Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-01-21

1t was a little girl-the prcttiest little
girl. Mrs. Warner declared, that she had
ever seen. and Jane, too, as she covered
the tiny face and hands with kisses, APP
pearcd to ave taken IL great fancy for
the little creature thus unexpectedly
thrown upon her care.
Now. when is that child to go to the
w"rklouse!" inquired Miss Prosscr. after
dinner. you had better get it taken
there before night, for it will keep the
whole liouse awake. md I am not sure
TINT YOU won't have some trouble about
II. ii you don't give notice at the police
station at cncc. They might refuse to
take it in. jane
Jane. who had been sitting by the fire
watching the baby sleep upon some shawl,
ROW came Forward and leaned carcssingly
over Miss Prosscr's chair.
And what she asked. as her tlcm-
bling fingers wandered lightly over the
others hair. what if they did refuse?
should We miss very much the drop of
milk and bread the poor little creature
would consumer"
My dear child. you are mad! 1t isn't
tho bread and milk now-that's nothing:
hut it's tho bread and meat. and dresses,
and schooling. :hat she'll consume by and
by. You cannot dream of taking such an
unnecessary burden on yourself. surely!"
perhaps it would not prove such IL bur-
den as You anticipate, Miss PrOsser. Per
haps by and by, when poor mother has left
me-. this little waif may he all my comfort.
And if l die first. she may prove 81 second
daughter to my mother! And-and-if
you did not think it very foolish-I feel
as if l should like to indulge her in this
fancy; since she has so little to make her
happy"
"Oh, what l think is of no consequence
Mt all. my dear! The house is you own.
aud the money is your own; and if YOU
believe YOU can maintain three people Oh
what has been barely sufficient for two.
why. there's an end of it. Only, don't
ask my advice again. when you've made
up Your mind first. that's ell"
Isn't she pretty. Miss prosscr? Such
big eyes. and such a wee, wee ncsc."
II suppose you're quite resolved not to
send her to Tho uM;om:"
"Oh. quite. puitc!." said the girl. with
lated breath.
"Wcli. then. You must let me share in
some of the labor she will impose upon
us. my dear: for the little creature has
quite converted mo already. and | should
be almost as sorry to part with her as
YOU would. l will bc her %gcdnlothc-. and
you shall! call her %'llelcn,' after mc-that
is. if you have no objection
"Dcar FRIEND" cried Jane rapturously.
rcaching up to kiss Miss Prosser, Il would
rather Gull her after you than anyone"
81 will take upon myself the charge of
educating her, and that will he an ex-
pense off your hands. Jane! Well. we'll, it
is a foolish business. hut we will say no
more about that after to-day. Little Helen
i shall be the joint property of all three of
us. and we will vie with each other in
taking proper care of her"
"Oh. thank you-thank you. dear friend,
You have made INC so happy!!' cried Jane,
as she lay duwn again. with the little i'll
FAINT cudd!ed close to her breast.
CHAPTER WI.
Rosie Ewcll. having once made up he,
mind to tell her brother Wi;frid that she
would not remain at Yambscote Hall, did
NOT let .he grass grow under her feet.
She plainly told her brother that she and
Lena had lunrrclcd and that nothing
would keep her from returning home the
next day. She declined To tell him the
cause of her quarrel. hut referred him tc
Lady Ewcli. That lady WAS equally rcti'
cent on the subject. but eagerly acqui
csccd in Rosic's departure.
When Rosie returned home she was no
mt all welcome. Her mother i'll vai1
sought to make her tell the cause of he
quarrel with her sis,er-in-law. Not sue
c~rrd:ny in this. Mrs. Ewcll sought our
Lady Otto. who old her about Rosie.
meeting scunc gentleman in the park III
b. I 4 l,, ,,l r l:... T.
. fact. She carefully concealed al,ythin.
+. that might have reflected on her daugll
, tcr's reputation.
Armed with this information. Mrs
Ewcll again confronted her daughter Will
i the request that she should beg Lena:
pardon and return to Lambscotc.
: The poor, rcstcrcl girl took matters il
her own hands by running way from he
homc. and, above all places in the world
4 scekin. IL refuge in Chelsea with Jan,
Warner.
Sir Wilfrid was drradfully distresse,
about his little sister. and accused botl
j his wife an! his motllcr-in-law of havin;
c%o-oimratcd in making her dissalistic,
with her home. He m.de every inuu;r
possible. and succeeded in tracing her IL
far as Waterloo. But there his d:scnv
cries ceased. Strangely enough, it ncvc
entered Wilfrid's head to think his sistc
l. had gone To the Warmers. He put som
Ii myS;eriously wordcd advertisements i
the daily papers. which never caught hi
X sisters eye and lie consulted Mr.. Partit
on tho subject. But that worthy CAV
o him little consolation. except by sc1cwi
e up his mouth and shaking his head. an
saying he thought it very unlikely tn
young lady had left home alone. And
10 few lines that reached Sir Wilfrid ];
Rosie's hand about a month aftcrwar
so seemed to further Mr.. Parftt's idea. The
Up were posted from some remote place i
III Wales. where she took care to tell lii
she had never been. and were merely I
ID the effect that he was not to worry hin
ri self about her. as she was quite well an
ID happy, and with some one whom she love
le dearly. and who took every care of he's.
Sir Wilfrid's mind was somewhat RI
g. l:cved by the reception of this letter. b,
he felt that so much Of the sunshine /,
I'd his life had cvaporated with his little 81
is. I'm. flat hn made many iOY,r.nOvc m