Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-02-11
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CHAPTER NNl.-roatinucd.n

Lnrsi .sr'ci.h reused himself and looked
:iFutrni. He found HIMSELF the center "f
observation. The rnom in which liz WIS
lying WAS large and well furnished. and
from 1!n o!ur of tobacco it WAS p;:liHly
used rs II smoking rooii!. Over him lrIn-
ct! :: ;aii. handsome mar. whose hair WAS
s~!i:.h;i; ,iMSc,l with gray.
II think" lr said. 'y"n are ms neigh
hnv. Lord .A,.cish: have often seen you
~ IL" mrors.'
II Il" moi remember you" Lord -Ar!"igh
returned: nor d" know where I am"
"f!on let NE intreducc myself as the
Earl az Mnnui,lcan." said The gentleman.
"Nnu 'ir al l.osnrtnn. :: Sllnotimg ledge
hc!oi.gin@ to lar. and J beg that YOU will
quake. yourself III home"
Ever. attention WAS paid 4" him. He
WIS placed in ~ wnlm he'd. SON" warm.
1ioiiris.,i!- s"il, WAS brought Ia him. and
he Va lcfi Ia rest.
"Ihr l;arl of Mouni!can." Then this
WIS II" tail figure he had seen >~trislins
over III" hi!!S-,his Was the ncigll,or he
had snunnci and avoided. prrfcrring soil
1ndr. How kind he WAS. and how his
voice affected him. Ii was like long-for-
gotten melody. III" asked himself whcth-
rr he had seen the earl anywhere. Ike
could ,oi remember. He could not re-
call 10 his ,uin,! thai they had ever met.
vet ir had most certainly heard his voice.
He ~. asleep thinking of this. and
dreamed of Madeline all night l"n.. In
;'hc morning the earl came himself 10 his
room 70 make Inquiries: and then Lord
-Arlci.h liked him better than cvcr. Tie
w"ii!l IA, allow his guest 10 rise.
Whom Il few days had passed ii WAS
Lord .Arlci.h who felt unwilling to leave
his companion. He had never felt more
ut home than he did with l.erl Mount
dean. !lr had me no one So simple. 81
manly. 81 intelligent. AND nj the same
i!mc sa,h :; good fellow. There were lii
ir lcviIiiari;ies in the earl. too. that
struck him fnrcihly: they seemed I" re-
cal! some faint. vague memory II some
Min. tla. he could never grasp. that WAS
always ending him. yet that was per-
f"rtiy clear: aud he w;is completely lnuz-
zirl.
Have ] ever me, YOU hcfnrc:" he ask
cl the earl one day.
II do 10; think 81. have no rcmem
hrancc Of ever having seen you"
"NouT voice and face are familiar to
mr." the y~r,inscr man continued. One
ur of your gestures are ms well known
To m. rs though l had lived with you for
years.
"KcMrmhrnnrcs of that kind sometimes
strike me-" said The carl-'a mannrrism.
IL something that one cannot explain. l
Shonld say ,hat You have seen sonr one
like me. perhaps"
Ii WAS probable enough. hui. Lord Ar
leigh was net quite satisfied. The carl
and his guest parted in the most friendly
manner.
II shall never IL" quite 50 much in love
With solitude again" said Lord .Arlcisli.
as they were parting: "yum have taught
nae ,lGa, there is something better"
Il ,.ayc learned the same lesson from
y,,I.' responded the earl. will. Il sigh.
"lnu talk about solitude. | had no, been
nj Hesor,un Zen days before Il party of
four. ail friends OF mine. proposed 10 visit
NJ. ] could no, refuse. They left the
dag af;or .yon came"
w.. ! did nci ;,si. them 10 prolong tl,c:r
STAY. l~,Hiing iia; after all those huurS
on The ,uo,la ven might have Il selioiis
Hires: l,ti nnv. Lord .Nflci.l. you viii
promise mp That We shall LIE friends"
"fes.' he lorliel. we Will he friemds.'
So It WIS uglocl that they should lac
s;raa,-ers ho ion@or-ilat they .,lonll
VII, a'tl exchange ne.gnhcrly couf,es.os
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