The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-01-02
a o~roub|esomQ Girl.
Nv THE DTrCHESS
BY THE DUCHESS.

sire to set before YOU right and wrong,
but an ungovcrnable jealousy, that led
me toto insult you-as | did that
night. | shall never forgive myself FOR
it. Eleanor. | can, then scarcely hope
| that you will forgive me-
He. too. is leaning on the ratings by
this time. trying hard to read her face.
lie finds that. however. Il feat beyond
| him: she has so managed matters that
her features lie in shadow.
and yet you should says he soft
Is, iuploringly. when YOU remember
how long | have loved you. and that /
ask now for only that outside thing
friendship. Nelly. speak 10 me! Good
heavens. How can you be so heart
less, when you see how wretched /
am
He has moved nearer TO her-Still
leaning on the railingS-in the Vehe-
TCuCe of his despair: so near, indeed,
that. without meaning 1t. he touches
her. y magnetic touch, ~lnvoluntarlly
she turns her head toward him. Ihele
are tears in her eyes, and something
else-SOmething he has never seen III
them before. There is n GREATNESS
pauSe-a little soft sound that might
be a sigh or a SOb-and then, in Il mo-
mcnt. as it We're, she is in his arms,
her cheek pressed closely against his,
and all doubts and fears. and suSpl-
ciOnS are at an end forever.
Darling. Beloved" says he. The
first great surprise is at an end. II
now the realizing of it is at hand. us
Il true: Can il be true?" There is a
good deal more of this. but 1t seems
Pc 'n! to record it. Every young man
maiden can supply it for them
..,eS. There is no monopoly.
II don't know how it was" says
Miss Fairfax presently, but | sup
pose-I Think know positively this,
that | loved you always in spite Of my
being so bad to you; but l was never
sure Of it until that day when you
rescued me from the theater."
You know it now" holding her
closely to him: that is everything.'
"Not quite everything, Noel tTcmu-
lousy. Are you sure you could love
any one whom you thought had once
loved somebody elSe:'
Il could" say Dalrymple Stoutly,
IF she were sure she didn't love some
body else now"
she does not :oftly. "She never
did" She pGuSes here, struggles with
herself fGr . moment, and finally
bursts out crying. "NCCl, you were
wrong. never liked that man Never
and nOw | hate him.
Yes. yes; / know; | underestimate
s~Oothingly. but considering all things.
cXnsperatingly. 1T is all at an end
now
You don't ask any questions. Don't
YOU want to know" she cries, wrath
fully. There is something | want to
tell YOU"
My darling. | will ask no questions.
If-if once you thought you liked him,
why. it was n mistake. wasn't it, "A
little sadly, and you know you love
me now. don't yOu?'
"Oh. that is not it At ALL" cries she.
impaticuIy. She raises herself, and,
laying her hands against bis shoulders.
leans back 81 as to look at him more
closely. "You rcmember,' with n hot
blush, that when you accused me Of
having let Lord hartford kiss me in
the conservatory. did not deny It? |
was too angry with YOU; tOo-tOo hurt
to defend myself. But | deny it now.
He proposed to me that evening, ana |
refused him. You believe me, Noel,
don't your
"Oh, Nelly. why didn't you say al
that bCfOrC?"
Wen. mind: I'll make it up
to YOU" says Miss Fairfax. generous
IT,, nesting up to him in the little. kit
tenish way that belongs to her.
"If you only knew all | suffered on
account"
II don't want to know" hastily.
"Thcre. Take that look off your face.
FINhl -. +hn nr,N,.Ar.inr x-a,-, ,,a.D al
WayG gets when YOU are going 10
Sc0ld me. And I'm never to be scCld-
ed again. mind that. The very first
hint at it, and III run away from you
forever"
You won't; you'd be afraid" laugh
ing. I'll never forget the ahjoct ter
ror you displayed that afternoon that
was to have made You famous"
"POuf, Courage COmcs with custom.
| might not mind it Il bit the next
time. However, if you are good. I'll
stay with you. There IL one thing.
though, | want to talk to you about.
Ny viGlin. You" earnestly. yet smil-
ing. will let me play sometimes to
people, won't YOU
"NOw that ] am not Jealous Of YOU.
or Of any one" says he, happily. Il
will confess to you that | love 10 hear
you play. 1t was only because | could
not bear to see hartford accompany
inc you that / would not show my de-
light in yOur music before. It seems
TO be too much luck for any fellow to
get not only the sweetest and lovplicSt,
bur the ~clevereSt little wife in Chris
tc2dom."
Now why didn't they teach you the
ni1nD whom Won wppp ynynp-1pI Vnl,
might have accompanied me always"
says she with some detection. Il sup
pose" doubtfuily, you couldn't be
taught now"
I'm quite positive I couldn't" says