The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-02-27
CHAPTER N-tTontiuuel)

Squarely-Duilt, with long, sparse gray
hair, and Il face Cleanly-Shayen but for
n small, gray tuft ut the chin. His
was nos an agreeable face, but Scared
and frecEled. \ cruel face, with thin,
whitiSh lips and ugly, square jaws,
and with shifty. small. cold. GrayiSh-
| brown eyes. The second man vas
much younger. and not so tall as the
other. His rcddish-lToWn hair vas
Cut short. and his beard. OF a similar
| color, cropped close. He rcscmbled the
! elder man, So that he might have been
! taken for his son. but his TEXTURES Wpr"
of Il more pleasant type. Both were of
unmi&t&Eahie American extraction,
though dressed according to the latest
London fashion. The younger mans
gaze was the first 10 meet Lord CIeve's,
and he turned a greeuiSh-pale undnT
the bronze Of his skin. He staggered
back 4 pace. and evidently grjppeG the
other mans arm. The latter. thus IL
reCted, also looked full at uerbert, md
his face became an aShcn-whitc, while
his teeth seemed 10 rattle.
Lord CleVc stared at the two men
with Unsurpassed and amused inter
eSt. At that moment the crowd
Swaycd 4 little TO one side. ami til"
young n0blcman was by II borne away
from the two Americans.
Did yOu notice those two men," h.
asked his companion, when they were
Strolliug along the leSS-croUdpd foot
walk of Picadiily. "SOmcChing shocked
them, for they were both pale as
sheets"
The Younger Of the two" replied
the lawyer. is Mr.. David Maciaae, a
very rich American. who, strange to
say, is engaged TO be married to Lady
Eyelyne Nynter. The elderly gentle
man is his uncle"
"MaclaueT" was Lord Cloves start
led exclamation. THAT is LucY's
name. LuCy'S name is Lucy MaClinp.
These mon seem to know mo, and to
be shocked and surprised to meet mo.
| must ask Lucy about his. You must
excuse my excitement, Mr.. Qupl-
thelm.' he added, with Il frank smile.
That poor. broken head OF mine can
bear 50 iitClc, and at nearly every Stpn
in this Old World hive | come acres
something that surprises me-SO:rP.
thing | ought TO have remembered, and
which has gone from my memory.
That gentleman. you say. is engaged TO
marry Lady Wynter. To tell YOU tn"
truth. Mr.. Quenthelm, | prefer the
lady's appearance 10 that of her in
tended husband"
you most probably met Mr.. David
Maclanc and his uncle ont on the
Western prairies," The lawyer suggest
ed. Their wealth consists Of vast
! gold and other mineral deposits in the
Rocky mountains, and | have been
| apnIilly infnrt,.I thot IN tn -, fnyv
years ago they We're far from rich"
Il never came aCrOss them that |
know Of" Lord Clcye replied. and |
don't remember ever having been in
! the Rockies. Mine was Il prairie life;
at any rate. as far back aS III recol-
lect. Gold was found. | know. in large
quantities, a few years back. about
Pixies Peak and elsewhere; but it new
er troubled me. The hunt for gold had
no enticement whatever for ne. You
see, ! have not been oYcr-strong. ard
the excitement would have been more
than | could well have borne. You
smile" he added. Il look Il sort Of ju-
yenile athlete. do | not? |
am sound enough in wind AMI limb.
but | can't bear much here" With
that he touched his forehead. and a SAD
smile spread owe his handsome face.
Miss Lucy Maclanc is staying with
you, my lord:' Mr.. Quenthclm asked.
Herbert's face lightened and the
smile became a cOntented one.
Lucy never leaves me-" he said.
"She is too fond Of me-"
You lived all these years on the
p~rairies together:" was the further in.
quiry.
Quite So" LORD Cleve answered. and
noticing an expression of cynical in
credulity and satirical bonhOmie on his
companions face. he shook his head
and added: we lived together rs 4
brother and sister might, neither more
nor less. All. you find it hard to be
lieve this. but it is SO. | would havt
married Lucy a hundred times if SHE
had consented, but now | would nc
more dare to ask her than | would {
seraph or a fairy"
They lOitercd along until they
reached Claridge's hotel. There IOr,
Cleva took leave OF Mr.. oucnthelm
There was. of course, the eari's town
house in. Berkeley squarf. where Her
bert might have stopped. but the plac,
had been shut up since the death Of it
previous owner. and the Hon. Mis-
C~hauncey, Herbert's eldest sister, VIII.
looked upon herself rs the head of tn
family, did not think the place fit t
receive its present owner without SON
tidying and brushing up. The yOun;
man had, therefore, taken up his TEN
porary quarters at Claridge's, glad b.
this means to escape the host Of inquis
tive callers, who kept the knocker am
bell ut Berkeley square in continual
movement.
Lucy was sitting ut the window o
the private sitting room, which LOr
Cleye had engaged for her separat
Use when Herbert nntprpd Hpr hul