Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-02-02

no1oic' itt she was so sweet ana era.
ciouS. Looking at her, he said To himself,
''Ihe proudest girl in England. Can it
be true!'
She was deeply interested in what he
WAS telling her Of divers, and how men
worked under the waves rs easily as on
dry lai-l. Her beautiful eyes were fixed
upon ms face, and she listened eagerly to
his words.
And they are never frightened, YOU say.
When a man finds himself alone in the
cold, silent great deptns OF the sea, with
strange iIdeUus monsters with large eyes
SWIMMING past him, do you mean that he
knows no trar!'
"No; fear would unfit him for his
worh."
She looked at him thonghtfully.
." hat an immense quantity Of hard
work there Is In the world :" never re.
member to have thought Of it before |
knew YOU"
"iou have not met with many people
who would even lcention work in your
presence he replied. .'Although | am no
Radical, | look upon the WORKERS OF the
world as the noblest part of IT,"
at may be that you are right but re-
member you speak rs u MAJ, wel!-oor.."
"Well-oorn:" he repeated; and then it
occurred TO Inn that she looked upon him
as Il relative Of Sir Raye Wharf. What
would she say IL she knew that he was the
son OF u poor farmer!
"Of course" she went on, al can easily
imagine q peer cnnobled 10y work."
"Cau you not fancy a poor man ennobled
In tic same fashion Lady Lilias."
s.No," she replied frankly; work and
poverty must go together; they are insep-
arabic companions. Why, where Is papa,
Mr. Nihart:"
Lord Audlcy was at some little dis.
lance. He waved his hand to Lady Lii
las, indicating that he was going over the
next hill.
Vanc and Lady Lilias walked on slowly
together, the lovely sunlight round them,
aud the song OF the birds in their ears
suddenly, sitting on Il green bank where
the wild flowers made q brilliant carpet,
they saw a poor, wretched woman holding
a little child in her arms. Naturally
enough, Vane Wharf expected the s'prond-
est girl in England" to pass by haughtily,
and TO draw aside the sweeping folds of
her dress, lest they should touch the ragged
miserable creature near her. lie thought
she would not even see such q spectacle.
He would not have been surprised had she
complained OF having to breathe the same
air. But she stopped. A light such as he
had never seen before came over her face,
making il incNprcssibly beautiful, and the
music of sweetest compassion came into
her voice. The naughty girl who had re-
fused 10 smile upon princes, who had re-
jcctcd ONE of the noblest men in the land,
whose name was 4 provcrb for pride,
leaned over the wretchcd woman, and
spoke to her rs he had not imagined she
could speak.
A feeble pitiful moaning came from the
child.
..You have a baby ~there," said Lady
Iilias gently. ais ii III"
alt is dying" was the reply in a tone so
utterly hopeless and dcspairing that Nane's
heart was touched.
Then the white hands she had not
dcigncd to hold out in courteous greeting
TO him put aside the torn, worn shawl, and
touched with kindly pity the dying baby's
face.
sis it dying" She said.
"Ah, and of want, my lady," said the
mother, with wocful, hungry eycs-''of
want-so little, so helpless, and starved"
Greater was his wonder when she took
the dying child, q mass Of rags from the
mothers arms.
'.You cannot hold the baby" she said.
"No; l am dying of hunger myself"
answered the woman. "Oh, my lady, give
her back to me! We will die together;
the sun is warm and the grass is soft. Let
Us die"
"You shall not die if care can keep you
alive" replied Lady Lilias.
NaHc saW-ah, Ond OK wonders
tears fall from her eyes upon the little dy.
ing face.
81 Will not ask who you are, and what
brought YOU here, she said. "iou must
have food aud sleep first; afterwards we
viii see what can he done. Nay, do not
cry. Poor soul! Poor soul"
The woman wept bitterly, and Lady
Lilias stood by, waiting with patience un-
til the paroXysm of grief had exhausted
itself. Naue thought lie had never seen
so lovely a picture in his life rs this fair
patrician girl, ia her dainty dress, bending
over the mother and child.
.Mr. Wharf, she said, awe left the
carriage down the bill there. Would You
be Kind enough to tell John to drive as
near here rs he cam"
lie obeycd, lost ia wonder. Then she,
still holding the child in her arms, and fol-
lowed by her mother, walked To the high
road, where the carriage awaited them.-
lie heard her say TO the coachman-
John, drive as quickly rs you can to
Clyerscrolt. Convey this poor woman
ana her child to the Audley Arms; and
tell Mrs. Manners, the landlady, that Lady
Liiias AuGlcy bcgs that she VIII take the
poor creature in, that she will give her all
that she requires, make her quite COM
Portable, spare no expense, and call III u
doctor TO the child. Tel! her | will drive
over tomorrow 10 see how they are going
on"
The coachman was evidently accustom-
| ed to such things for he merely touched
his hat aud said
81 quite understand, my lady"
Eane helped the woman in, and Lady
Lilias laid the little one iii her arms.
..ilopc for the best," she said. 'Good
care may restore the baby. Dry your
| tears, and look at the beautiful sunshine,
and thank Heaven that you have found u
friend"
Tie woman's tears fell like rain as she
was driven quickly out OF sight.
"Ah me-" said the sweet voice, "what
sorrow there is in the world! shall never
forget how strange that little white face
IookcdS Pm the lovely sunlight.
They walked back III silence to the bank
of the river, to where the sun cleaned
,, tha ,v,tcrs Nano was too mIlch as.