Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-04-22
CHAPTER N1v-(con,inucd.3

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1t is not acting, though IL good deal of
it is temper; she would never bring in
that sacred nalnc for the sake of getting
her own way. Eut the effect is magical.
ON Tom; rcmorsc stirs his heart; he rc-
calls all the tender injunctirns of that
dead mother about her darling. and his
Will is broken like = reed at the rcmeia-
.brance. III is true he is all she has: he
is her defender, hey support. her shield
against trouble and sorrow: it is not for
him to thwart and srievc her. She is
dcarer than ever, though her lovers first
passion may have worn off; she shall he
happy. cost what it may!
lie knecls beside l.cr. he po,irs out every
endcaring word he knows upon her. he
covers her hair. her tilroat-for her face
is avcrted from him-with kisses. he prem
ises her that he will 20 and fetch little
Tom tomorrow, and in due coNrsc June,
half-triuDphantly. hut secretly IL good
deal ashamed of herself. is lying with her
head on TOMS breast. his arms aho,i, her.
and MI his kind. honest heart bent on
restoring her to peace Of mind and hapri-
ness.
In the morning. when her maid brought
her tea and letters. she eagerly opened
the one from her lord. Having finished
w 'HN e'a ~ "oNh. NtiV IL tbhi tIlIil tiiiitt
over her. She stared blankly into space
for Il minute or two, then took ii ,ip and
rc-rcad:
Darling Wifcy.-I got down here all
right. and found the hoy all right except
n little bit flushed. and' there two letters
easily dcciphcrcd to he Jag" were
scratched out) Eve thought III might
have another tooth coming, but, anyhow.
we thought it better to wait =: day and
see. Don't he frightened. darling; he is
in capital spirits, AMI ! hope to bring him
up Tomorrow, though l do hate the idea
of London for him. I hope tile dinner
will go off all right. OF course you will
shy and do the right thing about me,
and | dare say as long as they get you
they'll DO very happy to dispense with my
company. You amt think how heavenly
it is down here after London. I've got
OH an old shooting-cont. and I feel as
happy as Il king; at least l should. darling.
If had you here.
~ had to break off hero to see Jones.
and lie tells me there are two or three
things ought to SEQ to tomorrow.
Should You mind il we don't come up till
~Friiay?--it will give the hoy another
days respite, and you cam 20 about and
see Your friends and alnusc yourself for
that little time longer, can't you. dearest
wiley?
always your most loving and devoted
husband. Il. ""
When she had read that afT"ctinnate il
net w~ell-eNprcsscd %cristlr. ali pleasure and
happiness took flight from Junr'S heart.
SHE WAS nothing To Tom: lie could dis
pcnse perfectly with her society. ais long
rs he had the baby, and the country. aud
his old shooting coat, and-with Il fierce
siasm-Agncs.
June glanced at the clock: the hands
were just on the hour of ninc-impossihlc
to catch the ten train: but there was All
other at eleven, which stopped at IL station
six miles from the Hall. She rang the
hell. sent for II form and wrote Il tcle-
gram desiring that IL carriage might meet
her Mt l.. dispatched IL line to hri
mother-in-law, and, with IL mixture ol
triumph, defiance and anger in her l.raSt
set out on her journey to bring back til.
truant.