Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-01-22
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up with n deep sigh, as of one waking
suddenly to real life.
Blue, laughing eyes We're looking into
her OWN: Il fair, handsome face. full of
surprise. was bent over her. There were
The ideal brow, the pleasant mouth, and
mo clustering hair that she had been
booking at the previous day. The book
tel from her hands, and she started nm in
disllay.
Fray. do not let me alarm you," said
a very plc;inast voice with a rich, musical
rug. II Was that there was
anyone here"
Angela Knew that it was Glcnaryon.
Lord Arlcigh. who stood before her, and
she was ut II loss what to do or say. He
lirsitated. evidently waiting for her to
give some account of herself. The startled
girl little dreamed what II charming
picture she made standing there. with the
sunlight falling on her white dress, her
face flushed into the color of a damusl
rose; she looked SO shy and girlish, so
YOUNG and lovely. that the picture never
Glc! from the young Earl's mind.
u am Lord Arlrigh,' he said, with a
low bow.
II am-' Angela began. hut STONED
abruptly. ~ came" she added lin search
Of "a book"
II hope You will use the library and
books us often as you like" he replied
courteously. II have just returned from
Italy IN consequence OF Il telegram from
my agent, and ! had no time To send any
notice of my coming to Mrs. Bowen. l
know that Lady .Arleigh, my mother.
wishes Mrs. Bowen to give her friends
every opportunity of enjoyment. | beg
therefore that yuu will use the library
and fake from it what books YOU will
ut the same time the Earl was fully
satisfied THAI the young lady was no
friend of Mrs. Bowcn's. To his mind she
looked. with her delicate grace. her high
bred air. ler patrician bearing, far more
Ike IL princess than the friend Of the
iicmcly hoUsekecpcr. There was some
mystery with which he was unacgnaint-
ed. Then Angela FASTENED away, feel
ing kecnly conscious of her utterly false
position. She went in the greatest dis
may TO Mrs. Bowen.
ii came to speak to you about myself.
Mrs. Bowen" she said. II cannot re-
main now that his lordship is at home.
1t is impossible"
III do not think So. Miss Charles. Ii
will make 10 difference whatever to his
lordship or to YOU. You need never sec
him if you are careful. and he need never
see YOU. 1t is not" she added. presently.
las though you were II visitor 10 the
family; You are my guest
Still. despite these comforting assur-
ailccs. Angela did not feel quite ut ease.
She could not forget that she held an
utterly falsc position. She therefore re-
solved that, while Lord .Arlcigh remained
in the house. she would keep 10 l,cr rooms,
and not go into that part of The house
where she would be likely 10 meet linn.
She would so out early in the morning
or late in the evening. when there was
little chance of eDcountcring him. 1T WAS
possible that evcn ON the morrow the
advertisement might appear. and then
she could 80 away at once.
"Oh, mother" she cried impatiently.
"if you knew all. you would not dclay!''
The coming of the Earl made a great
difference 10 Angela. She felt both awk-
fcrvenily that she should never see him
again; yet ut the same time she had Il
vague longing to look upon his face once
more. because it was so like her fathers.
She slrank back al the sound OF his voice.
yet she would have liked to speak To him
again.
Il have Travelled through many lands"
said Lord Arleigh TO himself; "but l have
never seen n face and figure like hers. |
must know more about her.
He longcd TO ask questions about her.
but was courteous enough to refrain.
He said 10 himself chat he must accept
the position as ii was; yet he was sure
there was some mystery. Miss Charles
was Il lady: why was she on visiting
terms with his mothers servant? Lord
.tricigh went to sleep that night with the
fair face of Angela Rooden shining
through his dreams.