Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-07-15

CHAPTER N-lCOntlniicd
The awt2! shock, the terrible sense that
the dear. dead woman might have been
saved had amy one of the household been
near her. was too much even for DoTo-
'hy's strong vitality. With Il deep sigh
size sank srlselcss into Nurses arms,
who WAS thankful TO assist in taking her
back To hey w room. where she left her
in charge u the childrcn's maid.
dorothy amt gradually to her senses
ard. as ,lr dreadful knowledge of her
sisters tragic Gcatli returned to her. she
rose III. Az. attempted 10 leave the room.
oh. no. Miss Dorothy" cried the lit
tie maid. Mrs. Mcllugi said YOU We're
not to he irt gu down stairs. She says
you'll just hr breaking your heart. miss.
and yon saM do no good. The police and
the doctor arc there now, and Mrs. Nc
Hugh. Shell uoinc up us soon as she has
anything 70 tell. DO lie down again."
".Ah. no: | can indeed do no good! No
one can do any good.'' cried Dorothy.
wr:u.;iig her hands. "Wlio could have
hurt her: She has not an enemy i'll the
world. Was il some wretch who wanted
to ru, herr"
II kca,vi Mrs. McIIugh say that all her
Jewels were gone"
dorothy walked to and fro. remember
ing co:.fusrdly the events of the last few
'iayS-!hc painful scene between her sis
ter and herself.
ut last Nurse softly opened the door
and approached her. her own eyes stream
:n=. her free hnggard. My poor DEAR
She said. in low. hurried tones. ''thc do.-
to rthinss She must have been dead these
four os .iv. hours. The blow. he says.
must have killed her mt once. 1T somehow
struck The spine. though it looks as il it
were on he bach of the head. He doesn't
think she felt any pain or fright. She
looks like Il peaceful infant. The master
heaven help ~him!-would let no one
touch her bHt himself. His face is set
Hike an iron mask.
"Ife coroncr's comc now. and Mr.. Egg
erton. Ali. he has II feeling heart! l
thought he'd have dropped when he came
int" the room: for all he is Il tall. strong
man. lie WAS trembling like IL leaf. and
his eyes looked like to start out of his
head. Oh! what IL day of sorrow. My
dear. le.':Iiful angel of Il mistress! To
think of Them foreign devils stealing in on
her sweet Sleep to take her innocent life!
and it will he hard to catch them! They
say the ship WAS away at dawn this morn
ing. no one knows where"
Here Nurse utterly broke down, and,
Sticking .nlo Il seat. threw her apron over
her face. and rocked herself to and fro.
Where are these blessed children? Go,
.l'cggy, NY girl" To III" n%irsemaid. go,
see TO them. they'll III. wanting some
bread and butter. oh. here is Miss Oak
c!cy. t.!ani l.eavcM!"
Ii WAS !:!hrcd Henrietta. pale and tear.
FIJI. Slc IAN to dorothy. and. kncciins
down. c~.:slesl her arms round her.
II have e.,ls just beard! Dorothy. M,
doa- l'crptiiy. lie, n.n stay with you
1t IS ien-:oo csuc!." and. pressing the 81.
lent. iea.t-@ucorsrious girl closely. sh.
burst .::.tp !iystcr;cal "erp;ns-for once
Henrietta Oakcicy forge! herself. he,
%"iia'.' h.. lrrtels!ons to originality. cv
c:yil.ay. save the hur.nn anguish rount
her. l~t"ga.,,y returned l.cr embrace me
cl:anic:!y.
",!;.vc :lsr.y sent for Paul Paul Stand
isl::" sic whispered.
II don't k::ow. dear! hut Mr.. Egcrto,
is with i:evlwrt. and he will do all Ii,
rai." ;. convuls;vc shuddrr pnsset
t~liruvs. the slight form in Henrietta.
arms. and ilcinthy clung to her with ;
st,!d,.. ,..nyrmcnt.
: "oh: SID for Paul. 10 not leave ii,
dct,nscl"ss here without Paul S;andish
He Will nc, have left London yet" nm.
with f~cvcy:sh cagcrncss she pushed Hen
r:ct1a from her.
Has anyone clrsraphcd for MIR. Stand
ish:' she asked. looking mt Nurse.
~ don; know. miss said the grief
stricken woman. ''I'll 90 and ask"
Photograph for him at once" said Her
.r;ct,a.
YES. Miss: Collins knows his address.
and Nurse went fccbly from the room.