Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-03-19
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Will you think of me somctimes!'
II will remember yOu," she said.
She turned from him without another
word. and went down into the cabin.
He watched her out of sight. then return
ed to his former position. leaned his ell
bows on the railing, and placed his hands
ON either side his head. Once he sighed
very deeply. His attitude was that of a
man oppressed by gloomy remembrances
and painful thought. Was it simply from
vanity that lie had asked Anne Carteret
to remember him?
CHAPTER ".
In the morning Miss Carteret and Law
renee parted with laughing words upon
their lips. Yet when Lawrcncc's back
was turned a little wearincss crept into
her face. For the space of ten seconds
or Whereabouts the harbor and it's varied
rolors and changing lights lost interest
and vividness in her eyes. But that SEN
sation passed as quickly as it came. After
all, MIR. Damer Lawrence was nothing in
point of interest compared with the
friends whom she was going to visit and
the sights that she hoped to see.
Lawrence looked as if he felt the part
ing more than she. AS he settled him
self with his luggage in the stern of the
boat that was to take him to the shore,
an expression of gloom and discomfort
was so visible upon his face us to at
tract Mrs. Hayes attention.
"How miserable that young man
looks!!" she said. "And a man in such
fortunate circumstances, too-rich. we'll
born. handsome. free! Some people are
never cOntented in this world.."
Mrs. Hayes trite moral reflections were
always rather lost upon Anne, but the
fact which had called them forth on this
occasion was not so easily overlooked.
She had little time for speculation con-
corning it; She had just distinguished in
II of the boats approaching from the
shore the figure of her uncle. Mr.. Du-
maresq, Mt whose house she was going to
stay. and her attention had to be given
to him.
Mr.. Dumarcsq belonged to a large bank
ing house, and had lived in Egypt for
many years. His wife and children often
went to England or Switzerland for a
few months; but he himself was much alb
sorbed in business affairs, and had now
not Quilted Egypt for some time. Mrs.
Dumaresq was the sister of Mrs. Car
teret, who had dice several years before
Anne ever thought of going out to Alex
andria. MIR. Carteret also was dead; and
since his death Anne had lived in the
house of q distant relation, an old ad-
miral. whom she had nursed and tended
ever since h was eighteen. His recent
death left Ann desolate; and the Du-
maresqs wrote to her. inviting her to
spend the winter with them.
MIR. Dumaresq's clasp of the hand was
n comfort to Anne. who had been feeling
a little lonely. He thanked the Hayes
for their escort, asked them to his house.
gave orders about the luggage. and helped
, Miss Carterct and her friends into the
boat.
Your Aunt Charlotte would have come
to meet You, but she was not well
enough" he said to her. She sent her
love, and hopes you will accept Michele
as her substitute. You remember her:
II is Waiting for us on TIE quay with
Mr.. Eastlake. You know Paul Eastlake
by name. no doubt"
Yes. Anne knew his name. Two fig
ures We're pointed out to her on the quay;
but they were too distant to be easily
recognized. Her luggage had to be de-
livcred to the custom house officers. An
hour or more passed before she found her
self seated in the carriage which had been
provided for hey. with Michele Dumnresq
at her side. and Mr.. Dumaresq and Mr..
Eastlake opposite. The Hayes were driv-
ing in another carriage to n hotel. Mi
cllclle was Il slight. pretty girl with dark
eyes. and Mr.. Eastlake was a tall.
good-looking. middle-agcd man. Just as
they passed the English. church, at one
side of the square,. a gentleman in another
carriage raised his hat. Anne returned
the salutation. and offered a word of
explanation to her friends as she did so.
That is n Mr.. Lawrence. who came
from Malta with us in the Syria"
"H'm-a very good-looking man." sale
Mr.. Dumaresq. HE knows people here,
then. l see he is driving With Mr.. Cal
cott."
He said he had friends in Alexandria"
flere the carriage stopped in order that
MIR. Eastlake might get out of it. He
entered a pile of buildings in a narrow
street near the square; Anne understood
them to say that he was going to his
office. 1t was in n %curiously bewildered
state of mind that she presently found
herself at IN ordinary looking railway
station. and seated in an ordinary FIRST
class carriage: Here Mr.. Dumaresq babe
them good-by; he had no time to so out
Will tueuu 10 Tue village Oh 0amleL,
where his house was situated. three
miles from Alexandria. The train
steamed out of the station. and moved on.
ward through a new world.
There were five or six stations at Ram
leh, about five minutes walk from each
other. Michele and Anne got out at one
of these stations. A tribe of donkey
boys with their steeds rushed at the tray
elers, but, on Anne's refusal to mount a
donkey, Michele dispersed them with an
energetic Arabic sentence or two. Then
they walked on to Mr.. Dumaresq's house,
which was not very far distant. a large
white mansion, in n garden, with a broad
veranda running almost round it. The
garden was gay with flowers: roses
bloomed there all the year round; the
poinsettia trees were say with scarlet
leaves: the golden green of the ragged
banana leaves glittered in the sunshine.
The babble of children's voices could be
heard from an upper window, and Mrs.
Dumaresq was ready at the door to take
the newcomer into her welcoming arms.