Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1888-12-22

vtty rare, and as attractive as it Is rare.
She was now nearly six-dndstwenty years Of
age, and, moi having begun to wither in &c.
c0rdance with tho fate which ovcrtakes
nearly all unmarried wo,nen after 80, was ut
her very best. Harold Quaritch, glancing at
her we'll poised head, her perfect bust and
arms (for she was in evening dress), aud her
gracious form, thought to himself that he
had never seen q nobler looking woman.
"Why, my dear father" size went ON as
she watched the match burn up and held it
to 1.-The candle, '.you made such q fuss this
morning about the dinner being punctually
at 7:SS0, and now it's 8 o'clock. and you are
not dressed. It Is enough to ruin any cook"
and she broke OF for the first time, perceiv-
ing that her father was mot alone.
"Yes. my dear, yea" said the old gentle
man, II dare say I did. It Is human to err,
dear, especiaflNabout dinner on a fine
evening. Besides, I have made amends and
brought you a visitor, y new neighbor,
Col. Quaritch. Col. Quaritch, let me intro
duce you to my daughter, Miss de Ia No,le."
81 think that we have met before,e said
Harold, in a somewhat nervous fashion, as
he stretched out his hand.
eyes" answered Ida, taking It, II re-
member. 1t was in the long drift, Eve years
ago. on a windy afternoon, when my hat
blew over the hedge and you went to fetch
It,"
"You have q good memory, Miss de Ia
Molle," said be, feeling not . little pleased
that she should have recollected the inci-
dent.
Evidently not better than your own, Col
Quaritch," was her readyanswer. "Besides.
one sees 70 few strangers here that on nat
uraliy remembers them. It isa place where
nothing happens-time passes-thas Il all"
Meanwhile the old squire, who bad 'been
making q prodigious fuss with his hat and
stick, which he managed to send Gathering
down the flight Of stone steps, departed TO
get ready, saying in kind Of Nj - he
went that Ida wa to order in tho dinner, a.
he would be down ina minute.
Accordingly she rang the bell, and told
the maid to bring In the soup IN i've min
1tes, and 10 lay another place. b turn
ing to Harold, she bsgan to apologize to him.
~ don't know what sort OF Q dinner you
will get, Col Quaritch. she said; ut II 90
provoking Of my father; he never gives ons
the least warning when he Is going to ask
any one to dinner"
"Not at all, not at all" he answered hur.
riedly. ut is I who ought to apologize,
coming down on you like-like"-
IA wolf on the fold, !" suggested Ida.
Eyes. exactly" he went on earnestly, look.
ing at his coat, "but not in purple and gold
swell" she went on, laughing, "you will
get very little to eat for your pains, and ]
know that soldiers always like good dinnefs.' "
Show do you know that, Miss de Ia MolleT'
"Oh, because Of poor James and his friends
whom no used to bring here. By the way,
Col. Quaritch," she went on, with a sudden
softening Of the voice, .syou have been in
Egypt, I know, because I have 80 often sesu
your name in the papers; did you ever meet
my brother thereq"
II knew him slightly" he answered; .only
very slightly. did not know that he va,
your brother. or. indeed. TINT YOU had =
brother. He was a dashin1 officer"
What he did not say, however, was that ht
also knew him to have been one Of the wild
est and most ex%travagant young men in ar
extaavagant regiment, and as such had t
some extent stunned his society on the few
occasions when he had been thrown in witt
him. Perhaps Ida, with a woman's quick
ness, OWNED from his tone that there wa
something behind his remark; at any ratl
she did not ask him for particulars Of thei1
slight acquaintance.
HE was nv only brother she continued
ssThere never were but us two. and, of course
| his loss was a great blow to me, Nv fathel
cannot get over it at all, although"-and oh,
broke Of suddenly and rested her head upo,
her hand.
At this moment. too, the SQUIRE was heart
" -
servants as he came.
"a thousand pardons, my dear, o thouson,
pcrdons,n he said, as he entered the room
sbut, we'll, IL you will forgive particulars,
was quite unable to discover the whereabout
of a certain necessary portion of the NAL
attire. Now, Col. Quaritch, will you tax
way-perhaps I had better show It to 70,
with the CANDLE"
Accordingly he advanced out of the yesti
bule, md turning to the left, led tho wa,
| down a long passage till he reached tn
dining room. This apartment was com
modious, though not large It was liehte
by three narrow ndo which looked GU
pom tne moat. ana ooeea considerable q
OF soma COMFORT Inc taoies msde OF plac
oaS' wnicn was OF SxTaoroinary soldis
ana "elgnt, was inateneo oy q saaeooard Q
inc same materaai ana apparently OF To
same oate, nosn pieces OF iurnieute being o
III. &c IA NONE informed MS guesu' rellcs Q
the ola castle
IN Cnls sl0eooaTd were placed severf
very massive 1.as,N ancient plaee. . on each OF wh nc
arms of the De la Mollc family, one piece, il
deed, q very ancient ealver, bearing those {
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