The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-12-27
N-Continued.

the long familiar sound. and even
changed color Il little. But ii was no
visitors. only the post.
Gust buSincSS-Nir. M~aclaCan. our
lawyer. He might have written sooner.
If only to apologize for finding Us such
IL Wretched fiat instead of the fur
nished house | ordered" And Rodor-
lex, looking first disappointed. then
ycxed. was going apparently TO tear up
fhe letter. but meeting Silcnce'S eyes,
he stopped. and passed it over TO her To
read. 1T is such Il comfort to me that
can tell YOU everything" he said, ton
derly. You are sure never To be vcXed
or cross. or hurt-oh. my darling.' If
she bad been either Of the three, that
have healed all.
Yet tnc letter. read aloud. was u little
hard - bear; for both.
Dear Sir Che used to call me dear
Mr.. Rodcrick: he has been II MAJ of
business these forty years.: Perhaps
YOU were not ware that the furnished
house You wished me to hire would
have swallowed up half your income in
mere rent, so | took the liberty Of get
ting something more advisable, which
| hope will please YOU. during the time
hat Blackhall is being finished. | for
Warded the address. as desired. to your
three sisters here. and to Mrs. Jardine
in England. My wife will do herself
the honor of calling on young Mrs. Jar
dine. l wonder how the old lady Will
approve of that"
"Of my being called Mrs. Jardine, or
OF Mrs. Maclagan visiting me, does he
mean said Silence. with her smile of
grave simplicity. 1T is a pity for the
lady to ONE, if she fears to displease
your mother" added she. with a slight
sigh. which went to her husbands
very heart.
"The lady indeed" said he, bitter
ly. "Oh, my mother does not know her.
She does not belong TO II set at all.
Her calling upon my wife is quite I'M
necessary, rather a liberty"
Had you many friends here? Is it I
who have lost you them asked 81
lence. m~ournfuly. and then looked
sorry she had said it. My husband. |
did not mean to regret: and it is too
late TO suffer You to regret. We can no
alter anything now"
I'VE would not If we could" cried
Roderick, pa~ssionatcly. I'VE know. if
no other human creature does, how
happy we are. how entirely we belong
TO II another"
THANK Cod
Il know now. l have found that bless
tng which my father said was the great.
est any mar could ger. a SUect-temper-
cd WIFE" cried Rodcrick. fondly. as
they stood together Mt the window.
watching the rain sweep down.
Mamma was right. And papa
loved her. | mean, not exactly as YOU
love me, because he had loved some one
else in his youth; she told me that her
self, II day. still. he entirely respect
ed and trusted her; they were very hap
ny in their way. But. OH She sud
denly turned to her husband with such
n look in her cyeS-u look that none but
he had ever seen or would ever see.
My first love, my last love. God is
good to have let ms marry YOU"
Il am very cross to-day. silence. and
| know it,"
Yes, 50 do l." she said and smiled.
But, if YOU know it, ii is half cil-
quered. Go and take Il good walk, and
walk it off. as in the days when You
were in love, You know"
"As if those days had ended. or ever
would end" answered Roder!ck. part
ing her hair and looking passionatelv
down into her eyes. My good angel.
But don't YOU see how much of the
devil have in me still: How do YOU
mean 10 make me good
II mean us To make one another
good, she answered. My mother used
TO say'-it was strange ana touch
Ing this way she had now of spcakin.
OF her mother, as if not dead. but only
absent somewhere, and still mixed up
with all their daily lifc-'my mother
said. it is better to use ones feet or
hands than ones tongue when one is
NcNed about anything. Therefore, 60"
Roderick went. and his wife stood
watching him down the rainy street
with eyes he saw not. and Il heart that
IN its deepest depths was, even TO him.
not wholly knoWn-or shown.
- think, though you had never been
mine" she murmured. so long as You
we're yourself, l would have loved YOU
just the same, But. since YOU are mine
al, NV l,,-A. t,y. lN-,f'
Roderick came back in quite q cheer
ful mood MY walk has donf no good,