Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-09-28

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CARRIED HER GOOD NEWS ON 10 THE
srIOOL.ROOM.
! mans wife-who would assist Kim i'm
mcnsely in his parish-who had his
vicws-who was as we'll up in the whole
thing as he was himsclf-who was en-
tiiely in love with him. He could we'll
afford to wait. He was too sensible
even to gu rrel with the irritating set
of circumstances that kept them apart
Tor eighteen months. He wrote his
neat, entertaining, .ensiblc letters the
whole time-and onc, at the end, that
brought tears OF .oy to Caroiine's wise
gray eye
She took it to therefor in his study,
and tod him very simply that at last
Noel could come, if they could do with
him. Ofcourse they coulddo with him;
and the proud old parson, leaning back
from his desk, kiss ed his daughter in
kind congratulation.
"l'ut dear me-" said he. "how long it
is since he was here-what q time he
has been up yonder. 'eally he ought
to be getting something better: he de-
serves it, L am sure. do you think he
Looks out euough?:"
I'D, az father, said Caroline. in her
gentle WY, The is very fond of his
work up therc: he loves it and thepco-
pie, and of course they are devoted to
him. You know. we look at it very
sensibly. You shall marry US some
day."
II am ready when you are, my DEAR"
said the rector. dryly. His spectacles
were leveled at the buttercups and
was Il ther serious. And l must say I
shall be glad When you arc read. You
have been engaged three years. 1t is
IL long business. 1 shall miss you dread
fully, Caroline. and there is II, one to
fill your place. realize that. But |
want to see You happy. m child do
w.int to see You happy"
"Fathe., | a be happier
than | am now" cried Caroline. with
her w ole hea t. iiut She left the rec
tor still tn ughtfully regarding the
un-horn lawn. He was looking back
IL. hi, OWL case. perhaps. He had mar
ricd IN Il curacy and IL po T. one. long
, before hi success len to the family liv-
ing in his day. in fact as he rene L.
5cred it, ..oung people who wanted
~ another had not been SO sensible.
Miss Tca"uc carried her good news
IN to the school-room. for she had not
opened the letter until after breakfast,
in the usual place. The room WAS the
achuo-rSom in name only NV, and
the aughtcr' and high spi its within
made Caroline ausc in sclf-conscious
trepidation before opening the door.
Wien she did go in, however, tho
j ri,ls ,-,,., ,,npfn.ti- s,y,,f nl,,,f il
They threw down their work-they
did II little work in the mornings some-
times. it is fail. TO suy-ant We're hon
cstl. M noisily delig ted. And Miss
league. 5 Hing and busting in their
midst. looked It's pretty, Just then. as
her pretty sisters. In r%ealitv she was
no such thing. She had beautiful
hair and good gray eyes. and there
was chara ter in her mouth, but her
sist rs we're pretty AID much younger.
Carol line had tod her father she
could never be happier than she was
then: and perhaps the fortnight that
interviewed between the receipt of Noel
Pennyman's delightful news and that
young clergyman's actual arrival was
the happiest time she had eve known.
She spent it in the cloudle>s nook OF
anticipation. He was coming again,
the mar it was her pride to love, and
she had not cen him for Il year and Il
half. She wondered how the time had
passed, now she looked back upon it.
She %shuddered at the thought of an
other such term of separation, and di-
faith and no, @. Yet her h, me life was
particularly full, interesting, and re-
sponsible. She had believed forme. ly
that nothing under heaven could in
duce her to leave home and RiX, but
that was before she knew Noel .enny-
man we'll. Now it was her proud de.
sire to give up all she loved so dearly
for him she loved more dearly still.
Her love was of the sacriiicial sort.
What it cost her it was her pride to
suffer: indefinite delay, long SO; ara
tions. the unsettling intermediate state
of the betrothed, and ali attendant
pangs, she suffered eagerly for his
suke-as eagerly as she worked stoleS
and vestmcnts for his person. She
considered it her blessed privilege to
wait. ard SUI or. and work when she
could for Noel, but she did not go
about saving so. You could see it in
her face, but her ha ,piness was tee
genuine to heed. or even to allow. in
genious explanation. Her best frieni=
never heard her say that she had real
lied her ideal in this and that respect.
Probably she had done 20 in all re
spects. But this never occurred to her.
in so many thoughts. She loved.
Her love added lus;er to Il life al
ready shining with a kindly ligh. 1t
beamed upon those privileged souls
who peopled her little happy world. 1T
made the large soft heart OF Caroline
league softer and larger yet. Ii
widened her symplthies. 1t broadened
her mind. 1t gave to her fingers. even,