The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1886-07-21

aud he accepted it and went OF again to
the war, leaving Kitty to wait for his re-
turn and look after the "Frozen Bar" She
prospered fairly we'll, though she began to
very remunerative. The warriors VINO had
served with Jack and had plenty of stories
to tell about him and themselves took To
frequenting the bar and Kitty would listen
to these stories somewhat to the neglect Of
gentlemen Of the diamond market who, Il
their lives were less romantic, paid With
greater regularity for what they had to
drink.
There was a good deal to do in Zululand
for the irregular horse and when there was
right place. He was present at Zlobani
Hill on that fatal day on which SO many Of
the light horse were killed. There were Z
good many brave deeds done that day,
comrade risking life to save comrade In
that wild rush from the Kaars who had
Hope was cool and collected on that day,
as he usually was in danger As he rode
down the hill for his life he heard q shout
behind him. A young guardsman, who had
come out on special service, had come to
grief; his horse had been killed and the
got through the Kafirs and managed to get
away with the man he saved he hardly
knows, but he did and he brought him back
to safety on his horse. A good deal was
made Of this and perhaps all the more be-
cause the man he saved was the son OF a
great man. So Jack was much written
about by special correspondents and talked
about by society at home, and in time the
news came out to South Africa that be was
to be rewarded with the v. G.
One day Kitty heard this news at Kim
papers which were full Of accounts OF
Jacks deeds. She had taken the papers
and one Of Jacks letters which she had re-
ceived some time before and had walked up
to the Gardens. las a waste of land was
cd and a feeble attempt at gardening had
been made y she wanted to be by herself to
think it all ever. She read about Jack in
the papers that he was the nephew of the
General Hope who was so distinguished in
the Crimea, that no had boon educated at
Africa. Every one at home seemsd to be
proud of him, she thought, rs she read q
gushing leader about him in one OF the En-
glish papers. or course she thought it a
very beautiful piece of writing and won.
dered what all the classical quotations
whom jack was compared were. And this
was the mau who loved her-this hero, this
brave soldier How she wished she was
different from what she was. A lady who
would be fit for him, not O poor half taught
woman, who had lived hard life among
ucation she had from the bits Of plays she
had learned and the novels she had read.
aud the queer side of society which she had
seen. Well, IL she was the finest lady In
the world, she thought. she would not be
worthy of him. Cynical little Kitty, who
their right value, and whose esti.
mates were seldom too favorable, had
at last set up an idol which she
bowed down before and worshiped
none the less reverently because her ex-
perience ought to have taught her that it
was made Of rather poor clay. She had
been sitting some time thinking over her
past and wondering what her future would
be, torturing herself by doubling whether
he really did care for her or could care for
her. and reading over his letter again and
again when she heard Jack Hopes name
spoken by some one. She was sitting on q
bench by cactus hedge; there were two
men on the other side who were talking
about him as good many people in
Kimberley were: 81 know all about him" !"
part Of the country that | do. He would
have had his uncle's General Hope's)
property, only he got into some row at
Sandhurst, and his uncle said he had dis
graced himself and turned him adrift. My
people tell me that the General intends to
is SO pleased at his getting the V. c. So
enough to have got engaged to some
woman out here. What's her name! That
woman who keeps the Frozen Bar"
,..y by Jove !! What t pity: & sh. is not s, bad
care to introduce her to ones people as
ones wife," said the other.
"Yes; spoke to him about it whom he
was here last, but he didn't take what
said over-well. / fancy he knew he was
making a fool Of himself and was sick Of
it, though it didn't matter then, as there
wasn't much chance Of his uncle ever max
ing it up with him"
Kitty did not hear any more, as the two
men walked on, little knowing who had
overheard them and what a cruel wound
their words had given. "Yes, he could not
get out of it--he was making fool Of him.
self That is what people would say, and
it would bs true
He had always talked Of his English life
as something that was past and gone which
could never return to him; but now she
could remember somsthing in his manner
when she last saw him which she did not
quite understand then; now she knew what
it meant-he knew he was making fool of
himself. Now, when he had distinguished
himself he would feel this all the more.
She alone was keeping him from the life he
was born for Now, when he knew what
he was giving up, what would he do.
Would he come back to her out of pity or
duty or q sense OF honor, or would he
desert her! No, he never should do that;
he married her how often he would repent
it; how often he would think of what he
had given up for her. Eyes" she thought
to herself as she walked back to her house
with all the gayety and happiness taken
out her life, ''shs saw her way, though
Some weeks after Ulundi had been fought
and the war was over, Jack Hope was
sitting in an arm chair at the Grown Hotel
at Maritzburg reading letter from En-
gland. 1t was from his uncle, General
Hope, and was to tbs point, as the old gem
tlemsn's letters usually were; Hs had
very pleased. He was content to let by
cones bs by-gones and receive him again.
He was to come back and live at the Hall,
aud he would have the place eventually.
The General went on to say that be had
berley, and had heard an absurd story Of
bis intending to make q disgraceful mar
riage with a barmaid II he intended to
do that he need not answer the letter,
otherwise he had better come home as soon
as the war was over. Jack read the letter
preston ON his face. He did not like to
give Kitty up. He was bound not to. He
and it was not very pleasant
memory all she had done for him and what
he probably would have been IL she had
not again and again helped him up after
he had slipped down. Then, what Q jolly
little woman she was and how devoted she
was to him. He had lots of money in his
pocket; every one thought him q very fine
fellow; he would do what he liked. He
would not give Kitty up and he would tell
the General so. He would sit down and
write at once.
As he sat down to write he began to see
the other side OF the question. How much
he was giving up-a fine old place, ss good
a position as q man could want and in