Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-02-16

IL wish we were dead together to-day,
Lost sight of, hidden away cut Of sight.
Clasped and clothed in the eloyen clay.
Out of the worlds way, out Of the light.
Out OF the ages Of worldly weather,
Forgotten of all men altogether,
As the worlds FIRST dead-laken wholly
away,
Made one with death, filled full Of tho
night"
lie loved her so passionately and so well
that he would rather have been dead and
buried with her, out Of sight, cut Of the
worlds way; ont Of the light.
He had read i'm some quaint poem Of .
man who had loved a beautiful woman his
whole life long-he, n son of the people,
born for labor aud toll she, "a dainty Tady
who had never even looked at him with
her proud sweet eyes. 1t was in the fair
land Of France; and down TO the banks Of
the Loire, In the fifth century, came one
who brought with him murder and death,
one who loved torture; and he gave orders
that the bronzed son Of the soil and the
dainty lady should be bound together
heart to heart, and flung into the river;
and the man, dying, eXulted in death, be-
cause, during its agony, the lady he had
loved his whole life long was with aim
Nanc Wharf knew that for such a death
he would have laid down his life with =
smile.
One thing ecmforted him. Every day
with weary eyes he looked through the
newspapers, but there was never any men,
ton OF Lady Liiias's marriage. lie read Of
her triumphs-for each year brought the
fashionable world more and more to her
feet; he read her name among the partici-
pators in the most brilliant g~ayeties Of the
knnSnn ln lna,.y si.at Ala ,,aa tla ,,x..r
Of the fashionable world-but there was
never n line that told Of her marriage.
ono man is good enough for her." said
Vane to himself, ''and no man could ever
be-"
The bridge over the Ulver had been
built. Sir Raye, having recovered his
health, and undertaken the superinten-
dencc Of 1t, aud Vanc HID not seen Ulyers-
croft since the day he had been left amongst
the meadow-sweet alone. Perhaps Sir
Kaye had discovered something Of Vane'y
secret; for J.; never said much Of Ulyers-
croft to him.
Through long nights Vane lay almost
mad with his misery; and yet at times
alhWart this misery came CLEANS OF light,
bright ana dazzling, yet making tue dark
ness that followed more intense. lie re-
memOercd That Lady Liiias had softened
TO him, and that no had seen NIat "A her
face which WAS very like love. She had
owned that She cared for him a little, but
she had added that there lis suit must
end. There were times when lie blamed
himself; yet the words from the sweet
proud lips were firm enough-"lt can new
cr be-
Would the time come, he wondered,
when he should forget her, when the dead
fAl .I l-.l A.. 49, ..A..I -.Aan ~ 49,.
iisure, the fair beauty Of her face, would
fade from his memory and cease to torture
himy The incident was bad, rs it was;
bat what would it have been if she had
known the truth, if she had known that ha
was the son OF "a poor farmer, a son OF the
soilg She WouIdnot even have spoken TO him
rs she did then; the would not have list
tened TO him. AT least, now she did not
remember him with contempt
The June OF the second year came round,
and lie was stiil i'll with the fever called
Glove" he was Still pale and thin, With
lines Of care on his face.
lie had in a great measure forgotten his
old home; the new life with its thousand
aims had entirely claimed him, the new
love had entirely drowned all memory Of
the old. Since he had grown wealthy he
had sent home every year 4 sum Of money
that filled the old farmer with wonder
and made the mother cry out with admira-
ton ut her gifted son; but Vanc did not
20 near them. It was not that the voice
of nature was dead ia his heart, but that
lie had outgrown his old life. Still he new
or forgot them. Great packages were sent
from London 10 the Meadow Farm
dresses for his mother and Kate, and hand
some presents Tor me farmer and Deslord.
They might have indeed lived without
work, but that their pride was too great,
and they ionged with uHutteraDle onging
10 see once more thc son ho had left tAeM
10 be a gentleman.
Sir Raye was troubled to see Vane look
ing SO Ill. They had both been in the
country Tor some time; but the country in
june reminded Vane only too keeniy Of
MS lost paradise. On the day after their
return to town an old friend OF Sir Raye's,
whom he had not seen iol years, called up
on him. lie had been an officer in tho
Army, but had rccently succeeded to the
Barony Of CharnWOod. lie was delighted
with Nane, but WAS sorry TO see him look
ing so i'll.
GIVE yourself "A holiday" he said; "ali
work would not suit any one. Come aud
spend = week Win me. have just
pOugnt very nice piace III tne county,
and we have rome nice visitors coming
What do You sayy"
81 shall be pleased, Vane, IL you say
Yes,'" put in Sir Raye. 81 have not felt
ensy about you for some time. "A week or
two in the country wal do you good. Let
me urge you TO 60"
81 shall be very pleased" replied vane.
"Then l may look upon it as a promise
las really scttledy" said Lord Charm
wood. 81 am delighted, and SO, l am sure,
will Lady Cbarnwood be. When shall we
expect your We 20 down on Tuesday-
Will you follow us on Thursdayi"
"Yes," replied Vane with u smile, as he
remembered that Lord Cbarnwood had
not as yet told him where his new place
was.
II I'M delighted with my purchase"
continued his lordship. "The estate il
called Kings ClyfIe, and lies about four
miles south Of u pretty country town GALL
ed HOLLYWOOD"
Sir Raye had turned aside TO speak to
some one, and SO did not hear what was
said.
Vane started as though a sword had
been laid ut his breast. Kings Clyffe!-
lie remembered it Well; he had often been
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