Telegram-herald., 1889-12-22

a. 4
We are seven ulllss from D isso'rk
said Darrell. who 80 puBasg . iaiz 121s-
ts.ehe ln a. absent ~ - had~h~n dls-
rlr1ed or peryisxsd-and - nov hs
sss bath
The zrl rose y Der feet Si1 cry q
1z1lay.
-Oh. xbaE shall I toy~ sa= sad n =
terrissf voice. NY aunt 81 ns 90
1readfully ANXIOUS. On. aus zst back
s3-llSht
"l fsar Is Is unpossi5lss said Car
rlthem graveiY. II IS not oliy Tear
ful snow storm even for Dsrnaoor, out
HIrh this wind tie snow al dxlrt 80
4bonllnably. Il . drifting Ros
Was ir not Irtls inprgdsnt 70 ven
uuTe So far from home Ia such threaten
Ing weather. said Darrell, wan = hall
Teprovlng smile.
"a did cot mean % 90 vefT Tar. she
answered Il bad gone - See poor
woman who lives Oa the ess II the
moor. but / stayed TOO late, AMI Then the
snow came on worse than eFer. And
then 1 host my ~ay. On, | AUST have
walked for miles aud miles, a1e sighed.
for en- So tired
Poor little thing" said Darrell. with
much the same ompas5ionate rflcerness
b. woud have used - a e'Lid-and,
Indeed. the girl looked hslo more
.Your peonls viii Do terribly anxious
about YOU I'm afraid. bar iE lsresAiy ut
f terlv out II the question for yen TO get 70
T Tav. stock tonight.
Do vou mean that must say here
she said looking up al him wth eyes IN
which there was more than a suspicion
I of tears.
"Tm afraid | DO, he answeed kindly
And am equally afraid that We can
/ not make things as confortsas for you
a. We should ike % DO. The act Is. we
are two helpless bachelors. With every
/ prospect Of being doubly helpless, for the
I old man who acts as our servant on the
I few occasions when we come Gown here
went 70 Princetown this fonnoon for
I supplies. and has evidently bund the
roads impossible. as he hs not re-
+ turned.
..Oh. what viii Aunt Priscilla say?'
she murmured in a nervous faftering
/ little voice. Then, after pause, Il
I ought 20 tell YOU who am, suppose.
Nv name IS Leslie Heath. ny aunt is
Mss Carlyon. She has taken he Grange
/ for three years.
.Carlyon." said Darrell quickly. II
I knew a man Carlyon In tho -lh lancers.
I He was junior major ten year, ago.
"Ah. that must, have been my uncle
Jim, sine said. flushing brightly. He
Y has been in India ever since l can re
member
And is il possible that you are Jim
Carlyon's nieceY Ira exclaimed, with a
pleased light in his gray eyes Then
We may almost claim acquaintance, Miss
Heath. for he used 10 be great chum OF
mine out IN Simla.
Tho girl looked az him with puzzled
earnestness FOR a second or two. Then
she said gravely:
Il think you must be Capt. Darrell,
are YOU nOtg'
"Yes. he answered. looking surprised.
NY name is Darrell-LancelOt Darrell
And this is ray friend and alter ego, Gil
bert Carruthers.
II have SO often heard Aunt Priscilla
speak Of you" she aid to Darrell, when
sho had bestowed a sweet little smile on
/ Carruthers. you once saved Uncle
Jims liso. did you not:" she added, with
an awcd infection Ia her voice.
Oh, no, hardly that" he answered
hastily
u.r1 Carruthers, who had been feel
| inr rather ont Of it, observed very sensi-
I tlv that If Miss Heath sat much longer
IN her vet clothes she would most GER
taiuly catch cold.
But what am l to do;" she said pit
/ eously
/ Darrell pulled his mustache again
with n perplexed air.
You see-er-that is-well. as this is
o bachelor establishment began Car
ruthcrs. not very hcidly, you know, OF
course. we-er"- Then he stopped
and stirred tho fire violently. being. in
fact, not very sure what he intended TO
sly.
There vas moments pause, and then
/ Miss Heath. being divided between a
sense of the ludicrousness Of her situa-
ton and the consciousness that sho was
feeling miserably cold and painfully en-
1arrassed, suddenly. and to the utter
condemnation OF her companions,
burst into a storm Of hysterical
so0s. She looked 50 email. 20 childish.
so forlorn and ret so lovable. as she sat
there in her dripping garments. that the
hearts IL both men went out 70 her with
a curious protecting tenderness.
Miss Health exclaimed Csrruthers,
after a disnayed glance al Darrell "0h,
by 1ovc' poor little thing"
Darrell poured ont uttls brandy. di-
lu,ed II well and held it to her rlips.
Hush. hush. he vhizp>pd sooth-
inci7. Drink this -it vii do you
god
when he had set down the rIsss again
he went out Il the room. tuning AZ the
door 20 say abruptly:
"Carrwhers-coue hsre for minute.
7 want you"
Thev turned into The Isls arelit
kitchen. and stood for fer minutes
staring AZ each other in silsnce. Then
Carruthcrs laughed little.
WHATS o. - douer he aid. ITS
dsucr3 svkwsrd for~ths voor httle
thing -5eucei awkward all round, N
fact
TIE more than awkward. returned
Darrell seriously. The poorchild vii
c7mh her Death = cid. Shs ought G.
have -ff these wet things and - got q
be3 at once But then~- Fie stopped
ana fr-wnef slightly