The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1896-03-06

her liS~pme figure lay extended white
and cold as the garments which sparse
~ covered her. while her babbling lips
murmurac: What have | done? What
have | done: What have l done:
What have | done
Even the squald ugliness Of Lon
don architecture could not rob a sum
rner morning Of its ro>eate beauty, and
Lucy could see the first softly blush
ing light OF day. creeping from across
the housetops through the aperture
between her curtains, ere she recov
cred her wUnted composure She went
into her dressing room and spon-ed
herself with cold water The touch Of
the refreshing element seemed to
bring back vigor Of mind aud elasticity
OF body, and the previously mentioned
pryin- intruder. had he seen Miss
Lucy Mt that moment, would have
deemed her the most hardened Of
cynics
WAL, its just another slice Of my
luck, | spose, She said, as she spla Sh-
ed aud flung the water about her in
all directions AN what cayn't be
cured $ got To be endured. I've gone
that fur, an I'll Jest see it out, |
reckon"
Five minutes afterward. her head
resting on her sln-bronzed arm, and
her bosom moving III as tranquil sleep
A. child might enjoy, Lucys mind
was at rest.
1hn next morning brought Lady
Eyelyne's reply To Lord Cleve. Lady
Evelyne told the young man that She
had felt sure that a sufficient explana-
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she had since learned from other lips,
as well as from Lord Cleves letter
that he was hot to blame The writer
ended with statement that most
likely She would meet Lord Clpye, aud
would then he able personally 70 as
sure him that the matter had passed
from her mind.
That's a dovny young woman"
LncE exclaimed when she bad read
the letter which Lord Gleve had tossed
across the breakfast table 'She knows
caterpillar from skrlark A Nan
kee couldn't get oyer her with tAe
brass earring dodge. don't reckon
Hut guess she's nice. none the less
.a!se yrw'd never bir4 feud of her
Lord C1eye smiled - was rather
rseasal 10 Sc a little naseeut jealousy
cioEl.u- IHcN.s fslsa. + looked IT.
Aim llka an awakening III ffiat electric
WonaHhooi which flashes anl spark
les l+g tire contact III responsive love-
as distinguished from that merely holy
feeling which JOINS mother aud child,
brother and sister. III mutual affection
Lord Gloves arrival vas no sooner
haraldcd about town than lie was i'll
undated by a perfect shower Of con
gratuiations and invitations Had the
young nan believed about one tithe Of
what was written 10 him he might
have wondered Why fhe bells OF Bow
church We're lot rang as A token Of
the universal joy At lis return Hr
might Indeed have been persuaded
that his personality NaS not only Of
importance to society. Int ID the com
inonwealfh
pannlp heran IL yat,lar and society
heran ~ ina,{ra .ha .aS tha loval,
yirl in thaf onaint un-fashIon bahit
who 81 of,en ac.amn,niaa Lord Cln,.a
Society. according To its habit, in SINH
lar eases speedily solved the dnes-
ton and shocked itself beyond meats
ure by the assertion that Lucy was
Lord Cleye's mistress What else
could she be- asked society She was
not Lord Cleye's wife, that society
knew. neither VAS She his sister Or
relative: therefore. society. without
further ado wrote down Lucy a wan
ton. and considered Lord Gleve's con-
duct positively shocking Society. it,
outraged notions Of propriety notwith
standing. looked upon Lord Clpve az
much injured and interesting young
man anu found eSe.lse for his life-a
| Ia grand i1lfk-in The circumstance
that he hatl passed 50 many years
among the saya.es. He'll make as
good husband Is nest young men,