The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-06-18

Exactly a. is last stroke ceased - VI
hrat,. the -.aS, loor> OH the terTac" slow
IL ,aauei. and Camilla. clad in >oI.e loose
role Of dark material. cautiously came
forth. Within three steps If the ground.
>hr stops with the a:Y Of one who says,
I'll - no further. come what may
This was apparently the prrconc"rtcd
signal, ~ at all events Horace frlt it to
10. Tle unfortunate boys heart row
beat 20 that degree. and his temples throb-
he'd -. that he believed in another mo-
m"nt something must break. give way, or
burst. ana he mist die. 70 be sure. he
little knew what man can bear and live.
The sound in his head can he likcned only
% the beating Of a drum.
Suddenly, from out Il clump Of ever
greens to the right. and still protected 10y
their deep shade 10 within three paccs
from where she stood. the form Of "A young
man rapidly emerged. and lightly bound
Ing with the elasticity Of youth and love
70 whore Camilla stood-with eager out
stretched lrms-hc clasped her passion
arely to his breast.
No sooner had Horace Brudcncll. struck
- the heart by what he saw. realized
1hat his presence at Silvcrmead was Ger
tainly not required than he proceeded to
oe3t Il retreat, for he felt SUR that ii was
Cyril Acton who was happy in the arms
OF that Camilla Harding. whom. in Il mo-
ment before, Horace had not ceased to
worship, even if he had begun 10 doubt
her.
'>incr,' be told himself. she was
worthless, better Il thousand time, that
| shou'd have found her out. Hence |
rejoice infinitely in having obeycd the i'm
pulse which took me TO Siivcrmcad to-
night. But am | any the less wretchcd
on that account: ! am not now mourning
her as she is. but as | believed her 10 be.
1t was a dciusion. but what of that?
Why. 10 my misfortune. has my goddess
proved of clay? Why, in a word, was it
not ordained that this girl should turn
out all | 50 fondlY thought her, Ill that
she so completely seemrd?"
Ihe next day. after church had been
duly attended. Sir Howard summoned his
nephew to the library. and, having care.
fully shut the door, delivered himself as
follows:
Howard. or guests. the Caulfc!ds.
leave us tomorrow. and. as YOU are
aware, proceed to town in Il very few
days. When lately | laid before YOU nv
views concerning Il possible marriage be.
tween you and tn" laughter IF my old
Friend and uei-hloc, you pleaded sur
Prise, and asked tor time 10 consult Your
feelings and think the matter over
Yes, unclc, and | assure sou | have
done so very carefully"
"Nell, nephew. | suppose You can only
have arrived at ono result
Although Sir Howard said this with
Alrc!l show Of confidence. a careful OBJ
server could not fail to detect a certain
amount Of doubt and anxiety both in his
manncr and tone.
These were destined, however. to be
speedily set AT rest.
Yes, uncle. If You still think that
Lady Susan ana her parents hold me
worthy Of 50 great an honor. | have quite
made up my mind to propose to her"
his was explicit a, any rate. No oppo,
sition On Horace's part need any further
be feared. Yet. now a new discomfort
arose in the baronct's mind. Horace
spoke like a lutiful nephew, certainly. but
yet not the least as a lover.
lady Susan was exactly the sort Of
statuHSqne oma whom Sir Howard
' "ihii'i anu lHiS utter ln1litcr-
ence to her charms in his young kinsman
at once bred suspicion and uneasiness in
the uncie's mind. He did not know what
10 say next. and there was an awkward
pause. Horace half Suspecting the truth.
AT last Sir Howard asked:
y YOU not greatly admire Lady Su.
SAM
Il 10, indeed; she is undeniably hand.
some
I am sure You ought to consider Your.
SELF Il most fortunate young man"
Ana so do, uncle. Have you any
doubt on the suhject:"
NO.. no-only neither ut this moment.
nor IN what | have noticed when Won
We're together, DO / detect that-that en-
pressement-those in short-thosc symp.
toms which denote the lover.
Il should think not, indeed" said
Horace 10 himself. Then aloud
Uncle. in the first place we are not a
demonstrative family, and then. 10 be
quite frank with Won. / doubt if | shall
ever be"-and he nearly said again
what is called in Love But surely that
condition is hardly necessary to consti-
tute Il happy marriage. If | do not yet
exactly love Lady Susan. remember how
very little | have seen of her. and take
INTO consideration one great point in my
tlvor-l certainly love no one else
tID be continued