Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-12-09
nHAPTER XIv.-(Continued.)

~ NcStOr1US &rAVely. A1cT lued VI AcI
sNers existence is a consoling halluci-
AN. AS she grows older and knows
- OF the world, doubt will arise and
- sad certainty that they two can new
uore meet ON earth. Poor Boldwood!
m nee him now rushing along Holywell
IL rag Of a gown. A tall, Herculean
-. a face like q Titan's ugliness and
svver c~uriously combined. He had fine
- I remember, but not her eyes. They
"a Couthern."
The legacy Of the Gitana, 40 doubt.
r the by. l found something among my
Arther's hoards that may interest you
lAdwood's relics-only a miniature and
me charred papers utterly unreadable."
who knows whether we might not get
Am read: experts contrive to decipher
Nen q charred manuscript nowadays. l
EAould like to examine Boldwood's relics"
slow keen you arc. Upon my word,
~ have all the eagerness of = boy"
tAshmar rose and went to . C~hipIendale
ubinet, one of the gems of the library.
Il was the place in which his brother had
bept all his private letters, and LashMar
Ia explored it six months after he came
ito his Inheritance. curiously. sadly. The
q case wal opened and the packet OF
npers laid on the table.
these ran be deciphered, I believe"
nd Nestorius; they are only scorched
and blackened by smoke, not charrcd. l
IN going up to London on business to-
sorrow; will you allow me to take these
With me and place them in the hands Of
n expert for Transcription? :"
TT you really think it worth whilA
fAey may be papers Of no Importance
Atters from duns, perhaps"
'Boldwcod would hardly have kart
6em In that tin case unless they were
some consequence. They may throw a
ksht upon his life abroad-upon his mar
hage."
"And on Stella's birth. I understand!
Il b your interest in her which makes
yeu eager to find out all you can about her
fhther."
Naturally. My interest is in the living.
ut in the dead"
He opened the case and looked ut the
niniature.
"Stella's eyesr" he said, land the out
line Of Stella's cheek and chin. This must
have been her grandfather"
Mr.. Nestorius was absent three days,
during which interval everybody missed
etm, the women sorely.
Stella welcomed him with a happy smile,
when they met Unexpectedly in the park,
sessed his return.
Il was going to Verner's cottage" he
aid. looking down at her with a smile she
Interpreted as paternnl and protecting.
but in which shrewd Mrs. Mulciber would
have seen some touch Of deeper feeling.
! thought I should find you there. I
ave your story to n Of the keenest pub
fishers in town-told him to make his
reader give an opinion upon it instantly.
he was to sit up all night to read it If
aeed be, for l wanted the manuscript sent
% the printer forthwith. The reader did
ct up for the best part Of the night, Stella.
he declares that the story is the finest
thing he has read in the way of fiction for
tne past five years; full Of power-fresh,
young power-untrained, of course; but
the style is Incompatible. Where did the
writer get his styieY he asked. 1t is so
simple. yet SO strong; scholarly, and yet
% original"
y am so glad" gaspcd Stella, dizzy
With delight: land SO very glad he thought
the writer was u man."
The statesman was delighted Mt her
sirlish rapture. When a man Of mature
years Stops to admire n clever girl Of
nineteen. his admiration has IL gentle pro-
tecting air, which is very sweet to the re-
clpient. and from such n man as Nestor-
Jus. Kindness was like the notice of a god.
stella fei; as II she were living in Il new
atmosphere. balmy, reposeful. She felt
herself lifted out of the region of slavery
and humiliation.
Wele Int this little book successful her
BONDAGE would be ut an end forever. She
wanted 80 little for freedom. She could
nve upon so little, she who had never
mad any money or known what it was to
nave her wishes gratified since she was
: Child. One feeble ray Of success would
pc light enough for her obscure path. Only
70 get out Of this great, grand, beautiful
mousse. IN which she felt herself ser 80
much lower than a servant, a dependent,
lncumhrance Only to get away from
me possibility OF encountering those proud
eyes and ecornful lips which always stir
"1pitt w ICUcIllous 6uV ndu cGnOOI-
q herself tn endure her ladyship's tyran-
ny; but never could she SO school herself
. I" look without angry feeling upon the
@an who had ordered her out Of the IL
otrary as II she had been a dog. Yes. he
mad driven her like q dog from that famil-
lr room in which she had lived no hap
p(ly through the sunny years Of her child
hood.
CHAPTER Nv.
The return OF Mr.. Nestorius ~enlivened
me ten lnceting In the specious library.
where deepening shadows softened the
eazz'c IT gold and color into a harmonious
blending ~ many tints, just ms half a
oo,'', fafrs photographed .apidly. one up
g the other. produce a combination face
g rren,sr beauty than the handsomest OF
tar ak. Mr.. Nestorius WA not . man
VI" overwhelmed either the hnnse or the
Salon win floods OF talk. hut he talked
vel. and his voice and conversation to-
eetha, hal 4 rare and potent charm for
Feminine hearers.
y was hnif.past eleven when Nestorius
2 IAashmar went to the h~hrary-the
!cftaet cxrf yln4 ! little portfolio With
u pans,sx +. M bfearht from London.
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