The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1894-10-26
real pleasure shining In his hondsom.

real pleasure shining In his handsome
hlue eyes. as he contemplated kathpr-
ines astonishmcnt and dcli-lt. Good
by, then, for the present; and do not bc
late, old man, whatever yOu do"
80 it came to pass that Blackwood
Craven actually started that night to
spend some days under Katherine
Warrecnne's roof. The weather was
bitterly cold. frost and snow lying hcav-
lily upon the ground. as they drove
along to Warrrnne Han hut he scurcc-
~ seemed TO heed it; the whole Jour
ney appeared TO him like some cX-
citing dream that would vanish pres
entity and leave him in his own quar-
tcrs III London flr enough from the
Hall, and its inhabitants
1t was not until they drew up at the
Hall door. AMI Sir Mark advised hm
to 0light, unless he had fancy for
being frozen To death that he fully
aWoke 10 the reality Of the situation.
Come along" Sir Mark exclaimed.
tf@erly. When the servant Informed
hi4A where her ladyship was to be
found. Come along" Craven; Barnet
will see to your gIl-GaSc"
Al this iuncture Bl9ckwood's heart
began to fill him horribly How would
She meet himt he asked himself, hur-
riedly Would she faint? Would She
show any agita ton? Or would She
"Narrrnne," le sad. stopping short,
and cndeavoring 10 speak with uncon-
Germ. "N0nll il not be better perhaps,
to tell Lady Warrenne that-that ! am
Gomez"
ooh. nonsense. man" returned Sir
Mark with a half smile OF aStoniSh-
mrnt pausne 10 contemplate his com
paniun unsnSpicuoa>ly. You do not
suppose she requires the news 10 be
broken to her. do you--you, who We're
almost brother? Come on
50 after thiS. there being no help for
il. Craven, with q s.nothered srotn,
followed his guide into Il small, ele-
CANT apartment. where. at the farthest
N. sat hnsily cmbroiering the Wonl-
he loved Lady Warrenne did not
,eeive him until she had returned
rr husbands embrace, when Sir
Mark. said pleasantly:
"Eatherine, have brought You your
oldest friend" and she, looking up GU
rlonslv. gazed straight into Blackwood
CrarPn's eyes,
For momcnt-for just one brlef
moment OF agony-she thought she was
going TO faint, 10 disgrace herSeif Tor
ever in her own and her husband
opnion. and then she found herself
moving forward and saying something
commonplace to B}nckwood about ms
being welcome and SO forlh-"lal eA-
ortly. She could never afterWard re-
member A cloud seemed gathering
round her. choking. sutforatins her ia
It's cold embrace. from beyond "hlch
her husbands voice came TO hef' uoe
and loving as ever:
I'VE are starving, my daring! tlh
Brander give us something II ring the
bell?
II will 60 and see myself she sald,
catching eagerly and gladly at the
slnce thus afforded her Of getting
..4.v from the room. and from the
one man whom, in all the world, she
dreaded.
For half an hour she was absent,
which time she employed III Walking
wildly ,p and down her own chaiiipei'
irving anxiously TO collect her lle'is
and to conquer the fierce pain sha"lls
so persistently at her heart
~ hay. saved my father she kept
repeatin. to herself over and over aSaih
until she had grown tolerably calnn'
then she went back again to the op-
nnyinus hondoir. only 10 flnd 1hal III
n,r,, and her cousin had gone down 70
~. aininp.room to discuss the GOOD
,hinps Rrander had thought ut TO place
before them. Thi,her she also descent
Oh -nerynns lest either OF them shoHla
notice ANYTHING unusual in her cohaue'
and taking a chair near her nus
hands side. rs far from BlaekWood as
nas nossjble. she tried hard 10 say
something civil and pleasant ABOUT
their journey.
~ would have been lonely enough
without Craven" Sir Mark told her,
..,lthonr4, can scarcely cry him np as
ia iolliest companion In al The Woria,
considering that he never opened nis
,ins tbe entire way And-Wonld you
hal;oye u Katherine?-it was quite as
mncb as | could do to lndlice nm -
GRANT MS the pleasure OF ms soci''s,
even Ter few days? told HIM Woui',
oomn,ain of his conduct TO YOU, anu
throw him on the tender mefcles ol
,roman.s tongue. But" he broke OIL
somewhat anxiously. ARE you leeliiis
quito strong tonight. my dearest! loa'
ahoals have lost all the bright color
they gained in Italy. rd you 80 ~
your drive this afternoon:
crn 10 Continued