The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1893-12-01

| dead man. Poor Ittla SoH! sac lad
not much cause for self-rrproach, since
all her little efforts of kindness and
good will had been received with cold
ness. and of late days even repeilcd
Mr. Huntingdon left no viii; his
brother came into the property, and
Nelly was but poorly provided for
OF course YOU will live with Wis,
my dear?" her uncle said kindly, and
| hope YOU and your cousins will be
great friends" And the poor sorrow
stricken child acauitsccd family. and
locked forward with some pleasure to
the comm. Of the two girls, the Young
est Of whom was her own age. 1t
was arranged that Nelly should remain
at the Hall with Wilson until July,
when Mr.. and Mrs. Huntingdon
and their family would come down from
town to take possession But their
arrival did not bring much ameliorn-
ton of Neilys fate Her cousins were
fashionable young ladies, with their
heads full Of vanity and friyolity. and
! they affected to dtspise the country
bred girl who had enjoyed fewer ad-
yantaSc>. but who. they were forced
to acknowledge III their jealous hearts,
| was >weetly pretty, and lady TO tllc
/ tlps 0f TIER DANNY llit-GFs.
! Mr. Huntingdon was much more easy
! going and less stern than his dead
/ brother aud his wife vas II fashionable
/ woman with but one yiew i'll life, which
WAS the establishment of her aaugh-
| ters She had bcnn in heirrss; 50 the
! Huntington property was likely to be
considerably benefited by the change
OF hands
"Of course my dear Stanley" she
said to her husband the day after their
arrival of course we shall make things
very different from what they were
i'll your poor brothers time. He lived
i'll the most absurd stsluSion but we
must let ii be known mt once that We
intend IL visit all the county. and as
for the ridiculous quarrel between your
family and the Lancholmes, the sooner
it is made up the better. The idea Of
carrying on a traditional feud with
such a parti as Lord l.. ngholn. would
be TOO absurd | hope YOU Will take
the first opportunity Of asking him over
to dinner"
Aud Mr.. Huntl @don. being n sensible
nan, made no dcmIir to Tie Sa-e co1ln-
sci Of his wife. OF course they hal not
the faintest idea IF the episode be-
poor little pale Nelly
So when il decent time had elapsed
the Huntinedons visited aud entertain
ell but the little country cousin never
shared theil. eayety In her shyncSs.
ut first she had declined entorin. into
society with them. and aftarwarI they
utterly ceased 10 include her in any ot
their arrangements 1t was quite
enough taking out two girls. Mrs. Hunt
ingi"n said. and inwartlly in her heart
she was well content 10 leave such Il
dangerous rival nj home
one day. when they We're all sitting
II breakfast. Mabel said 10 her mother.
Mamma. what shall wtar 20
uightt"
Il was simple remark, Nelly heard
many such, and II PASSED ui,ared..l
hnt TIT answer sent the blood thrilling
To her face and neck, 81 that Size was
tam 20 rise from the table and walk
away 10 the windeN
lou must he sure and look your
best. dear, Lord l.ansholme is coming
tonight I"
NeilN wandered away into the garden
WITH \ ~nrgins brain What should she
Ito: Should >hc cortiIe in her amt
ana ask her tn lot her come down i,
dlhner Tor once But suppose ord
It'.leh' iIne liaa ceased to think Of hc,.
sahd there was 4 bitter consciousness
III Molly heart that hc had never sent
ll'I line or word since her fathers
usilh 70 prove that he remembered
atfl, she would incur the snpers and
'oihlnpss OF her cousins, and that
Nol'id make heI die pf shame AMI
tn'a were 50 handsome, 50 accomplish
ei- 50 We'll dressed; she, in her daudi
ness would make il mean contrast ia
'islh ferhaps and her heart throbbed
Win sore pain al thu thought -perhapS
~ Would fali IN love with one of them.
aild fhei-"l hope shall die" she c,ied
TO herself with exceeding bitterness
sph, Adrian, my love. YOU shou1 NOT
be SO cr,Ielr'
shs had not courage to 20 into tLc
drawing room, but wandered about mis-.
efaply all the summer eyeni, 9 nictur-
la3 his blue eyes beami.,- an atl,cr
laces, and his frank kind ice makjn,
hinsic III ofhrr ears. roor little Nelly, I
CHATTER VII.
Anu Lord Largholme. had h. really
i'r2o''"n her all this time, When II.
entered tie Hall dra wing II ON his first
7ia'let was for the lovely face that was
- Wen engrayen on his memory. but I
!, WIS missing. He was introduced to /
Mfs. Huntington and her handsome
u.,o1htcls; then be spoke to a,l tho
o.let people in the room-ever and .
'hoh looking toward the door thnt
"pefeu frequently, but never odmitted
III Silsht, childish figure his eycs
sought. lie sat next Mabel III dinner
hin hna sne talked TO him and looked 1T
~ al'n, =, ana he replied always courteous
= ~ pu' somehow US if his heart was not
IL the mntter. - AN''' 40 noe
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