The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1898-07-16
And Pauline, to whom all sweet wonanly
Tenderness seemed to come byinstfnct, soott-
cd Lady Darrell with loving words until she


And Pauline, to whom all sweet womanly
Tenderness seemed to como byinstinct, sootn-
cd Lady Darrell With loving words until she
smiled again.
Pauline" She said, suddenly, u wish to
communicate something to you. I wish To
tell you that | have made my will, and have
left Darrell Court TO YOU, together With all
the fortune Sir Oswald left ne. l took your
inheritance from you once, dear; now 1 re
store it to you. ! have left my aunt, Lady
Hampton, a thousand q year; you will not
mind that-it comes back to you at her
DEATH"
Il do not deserve your Kindness" said
Pauline, graveiy.
les you do; and YOU will do better with
your uncle's wealth than l have done. l
have only bern dead III life. My heart was
b%rokcn--and l have had no energy. i have
done literally nothing; but yun will net diff
ferently, rauline-you are a true Darrell,
and you will keep up the tile traditions of
your race. In my poor, feeble lands they
have all fallen through. Ii Sir Vane returns,
you Will marry him; and. oh! my darling, l
wish you a happy life. As for Tue, I Shall
never sec the sun set again.
Tho feeble voice died away In n tempest OF
tears; and Pauline, frightened, made haste
to speak of something else to change the cur
rent of her thoughts.
But Lady Darrell was right. She never
saw the sun set or the moon rise again-the
frail life ended gently as n child falls asleep.
She dled tho next day, when the sun was
shining its brightest at noon; and her death
was so calm that they thought it sleep.
She was buried, not in the Darrell vaulSs
but, by Pauiine's desire, in the pretty cemc-
terry at Audleigh Royal. Her death proved
no shock, for every one had expected it.
Universal sympathy and kindness followed
her to her grave. The short life was ended,
and its annals were written in sand.
Lady Hampton had given way; her old dis
like of Pauline lad changed into deep ad-
miration of her sweet, womanly virtues, her
graceful humility.
.If any one lad ever told me-" size said,
shat Pauline Darrell would have turned out
as She has, I could not have believed it. The
way in which she devoted herself to any niece
was wonderful. l can only say that in my
opinion she deserves Darrell Court"
The legacy made Lady Hampton very hap
ny; 1t increased her income so handsomely
that she resolved to live no longer at the
Elms, but to return to London, where the
happiest part of her life had been spent.
Il shall come to Darrell Court occasional
81 S'At SNaNN ~ ~ ahSu ~ ahAS IiolIhltS VI
get me-" and Pauline was surprised to find
that SHE felt nothing save regret at parting
with one whom she had dislikcd with all the
injustice of youth.
A few months atterward came a still great
er surprise. The lover from whom Miss
Hastings had been parted in her early youth
who had left England for Russia long years
ago, and whom she had believed dcnd-re
turned to England. and never rested until he
had found his lost love.
In vain the gentle, kind-hcarted lady PRO.
tested that she was too old to marry-t!.at
size had given I'D all thoughts of love. Mi.
Bereton would not hear of 1t, and Pauline
added her entreaties TO his.
But | cannot leave you, my DEAR said
Miss Hastings. you cannot live all BY
yourself"
VI shall most probably have to spend my
life %alone,' she replied, and | will not have
your happiness sacrificed to mine."
Between her lover and her pupil Miss Hast
ings found all resistance hopeless. Pauline
took a positive delight and pleasure in the
preparations for tho marriage, and, in spite
OF all that Miss Hastings could say to the
contrary, she insisted upon settling q very
handsome income upon her.
There was Il tone of sadness in all that
i aulllic su.u Will IcltituCc ~ IlCI luIufC
which struck Miss Hastings with wonder.
"Iou never speak of your own marriages"
she, said, cor your own futurc-why is it,
Pauline?'
The beautiful face was overshadowed for
a moment, and then she replied.
SIT is because l have no hope. l had a
prcscn.iment when Vane went away, that
l should not sec him again. There are some
strange thoughts always haunting me. II 1
reap as L have sowcd. what then?'
"AIy dear child, no one could do more than
you have done. You repcnted of your fault,
and atoned for it in the best way you were
able"
But the lovely face only grew more sad.
u was SO willtul. SO proud, so %scornful. I
did not deserve a happy life. am trying to
forget all the romance and the love, all the
poetry of my youth, and to live only for my
duty
But Sir Vanc will como back,' said Miss
Hastings.
Il do not know-all hope seemed to die In
my heart when he went away. But let us
talk of you and your future without refer
ence to mine"
Miss Hastings was married, and after she
had gone away Pauline Darrell was left
alone with her inheritance at last.