Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-11-09

at once the address which the Young,
man asked. or believed he had asked.
in the most business-like and ipdifer..
ent manner possible.
Certainly, certainly. yes: and my
wife and daughters, shall call ct once
to congratulate the dear ladies' on
their good fortune in being discovered
by SO excellent a relative. Stay, per-
haps monsieur would like Madame
Reynier to go in advance and break to
them the good tidings? It might
start'e them, and Madame Jardine il
in very delicate health, and they are
very poor, monsieur knows?" -
Yes. he knew it, but he did not take
it in-no more than the young queen
who, hearing her subj cts lacked
bread, suggested their eating cake.
III think, Monsieur Reynier," he
said. with modest hesitation, "Ishould
like to tell them myself. 1t is a family.
matter, and they would not feel my
visit a liberty. They are my cousins,
you see. II" with a sudden idea that
almost made him smile-"if you would
kindly vouch for me that I am-well,
respectable, in short"
Even if Monsieur did not carry his
letter of recommendation in his face,
Mr.. Black's G arantce would have
been quite sufficient" answered the
professor, with grave %pOliteness.
Another time Roaerick would have
laughed t, think waat his mother
would have thought OF her sons owing
his whole credentials of character to
MIR. Black the factor! but now he was
in too great haste to linger an instant
moro than courte " demanded: and it
seemed hours rather than minutes be-
fore. armed with NJ. Reynier's petit
Il l;111< ho f~,,,J h;~,,1Jf A.
long stair $50 like q Scotch one, only
clean, scrupulousl, clean, etage after
etage'. Nine. .lardine lived au qua
triem,, almost up to the roof of the
tall house.
Are they SO very poor?:" he thought,
with a sharp pang, followed b. a wild
delight. To come as the Deus OK ma.
c%hina-the good g~enius-the protect.
ing angel-how delicious. Ay, even
though it were actual want he was
about to tind.
But no such discovery pre- rented it,
self to the eyes of tho young a del
quick, to detect and revolt from any.
thing coarse or squalid. A little Swiss
damsel. in sabots. opened the door OF
the apartment and showed him into q
salon Very foreign, certainly: his
mother would have been shocked at
the almost carpetle s floor and curtain
less windows: but eXquisitely neat,
harmonious in color, refined in ar
rangamcnt.
And when she entcred-not madame,
but mademoisel che felt moro than
ever as ii the whole thing were a Wis
ion of the night. She entered with a
ritanicsname seem the most appropriate
possible. and standing still in thedoor-
way, bowed to him in the distant for.
eign way. But she spoke in English
her sweet. slow, precise English, very
correct in accent, though the sentences
were sometimes arranged French fash
ion, and the "monsieur," translated in
to sir" frequently appeared therein
in o funny un-English way.
Mamma has sent me, sir, to present
her regrets that she cannot see you."
q friend of NJ. Reynier's.l But she is
suffering q little more than usual to-
day, anu she has mo- risen. Will you
say to mo that which you desired to
say to her?:"
II know-I foel-it is 1 who ought to
apologize" stammered Rode lex, feel
ing it absolutely impossible to face
those great, blue. innocent. ignorant
eyes. But Icame on business-busi-
ness which could not lie delayed"
The girl visibly shrunk. "Oh, 1
hope-l hope it is no more sorrow,
mamma has suffered so much."
Indeed. no: quite the contrary, I
trust. May l be permitted to explain?:"
But he could not explain. His tongue
seemed to cleaye to the roof of his
mouth. All his self-po.session, his
good common sense, even his good
manners, seemed to have fled from
him.
u am afraid-I- Pardon, but if
mademoiselle would condescend to take
these to madame her mother" said
he, hurriedly, falling back into French,
as if its formal phrases of p%oliteness
made a barrier against himself and his
irrepressible agitation.
She received the letter and card
without looking at him Or at them; he
felt q slight pang in noticing that
though evidently recognizing him, she
showed not the slightest curiosity even
to learn his name-and vanished from
the salon.
ITO DE CONTINUED,