Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-07-22
CHAPTER Mi

CHAPTER MI.
Meantime Stand;sh, looking kindly int
Dorothy's eyes, exclaimed: Il was afraid
that fellows questions would only open
your wounds; I wanted to be with YOU
when he came. You are looking so pale
and Worn, Dorothy! I must get you away
from this"
Dorothy withdrew hcr arm from his
and SAT- down, beginning to put her papers
and letters together.
II should Ike pleased. too. The sight of
this room, of everything. the recollection
of our happy days is insupportablc."
II have been consulting with Miss
Oakeley. Mrs. Callander wants you all
10 &c to her house in London-at least
till you can settle in an abode of you1
own. Miss Oakelcy proposes 10 take n
house and reside with you, for the win.
ter at least. What do YOU think of this:
She is kind and human"
II should like to I've with Henrietta.
hut not with Mrs. C%allander. You must
save me from Mrs. Callander, Paul"
II will as far as can, my dear child.
do you know, she has just gone in to pay
her son an unexpected VISIT"
"~Indceh.' cried Dorothy, dismaycd. 81
am sorry-it will i%rritate him, and he NAV
wound her. His dislike to the idea of see.
ing her almost alarms me. 1t is 80 I'M.
natural, it Is unlike him when he is him.
SELF
II imagine that her u%nfriendly feeling
to his sweet wife WAS IL source of annoy.
ance to him, and now she is gone he rc.
SCENTS it as lie never would have done
during her lifetime
Dorothy bent her head, but did not
reply.
"Then l have your permission to ar.
range so far your winter abode, ut least,
with Miss Oakcley!"
Yes. dear Paul. Shall YOU be long
awayy"
AS short a time as l can manage-a
month, perhaps. Indeed. must come
back to look after you and the children,
for poor Callander seems to shrink from
mc-from us all. He told Egerton he
woalld leave n power of attorney with his
solicitors. and would lodge money for cur.
rent expenses in their hands as he want.
ed to stay Il long time abroad. He will.
no doubt, return soone than he expects.
The first cruel kccnness of his grief
hlunted. he will long to see his poor chill.
dren."
Here n sound of voices and stems out.
side attracted their attention. The doc,
was partly open, and Dorothy heard Mrs
Callander's voice saving very distinctIv
NO; I shall leave at once. It ia insun.
portable"
Dorothy looked interrogatiyeIv Mt Stan.
dish.
II would not go if 1 were you," he said,
| answering the glance. SHE cnn come IN
here il she likes" In another n,innte
| the noise as of n carriage driving awnx
was heard. md nj tho snme t;ms Mis-.
Oakeley came in. lacking rather scared
Isn't it unfortunate ?" she said. throw.
ing herself into u chair. .He would no,
| allow her to stay or eyen IL, ait down"
who? Herbert:" asked Dorothy,
"Yes. When his mother Went In h.
stood up. looking perfectly awful. and
said. Il did not ask Won to come here,
81 know that she returned. ouite sub.
dued. hut I could not keen sway
longed to see YOU. MY dear son-to SEQ
".I nav see Won hereafter, he enid In
such n strange. chokcd sort of voice
But here. willie all is fresh. 1 will moi.
You were the one enemy she had on earth
You only distrusted and disliked hcr. WOW
made her shrink from vo,, and I viii
neither see nor sneak with Won till he, Won
has given ME grace to forgive
Poor Herbert" continued Miss Oake.
lev. weepiny and Winning her ewes. .he
wns ALWAYS n RELIGIOUS man. T was sorrv
for INV aunt. too. poor old thing: i wanted
her to come in here and sit down. but no
she wos TOO hurt and offended. Sbo hos
gone hack. and / really think I mnst On
after her"
90 dear Henrietta. She was cros,
and lilo. but this ia n torr;hle
nunishment-to be rejected bv her own
SOM"
..Yos and Mr. Ererton wos Will, ~.
this morninc and snvs TIorhert docs nnt
w.;sb +ho ch;,5ron to ,o With har W.
m,,st try and smooth him down
.Yt t. no,;of 70 MO +hat E.o 3,
IT,. .im,os. ,,ou La. ~. -.
a mv" s.ond Sill IL ho wos ,imars A is. 1. run,
reasonable. Change of scene will. No