Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-02-27

study tnat hau oiice belonged 4
father, but which her motsos
never known to enter. Iinra !
full length portrait Of bor ~
painted in London soon after ~ y
riage. 1t represented a man
prime Of his youth. of a o., am
proportioned form, Grecian f...
fair complexion, faicon-ferce hal
and golden brown hair-a Nv
whom Alma seemed a small fa.
copy.
Into this study Alma lemo,,.
work table, her easel, paint ~
books. And here, seated in ~.
the beloved portrait. Alma ILL.,
90 employ her mornings in I
work, IN drawing, reading or ~
ing Of her unknown father Hos0s
Moons were passed in wandprin, Y
margin of fair Eden's waters X
tie Villa, or in roaming %tpropg
old woods behind the mans
ever dreaming of her unknnwn N
ard yearning for his preSan@1
love.
Alma was very punctual in M
tendance upon public worship MI
frcm religious prineiple-thougb !
Of Itself would have been a ma
MOTIVE to her-but also from ts1
soiute necessity of at least IA
upon human beings with whoa
could hold no other intercourse /
After the departure of the cd
eSs, she alone occupied the grpq,
lily pew of the Elvertons. until !
ICatCn, who was then recentr
owed, felt compassion for tho !
girl, ard availing herself Of tbs i
le&e given by Il slight acouarl
/ with the Hon. Mrs. Elyerton N
Alma to sit with her family
seemed to be no possible obieql
this plan, and the solitary girI Wa
too < nd TO accept the kind iDyiI
and sit with Il party of young end
Of her own age and rank. This !
consisted now of Agatha and
Lcaton, and Malcolm and M
Montro5e.
Alma informed her mother N
courtesy on the part Of Lady Lad
Mrs. Elverton made 10 absoluI
lection, but grayely shook her he'd
said:
Il have almost ceased to wages
war with destiny; yet. girl,
warn you against one error ia
you would be fatal! There are
young gentlemen on Il visit to that
lily; il is their attentions that
have you shun as you would shu
nj perlitioni Beware of the NJ
MontroSe. Beware Cf all men
Alma, love and marriage are I'd
your
Alma grew pale as death at It'd
fNl words and manner OF her H]
= she felt that the warning cam
..,., as warnings generally d.
Anna had been, introduced to
member Of Lady Leaton's parV
among the rest tn Captain N
Montrose, who was Mt once deeid
pressed by the fresh and delicate
ty of the fair young girl and 50
attracted by the splendid prOspa
the rich young heiress.
And Alma, with all her l0ney
and soul yearning anu aching ff
panionship and sympathy. lecana
easily fascinated by the LORE
voice and love-tempered Gaze
handsome young hussar.
A few weeks. therefore, irretra
decided the destiny Of Alma-sns
and loved forever.
To have gained the passiorate
a creature SO good and beautifa
Il heart so fresh and pure. was
umph such as had never beor
to the lot of the fascinating you1
ter. And what at first had
him Il pursuit half of admiraha
speculation, became AT Length
passion. an i"nfatuatiOn. a d2lirS
could scarcely be said TO 1--we
Alma'S presence. The w@n
soon anne to be divided only w
| partS-where she WIS, and Wra
was not; and time info two err
she was present and when she
sent. He saw her only M eHa
Sundays. and the six days tM.
vcnei between We're to MN
between stars
TO boldly ask the hTud Of W
ess of her grandfather ana net
was nothing less than madness
part of n young officer Win
pay. And yet. instigated as
lis overwhelming pride as Dy y
long passion. Captain Nontr@
to Lord Elyertom and to MIS-
asking their permission to pa!
/ dresses to Miss Elverton AT hr
From Lord Elverton he :
courteous but decided refuS
Mrs. Elverton IL sharp anu pu'
denial.
And after this poor Almas
cial solace was taken away
and she was forbidden TO 90
This prohibition. as mlshl ~
expected, did nor. harm ram
whereas, before IL was
young lovers met only once
church. in the presence Oh o% w.,
now met almost every day az
woods behind Eslenlawn.
ings commenced not by app
but rather by accident. Alina
been ALREADY said. was III
habit Of walking by the niai i,
lake below Edenlawn. Or ~
behind the house.
Norham. missing her fro~
ut church. and forbidden VA
her at her mothers house,
for her society as the
life. walked TO Edenlawn az"
through the woods. only 'on
dwelling that contained ~
these rambles he met Alnt
angel might have been prespi
meetings for any indis
part of the young lovers. ~