Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-02-16
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BY Charlotte N. srasms.
CHAPTER XVI.
sDo you hste me, Captain Flemyngps
! she asked. a, =
+Do I hate you?" he echoed. sOh.
Lady Charnleigh, what . strange,
cruel question. Why should I hate
Because I have come between YOU
replied, But for me Crown Leighton
! would; have been yours; You would
4 have been In the place you could 60 no.
! blys still." 1.
His face flushed, and . light came
I into his dark eyes,.
Lady Charnleigh, believe me, no
thought Of repining has ever entered
my mind. am happy in the loss, sAo-
Ing that 1t ts. your gain
have often wished that knew you
and could write and say It'll have al
Ways intended to say II to you the first
time we met. Captain Flemyng, let us
forget how distant is our reiat{onship,
and try to imagine we are both mem-
bers Of one family"
II am more than Willingly am
honored beyond words" 5aSss
*And now what / ann almost afraid to
cay. IT we were brother and sister, I
could say to you, out of the wealth Of
my abundance, out of the ample means
that would have been yours, take what
you want Will you let me say that
now! You would make me the hap
piest woman living If you would"
Again the dark handsome face
flushed.
II am not angry, dear Lady Charm
leigh, for I understand the noble, gem
erous heart that prompts the offer; but,
while thank you for It, let me say It
would be easier for me to die than to
accept it."
sHave 1 annoyed you?' she asked,
anxiously.
sNo, you have shown me how pener-
Gus you are. II had Inherited the
fortune, I should have been Just as any
ious to share 1t with you. No. most
generous lady, shall carve my own
fortune. You remember those glori-
ous words, There is no fate in life save
such as strong hand carves or q weak
hand mars My hand is strong"
II am sure OF it, she said, looking
ct him with admiration. II am very
proud Of my kinsman; you will be diff
terent from the rest Of the world to me
something apart. You must never
6atter me, but treat me as you would q
younger sister Of your own-we are OF
one race, you know.
"Your frankness makes me happv.
Lady Charnleigh. I shall esteem the
Offer you have made as the highest life
can hold. Suddenly he broke of and
exclaimed, Il know that FACET Is
Bertram Gordon's.
And the next moment the two friends
had elasped. each others hands. II
Paul Flemyng had seen how the beau
tiful face flushed, he would have
guessed that Lady Charnleigh was not
Indifferent to the grand, noble man
whose friendship had always been q
keen source of delight to him. Then
the three whose lives were SO strangely
interviewer sat down by the bank Of
the river.
This is different from Malta" said
Sir Bertram; show ones eyes long,
Nhen away from home, for . sight Of
English green"
aYes, people talk of the grandeur of
tropical foliage. 1 do not think, for
delicacy and beauty Of color, there is
anything to compare with our English
trees; and their greatest beauty, to my
mind, is In the spring-time, when the
buds are tender. Do you not agree
with me, Lady Charnleigh?.
u am sure everything you say is
right, /" she replied. His question had
aroused her from deep reverie, and
both gentlemen laughed at her abrupt
candor.
"You will cause me to weigh most
carefully everything that say, Lady
Charnleigh. You have been very kind
to me-may ask q favor of you!"
Her face cleared.
Yes, twenty If you will; it would
be great happiness to do anything
for you"
Sir Bertran had at first felt half in.
clined to be Jealous of his dark-haired
handsome soldier. bu. the frankness
and kindness OF her words disarmed
him. It was not thus, he felt sure,
women talked to the men they loved.
When she look at Paul Flemyng her
eyes were full Of admiration, of kindly
Hking-it was seldom that he himself
won one glance from those violet eyes,:
when he did they wore quite differ.
ent expression.
Il have some friends coming to LON
don very soon-General Sir Huntley
Dscre, and his daughter, Miss Ethel
pacre. Lady Cha-nleigh, will you al
low me to introduce her to you, and
will you help her?"
Il shall b only too pleased to show
ell possible kindness to friends Of yours.
In what way can I help her?"
@She is very young, and in my opin-
ion, very beautiful. Her mother has
long been dead, and she has been alone
has not seen much Of this great, gay
world Of yours, and It would Be kind Of
you to introduce her to some of your
. many friends, and to let her spend as
much OF her time as possible with
you"
She looked up at him with smile he
did not understand.
Il am going to weigh your words"