Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1888-03-28


come of it
Lily had risen from the sofa. trem-
bling violently.
Il did not show my preference un-
sought" she said with bitterly wound
ed pride. II thought MIR. MILFORD too
good, too noble, to trifle with woman,
even though she were only goyerness.
He gave me cause to think he cared for
me; yetp--anxious to excuse and screen
him-.tyet that may only have been his
kindness. and have deceived myself
1t certainly is SO, since he ID engaged
to you. have no wish to reproach
him, only let me go away ut once.
Spare me the pain of meeting him
again-this man whom thought the
very soul of honor, but who, it seems,
could trifie with friendless girl even
while he was vowed to another woman.
Oh. let me go at once!'
Nothing. could have suited Mrs
Vane SO well.
II shall place no restraint upon you,
my dear, she said. 81 see that / can
trust your honor. But where will you
gop" Not that SHE cared at all, ex-
cept as a matter OF precaution.
ITO London. have money enough
to live until 1 find another situation"
'.And 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 the deceitful woman actually
pressed kiss on the pale cheek of the
girl whose life'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 resistan ce,
and expressed no doubts.
"And only let mo get her out of the
way" she thought, ''he will forget her.
and the field will be clear before me- !"
So Lilly packed her one little trunk.
preparing to leave by the o'clock
train that same evening.
Mr.. Milford said that he should not
be home that night. and the poor girl
one anxiety was to leave without again
seeing him.
So, when her preparations were done,
she stole down the garden to bid the
place where she had dreamed such
happy dreams last goodbye.
1t was yet but three o'clock. As she
stood near the rose-bushes, brushing
away the fast coming tears, Mrs. Vane
joined her hurriedly.
There was look of alarm upon her
face.
miss Deane,'' she said, "my cousin
is returning. 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 to the station-it
is not more than a mile" ct was
more than two miles, but Mrs. Vane
was not trammeled by any painful rev.
erence for the truth.) '.Here is yout
money, and tomorrow I will send your
trunk. Win you do this. or''--with q
look of insulting suspicion-"willy you
stay and try to steal from me my hus.
band?"
The young girls face flushed, and
she threw back her head with proud
| GESTURE. :
"You insult me, madame" she said
with dignity. Il have shown no incli
nation TO do you wrong"
Ihcn.shc took her wages from hel
cnemyTs hand, and hastenod away te
the house. Mrs. Vanc following her.
"Hasten!" she cried, rs the door-bel
sounded. "For Heavens sake. go
and quickly"
Lilly paused moment in surprise.
"tf he is engaged to her." she
thought, "why does she fear me SO?
Have I been deceived Surely it is
easier to believe in her falsehood than
in his. 1 will not go.' She flung her
hat aside. .'And yet, upon what pre-
text could I stay?" she unused sadly.
II am discharged and paid. And she
said betrayed my feelings to him
OH" the quick blush of shame GRIM
soned her fair young face-''oh, let me
go at oncer'
And sat once'' she fed. Little An
rie Milford was playing by the garden
gate. She caught her in her arms and
kissed her.
Goodbye. little darling. N,she cried,
and set her down again. Next minute
the gate swung to and the governees
had gone.
without any explanation, Mr..
MILFORD said. Il cannot understand it,
Helen. Surely she told you whyP"
Something about lover, believe u
said Mrs. Vane indifferently. "You
know she was pretty girl and young.
Really did not know she was going
until half an hour before she left.
Mr.. MILFORD turned away with q
clouded brow and sauntered into the
garden. This girls disappearance af
fected him more than he cared to con-
fess to Mrs. Vane.
II could have sworn she cared TO,
me-" he muttered, land all the while
she was engaged to some fellow. This
night should have asked her to be my
wife. Curse such false coqucttes! and
he stumbled against something on the
grass. ..Hallo! what's thisp"
Annie, his own little five-year ole
Annie, seemingly quite broken-hearted
an in tears.
".Oh, papa" she sobbed, on seeing
him. '.she's don. Miss Lily's dom"
He took the little one into his arms
and soothed her.
why did Miss Lily go, AnnieP" HI
said.
"Auntie Helen did scold her. papa
tause she tissed de little flower yor
dave her. I heard her. And she tiss
ed me, and tried and she's don, she's
dom"
| Meantime Mrs. Vane. in her rivals
empty room, was rejoicing over hel
departure.
1.-THE game is in my own hands
now" she thought. ''and / shall wiz