The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-03-05
a tender pleading that no bos


Don't ask more" she beppoa
he, who was so deeply indebaed aa
was happy to look into the faoo "
bore such Il heavenly stamn OF u
and, by one deep gaze to silon. uUa
promptings of curiosity.
On the other hand, the Ma,
George and David, seemed to ,et AN
trouble to open intercourse with
When the girl had first disapnass
from the hut in the mountains thos
planned Lucy's absence by tho =,
ment that she had gone Off ,via
young man, heaven only knew ,rs.
er, and that Dick Ashland had
away with the pair. Lucy's MAN.
mirerS came to the conclusion thst, N
girl whom they had thought nm.
querabie had, after all. turned on,
woman like the rest of the nrat.
wenchcs, and had fallen a prey 10 N
insinuating speeches of a hands,
young stranger. From that uoro]
the interest in her welfare diSann0a
cd. Dave made an imposing pretonS
Of u broken heart, but George brayo1J
asserted that his daughter, hayinr III
the parental roof without his autborJ
might lie OH the bed she had mada n
herself, for all he cared. The resri
of this line of conduct was thar III
little inquiry "a made after the AL
of the fugitiveS, and even such as NJ
Maclanes pretended to make, was nal
urally and intentionally abOrtiye 4
those days the vast plains swallow
human units "A the great sea miysI
and, unless by chance, or by dipt ,
persevering and strained inquiry M
whereabouts of Lucy and Herh,|
could not have easily been discoye,a
As to Dick Ashland, people had \
ways been wondering why he M
been living in that out.of-the v1
place. and his habits had always lrJ
solitary and retiring. 1t excited J
surprise, therefore, that he should haaI
left the neighborhood, his asSassrI
having taken care so to strip his cad
as TO give every Semblance of truth !
their story.
The Maclanes had been wise enoud
in their generation to allow a sulI
Client stretch of tinR-mOre than \
year, in fact-tO elapse before III
claiming their discovery to the word
In the meantime, they had taken Al
the necessary steps to secure to thpul
selves the safe and undisputed possI
siOnS Of the land that thus teeua|
with wealth. The d-handed rortuy|
smiled, and. by her guilty leer, LsI
was, and remained forgotten.
Nearly three weeks had paSsI
since Lord Ceve'S arrival in lmI
don, and he had not, for a second tiHI
set eyes on Lady Evelyne Wyltd
or the MaclaneS. He had taAII
part in none of societies ceremonial
until, one afternoon, in company vl|
Ar. Quenthelm he strOlled into tl
Royal Horticultural sOciety's ground
at South Ke~nsington, where a charsI
fete was being held. The lovely I'll
den was ablaZe with the chOicI
bloom and green, and filled with
fashionable throng. Delicate, bid
born ladies hawked trinkets and N
files, while others had, for the noDs|
transformed themselves into SAY
Ntlliti anu bui IltilhN.
Lord Cleve and Mr.. Quenthelm saul
tered up and down the broad walls
stopping here and there to purchase d
To chat, for, although the young eGl
knew few persons, his companion E]
some measure Of acquaintance VIII
most. Quite 4 buzz Of excitement III
lowed their footsteps. ms eyerybOt1
wanted to have a look at the youHi
nOblCman, whose romantic career, and
perhaps, also, his bachelor conditisl
made him so very interesting. EY1
glasses were raised, and glass
were pointed with but slight cere1s
ny, ana Herbert. TO escape, if pOSSlhF.
from the well-bred rudcncSS wDd
logged him, walked leiSurcly with s
companion toward a more sechds
part of the grounds. He thus manage
20 free himself from the Starcrs VIZ
mObbed him, and was about to expires
TO his companion his satisfaction y
the result. when he heard himself &C
dressed by name.
Lord Cleye. won't you buy sons'
thing from me-"
He turned, and found thar the speas
or was no less Il person than Lady ~
clyne Wynter.
do buy something. Lord Clcye," tn
lady Chatted on, exhibiting Il hasSa
with Il Heterogeneous pr0fuSion of Odfi
ties and uSelcsSncss. at is for chaa
ty, YOU know-a hospital-moSt deserF
ing"
With that the young lady dipped %
10 her assortment Of wares and pr
durcd a handsome cigar case.
only five pounds. Lord Cleye, aS
it's such a deserving charity. ! kns'
you won't refuse me-"
Lord Cicve naturally neither couA
nor did refuse. He counted out ~
five SOyerelgns. and as he did so D
looked into my lady's languid, smlhn.
eyes. They Were big. and they we'
blue. and although they were nelthe'
as big nor as blue as LuCy's, b'
Cleyc thought them very beautiiu
Lady Evelyne vas not as pretty U
ia that rl,A an,,ll ,,at ,Na.gihtu tP>