Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-02-27


'l.' s,shs IN. Q !: lut I'm %
connoiSseuf. Mrs. Clifford. may I take
laid out ii the tent behind the si,rubbery."
II was said in . tone to dismiss Guy POI
litely; and Guy, taking the hint, accepted
Il ~ such, and fell back . pace or two to
his g~arFulous old lady. But before Colonel
Kslmscott could walk of Mn. Clifford and
her daughter to the marquee for rsfresh.
blushed family, pink through that olive
brown skin Of hers.
why, there's my Mr.. Waring!" she ex-
claimed, in . very pleased tone. holding
out her hand with . delicious smile; and q
she said II, Cyril and Montague hewitt
lilacs beside them.
Two pairs Of eyes watched those young
folks closely IS they shook hands Once
more-Guy's and Mrs. Clifford's. Guy OBJ
served that q little red spot rose on Cyril's
cheek he had rarely seen there. and that
How do you dor" to lis pretty fellow
traveller OF the famous adventure. Mrs.
Clifford observed that the faint pink
faded out OF the olive-brown skin as
Eln,a took Cyril Warnings hand in hers,
and that her face grew pale for three min
UteS &JtCI W0Tu. Auu SOiOuCl ACIIllSCOttV
looking on with quietly obseryant eye,
remarked to himself that Cyril Waring was
q very creditable young man indeed, a.
handsome a. Guy. and as like a. two peas,
but i anything, perhaps a trife more
pleasing.
kept constantly together.
Elma noted that Colonel kelmscott was
evidently i'll al ease; q thing most unusual
with that proud, self-reliant a%ristocrat. He
held himself, to be sure, as straight and
erect a. ever, and moved about the grounds
with that arm naughty air of perfect SUI
premacy, a. n who was monarch of all
he surveyed in the county Of Surrey. But
Elna could see, for all that. that he was
absent-minded and selE-contained; he an
swered all questions in a distant. unthink
ing way; some inner trouble was undoubt-
sdIy consuming him. His eyes were all
ously right and left every minute in haste.
but returned after each excursion straight
to Guy and Cyril. The Colonel noted mar
rowly all they said and did, and Elma was
sure he was very much pleased, at least,
with her painter. How could he fail to
be. indeed?r =, Mr.; Waring was
strolled off with him about the lawn alone,
were 1t only ten PAGES IN front OF her moth
er. But somehow the fates that day were
unpropitious. The party held together as
by some magnetic bond, and Mrs. C,ifford's
eye never for moment deserted her.
The Colonel glowered. The Colonel was
moody. His speech was curt. He occu-
pied himself mainly in listening to Guy and
Cyril. A sort Of mesmeric influence seemed
to draw him toward the two young u 81.
He drew them out deliberately. Yet the
start he had given as either young man
came up toward his side was . start, not OF
mere natural surprise, but OF positive dis
inclination and regret ct the meeting. Nay,
even o he was angling hard, with all
the skill Of strategist to keep the Waring's
out of Lady Emily's way. But the more
he talked to them, the more interested he
seemed. 1t was clear that he meant to
never again. If he could help it, Eln,a iels
certain, to see them.
Once, and once only, Granville Kelmscott,
his son strolled casually up and joined the
group by pure chance for Q few short min.
utes. The heir Of Tilgate Park was tall and
handsome. though less SO than his father;
and Mrs. GifIord was not wholly i~ndispocde
10 throw him and ElMn together - mnAs
= possible: Youngsr By = full year than
not wholly unlike them in face and man
ner. As rule. sshis father was proud of
him with . passing great pride, rs he was
proud Of every other Kelmscott possession.
B~utto-day Elma'skeen eye observed thatthe
Colonel's glance moved quickly in q rapid
Vile. and back again from his SON Granville
% Guy and Cyril. What was odder still,
the hasty comparison seemed to rebound
not altogether to Granville's credit. The
Colonel paused, and stiaed . sigh a he
looked; then, in spite OF Mrs. Clifford's pro-
found attempts to retain the heir by her
side, he sent the young man off at q mo-
ment's notice to hunt up Lady Emily. Now
why on earth did he want t0 keep Gran.
vile and the Warnings apart? Mrs. Clifford
and Eln,a hacked their brains in vain; they
could make nothing Of the mystery.
- WA . long afternoon and Elma enjoy
amer I'll, with Cyril Wsring. Just
. rapid look. . dart from the
eyes, . faint pressure of her hands
at parting-that was Ill the romance she
Was able to extract from II, 90 closely did
lrs. Clifford play her part Is chaperon.
hewitt hurried 81 8 last to catch their train
back to town, the Colonel turned to Mrs.
Clifford With . sigh of relief.
splendid young fellows. those" he ex-
claimed, looking after them. sI'm not
sorry I met them. Ought to have gone in
20 2 cavalry regiment early. In life; what
in . dash for the guns or . charge against .
battery But they seen, to have done we'll
for themselves in their own way; carved
outtheir own fortunes, each after his fash
ion. Very plucky young fellows. One OF
thenl's . painter, and ones . Journalist;
and both Of them are making their mark in
their own world. I really admire Them"
And on the way to the station, that mo-
ment, Mr.. Montague hewitt. Is he lit his
cigaratte, was saying to Cyril. with an ap-
proving smile, Your Miss UitFord's pref
yes" Cyril answered, dryly, 'sshe's not
bad looking. She looked her best today;
md she's caDttal coMnanv."
Hus uuy broke out una.:s:e1 INTO q
sudden burst ofspeech.
''Not bad looking!" he cried, contemptu-
oualy. lis that all you have to say of her?
Aud . painter, too! Why shes beautiful
She's charming! Il Cyril were shut up in .
tunnel with her"
He broke Of suddenly.
And for the rest of the way home he
spoke but seldom. II was ali too true.
The two Warnings were cast in the selfsame
mold. What attracted one, it was clear, no
ls.s surely and certainly attracted the
other.
As they vent to their separate rooms in
Staple Inn that night. Guy paused for :
moment, candle In hand. BY his door, and
looked straight at Cyril.
"You needn't fear me" he said, in . very
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