Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-09-16

ArmHtnWulIc, WHO uAu llSCA oAN was
now supporting the reviving woman
against his left arm, had got, as ii mad.
vertently, between Lady Ki!donan and
the door.
I'm one moment he said quietly.
Looking down again at his patient, he
saw that she had opened her eyes, was
breathing naturally, and trying to collect
her thoughts. Lady Kildonan began
chattering feverishly to her husband, with
her ears well open to what went on,
while Armathwaite helped Alma to re-
member the events which preceded her
loss of consciousness.
Eve were out in the SNOW
yes yes"
"And you showed me a path" He
glanced at Lady Kildonan, who stopped
dead for moment in the midst Of her
talk.
A pause before Alma answered, Yes"
"Then we came up to the house. You
remember the lights in the window-and
you went in-and Lord Kidonan receiv-
led you-and brought you into a gallery
with Light at the end"
"Ah" She stopped him. putting up her
hand to her head.
Lady Kildonan, beginning to interrupt
in q scofiing tone, was silenced by Arma-
thwaite with peremptory "Hush!'
'sThen you tainted. What made you
faint? Were you SO cold?"
mo" A long pause. "When got into
the gallery l began to remember-that-
I have been in this house before"
She had hardly sighed out the last word
In faint. scarcely audible breath, when
Lady Kildonan burst into fit of hys-
terical laughter.
Now" she said to her husband, in a
whisper, twill he dare to say after this
that she is perfectly sane?"
But Lord ki!donan was much distress
ed and gently putting his wife aside, he
crossed the room, bent over the recover
ing lady, took one of her limp hands in
his. and trying to chafe back the warmth
into it, asked if she was better. The kind
ness of the touch affected the sensitive
woman at once With a grateful glance
up at the doctor, she moved away from
him and stood without support, holding
Lord Kildonan's hand, and smiling at him
with dreamy eyes, which scarcely yet
seemed well open to the ordinary reali-
ties of life.
"Yes, am quite well now, thank you.
am sorry l have given you 50 much
trouble"
Trouble! Stuff and nonsense, my dear
Mrs. Crosmont! If you had to faint, I'm
very glad you tainted here. so that we
could know how delicate You are, and
scold that husband of yours for not look.
Ing after YOU"
Lady Kildonan left the room quickly,
returning in moment with Crosmont.
Instead Of being nervous and shaken as
Lady Kildonan had been, and anxious to
avoid the sight of his wife's face, the
agent walked In stolidly. his features set
with a slrllen determination, which show
ed him under new aspect, and revealed
IN unexpected will power which, while
partakiig more of the doggedness of the
brute than of the earnest purpose of the
nobler side of man, was undeniably i'm
pressive and striking. He went straight
up to his wife and said. in harsh, grating
voice:
"Weal. how do you feed now? Are you
oetterT'
Eyes. quite WELL"
care you ready to 60 homer
eyes. whenever you like
"You won't soon forget your first visit
to The Crags, will you"
A pause. Then In a very soft voice:
"'Is 1t my first visit, Ned?'
''Of course it is! What made you think
It wasn't? You have got some Of those
wild fancies in your head"
She did not like this speech. Still hold
Ing his hand, she bent her head and made
q slight. hardly perceptible movement, al
IL faint, half-formed impulse to escape
had stirred within her. Crosmont turn.
ed to Lord Kiadonan confidently.
'"This little head gets some astonishing
ideas into it sometimes, your lordship
What do you think Of her hearing harps
and yiolins and trombones, and comets
played by invisible hands?"
Dear me, dear me!'
But Alma gave a little moan of dis
,tress. and her husband went on quickly
with 4 significant glance at his employer
"WeN, well. we won't talk about that
first visit, Alma?"
I'll don't know. seem to remember
some place IKE it."
''She takes the delight of child in these
lfancies. your lort1ship. And now, il you
twill excuse us, think she had better &c
home and change her damp dress before
Sshe takes cold"
With sullen and vicious glance at Ar
imathwaite, Crosmont took leave of hi,
hosts, and, ignoring the doctor altogeth
ief, led his wife from the room.
"Run after them, Aphra, and persuade
the htt1e lady to come again" sad guile
aess Lord Kildonan; and, inviting the doc
tor to accompany him, he led the way into
his study, where lamp with green
shade was burning, lighting up just q
small spot where the table and chair oil
the student stood.
He gave loving pat to the pile of pa
pers on which he was at present working
and honored his guest with short sketch
Of his pathological labors Of the last fort
might.
CHAPTER XVII.
Lord KIidonan and Armathwaite were
etin convering when the first dinner bel
rang. 4 tarrble thought cromed Arma
thwaite's mind ~ he entered the drawing
room wis, his host, and saw that all the
guests OF the forenoon were gone with
the exception Of himself, another young