The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-01-28
AFTER SILENT YEARS.


Is to feel one s self at home again
after nine years OF India" said Mrs.
Dalton, the elder OF tho two women
bending toward her guest and to
see you sitting opposite looking just
as you used in tho old days before
left England / have SO often thought
about you and wished you could have
been my sister; and / have never
ceased to wonder why you sent poor
Reggie away and why. after all. you
never married"
Il did not send your brother away;
indeed l did not" said the other lady,
leaning forward and appearing much
astonishod. ',Ho LOTUS all quite sud
denly eight years ago and | have
never seen or heard from him since.
1t was schock to me. | can assure
you whom | found he had gone TO
India without even saying good bye ,"
But my dear Helen. you know he
left only on your account-because he
thought you liked. or were engaged
to some other man."
Indeed, l did Lot know it. Your
brother never asked me 10 marry him
and l have never been engaged to any
one: and here l am alone in the world.
an old maid OF 2S!" and Helen SIN led
little sadly as she gazed into the
fire.
We'll. this is most incomprehensi-
bio to me" said Mary Dalton. Reg.
gle came out 10 us in India in u terri
bly, Respondent and unhappy coadi.
ton, but it was not till years after
wards that he told mo the cause"
'And the cause was-?"
That you liked another man.
therefore it was useless for him to
hang about waiting for you any
longer.
u cannot imagine whom he could
have meant know OF no one.
was engaged to no one, and remem-
Der all the circumstance, of our last
meeting as well as If it had happened
yesterday"
Il wish you would tell me all
about it Helen dear; we will have
our tea here and there will be no
fear OF anyone disturbing Us till din.
ner time" ~,
~ WAS tHe Wlnter VI Oh Just elSnJ
years ago and we were staying with
a large party In country house.
Il suppose in the lives OF mo st
women there comes time when they
have tho ball at their feet when all
men bow down to them when they
are made much OF by every one and
all things seem to go well with them;
ms "a hn M In .
may be after. but as long rs il lasts
their heads are turned. and they are
apt to become thoughtless OF conse-
quences il not absolutely reckless.
The period OF their triumph may be
shor. or long. to some women it may
last but for day. to others 1t may
extend over n season or year or
even many years. Well that winter
when / was just 20. l seemed to car
ry everything before me. was sur
rounded by friends and admirers and
was in the widest spirits added to
which the weather was clear and
frosty. and that always has the effect
OF champagne on me- and l was
consequently at the head and front OF
all the fun that was going on in the
houses where | stayed.
1T was when on visit to Walton
Tower that last met your brother
Mr. Reggie Annesley. The first day
it was arranged that we should all
join the shooters ut lunch time. and
found that Charlie Hudson-you re.
member him-who was engaged TO
that sickly-looking Mason girl. was
to drive the coach. had always
longed TO drive four-in-h hand so
begged him to let me sit beside him
day, and Capt Hudson told Cissy
Mason she had far better sit behind.
with her back to the wind which she
did. obeying meekly. aud had TO face
the grooms who sat with their arms
folded. staring at her. / enjoyed
driving immensely though l did
nearly upset the coach over bank.
only Capt Hudson seized the reins
and pulled the horses back on their
launches. What fun IL was! and
poor little Cissy Mason whom VIC all
got down was so CROSS she would
hardly speak to her intended; SO he
naturally stuck to me- and we made II
splendid fire. and served out hot soup
aud hot chops and fried potatoes to
the shooters. You know your brother
Reggie only cared for the sport and
thought all our cooking SO much
waste OF time SO we saw very little
OF him; and Capt Hudson lot mo
drive home. and 1 did so enjoy it.
And. OF course having been with me
so much all day. we naturally had
heaps 10 talk about in the evening;
and Clssy Mason was simply furious
and very nearly broke of her engage
ment
Then the no t day we had skat-
ing on the lake. Mr.. Annesley your
brother skated very fairly. but he
could not valse with me. and Twas so
fond OF iigure-skatiDg that did not
care TO go up or down all day hand
in hand with him. after | found that
Mr. Grey another OF the guests could
| skate most beautifully. So v,,lsed
with Mr. Grey good deal and then