need not Transcribed Il. But