Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-12-10

He Exclaimed I'm Amazemenr
n Ernest Norton laughed to himself
in anticipation of his former chum's
amazement when he should suddenly
march In upon him at Twickenham.
This being settled, lie turned his at
tention TO lunch. n had just con
cluded that repast when he heard Il
timid knock at the door of his sitting
room. In obedience to his permission
to enter the door was hesitatingly
opened, and a dark, ~singIlarly beauti-
full Young girl. neatly dressed in a
welltitting blue serge costume, stood
before him.
''Zana!" he exclaimed. starting to his
feet in utter amaZement. You here.
In ~England!"
Yes. Ernest, / am here. IS you see"
was the reply. uttered in a low. sweet
voice. land they tell me this is Eng
land"
Norton advanced to greet his visitor
politely enough, but the girls quick
eyes detected ali expression that was
mot wholly n of approval upon his
face.
.sHow ever did you Gomez he asked.
'By the Peshawur? | did not see you
on board"
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class answered Zana, land was care
full to avoid appearing on deck during
the daytime. l was afraid you would
be angry with me for following you
and would perhaps send me back by
some other ship"
Norton laughed an uneasy little
laugh.
II have no power to do that, Zana."
he said. "even had l known you were
on board. But come, sit down and tell
me all about 1t. In the first place. does
the raiah know Of your departure"
"No," she replied, fixing her dark.
1ustrous eyes upon his, .'of course he
does not. Why do you ask"
Nov. this was not al easy question
to answer. As a matter of fact, 1t was
ridiculous for him to inquire whether
her father, the rajah of Korandah.
knew that she had followed him. Il
young English engineer, to S%outhamp-
ton. But, then, he scarcely knew what
to say. He had seen a good deal of her
at her fathers house, because the
rajan was very European in his ideas,
and had allowed her a measure of per-
eonal freedom undeard of in the East:
and there was no blinking the fact
that he had made love to her.
Zana's mother had been an English
woman, whom the rajah had dazzled
by his splendor and married I'm BCn.-
bay; and the girl herself was al lovely
as any houri with her lustrous black
hair and eyes, her graceful, wiilowy
figure and her rich complexion of the
delicate olive tint. rarely seen out OF
Northern Spain. But although Norton
had been greatly struck by her beauty,
and had fiirted with her desperately,
It had never occurred to him that h
would take his attentions seriously;
and he had hidden her farewell-with
great reluctance, certainly, but with
~ any serious after thought. Now
Aue had followed him; and 1t appeared
20 him that he was in a somewhat
tight corner as Zana looked at him,
awaiting his reply.
well, you see," he explained a little
lamely, "your undertaking this voyage
without your fathers permission may
lead to unpleasantness. He must nat
urally think that l have stolen you
away from him."
'You stole my heart rejoined the
Eastern maiden, quietly, and where
my heart Is there my body has come
also. Are you sorry that / am hcre:'
This vas another leading question,
and again Norton hesitated, scarcely
daring to confess even to himself how
the steadfast gaze Of those glorious
eyes caused his heart to beat. He had
prided himself upon having dene the
proper thing in fleeing from his pretty