The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1886-09-15

II SeeUleu "a lnOugn iHeN WSTS anNfOuS 10
make some amends for the shameful treat
nent l ha already received on board thu
Golden Hawk Fosdyke ha an cndles,.
store of interesting anecdotes relating te
criminal cases and the peculiarities OF
famous judges and counsel; whi'e Brank-
some's talk was what | had found it to be at
acknowledgement with a wit and an
Intelligence such as very few men With
whom have ever been in contact have pos
sessed
But all conversation was stopped by the
arrival of the letter bag Ridiculous as |
knew that it must be TO expect anything else
confess that | was disappointed when
found that there was Eothing for me in the
bag. had secretly chung to the hope that
Mauleverer might have betrayed my posi-
ton to Daisy, in which case l felt assured
that sh would seek some means OF cofnmu-
nicating with me
Bul trou h there was no letter for me, there
was news from Great Lorton Hall My in
stinct told me which of the letters that
| saw Branksome turn over when he received
the parcel from the steward was that which
concerned me most deeply. Yes L, mem
bered the large, square envelope Daisy had
used when she wrote to me, and across the
table l could even identify my darling's
handwriting.
could not take my eyes off Branksomes
face as he read this letter-tbe first which he
opened 1t was not very long, hut evidently
it gave the doctor something TO reflect
upon. He read it second tme and APP
parently pondered lis contents carefully in
his own mind Suddenly he lookel up and
caught my eyes fixed intently upon him.
"Ah!" he said, with a smile, Il can under
stand how much you must wish to see what
Daisy has written. Well there are no
secrets, so far as l can see, which need pre-
vent you reading her letter." and he tossed
it lightly across TO me.
1t was written in tone of affection and
confidence, and it related some of the events
which had happened at the hall since Brank-
some left As the letter had been written
only some three or four days after his de-
parture Daisy had not much to tell But
10 my surprise and relief the news she told,
so far as it concerned herself, was coed.
Her uncle she said had altered consi Ter
ably during the last two or three days.
The passion and irritabihtv which had
marked his temper for some time had al
most entirely disappeared. "He is becoming
more like his dear old self. anil he no longer
treats h1e in the strange. cruel way in which
he did at first 0, | do pray so earnestly
that this happy change may continue. God
grant that he may vet give me back his love,
and that the cloui which has arisen between
us may pas away. You know dear doctor,
what | mean VIII n lay that-or rather you
know wha TO not mean | shall never
prove untrue to Mr.. Fenton I have prom
ised him Ia be faithful, and thou b | may
never marry at all, | shall new # marry any
but him"
Ny eyes sparkled with delight as read
the dear. words I could ten that both
Branksome aud Fosdyke were watching me,
but could not restrain the smile of JOY that
broke upon my lips.
"Where can he bel" she continued. Il am
surprised that should not have heard from
him again and sometimes fear that he.
i'll, or that some misfortune Of another kind
has befallen him When you return to
England do befriend me, dear doctor, and
try to ascertain where he is. I am forced to
trust every thing in your hands now. You
will not desert us bothi' There was post
cript TO the letter which I confess L read
with little interest compared with that with
which perused those passages that more
II mediately concerned my>slt 1t ran as
to iow
II should har told you sooner that my
uncle has not been very well of late. He
has not had ths doctor again, however. He
is taking the medicine the doctor prescribed
when he first saw him y
l hoped that Branksome would allow me
to keep this letter, in which there was SO
much nat had the deepest interest for me.
But l was disappointed When he saw that
l had read ii tSIFougn ne held out his hand
and received it from me.
%Now, Mr. Fenton." he said presently, II
am going TO reason with you. Daisy's letter
proves, ] think, that Mr. MaGleverer is re-
covering his senses You, who have seen
him when in his ordinary state of mind,
must know how gentle and amiabEe ! e IS
when free from mental excitement or dis
turbance. ] want to plea. with you for his
forgiveness. Can you not see that when she
is himself again there win be no man living
who will be more Mortified at the thought OF
the outrage OF which he has made yen the
victim than he will beg'
/ assene1 to what BranksonR said.
"Well, then, be generous to him Remem-
Der his close connection with Daisy, and for
give him for his conduct not merely by
word of mouth, but in your inmost heart
thought had already done So
&No, there is only one way in which you
can show at this moment that you ara not
unforgiving. That is by remaining on the
yacht Yes. see that you do not like the
suggestion, but before you reject it consider
one or two points. First, then, you will un-
questionably show magnanimous spirit
which can hardly fail to impress Mr. Mau-
leverer in your favor when he RECEIVERS en- !
tirely from the excitement from which he
has lately suffered; xt you viii he com
plying wit what know under such cir,
cumstances would be Daisy's wish. Do you
not see in her letter how sha recommends
you TO my protections Well, am ready T.
protect you, so far as I can do so. IL Won will
follow my advice Lastly, | believe that
you viii be able to get to England sooner
by remaining with us than by any other
WAYS r.
l wavered-and was lost The truth j.
that bad no grievance against Branksome
or Fosdyke The former / had learned tc
like immensely and 10 trust entirely. The
latter was one OF the most amusing Of COM
panions It was unpleasant, no doubt, to re
dect upon the fact that Flinter was one Of
the company on board the vessel But he
had carefully kept ont Of my way since my
release. and the ship was large enough to per-
init him 10 avoid me entirely II he wished to
do 50. ! took the outstretched hand IT
Rranksone and declared that would finish
my voyage, as I had begun IL. on board iha
Golden Hawk.
Three days we lay in the baTbor at Boio
This is not story Of Arctic travel. and
therefore shall not dwell upon the novel
and interesting sights which 4 witnessed
during our stay in the little port. Nei her
the novelty nor the interest Of the thing.
however, prevented my rejoicing openly