Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-11-11
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- 80 " Wv ga SUM AAS
cav. n cry that some one was lying, face
downward, in the brook that ran through
the valley.
Slrong men hurried there. They saw
q ,nasS of fair hair. a fur cloak, and a
trayciins bag held in II stiff white hand.
Thy raised the body-it , i, that of n
woa,at.. young and fair. from those
sti.ns mcn rose a cry of dread, as they
saw what once had been Il fair face.
crrs.,cd and manglcd. all semblancc of
humanity married and deadcncd. For OH
tlai face the weight of half Il carriage
hal fallen. They who saw it turned.
shEiicring away; one. stronger in heart
th,n the others, look a white handkcr-
ell # ani covered it. That covering was
nc.rr removed.
They looked at the costly fur cloak,
then whispered II to another that ii
must he Il lady of rank lying there, for
thu cl,ak was OF sable.
met, came the doctor. who had hccn
at 'niins 10 the wounded, an English
mar, wi,a had been travelling in tho same
tram. No need to move the white hand
kcscl.i.f; no need to place his hand OH
tn. -ti.icl heart. Death had bccn mcrci-
flu ;i,crn. giving no time for pain.
III doctor, too, looked ut the costly
clc,h. and the same idea came to him
it mist he a lady of rank who lay there.
or >.icl and manglcd beyond all rccos-
nj ici,. When the first hurry of the ter
Ti.'r accident was over. nr. Shccnc he
IL, ,,isii himself of the fair, dead woman.
II was tirae to learn who she was, and
se.'! fos iser friends.
'.in"y examined the fur cloak first, and
in IL. little pocket OF ii they found a let
tcl addressed to
Tile Lady Se!wyn.
''Villa Pisani.
"llorcncc."
Hncy ei'rned the travelling bag. In ii
WEE, paper. bearing the same name; Il
shall .jcwci case, and on it they read:
10 tar beloved daughter Nioiantc;
fir ~ her atrectiona:e father. Horace
Temple"
'iirrc WAS a purse. continuing hank
n.is> ai'.! gold; that. too. WAS marked
w /, ing isn'nc. There seemed every rcn-
St. to believe that the goiucn-hulrcl wom-
al lyine ,:ead in the waiting room was
Lily SelNyn. Some one ,t.cre had met
IL family. had dincd ut The villa. and had
visited Lord Sclwyn-a Signor Iii Luna;
ai..l h.. III" noncnt his eyes fell upon the
mus Of golden hair, crici: out:
"ipt :na>i Telegraph to Lord ,Sclwyn;
TIL, i Lady Sclwyn."
so H.. Sheenc, fcciin. true sympathy
Sc: IL feil"w countrymau in deep distress,
seal ii is'egram himself. III WAS worlcd
tbs:
-i'.cm Doctor Siiccnc. Railway Station.
Sell, 10 Lord Vivian Sclwyn, Villa Iisani.
j. ,r"icc-Come at once. without delay.
sl...r. In. t,,nn IN .,n,lr,,l n..:I..a -
: ii. anal Lady Seiwyn was in the train"
Hi'nr. had never been Il more brilliant
fc,e ',,an that of which Beatrice Leigh
re:sA"a queen. The guests seemed uni
,w"iias to depart. Everything was so
,bs.,tifai. tac grounds, with fountains,
'o'.reits tlewcrs and colorcd lamps; the
cr.'. fragrant conservatives: the magnifi-
cr,t suiis Of rooms; the chiyalrous, hand
IS ~. attcntiyc host; aud. above ali other
81 ifnetioas. the queen Of the rcyc!s-Bea-
TIE iicish!
q WAS uot until The dawn flushed red
IL The SKY. anl the birds began 10 sing.
tl.l' The carriages werc ali ordered, and
Il. ballroom deserted.
- was iale in the morniug when Lord
Sr;wsa was reused by his valet N;coli.
Wa stood y: the bedside with a papcr
il. mis- tionl.
What is il. Nicc!;:' asked his lord
So. Why have you disturbed mc:'
Iherc ~ = Telegram Cor you. my lord"
sal The man, "nnd I thought you had
b'itrv haze IL ut once
lie look lilo paper from the mans hand
atni Rad. i:cwildcrlncn! ard uuuttcra-
b SURPRISE caiic over him tirst-no fear.
~ COARSE e WAS Il mistake: Far from
ling III ;nc train Mt Scdi, his wife was
si'rpins AGAR. that he knew. For the nc.
c icni Ike was sorry: hut ii WAS not his
m.fr who was there.
There IS some mistake he said to the
y ct. who stood by in %sileucc. 81 must
g np. though, aud set it straight. Get
ms soma coffee. Nico!;."
Iii" inau went away. Still, silent and
t. .~ini,l;as. Lord NiYisn dressed himself
hs..rinlly.
How could suoh u m;siuhe arisc:" lie
a,'sri himself. Hog could such a fool
Isl. rrfor be mndc?"
:ie went to his wife room and turned
IA iiaaI!e; the door was locked.
"Viciante," he cri.d, Il want to spc,,,
t. Spi.."
:Nhrrr VAS no aiisWcr.
"N;o!aute. darling!!' hc cried again. 81
want youi"
;>.ii! to ausHcr, and q deadly chill of
fs,r came over him.
.:Hst then lie heacd Nicoli enter his room
Sth the coffee.
"N.s.- mind that sail Lord Vivian
t,.siiy. "Nicoli. could you break open
Q Arcr quietly. without making much
s.,is.!"
,'e>. Nicoli could do that. He went 10
f.tr. The accessory Implements. and his
H,ssec stood with the dawn OF Il terrible
f.sr in his face. 0ncc more he cried "Nio-
1lnic..' but ue answcr came from the ST
taii. deserted rooms.
;titcn came Nicoli, aal in three minutes
Ia. door was opened. and Lord Selwyn
entered. What did it mean? There was
.ae bed with its pretty white hangings,
init 10 V~iolantc lay there. No N had
sept there; the room was empty, silent
aad dcsolatc.
With that strange dread growing on
h.un, he opened the loor that led to her
dressing room; it was all silent, all DESC
l"fe. No N;o!ante was there!