The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-03-26

mind confessinR that / felt rather sad till I
thought how fortunate I was to get a situa-
tion. and then I cheered up.
When l got to my destination / felt tired
out. A tail. cockaded footman was on the
platform. eagerly scrutinizing each female.
and as l got out of the carriage he stared
| ut me and touched his hat.
Miss Wilson, he said in~terroRatively.
answered Eyes," and then he saw after
my luggage, which consisted Of one modest
trunk. which he directed an %obsequioua
porter to take to the splendid broupham
that WAS waiting.
After O drive Of about On hour, after
passing through a long inc stately avenue
of trees, we came to Castle Fold, a huge,
rambling pile Of gray stone buildings
nearly covered with ivy and liohen. A
stately butler met me at the entrance. and
who soon discovered was the school-room
MAID. who IN turn showed me up to my
bedroom, which was a charming room. all
furnished in light maple wood.
When l went downstairs Mary was wait
ing Tor me and She took me too the door of
A rioh, sweet voice said: Come in" en-
tered. and there before me- stood the most
lovely woman that I had ever seen in nv
life.
She came to me with her hand out
stretched in kindliest welcome. You must
~ y . sAkeAs lily uGuTs' Su9 Hulu.
She briefly told me my duties. was rot
to be so much cove ness IA companion to
her son Arthur. He was nine years old.
and owing to an accident that had oc.
CURED some five years before he was n
helpless invalid u stood sorely in need of
cheering.
asked to see my little charge. and T
found him n sweet-faced little laddie, with
4 disposition as beautiful us his face. He
sullereu; all, me. how he suffered! Thank
God that time has now all passed and Ar
thur Is now better. and only a slight limp
speaks for the years OF mattyrdom that he
80 patiently endured.
so time passed on. l never felt nv de.
pendent position. for l rarsly saw any of
the guests that were constantly coming to
and fio, and making the house gay with
tneir presence. Sir Richard was in India,
but was expected home shortly.
1t was one cold February afternoon. md
l mad Just come in t ON a b isk walk round
tho park, As l reached our sittine-room
door heard Arthur saw to some one:
You Will love Marcy, she is 80 kind md
gooa, AND. oh, so pretty; not grand. like
mothe', but pretty, you know"
l went In. and sitting by Arthur WINS n
sail. handsome man, who looked up uuickly
AMI scrutinized mo keenly out of a pair OF
clear. cold OF es.
THE ia Marcy, Dick" said Arthur.
ne bowed and said IL few courteous words
OF thanks for my attention to his brother.
then he resumed his conversation with the
child. '"'
Sir Richard was very proud, vcrv hiph in
ms ways, ono of those men who would have
died rather than have done u ~dishonorable
acton. Sometimes a friend of his. Cant.
Nichols, would como round with him and
SIT md talk to me. which was verv plaas-
ant, II something about his eyes had not
frightened me so.
One evening. shall l ever forget it! As I
was walking down one of tho quiet CORR
dors, Capt. Nichols met me, and, taking
me IN his arms, kissed me. l burst out
crying and called him a coward. but the
more l struggled to be free the tighter he
held me and tho more ho kissed mo.
euadeniy l found myself free. aud there
stood Sir Richard, his face white with RAGE.
hia eyes blazing. He looked from NV per-
secutor to me-.
"iou blnckguRrd." he Kissed, 'leaye nv
Rouse And then, giving mo his arm, be
led inc oil flushed and trembling, to the
sitting room. and made mo take some wine.
After this Sir Richard was much moro
cordial to me. Time passed 90 quickly that |
l had been eighteen months at the Lynns',
Richard was entertaining .oyally,
CASTLE Ford" was llled with euests when
sir Richard complained of feeling unwell,
lie came into our room, and was shocked
to see how i'll he looked. his eyes heavy ard |
his checks flushed. H0 rallied a little i'm !
the evening. but the next morning he was
30 bad that tho doctor was sent for, and he
pronounced him to b. suffering from small. |
pox.
What q sudden and speedy exit there was