Telegram-herald., 1889-07-26

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ssnx. srsd / DISLIKE n anyway forss-
ns5elx Aaut 4sessszsc& hsex a.
IT, g2ss Ensk tirss 10 rs-coxer. for he
hAd esen guzss stQancd BY tae hlew.
I.sEdoD scenes - Alrn . Re II tie and
q rhs wosn How te wfshsd that hs
~zs Ao<sts Crisse thzf 10 A1stf say.
~ hsss N, yoa exQsct u K4s.ke ~ year
nm audlf size shSxakfreply. "A hundrsd
xhoussnd 1rN2rs, hss would sav. -Sray
81 home. ard here n Two nuirdrel tlsoa-
sand" But. 2AHsi two hundred dolfSrs
would fe almost more than he ooad
command "a. Why was she 80 kna
and wtv ia ste aook - beautiful on tAe
night when sac ARnounceo llsr derszt-
ures
He was afraid he would betrsy hirus Il !;
bat Le uauz5 fnow before she pm rile se4
between tAean v isseAcr she WINS engaged
- West HastingS II size was. he woOla
retire from the fleld AID w2it. he
" ouldn't give up even then. nthe was
not. ho would stay n the tield aud taoe
has time. Should ask her No. tb4t
would be To- bold zs1ep. aud Il might
make her angry. While ne Vas detaring
in MS mind the tell rang, and theserv All
announced Mr. Hastings. lalsA knitted
Ais brows and cursed his luck, and Helen
looked smilnsiy NsaT1ls the door a.
West Hastings entered II tlseFewas one
thing above another tha1 Vest HEscines
could 10 well twas 10 enter 4 drawing
room. and Rush could not but envy has
elegant ease. Ills bow was courffneSs
itself, aud this lac bestowed on tbe in
mates uf the room coilectISely. With
Helen hrslrOok hsrras, and sss2tt-d hin
salf beside fyerca.tlse sofa. Rush thought
lis mauDsr with her iussIfers-bie, tut
that was his ureiDdlce West Hastings
y - ~NceOdlnEiF aSIefeAAAi 10 lAossis,
ind particularly soSto Helen---o iIroch 80 h,
Ia fact, that she fett it 10 be an outside
polish rather than anything that csune
from tie heart.
"Confound his familiarity" said Rush
to himself. What right, should Ike
70 know, has he TO sit there and talk %
her IN an uuderrune. as e be owned
her? Can il be possible that t,r-y are-en-
gagedy" He hooked csTcfuhy 1t her
hands. 20 see ifthere WIS a tell tale ring
there; but }rer fingers were without orna-
ment This was something 10 be thank
ful for Although West Hastings spoke
in low tones, Helen did not. She tried 70
draw Rush into the conversation. but be
was too tJusy with thoughts Of her de-
parture 10 n0tice that any Of the cCflver-
sation vvxs addressed TO hirn~eif She
was going away. and that was all that
he could think about
You VIII be in London the last Of
May" said Hastings "Weil, ] nm a
lucky feIlow-I shall be there Just at
that time: and Won must depend on me
10 show YOU the sights. London is IN
old story to me; but ~ visit the old
scenes in such delightful company wiz
make them fresh again
What's that you young rascaly' asked
Uncle EglItfoOt from the other side Of
the room; going 20 I've in London with
Helen2 Going 10 witness new American
victory over the British? Wei. you are
lucky dog. When DO you saily'
''On the Sd; in the Germanic," was tho
reply.
We'll, upon my word! Is this pre-
arranged affair exclaimed Uncle Light
foot winking at Aunt Rebecca.
THAT is our day and steamer. said
Helen. Glow fortunate we ARR
81 am the fortunate one, replied Has
tings. Il begin 10 think that must have
been born under q lucky star"
Rush ground bis teeth SO hercely that
it is a wonder the company did not hear
him. Going to cross in the steamer with
her If he wasn't engaged 10 her now