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


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7 pear and set her free.
CHAPTER M.
one morning. when Angela lad put
away the Times. feeling sad anc! disap-
ppliI'ed hocatsc the unlooso,i-lor alvur-
tSeiiient did hot appear. Mrs. Bowen
'tiie to sec hcr ABOUT some little mat
i'r. and the youn. girl began talking to
iei OF the country and the neigllborhood.
w hat is the very large house with tall
white towers which we can see from the
nark!" she asked.
That is Culdalc HALL" answered Mrs.
hcwen. Lord and Lady Culdale live
there. and hear that they have returned
win Il large party of guests. They gen
e!aiiy return 10 the Hall about the mid
die of June. ! hear that they nave Il gay
party al Culdale now. and among them
rs Il i;!lnous London beauty: 1 forget her
name. Perhaps, had she remembered
Ii. Il great tragedy might have been
avoided.
The household of Hrantome Hall. dur
ihE tlie Summer months. attended SER
wees ut 1T. Cntllbert's Church. Culdale
there WAS no other church nearer-ana
on Sunday morning after Lord .Arlcigh
had lett the hail, Mrs. Bowen went TO
Angela.
Miss Charles she said. ~ am GOING
TO St. Cuthbcr,'s Church this morning;
would yon like To 20 with me? You have
not been To church since you have been
here"
III should like ii very much" she re-
rliol. Ia her simple. loving heart There
arose Il great desire To go. 1t WAS not.
perhaps quite i'ruient. us she WAS so
q~esirous of ccncealing her wilerc-
ahouts; but then. as she thought. the
FISK would be small. for she would see no.
o." who knew her. and, besides, size
world wear Il dick black Veil.
= few minutes later Angela found her
self seated in the comfortable. old-fasl.-
lon0d pew belonging To the .Arlcigh fam
III. iltc little church was we'll filled. and.
with Il hasty glance round. she saw tlat
some elegantly dressed ladies were near
her.
THE Culdalc party" whispered Mrs.
i'owcn: and Angela raised her eyes.
when. 10. they fell on the dark. beautiful
face of Gladys i,anc.
With II sti.led @roan. her face unnnt-
uraily pale. her limbs trcmblinr. .Sncola
fell back into her seat. Fortunately no
one had noticed the slender vcilci figure.
all eyes being directed toward The radiant
loveliiless oil Gladys lianc. When Angela
recovered herself. she lookoi again. half
hoping that She had made u mistake.
Rut lio: there WAS the face. The fatal
beauty Of which had ruined her mothers
lilc. ans! had rendered ilcr own one of CON.
starf peril.
NhAi had brought Gladys ilanc ,i.cre:
Angela wondered. Then She remembered
suddenly what Mrs. Bowen had tela her.
This WAS the Culdalc party. and GLADYS
Ralie WAS evidently one OF it. The OK
PLANTATION was simple cnousl-Gladys
ltaae was on Il visit 10 Culdalc Park.
rs Angela watched for IL momnnt the
fair face of her mothers rival. her heart
suddenly stood still. and she experienced
II terrible shock. y gentleman bent for
ward TO give Miss Hauc Il book. and she
SAW that it WAS her mothers husband.
Captain Vineyard. The church walls
seemed To close around her. Il rcd mist
rose before her eyes: there WAS IL rush
rs OF many waters in her ears. She grey.
bewildcred: all her senses seemed to be
confused. There they were before her.
Gladys Ranc and Captain Wynyard-tlie
man and the woman who. between them.
had ruined her mothers life.
The truth soon dawncd upon her. He
also WAS one of the Culdale party: md
she had no doubt in her own mind that
the meeting between him and GLADYS
liane had been prearranged. She Won
dcred if her mother knew of this; and her
heart burned within her as she watched
them.
Suddenly a remembrance of her own
danger came to her. The fatal will had
not yet been cancelled. or she would have
seen the advertisement: and she knew
that her life would not be safe if the Can
tain found out where she was before thnt
happened. She was glad that she had
taken the precaution to wear n veil. for.
so protected. he could not possibly recog-
nize her. Sh saw the dark eyes of
Gladys Eane rest for a moment on her.
but there was no CLEAN of recognition in
them. III she did not see the Captain
/, even glance in her direction. But for all
, he had seen her: his keen eyes had
pierced her disguise. and he recognized
the slender. graceful figure, the stately
carriage of her head. He gave no sign
of the discovery he had made; but the
cruel lines around his mouth deepened,
and his white hands We're ominously
/, clinched. He glanced n second time to be
, quite sure that it was Angela, and then
/, did not look again in her direction.
He did not even tell Gladys Rane whom
/. he had seen in church. He formed quick
ly his own wicked and cruel plans; and
was resolved upon carrying them out
with the utmost possible speed. He
would have no c%onfidant; his secret should
he kept to himself.
|, CHAPTER XXI.
Vance Wynyard had not been a happy
man for weeks, and the mystery of Ange.
, las leaving home had not tended to inn