Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-01-29

dld not care to pose as a bad husband.
He had passed tarough Il season of cnnui
and misery. which had deupencd all his
bad designs and which had more than
ever made l.iin wish himself free to marry
the choice of his leart. Ills luminosity
toward Angela strengthened. lie made
inquiries i'll all directions, but he could
ind no trace OF her.
When things were mt their darkest IL
letter came FROM Gladys Ranr. informing
him that she was going To Culdalc l'ark
with Lord and Lady Cuidale. intimute
friends "f the Captains. and asked him
II he roiii n. JON the party there for Il
few days.
lady Lnara did not seek to oppose hes.
husbands departure: in fact. if anything,
she WAS pleased ri his decision. She in
tended 10 ielosralih fer AIR. Sansomc on
the very day the Captain lett. asking him
to cn.nc down 10 her nj once. 49, she
wished tc consult him on most important
business.
The Captain lest homo for Cullalc. and
81 Telegram WAS Forthwith dispatched Ia
Mr.. Sansome: bat The lawyer happened
unfortunately To be from hoiae. II was
Monday before he received ii. and it WIS
not until Tuesday that he reached Rood:
on the following morning, however. The
lols-lcosati-far advertisements appeared
ia the Times.
angola read il with deiieh,. Ii soempi
10 sicr that the black clouds had lifted
tiiat hcr hte WIS NOW Free from the peril
that fia.! threatened ii. The Captain need
H. longer seek To conlpass her death now
that he Had nothing 10 gain by it.
There was one important point, how
ever, which she found she had over
looked. The Captain must he told that
the viii WIS destroyed. otherwise her
scl,cn" would prove abor,ivc. She
thought long and deeply, and finally de
cislcd that She would 20 home TO her
mother on Saturday. and ask her to
write at once and inform the Captain
what had been done. And then she
would tell her just sufficient to show her
what peril they had been in, and per-
sualc her to leave him, and never to live
with him again.
When she was safe With her mother.
away frcm the man who had cmbittercd
both their lives. she would write the lit
tie note 10 Lord .Arleigli. saying: 1.-The
time has come: meet me" She could not
Tell vet where she should take refuge
with her mo;ll2r: but. wherever it was,
her lover should visit her.
She had not the ~faintcst suspicion that
the Captain had recognized her in church.
If she had. she would probably have act
cd more oHpcdi;iously. Only now, when
she WAS about 10 leave ii. did she realize
how much she loved Hrantome. with its
bright, cheerful rooms. It's lovely river
and beautiful grounds. She dared not let
herself think That the lime might come
when they would be H. = own.
The idea of returning TO her mother
WIS delightful: the battles she would
have to fight when she reached Road had
no terrors for her. She would not have
hccn so happy had she known how near
danger WIS 10 licr-had she known all
That Tho Captain had done since he saw
her i'll church ON Sunday morning.
He bad. us Il matter of course. been
astonisi.cd. OF all places in the world,
why should she have selected TO come To-
Culdale: The Captain wls greatly puz-
zled. Ii GENE hardly ct,diblc hat
Angela should be 80 near. and vet il was
most certainly AMgcla's face that lie had
seen. He WAS determined to solve the
mystery. and he did. lie watched tile
grounds of Erantome until he saw her.
and then in his mind her fate was sealed.
lie saw lcr plainly. and had 10 further
doubt rs 10 her identity.
Angela WAS nj Brantomn Hill. hiding
under the nanlc of Miss Charles. WIZ
WAS she hidilg: What did il mean: Va.
could moi tel; but whatever the cause. il
inatt,rod litIle noN. Fate had delivered
her into his h:,u'is. and she should not
escape him again. How. when, OF where
lie would achieve his obiec, lie could not
tell. lie only knew iliat she must be re-
moved from his path with as little del,,.