The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-03-06

NefSGlI WIN COlu water. Iue lOuCU OF
the refreshing element seemed tn
bring back vigor Of mind and elasticity
Of body, and the previously mentioned
prying intruder, had he seen Miss
Lucy at that moment, would have
deemed her the most hardened Of
cynics.
'Waal. it's just another slice Of my
luck. s'pose," she said, as she splash
ed and flung the water about her in
all directions. IAN what cayn't be
cured g got to be endured. I've gone
that fur, an I'll jest see it out, I
reckon"
Five min2s2s afterward. her head
resting on her sun-bronzed arm, and
her bosom moving in as tranquil sleep
as child might enjoy, Lucy's mind
was at rest.
The next morning brought Lady
Evelyne's reply to Lord Cieve. Lady
Evelyne told the young man that she
had felt sure that sufficient cxplana-
ton would be forthcoming, and that
she had since learned from other lips,
as we'll as from Lord Cleve's letter,
that he was not to blame. The writer
ended with statement that most
likely she would meet Lord Cleve. and
would then be able personally to as
sure him that the matter had passed
from her mind.
That's a downy young woman"
Lucy exclaimed when she had read
the letter which Lord Cleve had tossed
across the breakfast table. 'She knows
a caterpillar from skylark. A Yam
kee couldn't get over her With the
brass earring dodge. don't reckon.
But l guess she's nice. none the less,
else yew'd never bin fond Of her.
Lord Cleve smiled; he was rather
pleased to see little nascent jealousy
clouding Lucy's face. 1t looked to
him like an awakening Of that electric
womanhood which flashes and spark
les by the contact of responsive love,
as distinguished from that merely holy
feeling which joins mother and child,
brother and sister, in mutual affection.
Lord Cleve's arrival was no sooner
heralded about town than he was in
| undated by perfect shower of con-
CALCULATIONS and invitations. Had the
young man believed about one 1.-THE of
| what was written to him, he might
have wondered why the bells of Bow
| church were not rung as a token of
the universal joy at his return. He
might, indeed, have been persuaded
! that his personality was not only of
Importance to society, but to the COM
monwealth.
People began to wonder, and society
began to inquire, who was the lovely
girl in that quaint no-fashion habit
who so often accompanied Lord Cleve.
Society, according to its habit. in SINH
lar cases, speedily solved the ques-
ton, and shocked itself beyond meas
ure by the assertion that Lucy was
Lord Cleve's mistress. What else
could she be? asked society. She was
not Lord Cleve's wife, that society
knew; neither was she his sister or
relative; therefore, society, without
further ado wrote down Lucy a wan
ton, and considered Lord Cleve's con-
duct positively shocking. Society, its
outraged notions of propriety notwith-
standing. looked upon Lord Cleve as
much injured and interesting young
man and found excuse for his ife-a
In grand Turk-in the circumstance
that he had passed so many years
among the savages. He'll make as
good a husband as most young men,
the duchess said to the warehouses
IF l were Evelyne I should prefer
him to that young man Of whom We
know so very little" And the march
ioness confessed that her views coin
cided with those Of her grace. A mis-
tress was a shocking thing, but youns
Cleve would soon become civilized I'm
der the influence of handsome ant
polished leader Of fashion.
will not go so far as to say tina
either Lady Evelyne or Lady Gwen
dale went purposely out of their wa.
to throw themselves across the youn
!, mans path, but they came as nea
that course of action as an impartia
judge would allow without actual ad
mission to the truth Of the charge
They missed no entertainment, ball Q
. function of any kind where they cOul
= imagine or hope to meet Lord Clev'
But as Lord Cleve, for good man
days and nights, went to none of thes
- their loves labor was lost.
h In the meantime Lord Cleve had el
a deavored to learn from Lucy why sl
a had held no communication, and wis
i ed to hold no communication, wit
- her father and cousin. Her reply We
4 simple enough. She said that 81
"a hated her cousin, that she had had
10 deadly quarrel with her father ar
~ vowed never to live with them agai
If IN answer to more pressing Inquire
n she turned up her big blue eyes
70 him and looked into his eyes with sui
a q tender pleading that he had not tt
b. courage to persist.
TT Don't ask more" she begged, al
he, who was so deeply indebted to HI
Il. was happy to look into the face tn
ne bore such heavenly stamp Of trut
ne and, by one deep gaze, to silence t
at promptings Of curiosity.
On the other hand, the Maclan'
90 George and David, seemed to take
II, trouble to open intercourse with Luz
IT. When the girl had first disappear
ed from the hut in the mountains they (
planned Lucy's absence by the sta
ed ment that she had gone off with
Ter young man, heaven only knew viii
re er, and that Dick Ashland had &c
lite away with the pair. Lucy's many
Be- mirers came to the conclusion that
ps girl whom they had thought unc
,af 1,lo ho1 offop oil <1,rnod nu1