Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-09-17
CHAPTER VI

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silence that fell upon the little group.
She raised her colorlcss face to his.
Are you quite sure" she said, chat
there is no mistake? My husband al
ways told me his brother Peter was dead.''
II am alive enough" was the quick
reply. When the Ormolia went down,
most of those on board sank with her. /
swan away from the vessel, and, being a
capital swimmer, contrived. to keep up UNI
til L was rescued by an English ship out
ward bound. | went with that ship to
China, and-weil, l never cared to return
homo. No n cared for me at Erceldean,
and l knew my money would be useful to
Charlie" His voice faltered for one half
minute. and h he Went on. II let them
all believe that l was dead. What could
it matter? / should never see home or
n Of them again. Now, Lady Lennox,
look at me and tell me-do you believe
that I am your husbands brother:"
II believe it. mamma" said the clear
voice of BeatriN. II can trace the Lonnox
TEXTURES in the gentleman's face
"Thank you returned Peter l.ennox.
THAT is the first compliment l have ever
received on the score of personal beauty.
Still the Lennox features are good"
You have a trace of Them" said frank
RcatriN, without the beauty" Pete,
ltcnnoX laughed, his sister-in-law looked
alarmed. She held out her hands in
greeting to him. He kissed them and
seemed to he greatly pleased.
"Thank you. Thos are the first words
of welcome l have heard,' he told her
II am glad that they have come from my
sister. Now let ME make friends with
my niece"
He held out his hands to Beatrix, who
shyly gave him hers.
And now" inquired Peter Lennox,
may feel at home?" He looked UP
sllddenly at Lady LennoX. II have star
tied you," he said. You tremble; you
are quite pale. l am too abrupt-you
must pardon me-"
He ed lady Lennox to the little couch
near the window and placed her on it.
II can hardly believe my senses" she
told him. 1--WE have been so long desert.
ci, and now it seems as though we had
found a friend"
u am a true friend" said her brother.
in-law, but we will talk of that after.
ward. do you know that thousands OF
miles away from bonny Scotland l read
of my brothers. marriage to Ailss
oil'aeme, and that l have been longing tc
see you ever since? l have been a hard,
stern. cold man all my life. l have de.
voted myself to one thing, and have cared
for nothing else. Years ago l learned
that money was power. In the new world
where L am better known than here. they
eau me Peter LennoA. the millionaire"
II am Slad that you have succeeded
said lady Lcnnox gently.
les. success is the very wine of life.
thought that l cared for nothing c.se
but money: yet, of late. something hal,
been pulling at my heart-strings-somp
thing has stirred up faint memories OF
home. Three years ago l met in New
York some IL who had known my broth
er Charlie. He save me all his history,
and old me how he had been courted by
the oblest of the land-'Prince Charlie,
they called him. 1 heard the story Of hi,
rum. of his sudden death. of THE loss Of
the Old home, Erccldean, and a new ambi
tion entered my heart. l said that j
would go back home. that 1 would seel
out Prince Charities wife and child, thai
L would purchase Erceldean. and restore
the s.ories of the house of %INnnox."
Lady LcnnoN clasped her hands. ano
words of unutterable Thanksgiving Wen.
up from her heart. ReatriX stood nal,
and trembling, her dark eyes fixed on he,
uncle's face.
You need not remain here a,othe,
day" said Peter LennoX. 81 have taket
Il house in I.ondon-a mansion, | should
say. 1t is already fitted up and decorated,
as the ~auctioneers say. in the most com,
plcte and charming fashion. Seriously,
it is one of the finest houses in the mttron
oils-and it is quite ready for YOU"
I'm London?" cried Lady Lennox, 81
can hardly realize it! Heaven mas heard
my prayer at last"
~"l4ondon:" repeated Bcatrix. with s
look Of dismay. "Oh, mamma. shall we
leave mountain and loch for II city full q,
menu"
Neither of them noticed the dis1nay. TIN
dread i'll her voice; they were cngrossed
in their own pans.
~ have lived for one object" said Pete.
LennoN, and l shall accomplish ii VET.
shall buy back Erccldean. and make /,
once more the home of our race. mn
willing to give double the price tina it was
sod for. | want to restore it to more thar
its ancient grandeur; l want to live there
with Won. sister, and Beatrix shall one,
more lie heiress of E~rceldean. With THE
beauty heaven has given her. and the colo
with which l shall cndow her. she car
marry amy one; the greatest peer in Eng
land will be Only too proud to make he,
his wife"
lady IennoN looked anxious.
"Reatrix marry! 1 am afraid, Peter
we shall have trouble over that; she doe.
not like men,"
"Havc liz fear" Peter Lennox laughed,
"the fire ill those dark eyes of hers viii
light a flame that even She will not h
able 20 e%xtinguish. The Only thing We
shall have to do will be to exercise care
for it strikes me that when She does love
there will he no half-heartcdness about
it."
Time proved that he was right.
CTo be continued.)
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