The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1894-10-05
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"Hushv Miss Blount interrupted
him quickly. eagerly, laying her mana
with unconscious vehemence upon ms
arm, whit spasm OF intense pam si,os
across her face. Flush. BlackWoou-
YOU must not speak to me IKE u'"l'
will not have it. You are my co'slii
NV brother-the dearest slrl co"iu
have, but nothing more-neVes any
thing more .os
The expression Of Blackwoods eyes
changed.
"Do not pretend to make any ms
take" he said, almost sterniy, unioos-
ing her fingers from his arm ana hold-
inc them firmly between his own.
You know as well as l do that, for
everything the world contains, would
not be your brother You know also
that | will be to you all or nothing.
1T must be nothing, then, the girl
answered very sadly. though htnlly'
ilut not daring this TIME to raise hef
eyes to his; after which she walked
away slowly toward the door without
another word, Arrived there. however,
She ljngered-woman-li n-like-with the
handle in her hand. to see ii he would
not make some answer TO her 1ast cru
el speech; but she waited in VAN.
Blackwood made 10 reply; ana,
glancing involuntarily toward the
window. where the autumn sun was
cleaning brightly upon the upright fg-
ure, she could see that the dark hand-
some, loyal face was white to the very
lips.
Blackwood Craven was Miss Blounts
first cousin, as far as relationship went
but in reality he h I'd ever been lar
more to h L than that term generally
signifies: III her baby ynool he had been
heI companion. in her girlho0d BROTH
er, and ever since she had reach q the
age OF Seventcen-noW three years
sinca-her steady and constant lover.
His father had died Wien the boy
MAS still in his infancy, and the mother,
4 ing some few years later had C n
4 ded the child on her doata-'jed to her
Cl III brother, Archibald blount, togeth-
er with few hundred pounds, ana III
earnest PRAYER that H. would DO the
best he c3u'd for the little one. Iais
prayer Mr.. Blount attended to as care
fully rs it was in his ndolant. selish
nature to attend to anything
uncol nected with his own personal in
forests. sending his nephew to school,
and from school to coll &C. with the
money intruSted to his care. until the
lad lad finished his education. and had
come hom" at last. only to fall madly
In love with his b aautiful cousin. Then
it is hard TO say what would nave
| become Of the handsome restless fel-
| low had not brother of his fathers
4 Ia atnt. 5ni fnS h ~
| a commission in Il Line regimant-a
| profession worry much suited to the
| young n ans tastes and inclinations.
| This same relative, dying soon after,
left his nephew two hundred 4 year
whereas he might quite as easily have
| left him two thousand-upon which,
| and his pay as lieutenant BlackWood
/ Craven found it excessively difficult 10
get through his days and live respeeta-
/ bic without mourning too numerous liza
bilities.
/ His attachment to Katherine Blount
was the one ruling passion of his life.
She was part Of his existence. He
! worshipped the girl with blind idola-
try, pouring ont on her generous
wealth Of love Of which she was scarce
| ly worthy In his eyes, however, she
was perfection. no flaw ever appearing
to his stricken sight powerful enough
to dim the faultlessness Of his idol
while he ever dreamed fondly, unceas
ingly, Of the time when this woman
who was to him a very goddess, should
be his wife.
ills poverty was an ;nsIrmoantablt
barrier il the pres mt. it was true, but
in time, if sha would only consent Il
wait little-and something whispered
to him that he was surely moe % hel
than all the other men who thronaei
around her and hasked in her sWee'
smileS-he would conquer fortune
hrayely, and claim her honorably fol
his CMn. So he argued: and not al
katherine's chilling speeches or hasty
frowns could entirely check the mac
longing Of his heart
Such scenes as that Just des .rbet
had become of late very frequent be
tween them--a warfare in Which some
times one, sometimes the other cam
off victorious To-day indeed the cam
was In Miss Blount's small hands. Ii Nv
ever it might be tomorrow: and We
somehow, in spite If her triumph, th
girl felt certain heavy weight " In
coldly upon hor heart, as she close
the library door and walked foiWar
into the hall
"What can be the matter With me?
she asked herself, impatiently, pushin
back her hair wearily fr, m her fore
head. "Blackwood's face is hauntin
me. and seem to have lost all longin
for this bill I WIS SO ready to cry abor
not five minutes ago. | want air,
suppose, to dtspel my fancies. so
, shall Just orderxmy horse and go owe
to Harriet Chatteris, to see il she car
not rouse me from this stnnge denre
. eion"-having come to WI ich decision
she gave her orders to passing ser,
ant, and went slowly and listlessjy l,
the stairs to exchange her mornir
dress for ner habit.
lTn hn Continued