The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1895-09-07

winch he was unable to justify to himself.
took possession of him. Come what might
OF 1t, he determined to set at rest tho
doubts of which he was ashamed. by com.
municatin g with Iris. His card-case prov
ed " be empty When he opened it: but
to him at his hotel in London. Removing
the envelope from one of these, he handed
it to the servant
Take that to Miss Henley, and ask when
l eau see her"
The girl left him in the passage, and
went upstairs to the drawing-room.
In the flimsily built little house he could
hear the heavy step of n man crossing the
room above, and then the resonant tones
of q mans voice raised as Ii in anger. Had
she given him already the rlghtto be an
CRY with hers He thought of the time
tive purpose in leaving England had
frightened her-when lie had set aside his
own sense of what WAS due to him, for her
sake-and had helped her to communicate,
by letter, with the man whose fatal as
c%endancy over Iris had saddened his life.
Was what he heard now the return that
he had deservedy
After a short absence the seryant came
back with a message. a
Miss Henley hegs you will excuse her.
She will write to you"
Would this promised letter be like the
other letters which he had received from
her in Scotland? Mountjoy's gentler ma
ure reminded him that he owed it to his
remembrance of happier days, and trucr
friendship, to wait IL see.
He was just getting into the cab, on his
return to London, when aclosed carriage,
with II person in it. passed him on its
way to Redburn Road. In that person he
recognized Mr.. Henley. Asthe cab-drivcr
mounted to his seat Hugh saw the car
riage stop at Number Five.
CHAPTER xXI.-rHE PARTING SCENE.
dies had just been lit in Mountjoy's sit
ting-room at the hotel.
His anxiety to hear from Iris had been
doubled aud trebled since he had made the
discovery of her fathers visit to the doc
tors house at a time when it was impossi-
Bile to doubttthat Lord Harry was with
her. Hugh's jealous sense Of wrong was
now mastered by the nobler emotions
which filled him with pity and alarm when
he thought of Iris placed between the con-
tending claims of two such men as the
heartless Mr.. Henley and the reckless
Irish lord, He had remained at the hotel
through the long afternoon on the chance
that she might write to him speedily by
the hand of n messenger-and no letter
had arrived. He was still in expectation
of news which might reach him by. the
evening post, when the waiter Knocked ut
SAht Noo..
"a letter." Mountjoy asked.
mo, SIR the man answered: 81 lady"
Before she could raise her veil Hugh had
recognized Iris. Her manner was sub
dued; her face was haggard; her hand
lay cold and passive in his hand when he
advanced to bid her welcome. He placed
a chair for her by the fire. She thanked
him and declined to take it. With the air
of a woman conscious of committing an
intrusion she seated herself apart in Il cor.
ner of the room.
II have tried to write to you and l have
not been able to doit." She said that with
a logged resignation of tone aud manner
so unlike herself that Mountjoy looked at
her in dismay. MY friend" she went
on, your pity is all | may hope for; | am
no longer worthy of the interest you once
felt in me!'
Hugh saw that it would be useless to re,
monstrate. He asked If it had been his
misfortune to offend her.
No" she said, you have not offended
me-"
Then what, in heavens name, does this
change in you meau?f
1T MEANS" she said, as coldly as ever,
that | have lost my sel%f-respect; it means
that my father has renowned me. ami
that YOU will do we'll to follow his exam