The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1885-12-18

evening when, In the Sierra Madre, be-
set by the Apaches, he watched the de-
clining sun shedding it's glory over the
close of what he expected was his last
day on earth.
As he unused over the past, he was
aroused by a fOotstep crunching the
crisp snow; and, looking up, he saw
Miss Ormiston slowly approaching
him with downcast eyes and troubled
face. She didnot see him until he &C
costed her, when she started, with
tears trembling on her e%yelashes, eX-
claiming: why, Jack-Mr. Warbur-
tom"
"Miss Ormiston, you are in trouble.
How can l help your
mo; it is nothing"
"But it is something. Tell me about
it, my child"
"Perhaps | can; We VIII see.
II don't think | ought to tell you,
but | think you understand me q
little. Mother has been finding fault
with me again. She was hasJy to me
without any good rsason, and | got
angry, so | came for a walk to cool
my temper"
THAT is not very p%ortentous. Is
your mother much given to that sort
of thing?'
"No; she was always good to me
until all this horrid business came
up"
"What horrid business?"
"About-about Mr.. Power"
$500! Tell me about it, Miss Or
mission. You know l know nothing
of The affair"
ut was nothing at all at first. 1t
was just this way: Mother vent away
this winter for a few days, to visit my
married sister, who was i'll, leaving
me alone in the house with the ser
wants. One afternoon | had been
making a call, and was hurrying home,
as it was getting dark, when Mr.. Power
Joined me and walked home with me.
l knew that we were both going to
Mrs. Sala's that evening, and | asked
him in to tea, and we could 60 there
together afterward. was glad of his
company, too, forit was horrible lone
some without mother. So he took
Tea with me, and that was ALL"
But l don't quite seq
"Well, you know, when mother came
home and heard about it, she made
an awful row. She called Mr.. Power
q libertine; said that no gentleman
would compromise a girl like that, and
told me that it was improper in me to
have invited him. Now, / don't are
Mr.. Power is a gentleman, and /
liked him; that is-you know-he is q
pleasant acquaintance. Mother for
babe me to speak to him again, and
went to Mrs. Sala and tried to get her
to stop his coming there; but she
couldn't just do that, could she, be-
cause he is a nephew? Then
when / happened to meet Mr.. Powerin
Boston, | knew / had done nothing
wrong, and when he asked me to go to
Williams & Everett's with him to see
q new picture, / went; and afterward
we went one day to q symphony con-
cert, and one day to lunch, and as
long as they keep nagging me, l shall
keep it up, though ! guess he's as sick
OF it as | am. And they make me SO
miserable that, if they don't stop it, /
think shall III away" And as the
tears filled her eyes, she put her head
down on the ~bridge-rail and wept.
Jack only glared before him, e.
claiming: "Well, OF all the unsancti-
fed, lack-witted brutes! And they
have made all thisfuss for that! And
Aunt Helen, too! She must be losing
her sense! Then he flung the con-
temptuous look out of his eyes, lit a
fresh cigar, and waited quietly until
Amelia had recovered herself. Finally
she turned to him with a shy, apollo
getic look, and stammered something
about goinghome. Jack stopped her,
though, and for some moments look
ed earnestly straight into her eyes un-
til she lowered them hesitatingly.
When he spoke, there was an indefin-
able change in his voice which made
it curiously sweet.
"Amelia, my child, / think that this
has gone quite far enough. / am CO.
ing to stop it now. Will you put
yourself into my hands implicitly and
do what / tell your"
With a grateful look, she silently
placed her hand in his. He drew it
through his arm, and they turned to
go through the gathering dusk.
As they moved away he bent his
head, and in a low voice said some
thing which caused her to start vio-
lently; and exclaim, ooh, jack" with
an information of astonishment, butnot
Of offense. He retained her arm, and
continued talking earnestly with her.
As heleft he- at her mothers door, he
said:
"Then you will meet me at Williams
d Everett's tomorrow, at mi
o'clock"
Eyes, Jack" ~obediently.
Next morning Jack was early in
Boston, completing his arrangements.
He met Amelia at one O'Clock, as APP
pointed, and later in the afternoon
they went ont home tocether That