The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1885-10-30
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The Galntlly-attlred lady addressed
glanced up in surprise to the familiar
face, whose brown eyes had a mirthful
gleam as they met her own.
"Mr. CARROLL"
Conductor of Number Four, and
very much at your service, Miss Hamil-
ton," said the young man, doffing his
cap with abowt that would havegraced
a drawing-room.
"You are surely jesting?"
There was something in this that
reused the warn and hasty temper of
our hero.
at isn't likely to be much of a jest
to me. What q pity it is that Ishould
be reduced by the misfortune of a
friend to such a necessity as thisl'
"That depends O how you look at
it," said the lady icily, ''you know my
fathers position"
Certainly" interrupted the young
man; "and now that you know mine,
our little romance, which was very
pleasant while it lasted, will have to
end, / SUPPOSED"
every well; let it be So"
The car, which had only q few in it
when this conversations commenced,
was now nearly full, and Arthur Car
roll turned away to attend to the
duties of his Office.
But as he passed around to collect
his fare, his eyes rested more than
once on the partly averted face, which
looked strangely pale in the dim twi-
light. A feciing of yearning tenderness
swept over him, and passing by the
place she sat, he said hurriedly:
"Ida-Miss Hamilton, i fear / have
spoken too harshly; if you will suffer
me to explain"
There is nothing to explain" said
Ida, rising to her feet. al think | I'M
derstand you fully. Please stop the
car; / get out here"
Arthur mechanically gavethe signal.
The silken robe swept past him with a
faint rustic, leaving upon the air the
perfume of the rose upon her breast.
With q dazed, bewildered feeling, the
youngman watched the erect and grace
full figure, which never vouchsafed hima
glance, until it disappeared.
"Can it be possible for me to be so
deceivedin her." hethought. "Iwould
have staked my life on Ida's love for
me, and that it wasfor me alone. But
what am ! to think now2 Before the
dawning of another day / will know"
AS Arthur stood upon the steps of
Mr.. Hamilton sstately mansionh he saw
that there was no light from any
part of it except the library.
"I fear Ida is not at home,' he
thought.
But she was, so the servant said who
answered the bell. He gave the man
his name and errand, who returned
almost Immediately, saying:
"Miss Hamilton is busy and begs to
be excused"
cit is better so, "muttered theyoung
man, as he descended into the street,
he scarcely knew how. Had / seen
her / might have been fool enough to
let her know how baseless her appre-
tensions were.p
Passing swiftly along Arthur turned
into a by-street, where Il ehouses were
few and scattered, and, pausing in
front of q wooden building, he went
In.
Ascending the stairs, he found HIM
self in q plain neatly furnished room,
where q young man sat, about his own
age, his arm in q sling and a plaster
on one of his temples.
"How do you find yourself tonight,
old fellow?"
$50 nearly recovered that Ishall re-
sumo my duties to-morroa, respond
ed John Ainslie with a smile; (which,
/ think, you will be glad % learn."
"Well, / don't know. I'm glad to
have you up again, but I've enjoyed
the excitement and novelty on the
whole, especially the astonishment
among such of my acquaintance as /
CHANGED to meet. 1t has certainly
given me a revelation ia one direction,
which, however unexpected and pain
full, will prevent my making a lifelong
mistake. Idon't want you to do SO
until you are strong enough, butifyou
think you are able to 60 back, ] be-
lieve | will leavetown for few weeks"
Arthur put his resolution into effect
early the following morning, telling no
one Of his design or destinations. Ia
fact, he scarcely knew or cared whittier
he went, his sole motive in going at all
being to escape from the wounded and