Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-07-09

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Earth. Ky. ilir very star; and n:ooa are
wh,.in. ma,ly ;!ou; me- With last
e:rort ~: :eli-cunmaMt. sgiz" Darby.
''.io il. child" c,'s. h;'i::'e,..y; ''.o in
and wai'. ! will he t,ie;-r i. 81 no:ucni."
forget sir lt"!i:l. ,a::se; everything.
! Only remember tina, ain hore farn "
fac" with NY false and prfii:rc,! l""cr.
aud :..;i, viii have the trail. f.";., hl.
at any cast Darby olcys. | 50 close TO
The little stone ba: ta; sc.,ar;,;us the two
balconies.
'Now." l say looking at ti.c face tl.a;
is as white as my own. "lel me why yo;:
have deceived me so."
His eyes MEG: mine. oh the sweetness
and the misery of tll,. remembered Look.
The !::;iids oi time gn back. We are boy
and gil' one" m"rc-!uvcrs. loving and
hc!oHed. We arc in tho school ronm II.
homo. aIy heart leaps in M: ans, fierce
aci:aicr "f Tie present ai.i the futu-c.
claiming one" again the old rapture ani
the old belief
Then hear his voice. and grow calm.
ss with the icy chill OF death.
Il never deceived ynl.." Er says. and
his face doc; not bl;lnrli nor his eyes sink
There is ,io guilt or shame il! he eyes tha,
meet nay own. hut they ara stormy with
sudden .i:.,cr, and that very anger seems
tn claim knship with all my memories of
him. IA woman has always the vi.l!;
20 Insult Il man III she chooses" Ike says:
IL thought the right to rci,.narh lay on
my side. Heaven knows ] have ragged AT
YOU. >.ornled at you. hated you mt times:
but
IL. k,.N'
that woman who stole You fro:n me
shat woman who stands between u.s.
'Bc SILENT" he cries in IL sul!cM. storm;
Way. Don't take hcr name OH your lips.
How you have heard of her II, all passes
my comprehension. 1t is IL short story
enough it YOU care to hear You know
another fellow i'll the house. and tho
,ady-who kept it represented herself as
Il widow. told you that long ago, when
I first went thcrc-did not?'
"fcs." | say stonly.
"She-shc was only an a.Iycuturrss ~
lie GOES on. Il sudden streak of crimson
showing itself on his check. '':ind shc
took al, sort of fancy to me. III became
Il nuisance at last. and left. Then she
followed me to Boulognc. That is all
the plain facts as they stand. OF cou..sr
you'll say I'm not blamclcss: Il fellow
never is blamclcss when Il woman throws
herself at his head: but ! give yo,: my
word of honor ! never encouraged her -
in fact. isliled her rather than other
wise.
And have you-inarric,! herr" | ask
abruptly.
Married her! Great hcavcns-no! DO
you take me for Il fool. .Ioan:"
Then l turn sick and dizzy: see be-
fore me siipwrcck. SORROW drs,lation-
only these: and Il few moments before life
had looked so fair and full of peace. \
few moments! Why. it seemed rs II wears
had passed since had stepped out OH
that balcony. and gaxed with raniured
vision OH the white SHOWS and cleaning
waters.
80 that is-all," l say brokcnly. find
ing voice at last. ''rhen She must lave
stopped YOUR letters and mine. Size took
you from me. whether with your will or
not. Absence is !: i:nr,! test. thought
it too hard for you. i-oh. Yoikc-Yorkc.
what you have COS; met
''Do not say that" he cries with tho
old passion in his voice. "Itemrnilcr L.
too, have suffered thinking YOU changed.
for-oh, Joan. how can explain to you.
A folly like that does not change IL mans
heart-nay, rather it sickcns and disyusts
him. and makes him turn with deeper
longing to the pure love of Il pure woman
And SO turned to you and prayed to you
and YOU gave ne only silence But now
Fate has been kind-kindcr than l de-
serve. For you look at me with rcmem-
bering eyes. and IL think never loved
you so well as now. Dear, look ut mo as
you used to look-say you forgive me
Say
"Oh. hush-hush." cry bitterly. as it
possible you don't know-tliat you have
not heard"
Heard what?" hc says. and his lips
grow white. his face changes back to the
Wrathful. storm-lit face know SO well.
THAT l am-narricd.'
He does not speak. He does not oven
move. He simply stands there and looks
ut me with Il look cannot bcar--:l look
that makes me shuddcr and COVER back in
very terror, and long to hide myself from
sight of mcn-from every sound and sign
of human life.
There comes step on the bare waxcd
floor of the inner roOm-a step. and II
chcery voice that rings out in frank and
kindly accents:
"Why. Joan-.Joan. my dcar-whcrc are
sou? Star-Gazing still! Don't you know
dinner is waitins!"
My hands drop: l look up at Yorkc's
face; see the lurid fash that leaps into
his eyes, and Il worse terror scizes mo
shan ever thrilled my heart in all the palgs
and fears of it's beating life.
$50 it is my unclc!" he says in voice
low and deep as thunder. Curse hint"
Then stars and moon faded suddenly
from my sight. and amidst an awful dark
ness felt myself ling-falling-falling
whittier, neither knew nor cared.
CHAPTER Mi.
When I wake up find myself lying
dressed in bed. Only my bodice has been
removed and rests in chair. 1t is even
ing, and through the open window catch