Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1896-10-02

presently. and slipped away. About noon
Sir Richard Mortmain drove up to Thors-
dale Park, and went at once to his room.
Scarcely had he reached it before there
came light tap at tho door. and Madcm-
Oiselle Glitka gliding in, and shutting the
door. stood before him.
II have to speak to you. Milford Sir
Richard" said the girl. looking Sir Rich
ard Mortmain very steadily in the face.
Indeed. have you: From my sister,
lErhaps? asked the baronet, irresolutr-
~. but with some annoyance.
No. but from myself" answered Gilt
ka. opening her eyes as slc-panthcr
might have opened hers ere she showed
her white fangs and sprung on her prey
You are lord. il seems. am Mii.,di's
very humble servant, to obey her bell, to
study her caprice. And you arc scig-
neur. Yet, traitor, craven, disscmblcr, is
not this ring'-and she showed him on
her finger golden hoop set with small
blue stoies-"tlic betrotllal ring YOU put
ON my finger nj Arad! and are YOU not
my promised husband. il there bc faith in
ola customs or The ,rors.-plight of m,a?'
Upon my word. Glitk;l." answered the
baronet in dcprccatory tones. IL hopcl
you had forgotten or learned 10 take n
more reasonable view of anything tia.
was said in far-oif Hungary between yo,l
and me. How could he expected to un-
dcrstand Your ancient customs. and to be
hound by villa, seems binding TO YOU: We
liked each other. | dare say. hui | was
Il mere traveller. mere bird of plSsas.."
"Nct. am as noble rs yoursclf." fierce
!y rrtortcd Glitka. I'VE are all noble
except II few Slnvs. like The glnzicr and
The Smiih-in our village: iirs, as free
Iagyar>. then as being cnnobc,l by the
empress hundreds of wears ago. And l
can remember seeing my yrandSire show
yon. the English stranger. with honest
pride. the grand parchment with the gold
and color. and the grc;, seal. of the paper
from lmperia! Nicnm, than mnGc his
=ran'isirr II hiron. My father. loo. had
the rank of baron. l. 100. ann Baroness
srlle as they call me-
'Glilka." answered the h:,r"ilct. in sllccr
despair. you. with Nour impassioned ma
turc and your reliance on old usases.
scarcely can do Justice To IL ,lse,i-up. out
at-c!hows gentleman like myself. | am
in del.1. p"nr and worried There arc
tinss when to PM IL pistol 10 my head
TO blow my brains ont appears the only
H"'"i"i iNSui' WI III. l'pSulbl'. OILY
wish You would keep quiet. and leave INC
i" battle with niy creditors us hest
may
Hear You. Sir IL ,.l.arl." said her lady
ships confidential maid. with bitter en-
phaSi>: "A woman who has loved seldom
hurts the man who has lnfi her. unless
he makes the pain more than si" ,.ai,
bear. So shall il be now. ! camr over In
England. and hcc:lmc Il servant. moro
tha: ] might meet you than for tny Other
ca,iSc. The old home is broken ~. NJ
uncle's farIn-is was his when N. grand
father died has passed into The !l,n,ls of
illc Hebrew money lender. who had lnni
the money Oh nor'@ gage. ami Gli,ka am!
her brothers earn hc.. bread rs they may.
But little as You deem my words ld he
tru". have Il hold on YOU. pro,.:i S:r l,ich-
ard. that YOU can no more shake off t!ian
II >ii'tyc,l lamb cam get free FROM ,l,c wolf
of the woods or the snake of sh. friis.
Marry Miss Niolr, Anwh.;ly. ever for
her thousands and >ec w!laI comes of ii. -
She courtcsicd and left him.