The Red Cloud chief., 1895-07-26

She had repeatedly put up her
han to draw aside the curtain and re.
veal herself, but each time had hest
tatcl and been lost. All because of q
s!as.o remark which had reached her
oars u moment after she hurried away
from the clash and light and scurriCd
in here, as voices faintly reached her
In order that she might escape more at.
teution and inaue hattory.
She had wanted not TO think but &c
remember; not to rcproach herself or
another but to 80 over in n dream the
old days which she thought dead. but
which at the sight of Il well rsmem.
bcred face had sent a ghost from theit
grave TO haunt her.
At first she had doubted her eyes.
Fad 1t really been he whom she had
seen? Or vas it only u remarkable
likeness. Perhaps, she thought, with
AN emotion En- which the couggatula-
tory almost drowned all pongs, It was
not even the latter, but hat she had
forgotten. Her dreams and memories
could not have been all happy ones,
for On The huge, fragrant blossom In
which her nose was buried a drop
cleaned in the moonlight. u could
hardly have been dew, unless the
spritC5 Of the moonlight, plying the
poor plant blooming 50 swcctly under
Il roof where heavens drops could not
reach 1t, had brought one, swiftly and
silently. and laid IL there in rcmgm-
bgauce.
Bat n voice. raised somewhat, as IN
argument, broke suddenly upon her
revcries and left no room for doubt.
mistaken? Oh, no, Greyaon; | could
not forget so soon. II is but two years.
She is not changed ut all. ! should
know her among q thousand"
why did you not seek her out? Per-
hapg she has not found it so easy to
forget as she declared 1t would he. You
might have been the happicst man In
The world at this moment If you only
had %pocketed your pride long enough
to so to her and demand an explana-
ton
stop right there. | shall never eX-
change one word with her again. If she
came to me tomorrow HOPELESS. |
would assist her as | might the vericst
stranger-and leave her like one when
| had performed what service | could"
She heard n match struck. and the
odor of Il cigarette cropt out between
the edges of the curtain. She longed
to be at liberty. She ycarued for free
dom, but, most Of all. she wished for
the moral courage to step out, haugh-
tily excuse herself and walk away. She
wondered what effect such a course
would have on the two men. Probably
her old friend would look thunder
struck at first. Then she imagined she
heard the faint contempt in his tone
as he nodded to his friend and said;
housekeeping, 1t seems"
She wondered what effect 1t would
have on his friend, and then, a wonder
grew in her mind as to what this friend
might be like.
Then in the darkness inside the cur
tain another match was struck, and the
strangers voice remarked:
only 11:15. You hardly dare en-
ture out again unless you want to meet
her face TO face. ] wonder where her
party are stopping? Take my advice
and"
The curtain swept aside like a whirl-
wind. 4 slight figure with wild eyes
and bare shoulders, clad in resplend-
ent dancing gown, stood before them.
No thought now OF the contempt with
which they might think Of her. Only
a startled cry:
Fifteen minutes past eleven
Oh-h-h-h! The boat will be gomez
AS swiftly as Cinderella fed rom
the palace of the prince on the stroke
OF the magic hour, so rapidly Mill
cent rushed down TIC steps of the hotel
and away beneath the trees OF the sur
rounding garden to the waters edge
Slowly, majestically, In the mocnligla
a great steamer was putting out to sea
The moonlight sparkled on the waves
in her wake. On shore a girl stood
wringing her hands or stretching then
supplicatingly. toward the departing
vessel.
"Oh, what shall ! do? What shall
do?" she waited upon the air. 9TH,
boat Is gone; papa and mamma mus
be asleep and never missed me-"
The two men who had followed heI
looked at one another helplessly. Thei
Greyson spoke. 1t was to place him
SELF entirely at her Disposal.
She scarcely realized herself how
much she encouraged Mr.. Greyson il
her efforts to ignore her older friend
nor how great execution some of he.
glances at the latter did. But on thu
day previous to the arrival Of the mex
homeward bound vessel, Greyson tool
his friend into the garden of the hote
and said, savagely:
Say, see here. You can't play dog
in-the-manger any longer. II you de
clare yourself out of the race for Mis-,
Millicent's hand, I'm going to try m!
luck. My fate must be decided befor,
tomorrow morning"
Jack looked meditatiyely at BIZ