The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1888-03-30

crcnco, a. you nave shown yours. they
will amusc themselves at hcr expense
oven the best Of them. I hope you
understand now, that no good could
como Of it."
Lily had risen from the sofa, trem-
bling Violently:
81 did not show my preference ui-
sought" she said with bitterly wound.
cd pride. II thought MIR. Wiiford too
good, too noble, to trifle with a woman,
even though she were only q governcss.
He gave mo cause TO think no cared for
me; yct'-anxious to excuse and screen
him-'.yct that may only have been his
kindness. and I have deceived myself.
1t certainly is SO. since he is engaged
TO you. / have no wish to reproach
him. only lot mc 60 away ut once.
Spare mo tho pain of meeting him
again-this man whom I thought the
very soul of honor, but who, 1t seems,
could trilc with a fricndlcss girl even
while he was vowed to another woman.
Oh. let mo go ut onccl"
Nothing could havo suited Mrs.
Vanc SO we'll:
81 shall place no restraint upon you;
my dear" she said. 81 sec that / can
trust Your honor. But where will you
go?' Not that she cared at all, cx.
ccpt as u matter of %prccaution.
ITO London. l lavc money enough
to live until 1 find another situation"
"And l will interest myself to get you
one. You shall find q warm friend in
me, be sure of it. You and /, dear,
have not wronged each other"
And tho dcceitful woman actually
pressed q kiss OF the pale check of the
girl whose lifc's happiness she was try
ing to DESTROY.
For Mrs. Vane was in the best of
humors. her plans having succeeded SO
we'll.
Her victim had offered no resistance,
and expressed no doubts.
"And only let me get her out of tho
way." she thought; Tho will forget hcr.
and The field will DO clear before me-"
So Lilly. packed her ono little trunk,
preparing to leave by tho 5 o'clock
train that same evening.
MIR. Milford said that ho should not
be home that night. md the poor girls
one anxiety WAS 10 leave without again
seeing him.
So, when her preparations wcro done,
she stole down tho garden TO bid tho
place where she had dreamed such
happy dreams u last goodbye.
II was yet but three o'clock. As shc
stood near tho rosc-bushcs, brushing
away the fast coming tears, Mrs. vanc
joined her hurricdly.
There was u look Of alarm upon her
face.
Miss Doanc." She said; my cousin
is returning. I saw him from my win.
dow slowly riding up tho lane. You
must not meet him. You can slip out
by. the back way as he enters at the
front. You can walk 10 tho station-it
is not moro than u mile" (t was
more than two miles, but Mrs. Vane
was not tram,nclcd by any painful rev.
ercncc for the truth.J ...Here is yout
money, and tomorrow I will send yotutft
trunk. Will you do this, or''-with a
look of insulting suspicion-"will YOU
stay and try TO steal from nc my ius.
bandP"
The young girls face flushed, and
she threw back her head with a proud
GESTURE,
You insult i ne mnaadssmhe::i' Sic; said
with dignity. III have shown no incli.
nation to 40 yuu w.~..
Then she took her wage from hcr
onrmy's hand, and fastened away to
,llu house, Mrs. vanc following her.
'las;cn." she cried, rs tho door-bell
sson'ided. ..ior Heavcn's sake. go
lilly paused q moment in surprise.
thoasht u .@;S N e does shs. f l. I'm mo s soP
Have 1 been dcccivcdP Surely it is
~ his. 4 will not 60" She flung her
bat aside. t.And yet, upon what pre-
text could / stayFs' She unused sadly.
81 am discharged and paid. And she
said l betrayed my feelings to him
OH" the quick blush of shame crim-
soned her fair young face-.'oh. let me
go at oncc!"
And "at onccn she fcd. Little An
rie Milford Was playing by tho garden
gate: She caught her in Eer arms and
Kissed her.
"Good-bye, little darling" che cried,
and set her down again. Next minute
the cato swung to and the govcrnccs
had gone.
"Without any explanation" Mr..
MILFORD said. Il cannot understand it,
Helen. Surely she told you whyP"
"Something about q lovcr, l believe"
said Mrs. Vane indiffercntly. ''You
know she was q pretty girl and young.
Really 1 did not know she was going
until half an hour before she left"
Mr.. MILFORD turned away with o
Il a1D,1I1.3 1,,sDss, s.nS1 cos,ofoyoI ynfN fv.n
garden. This girls disappearance af-
TESS to Mrs. vane.
81 could have sworn she cared for
me-" he muttered, ttand all the while
she was engaged to some fellow. This
night I should have asked herr to be my
wife. Curse such false coqucttes!" and
he stumbled against something on the
grass. sHallo! what's thisp"
Annie, his own little five-year old
Annie, seemingly quite broken-hearted
an in tears.
ooh, papa" she sobbed, Oh seeing
him. 'she's don. Miss Lily's dom"
He took the little n into his arms
and .soothcd her.
..SVhy did Miss Lily 60. Annica" hi
said.
"Auntie Helen did sco1d her, papa
tausc she tissed do little flower 80,
dave her. l heard her. And she tiss
ed me. and tricd-and she's don. she'
dom"
Meantime Mrs. vane, in her rival
empty room. was rejoicing over he
.Tho game is in my own hand
- - u AI1,.-LA xar- r1,n11 ,rs
, tho prize"