Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-11-02

ribly weak" And Mt intervals during
the next few weeks the girl heard news
OF Mr.. Norreys' recovery. And II won
DER she began to say to herself, III
wonder IL Gertrude has seen him., or
will be seeing him soon" -ta
But this hope, IL hope IL should be
called, was doomed 20 disappointment.
Late in October came another letter
from her friend. 1884 iaH4y s1
II am sorry" wrote Mrs. EnglcSoOd,
'fthlt I-see no probability OF my meet
ing Mr.. Norreys for n long time. lie
is going abroad. After ali, your paths
in life are not likely to csoss each OLDER
again, Perhaps 1t Is best to leave
things .=zea..g e. -a,A. a.anar a.. r:
Y But the tears filed Maisie's eyes as
she read. II should have liked him TO
know I had come to do him justice"
she thought. a.t,rs- .s .s..s ..-
She did not understand Mrs. EDglc.
woods view Of the matter.
3g'9t would be cruel" Gertrude had
9 said TO herself. Ito tol him ,ow she
hlames herself, and how NV showing
Mrs. Selby's letter bail cleared him. 1t
would only bring 1t ill up again when
he has doubtless begun To forget It."
Nevertheless, Despirl did uct leave
England without knowtny how COM
plctely Lady Margaret had rcrracted
her cruel words, and how utterly she
regretted them.
/" . o . .
Time passes quickly, we are told.
when we are hard at work. And doubt
less this Is true while the time in cues
ton Is the present. But to look back
upon time Of which every day and
every hour have been fully occupied
gives somewhat the feeling of a close
ly printed volume when one has fin
ished reading ii. 1t seems even longer
than in anticipation. To Despard Nor
reys. when at the end of two busy
years he found himself again in Eng
land, it appeared as if he had been alb
sent five or six times as long as was
really the case.
land, and was still detained
In town by details connected
with the work he had successfully ac-
complished. He was under promise to
his sister TO run down to Markerslea
the first day 1t should be possible, and
time meanwhile hung somewhat heavily
on his hands. The waters had already
closed over his former place in society
and he did not regret 1t. Still there
were friends whom he was glad to meet
again, and SO he not unwillingly accent
ed some of the invitations that began 10
find him out.
One evening after dining at the house
Of the friend whose influence mad oh
tanned for him the appointment which
had just expired he accompanied the
ladies Of the family to an evening party
in the neighborhood- He had never
been in the house before; the faces
about him were unfamiliar. Feeling n
little 'out OF it." he strolled into n
small room where a select quartet was
absorbed at whist, and seated him elf
In a corner somewhat out OF the glare
OF light, which, since his illness, rather
painfully affected his eyes.
Suddenly the thought Of Maisie Fforde
as he had last seen her seemed to rise
before him as In a vision.
II wonder If she Is married" he said
TO himself. Sure to be so, I should
think. Yet I should probably have
heard Of it,"
And even as the words formed them.
selves In his mind, a still familiar voice
caught his ar.
Thank you. Yes, this will do nicely,
win walt here until Mabel is ready to
60"
And a lady-a girl, be o o saw