Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1886-08-28
"No, Ihavs dropped medicine"

sand the other gentlemen-have they n
business connection with him9"
felt that l was trespassing upon Drank
some's good nature in subjecting him to
these ~interrogatories. But he had shown
himself SO kindly and frank. and the subject
was one Of such intense interest to NE, that
/ could not resist the temptation to inquire
further regarding the exact relationship Of
Daisy's uncle with the men who had so sud-
denly appeared upon the scene.
"Fosdyke, as I told you, is the great Lon
don solicitor. He is our-that is Maulev-
erer's-legal adviser. As for Flinter-well,
Isaid he was a rough diamond, did I nota
He has been for years employed upon Mr..
Mauleverer's largest sheep run, though I
believe that originally he followed the sea"
But we had reached the hall of the hotel
by this time, and it was evident that I was
about to be parted from the little company
in which I was SO deeply interested.
Daisy held out her hand when she said
good-by to me; but l could not detect any
returning pressure when I grasped it warm
ly. She looked very beautiful md sweet and
sad. She went to her room, leaving me
wholly unsatisfiel.
And for the next two or three days l con-
tinued in tho same mood. I saw Daisy
/ udlly, OuU Il0toT dlOuC. I1OE IHOSU 1T6Cu0QU
companion was the doctor, who was always
the same-bright, genial, full Of witty and
| good natured talk, but rather overpowering
in the sense of authority with which he
| seemed to speak, and the completeness with
which he appeared to have s~ubjugated
Daisy's will to his own. Then one day 1
heard from tho lips of Branksome that the
whole party were leaving Scarborough on
the following morning. Their destination
was the old Yorkshire house which had been
purchased by Mr.. Mauleverer US a home for
himself and Daisy.
When l heard this piece of news, I looked
eagerly at the girl to see how she regarded
it. There was pain enough in my own face,
l know, for in such a matter I could not dis
semble. With the fierce joy of a lover, l
saw that she, too, was troubled. But she said
not n word. 1t was only in her beautiful
eyes that l read that which, to some extent,
comforted me.
But the next ~morning-the last morning of
all-the morning which was to see an end
forever of those happy days that I spent
with my love at Scarborough, / had the op-
portunity, for which l had longed so eagerly,
of seeing her apart from those friends of
hers, who seemed to nave interposed them
selves between us with such fatal effect.
Branksome and Flinter had gone to the
yacht, which still lay idly in the bay, and
Fosdyke was transacting some business of
his own in the town. Mr.. Mauleverer and
Daisy came out Of the hotel, US the former
said, to take a last look at the beautiful place
before starting for the railway station where
the whole party were to meet in less than all
hours time.
We walked to the little brow of the cliff, hard
by the Grand hotel. where there are a mum.
Der of benches overlooking the sands and the
valley, and here We seated ourselves. Daisy,
as in the old days, sat between her uncle and
myself. She was pale and nervous, but he1
smile was as sweet as it had ever been, and
she was nc longer mute. We talked of in
different matters for a little time, and then,
unable any longer to keep back the though,
that was uppermost in my mind, I referred
to their departure.
II don't know" / said, "when we three
shall meet again. Are you ever likely to re,
turn to Scarborough"
Daisy blushed and said nothing. l saw
that she was nervously playing with the
tassel of her parasol.
w must not wait till We return to Scar
borough before seeing Mr.. Fenton again.
Aid Mauleverer to his niece. "He mus,
conn to Great Lorton Hall. You have never
seen it, I thinks Well, you will find /
worth the trouble of a VISIT
l had hardly words. to express my graft.
tude. Everything seemed clear before me
now that l was not to be cut off absolutely
from further communication with Daisy
AS for her, there was a look of unfeigned de
light in her face also when she heard hel
uncle's proposal. But too quickly it fadee
away, and I observed again the anxious ex
preston I had so often seen during the las
few days. She knit her brows and seemet
Lost in thought.
Iheard a footstep near us, and looked up
Branksome was standing before us, with
good humored smile on his face, as his ey,
Travelled from Daisy to myself. That wa
the end of my dream Of joy at Scar
borough.
1t was a long and a sad week that followed
their departure; but I am not going to in
fict upo my readers an account of tn
love sick moods in which l wandered abou
the places where we had been won't to meet
! recalling. 80 far as ] could. every separat