Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-06-15
at war With HERSELF,
The Story Of a Woman. Atonemeot
by Charlotte N. Braems.
CHAPTER xLvY.

CHAPTER XIV
Six months had passed since Leonie
lsayner placed the will of Lord Charm
leigh in Paul F%lemyng's hands. They
had not brought much happiness to
him. True, no was m earl now, q man
Of high rank and great resources, q
man OF distinguished position, with un-
bounded wealth and every luxury; but
he was not SO happy US when he was q
poor soldier, blessed only with Leonie's
love. He did not caro- for tho earldom;
he did not value money; he wanted her,
and nothing in the world besides.
le he knew that she would never
be his; sho had told him SO, frankly
and honestly. She did not love him;
III loved some n else. He knew
that. 1.-Two as .ong as he might. his life
would never be crowned or blessed by
leOnie's love.
Ho did not love her loss because of
her gricvous sin. In his eyes the am
pie PREPARATION she had made atoned
for it. He said to himself that she
was the blavest, the noblest and best
of women; but she was not for him.
The world, so realyto worship Mann
mon, received him with open arms.
He was sought after by half tho fash
ion;tbie mothers in London. But for
Eau there was no pcacs, no happiness,
where L.conic was not. 1t would take
hl.n long years to learn to think less Of
his love.
Six months had brought back health
and strength to leonie Rayncr. She
was still ut Rcims, with the General
and Ethel.
-he had visited the friends of her
fair young mother; she had dono her
best TO forget all that was painful and
TO regain her lost health. Surrounded
BY Ii lends, she was somewhat herself
again: her face had lost its radiance,
hut owe those most beautiful features
there was IN expression OF perfect rast,
and a faint color had returned I o tho
lovely face, and the beautiful lips had
reacquired thoir forme. smile.
One morning Ethel, with u bundle of
papers undor her arm, entered the
rom where Leonie sat.
Il told you," she said, that you
Sin, uld hear what tho world thought of
you, Leonie. Read these"
l-eonie opened n Of the principal
morning papers first.
~ feel quite nervous" she said. cit
is II terrible thing, aftec all, to he in
print"
lItllCt oilCIiIty IOlIllcu OuG GlC lOllOW.
ing paragraph to her:
-Holnance in High Lifc.-Some time
since VIC announced To our readers tho
uccession OF u young lady to the es-
tates of Grown Leighton and the title
OF Countess Charnlcigh. The particu-
lars OF that succession will be remem-
-t,ercd us interesting and novel. Lady
Charnleigh, by her brilliant %leauty,
her gracious manners, and quecnIy,
generosity, made herself one OF tne
most popular OF the fashionable world.
She has Q gently met with reverse of
fortune quito as sudden u her unex-
pcctcd elevation. 1t may b, remem-
hcred that she succeeded to the Grown
Leighton's estates Us next of kin in
consequence OF the late earl's having
died, as it was supposed, without a will.
Lady Gharnleigh VS. the nea.o est OF
kin, and US such toux possession OF tho
title II tho estates. After enjoying
them for two ytars, she accidentally
discovered the will of the late earl, by
which he left AL that he hal to Cap
tain Paul Fl.myng. Tho lady, with u
nob.e n Gf honor and lotalty-un-
Fortunately but too rale-inmcdiately
placed tao will in tho hands of the true
heir. cad then retired from the brill
liant scenes of which she had Ecen so
great an ornament. Miss Itayner may
,bvci' again possess q patent of nobif-
, 1ty such as the world confers, but she
has one much higher, which no one can
take from her-she is q noble, gener-
Gus. loyal iady-at title which 10 earthly
distinction can give; Tbs new Lord
C%harnleign has taken possession of
Or. VII leighton, and has also taken
his scat in the House of Lords"
"Iou wondered what the world said
of you, Leanie. Now you know. Could
any praise Ee higher than that?:"
Il did hot dcseive it," sobBed the
girl. Lot me tell you all the truth,
But Miss Dacre kissed the sweet
tasei and refused to hear another
eff there is any secret" she said. cit
rests between Paul and yourself.
There is NO need for you to tell it, as
hc has not done So"
Tor Paul had kept her secret NEST
loyal,y. Whom she had left him with
to MIR. Clements, the lawyer. and told
him that Lady Charnleigh had discov-
cred it. He nevor uttered q word
aboat tho terrible temptation, the
deadly crime, and the most sincere re-
pentancc. The stcry WAS rover known.
Every n b,.icved that the will was
given to him ~ the same hour that it
was found.
Tho paragraph above was copied
into all the. papers; many of them
ad led ..cmarls, o; their own, all being
in praise OF her who was no longer
Lazy Charn!eigh. The scrap of news
went, as many startling scraps do, the
round of the word, and it was read by
Sir Bcrtram Gordon in the HOLY Land.
He hal gone thither, vowing that
eve while he lived would he return
to Eng md. He did no. care how lis
life was spent--how it passed: ho was
utterly reckless and despa:ring. He
W mt to the Holy Land. There, he
thought to himself. it would not be
litc v that he should ever mcet people
vino knew him.
He had boon there for some time,
loading q most hopeless and miserable
life. when, In one of a numerou, batch
of papors sent to him from England,
he read this paragraph, telling of