Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1896-12-11
Lady Rooden's lips grew sitter and

LET me tell you in few words, Angel.
I love with all my heart. and l have prom
Used to marry, Captain Wynyard."
A dead silence seemed to fall over the
room, n terrible chill silence that was
broken only by n passionate cry from
Angela cry so full of anguish and de.
spair that Lady Rooden's heart was touch.
ed by it.
ut cannotb be true" the girl gasped; cit
is not true! Oh, mother darling, / would
rather die than believe it,"
ut is true. Angel, and it makes me hap.
pier than words Gun tell"
With q cry even more despairing than
the first the girl slipped from her moth
er's arms and fell to the ground. Deep,
passionate sobs shook the slender figure:
1t was n very tempest of grief TINT seized
the girl and rendered her HELPLESS for the
moment
AT last Lady Rooden said, sadly:
oh, Angel, do not weep so bitterly; you
will break my heart. You know, my dear,
that L an still young-hardly more than
thirty-five-and every one says thut 1
look quite ten years younger-that / have
the prospect of IL long life before me; and
II i find some one who loves ME, and who
will make the remainder of my life hap
pier than it is, why should l not marry
again, if l choose?"
She started back the next moment in
real alarm. for Angela had sprung from
the ground, and stood before her with
flashing eyes and burning face.
why should YOU not marry again:'
she cried. "Oh, mamma, how can YOU
ask such a question? You are my fathers
wife!"
II am your fathers widow, Angel"
corrected Lady Roodcn.
Whitening scorn flashed from the girl
ish eyes.
"Tlcrc is no d%ifferencc!' she cried.
you told me yourself that my father
had but gone before you. You said he
would love us just the same. You told
me that the boundaries which separated
us We're very narrow. You told me that
love, true love, began in time and lived
in eternity. Oh, mother, mother" she
continued, wildly, ''whnt will you say to
my father when you meet him as an
other mans wife? 1t is horrible to think
off"
You speak too strongly, Angel" said
Lady Rooden, i'll II trembling voice. "You
could not expect that l should live ull the
rest of my life alone"
You are not alone, mamma; YOU have
me with YOU"
But O will marry some day. Angel.
I'VE need never be parted, mamma,
darling"
THAT is all nonsense, Angel. You
must marry, just as other girls do. BE
reasonable, my dear, and we shall all be
happy. 1 am sure that in time you will
learn to like Captain Wynyard."
: The name gave II new turn to Angcla's
thoughts. Hitherto she had realized Moth
ing but the horror of the fact that her
mother cared for another man; now, she
remembered who that man himself was.
how from the first she had always mis-
trusted and disliked him. She sank upon
h ground mt her mothers feet.
"Oh, mother" She sobbed, cit is like n
hideous dream to me that you are going
to put the man l dislike above all others
in my fathers place."
Hush, Angel-you are going too fart"
said Lady Rooden. You forget that 1
love him."
"Lovc him! Oh, mother. how can you
love one who is ignoble, who has nothing
but Il handsome face-and even that is
spoiled by a selfish and cruel expression!
Alother!' Angela appealed. forget him;
give up all thoughts of this marriage. Let
us leave England and go back to the
dreamy old Italian cities. and be happy
as we We're before. i Will love You and
take care of you'll will live with you al
ways, and never leave you. l will do
anything to save YOU from the hands of u
man whom l dread and mistrust."
Lady Rooden was touched by the pas
sionate appeal, by the misery of the beau
tiful young face and the pain in the ell
treating voice.
My dearest Angela, 1 do not want to
be what you call saved I love Vance
Wynyard. and l wish to marry him."
"Mothcr," she urged, earnestly, 81 am
certain that he loves Gladys Rane. 1
saw love in his face when he looked Mt
her"
"And l. my dear Angel, am equally sure
he does not. / asked him, and he told me
so. He denied it most positively. He has
been the spoiled darling of London society
for many years, and l iii, he assured me,
the first woman he has ever loved. You
must not say that Captain Wynvard loves
Gladys Rane, and you must not say that
he does not love me, or that he is going to
marry me for my money. I will not hear
or tolerate any such %disgrnceful charges.
If YOU wish to please me. you will, learn
to love and respect the man 1 am going to
marry. Goodnight, Angel. You had
better leave nc. You will be calmcr to-
morrow"
"Yes," returned Angela; ST shall be
calmer: but l shall never be happy again.
Tonight I have lost all that is best and
brightest in my life; tonight my hope
and happiness have died.
You will be wiser tomorrow, Angel"
said Lady Rooden, coolly. Now, say
Goodnight"
ITO be continucd.)
A Rural Court Scene.
A couple applied to a rural justice of
tie peace for total divorce. The justice
called the baliff aside and asked in o
whisper:
Whats the law OH that p'int?"
"Nou can't do it," replied the baiNff,