The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1886-08-18

when w,b were together on the promenade
had spre ad itself over her features Il was
the sam thing that saw now, though e
was MOI pronounced and real This shadow
IF trouble or timidity or aoubt--I could nos
! tell whie eh-was at least no creation Of my
own Imagination
Her 81 lille was kind as it had ever been,
but OBJ erved that her face was flushed and
| it was With manifest embarrassment thas
she turn ed to her companion and said, This
| Mr.. F,|nton.
Had thy been speaking Of me beforel
| This was my first thought when heard her
words The next moment l was conscious
/ Of courteous and even friendly greeting
| from her companion l looked up; for al
J shough Ii myself am tall this man lowered
| Tar above me ! looked into what I felt at
| ,nce was one OF the most powerful faces
| rad ever seen-a face that still retained
traces of manly beauty, though its owner
was evidbntly verging upon thFeescore. The
wide. op en forehead appesred 20 indicate
oenevolelhce OF character, a. we'll as intel-
ectual superiority; the eyes were grave, but
frank Every feature Of the face was pro
DossessiniE except the mouth. thought the
straight, thin lips were ous OF harmony with
the general aspect of the tnan.
Miss Stancliffe has tod me Of her ac-
Juaintanee with you, he said with a genial
,mile. which showed his beautiful white
teeth to abdvantage. Sand like the rest Of her
friends. j feel grateful TO yOu for the servies
you rend ered her.
He put his hand famiiarly ON her arm
4My dear . be said, Eve shall none of US fail
to do jusi ice to Mr. FentOn-"
l thoug ht there was a trace Of fsar IN ths
look whit n Daisy turned upon him as be ut
tered these words
aYou came by the schooner zee Ia the bay
this mor1ingg' said, chiefly for the sake OF
saying something aud thus prOlongiltg ths
interview
seen the Golden Hawke A fine boat, a.sI one
Of which think this young lady viii feel
very proud as its mistress.
He looked down upon her with protect
luo smile saw that she pressed o sF TO him
as he spoke, a, though responding 10 some un-
uttered sentiment of affection And yet as
she did SD her eyes sought mine. could not
interpret their expression; but was clearly
conscious Of tine fact that trouble was in
store for us.
/ could hardly believe, however, that the
trouble was likely to come from this man,
with his powerful and commanding counten-
Rnce, his polished manner, and his geniei
air
girl has forgotten 70 perform the whole OF
her duty. She has not told you my name
I am Dr. Branksome. | bowed, aud he
smiled anew. HAS Miss Stancliffe not told
you all about my connection with hers" he
eontinuei "l see she has not done 30
Well, suppose young lady who finds her
self in Scarborough for the first time In
her life has something better to do than to
tell tales about the old fogies whom she has
known al tile other side Of the world Eh,
ny dear, is that not itl7 @
She might have been his daughter to
Judge by the easy familiarity with which be
pinched her ear as he spoke. Daisy still had
The troubled smile upon her face she had
worn vixen she last looked at me She did
not speak 1t almost seemed as though che
.ould not have spoken if she w,'uld
81 see shall have my own story to tell,
AR. Fenton, he continued. in his full, rich
voice +You are surprised perhaps, TO see
me on such very friendly terms with Miss
Stanclifl'e. But you would not be surprised
Il you kaew that she lived under my roof for
more than twelve years of her hfe-from
four to sixteen-and that during all that
time she honestly believed me to be her
father A strange story, sir. / can see thar
Is in your mind; but 1t is a true story also
So now you understand how it is that il
Daisy has an uncle in Mr. Mauleverer, 5he
has father in me"
My GIst feeling on hearing him make this
statement was one Of incredulity. ! had
heard her so often speak with loving grati-
tude of her uncle that felt certain that ii
she had really regarded this new conner as
her father, she would have spoken Of him
also / remembered, too the trouble that
was manifest on her face when she had told
me Oh the previous day Of the approaching
arrival pf her friends. It was inconeeivable,
trouble if she had really entertained q
daughters love for Branksorne But, how
ever this might be, there was no doubt now
that she was unreservedly under the sway
of his influence. She responded to his
speech with look of gratitude and saffec-
tion, and stood quite passive while his hand
still rested on her arm.
The situation was becoming embarrassing.
! did ncft know in whats TO reply to Dr.
Branks,bme's statement about Daisy l con-
tented myself with a feeble inquiry as to
whethel they were going 10 join the com
pany or the promenade sF
awe thre going aboard the yacht for lun-
cheon, replied the doctor IAliss Stancliffe
has ineV er been aboard the boat yet, and she
is latur atty anxious 10 see il. BY the way,
DAISY, Nny snOulu we upb ask M :. fengO0
to favof us with his companyl daressy he
has nothing better TO do this morning, and II
he is interested in yachting he will certainly
be pleased with the Golden Hawk.
There is no need to say with what Joyous
eagerneBs | responded to the invitation
What phzzlel me, however, was the way Ia
which i was received by Daisy. She knit
her broMs for moment as though trying 70
solve some knotty problem In her own mind
And then her face grew clear again, and
without a word she went forward by the
SIDE of Branksome