The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1891-12-25
Chapter Nv,

Poor Marjorie, as she was driven along,
felt that it would be unpleasant to explain
at homo that she had tainted in church
and been sent home In IL cab by Mr. Stanis.
land. They would ask how she came to be
alone there with him. And us she passed
Mrs: Way:.e's garden kAte she decided to
stop there and spend % few moments. She
dismissed the cab and went slowly up the
gravel path and touched the bell. There
was no answer, but in moment moro she
found that tho door was unf,lstened, and
opening it went in. A low sobting sound
fell upon her enr; and following it she
came upon Mrs. Wayne sitting at the foot
of what she called the kitchen stairs-stairs
that led from the buck part of the house q
the old fashioned Earret. She was not
weeping, but gasping.
"Oh, thank heaven, somebody has come. %
she cried. "I'd have died alone here Mar.
joric Chadwick, come here to me and take
hold of my hands. Icouldn't be afraid of
, my boy alive or dead, but I'm shaking like
had the ague. never believed such
things could be before, but I've seen him
Eve seen Herford--he's appeared to me-"
ellis spiritt" whispered Marjorie, sink
Ing down beside the old woman and chaf4
ing her cold palms.
"What could it Ike but his spirits We
sat together there, Il, that room, and heard
the domiuic preach his funeral sermon; we
stood by his grave and heard the clods fall
OH his coffin, hut there he stood, Just like
he uscd u, look, only pale. Mother I
heard him say, mother and he held ont
his arna like lie used to when lie was a
baby, f:r l1:e to take him. He seemed
holt?in 'em out to the house: lie didn't
look ut ne. rl just tied the shutters with
black ribbon, as always do for Christ
! mas, and I'd been to the well for water.
=, WIS sittin down on the stone Under the
lilac bushes to rest me, for amt very
strong nowadays, when saw him. He
seemed to Ike weepin and wailin softly to
himself. 'Oh, my happy home,' he said,
'oh, mother, mother.' and couldn't move:
turned giddy. and It's only five minutes
ago that l managed to get in the house.
Either l've lost my mind or I'm going to
dic within the year. They come for warn.
ings."
DO theys" said Marjorie dreamily.
"Then am to die also, for he came to me
there III the churchyafd."
God have tnercy ON ,isl'' gasped the old
woman.
There ore moments when hearts open to
each other. This was one. Sitting there
. upon the little buck stairs in the darkness,
the two women made confession to each
other.
81 must tell so,nebody."s sale poor Mar
jorie. ut seems rs il the way ucte,l to
Hcrfortl. the last day of his life, was burn
ing into my heart like a coal of fire.
went on about not being rich; talked
about rich husbands as IL I wanted one.
lie must have thought Ididn't care for him,
and that day he ditln't kiss Inc when he
left me, and never saw him again."
"How' 1 used to nag my husband, how
used to wish Hertord was ambttious!" said
Mrs Wayne. "After grandfather left me
his little MONEY educated him MS well an
i l could. wanted him to get rich, to get
some kind Of political Office, to he some.
body. always felt as IL his father might,
| IL he'd just buckle to. was no disup-
pointed when he took clerks place at tho
factory that cried. Now. only to have
him there again. coming homo to ten, call
ing. .Hullo. little Mamsy,' in at tile kitchen
windowl'
"Ah! If he could only come to take mo
ont tomorrow afternoon, I shouldn't envy
; any riche ewomIn," sighed Marjorie. II
want tatsll you something. refused Mr..
6tantslanl todsy. shall refuse aay ops
WHO s--if any one does aeaiu.y \.
livs -, bas ii was Eeseord's wtdf