The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-09-19
opsis of Preceding Chapters.

opsis OF preceding Chapters.
Frak Armour Is the son OF an English arls
tocrat,A sneral Armour. lie is share owne
IN the III. dson' Bay Company and v sits Brit
ish Amerea on business trip. Julia Sher
wood, a portionless girl. is engaged to Frank
but his family wish him 10 marry Lady Agne
Martling. During Franks absence julia
gives her heart To another and writes To he
atiianced for release. Frank blamos hl
people Tor the result and thinks they hay,
lnteriered Ia the Interest OF their pet scheme
about Lady Agnes Out OF revenge lac mar
ries oiihand an Indian princess named Lal
ana sends her 10 England under a chaperon
giving Instructions that she must travel aId
appear before his family In native dress
CRATER 1.-THE Armours live at Grey
hope. Besides General and Mrs. Armour
there are Franks brother Richard, aud
Marion, society girl. IN love with Captain
Vidal. The household y thrown into con.
sternation by letter announcing the coming
OF Mrs. Frank Armour. After considerable
show oftemper all agree TO swallow the bitter
piiI without wlncing. at least, not ia public
III aud lN-Ihe General and Airs. Armour
meet the steamer at tue dock and receive the
savage woman In style becoming their sons
wife. Lali is shy aud dgnihed. but yields
Lerselt rea lily 10 her new surroundings
N-After the novelty Is worn off tue Indian
nature bursts forth, aud at times Lali deserts
her civilized companions for the company OF
tue deer aud birds la the villa park. Marion
goes TO London ana invites Captain Vidal Ia
oreybope 10 meet his prospeotive"rod Indian
slster-ih-law. lie first sees her in her back
pain gar0 riding horseback on the widest
hunter in the generals stud.
The remaining chapters tell OF the birth OF
a son To Frank Armour. Llli las surmisod
that her husband is using her % revenge him-
self ON his people. She goes 70 London with
the Arrnours for the fashionable season and
Is a social success. Richard Is dangerously
fond OF her, and the affection Is returned.
FRANK arrives in London. Iali receives him
coldly. but over the ohllds cradle an unspok-
en- truce is made. The husband repulsel on
every hand, sets 10 work manfully 10 win his
wite's love.
At all these he whistled little to
himself and smiled bitterly. Then, ell
at once, he got up and straightway
burned them all. He again tried to put
the matter behind him for the present,
knowing that he must face it one day.
and staving off its reality as long as
possible. He did his utmost to be philo-
sophical and say his quid refert, but it
was easier tried than done, for Jacques
Pontiao's words kept ranking in his
mind, and he found himself CARRYING
round q vague load which made him
abstraotsd occasionally and often lit
tie reckless in action and speech. In
hunting bear and moose he had proved
himself more daring than the oldest
hunter and proportionately successful.
He paid his servants well, but was
sharp with them. He made long, hard
expeditions defying the weather as the
hardest Of prairie and mountain men
mostly hesitate to defy it, He bought
up much land, then, dissatisfied, sold
1t again at loss, but subsequently
made final arrangements for establish
ing very large farm.
When he onoo became actually inter
ested in this, he shook off something of
his moodiness and settled himself to de-
velop the thing. He had good talent for
initiative and administration and at
last in the time when his wife was a
feature Of the London season, he found
his scheme in working order, and the
necessity OF going to England was forced
upon him.
Actually he wished that the absolute
necessity had presented itself before.
There was always the moral necessity,
of course-but theni Here now was a |
business need, and he must 90. Yet ne
lid not fix a day or make definite ar
He could hardly have be-
ieved himself such coward. With
LIBERAL emphasis he called himself
neak, and one day at Fort Charles sat
lown TO write TO his solicitor in Mont
eal TO say that he would come on at
nee. Still he hesitated. AS he sat there
Eye-of the Moon, his father
n-law, opened the door quietly and en-
cred. He had avoided the chief ever
ince he had come back TO Fort Charles
nd practically had not spoken to him
or year. Armour flushed slightly
nth annoyance. But presently, with "a
ouch of his old humor, he rose, held
ut his hand and said ironically: "Well,
it's about time we had a
ig talk, isn't i? We are not very in
mate for such close relatives. I"
The old Indian did not fully under
and the meaning or the tone of Ar
Iour's speech, but be said, "Howr"
1d reaching ont his hand for the pipe
fered him lighted il and sat down,
noking in silence. Armour waited;
lt, seeing that the other was not yet
owed to talk, he turned 10 his letter
rain. After a time Eye-of-the- Moon
nd gravely getting to his feet,
Brother"
Armour looked up; then rose also.
ne Indian bowed TO him courteously;
en- sat down again. Armour threw a
over the corner of the table and
aited.
Brother, said the Indian present.
you are of tn great race that con.
iers us. You come and take our land
I'D our game. and we have 10 beg OF
~ for fop, ard shelter. Then YOU take
ir daughters, and we know not whore
ey go Thoy are gone, like the down
ON the thistle. We see them not. but
n remain. And men say evil things.
ioro are bad words abroad. Brother.
hat have you done with my daugh-
ry'
Had L..