The Red Cloud chief., 1885-03-13
DAYS.
tContinued Iom Fira Tace)

- my lips net hers in q long aud rap;urous
LIS.
Ter with aegi sh. grn;iv but firmly
freed hcr-c.f from my arms. Sir rose. we
s.ooi on the r,aral. A o., face "a face, gaz-
.ng tn each others eyes.
BASIL" s.,c sail. softly, AL i1i- must bs
trsotten. Say farewell tomorrow t'e EnEst
plri."
..Dca-cs'. or Ilycs bcnceforth are one"
Il; canno, tc. Spare m-. Basil. You
hsv been kidd la IN. Heainot b."
".:hy7 tn IA Why"
"Nhy. nesd ,ou a>k? Yon lear an hon
ore! and RS fr,cd name; and !. yoa know
What ] ana silamed woman.'
a wrong-i WOMAN, 1t ma bc. 10: .
k!..UI-d ore"
.Ah. Basil, In this world. when 4 woman
IS cJ,crr.e;. wronged and slammed mean
~. sainc ihin-. Yor Law. bren - a irJ til
or a. me-. Ic une {, you tn Inv tTot bic: on
saved my ifc-my reason. j. kinder stiiI,
md sparr me the pain % paiming you."
BY look, by word, by gesture. she seemed
90 beseach me. o.. how med 10 tell her
that firmly believed she was the dead
mans wife. I had much d flcul'y Ia check
Ing the words which were fOi ming "n my
1910. Iul i aaEff btl f!Fds. fstsF B's
that the marriage was 4 valid ots meant
that I must tell her 81 her husbands death,
and. IL mi.it t-. how he 81 Il.
.PniiirIa," said, the whole happiness
~ nav life. my every desire E, cent red up,n
making YOU M wife. Tank. dearest. hos
wen had no rasit - demand tbs gift nv
life was made d.sD.ate; think what II VIII
be when [ know you love IN : aEd YET refuse
H. ,l..f 81 g. Is.cu tru.tu ~. llst in
PAP
''IIravcn knows You have"
''Then why. now that you love M, refuse
Ee ms reward?"
On, spare NEIL cannot. ] viii no. give
T.. BisiI, dear Basil, WHY win your ta.e;''s
should yor marry tie c'st- -mi>;r'ss-"
3 rvyn Frrranf? Why II ol!d you bush
To show your wife To the woTin?"
''Biusi! Tle world. Wa; is niy world
save you? You ar: tll to the. sweetest. f"d
love iHe-what mot do ! waii? Before inns
time next week We will b. married.
Never. never! ! viii not wT"ns the man
love. Basil. farewell forever
She clnsped her BINDS and Il II wildly
ncross the court. Ic,ugi!t her a tie door,
which size had reached and ia op.n.d.
Promise m. one thing" ! said: "pTuinis,
- WI Ntfh = sAhf sf 'fhaf
not b, Eve minutes. IL is not much to ask.
Pliiippa."
Pniiippa bent her head as In assent. /
passed through the door. and In a few MIN
utes returned Ia the putin. accompanied by
my mother. who glanced from Pailippa 10
me In a surprised way.
What Is the natter" she asked. with her
cheerful smile. II I'VE you two young peo-
Pc been Quarrcling?'
Philirpa made no answer. Size stood with
her fingers inicrlaced; her eyes cast on the
ground.
Mother said, IL have to-day asked
Philippa. 10 DO my WIFE. l have ioll her
stat all my happiness depends upon her con-
sent to this. have Lowell her for years; and
a. last she loves me. Yes. she loves me-"
Ny mother gave q liul. cry OF pleasure.
eLd stepped forward. | checked h,r.
Il love her. and she loves me-" ! c~on;iru-
cd. ''nt she refuses 10 marry mr. n
WHY? Because she fears Ia brin- shame on
Ri honorable name. You know her story;
YOU are my mother. You. Of all PEOPLE Ia
the world. shou'd be the most Jealous IS TO
the honor Of my name. lou should know
whom YOU would choose for my wife. Tel
her"
l said no more. My mother advanced with
nutsir 'tched arms. and in a moment my
prcr girl was weeping In her embrace, while
words which | could not hear. but whose
purPort | could well guess. were being VIII
pered TO her. / had indeed been right In
trusting 10 my mothers noble nature.
Leave us for a little while, BASIL" she
sail. as iii ippa still sobbcd upon her
shoulder. Come back in a quarter of an
hours time"
turned away. went past the screen which
IL sometimes pat up Ia insure privacy, out
of The iron gate. into the narrow street. ]
watched the lounging. notwithstanding
men and the daik-eyed women who went
~; ! |, okcd n: the merry urchius nj play;
End. after what seemed an i~nicrmina,,le
quarter 81 nh hour. returned To learn how
Iay gentle counsel had succeeded with my
srit.
Ny mother md Philippa were sitting with
tleir arms around each other. Pa!iippa. ~
entered the patio. raised her eyes 10 mine
with a look of shy happiness. Ny mother
.osc AMI tool the cir. by the hand.
'.Easi'," she said. Il have NJ last been able
81 persuade her that you and l. ai least. rise
above the conventionalitirs of what /, ca,l-
ed the world. | have told her that. know
ing all I know. I see nothing 10 prrv.n. her
sEtuI tNins NtLl Mttf. haNt thtts ISl llEt
simply for her Owl sweet sake | Won drath-
or see you marry her than any woman In
lie world. And Basil. l fancy l have mue
her believe me"
With her sof. ewes full 81 internal love.
my mother kissed me and lcf; the court. I
opened my arms 20 close them round tile
f,irest woman In the world; and al the
earth seemed brigh; and gorious 10 me. Ny
~r,af love had cOnouereul
And yet even In that momen. 81 bliss. my
thoughts involun'arily flew away Ia a si~w-
heaped road In E~ngland-io . white drift.
undrr which for DAYS and days a ghas:iy OBJ
1.ct had once been lying. A dregm. q
s,rraml Ii must have been afrariul dream.
Forget Il. Basil North. and be happy Ia the
Happiness you have Al las, Won!
CHATTER X.