Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-01-15
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ia.iiiiN are away. She will not only be
willing, but pleased to do it,"
CHAPTER Nv.
On Thursday evening Angela found on
her toilet table IL message from Jane Fcls-
par, and knew that the way lay straight
before her, that early the next morning
she must leave the dear old home. which
was no longer Il place of safety for her.
She resolved to spend the few remain
ing hours with her mother; and, ON re-
pairing to her room. she found the I'M
happy lady weeping most bitterly. She
would not tell Angela why, except that
there had been some little unplcasantness
with the Captain.
81 am sure o have been speaking to
him of Gladys Ranc, MAMMAL declared
Angela: nothing else ever causes you
such grief as this"
Never mind, Angel. l repent most bit
;rrly of the step 1 took. Oh, my darling.
ii | had but listened to you! My life is
one long martyrdom. Angel. l have never
confessed it before, but, oh, how l long
to be free! 1 am tired of suffering, and
the time has come when l desire to be
free, to be away from him, to cease to
suffer at his hands. l want to be where
'sS NhA my oAiIiS AkSSlI lOIluIc. L
long for peace and rest"
With kindly words Angela soothcd her
unhappy mother.
"Ihc time of rest will come,'' she said.
"All sorrows end, mamma, just as all
darkness ends. and the dawn comes mt
!ast. Mamma. You will keep your prom
Use 10 me-you will send for Mr.. Sansome
as soon as you can. and have that unfor-
tullatc will cancelled"
II will: l shall not forget: l am anxious
to do it. LII he had been kind to me. there
would have been some justice in YOUR
fathers money coming to him; but as he
has been most cruel. ruined my life and
broken my heart, it does not seem just"
Friday morning broke calm and beau
tifnl. April was drawing to a close:
there was Il faint CLEAN of gold from the
lnburnum. y faint glimmcr of purple
from the lilac. and the hedges gave prom
Use of Il profusion of fragrant May.
Captain Wynyard anne down early,
and seemed very impatient for the ar
rival of the lcttcr-bag. His face was
sniieli, his eyes were troubled. and at
times he was so cngrossed in his own
thoughts that he saw or heard nothing
of what WAS passing around him. He
looked miserable. 1t happened that no
visitors We're staying just then in the
!uusc. and the Captain had to breakfast
alone. which annoyed him. for he alb
holrcd solitude. his thoughts. when he
was by himself. being not ut all pleasant
ones. Lady Laura never came down to
breakfast unless visitors required her
presence.
where is Miss Rooden!'' the Captain
asked. ansrily.
Miss Roodcn.is still in her room" was
the answer.
The Captain seated himself at the table;
dark thoughts darkencd his face, even as
they sl,adowed his soul. They were
cruel. terrible thoughts that could not
be put into words. and We're all of An
CELIA. When he had finished his break
fast lie opened the post-bag, which had
meanwhile arrived, and took out his let
tiers and papers; and the reading of them
whilcd away an hour. Just as he was
saing Dun to the stables to decide what
horses should be taken out he heard
quick footsteps approaching. The next
moment the door was opened hastily, and
Lady Laura entered the room, pale,
frightened, with tears i'll her eyes, and
her hands trembling so that she could
hardly hold the letter she carried.
"Now what is the matter:" he said to
himself. ''Therc is going to be n scene"
But Lady Laura was not hysterical . A
great SORROW had fallen upon her, which
in its very magnitude seemed to swallow
up her own. She was fastening to him,
when she paused suddenly and wrung
her hands with a gesture of despair.
81 was running to you in my trouble"
she cried, "but why should l? You care
Ter neither my troubles nor joys. You do
not love me: l am less than nothing to
YOU. Why should | come to you?"
Are You in trouble. Laura?" he asked.
What is the matter: Keep clear of sem
timent and reproach, and tell me-"
angela has gone!' she moaned.
"Gone:" he questioned, in a low, hoarse
voice. ''This must be some stupid jest,
Laura. What does it mean:"
Read that" said her ladyship, placing
an open letter in his hands.
The contents ran:
My Darling Mamma: Only heaven
knows how full my heart is of desperate,
hitter pain as l write this to You. l am
going away from homo for Il time; l cam
hot tel sou why Or whittier. l have very
strong and urgent reason for the step l
am taking, but it is one l cannot explain
40 you. 10 Hol sfic'c lof me- Snali De
safe and well. ! shall be happy in every
respect. except in leaving you. 1t will
seem TO you that l am acting strangely,
bit l have 10 other resource. My heart
will he with You until l see your dear
face again. l said good-by to you in
my licarr last night when l kissed you.
/ .a*, j: again. prayin. heaven it may not
h. long before !! return to YOU"
The Captains ace grew even more
:,h:s:!:: as he read the letter. He laid it
down on the table, and, looking at his
a.fa. asked: