Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-03-26

mad my own way in other matters-fn
short. whether fortunately or unfortu-
natcly. Miss Carteret, l have so long had
everything l wished for that l am grow.
ing dissatisfied, and should feel that life
WAS more valuable ii it contained things
that l cared to have. which We're denied
mo"
You are tempting fate when you speak
SO" she said with gravity.
The dance being over and people be-
ginning to stray back into these inner
rooms, he rose and stood beside her SO as
to caveh his chair free for Mrs. Dumarcsq.
The person who approached it was not
Mrs. Dumarcsq. however. but Mrs. Leigh
ton. in company with Mr.. Heron. who in
trOduccd Lawrence ut once, and she rush
ed into conversation with him Immediate
ly. Lawrence fancied that she was TAX
ing his measure and enjoyed battling her
attempts.
Anne was talking to Mr.. Heron, to
whom she would have given more atten-
tiOn had she not at the same time been
listening to the conversation between Mrs.
Leighton and MIR. Lawrence. The new
light in which Mr.. Lawrence had shown
himself for Il few moments made him in
tercsting to her.
II have often visited the Campbclls,"
Mrs. leighton was saying. "Poor old
MIR. Lawrence of Queens Holt"
My UNCLE" said the young IA quietly.
'Indecd? He was most charming. L
am sure l have often heard him speak of
you; his dear Jack. he used to call YOU"
Lawrence REDEEMED slightly. 81 have IL
cousin who bears that nnme." he said.
.p fnSsinn lii, ,,,,ctorIn eel nathan fhs,l.
my uncle may have meant him. not me-.
There is always Il confusion between Jack
DcnZil and Jack Dnmcr Lawrence"
'Oh, l see. l suppose it was your cous-
in, then. 1t was Mr.. Jack Dcnzil Law
renee who was engaged to marry Miss
Seymour. l am sure"
"fle had some %prctcnsions in that quar-
ter. l believe" said Lawrence lightly.
She is now at home with her mother,
and he is abroad; in the navy with the
Mediterranean squadron"
Several of Mrs. Hcron's guests left the
house together. The moonlight was So
brilliant that every stone i'll the pathway
lay clearly defined with its patch of dark
shadow at its side, and every waving
frOnd of the palm trees was as distinctly
visible as ut monday. Tho Dumaresqs
OF their five donkcys, Mrs. Leighton on
hers, escorted by Il friend who was stay
ing at her house. and several other gen.
tlcmen on foot-Eastlake, CalcOtt, Tom
Rollcston and Lawrence, among the num-
ber-struck across the sand in much the
same direction. Anne's stccd was an OBJ
| stinatc brown creature. which Jagged be-
hind the rest, in spite of the donkey boys
o%bjurgations and repeated blows. She
was glad when one of the gentlemen
turned round and came to her assistance.
1t was Mr.. Lawrence.
II shall see you again before l go TO
Cniro?" he asked.
"Yes.' said Anne; 81 hopc-I think
So"
She was Il little bewildcrcd by the bril-
liancy of the moonlight. by the joyous
laughter of those around her, by the soft
ness of his tones. She hardly knew what
she said or how much her words implied.
"a sweet-naturcd. lovable woman
said Lawrence to himself afterward.
why shouldn't / tell her everything:
But she is Il bit of a prude, l dare say;
l should lose all the pleasure of her friend
illness if she knew. l can't do her any
harm in the two or three days that l shall
~ mere. alu L III 80 W Sulfo ucNu week,
letters or no letters. Why should l not
amusc myself in the meantime?"
Perhaps the person who most of all ell
ioycd Mrs. Hcron's ''evcning'' was Mi.
chellc DumaresI. She had danced every
dance: she had bcen taken TO supper by
Mr.. Eastlukc. she was escorted home by
Tom and Mr.. Eastlake again. And she
had one secret source of satisfaction
which she would not for the world have
brcathcd into any mortal ear; Mr.. East
lake had not. during the whole evening
spoken half a dozen words to Anne Car
terct. Michellc's ~cNacting little heart wa.
quite content.
(To be %continued.9