Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-09-22
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bcv ili,crnent. She. like Mrs. .Audlcy. had
always more than half suspected that
Irlprc preferred Cyril; now, She said 10
herself that she had been wrong-thcrc
coul,l be 10 inlucemcnt except real love
in his marriage: there wns neither
wealth nor title.
-, ii WAS Austin NIL the time" she
Es.l. and | have been wearing my life
MY with anxiety. thinking it was Cyril.
EN- ii it had bern-if they had been en-
ga-.j twenty times ovcr-l should have
Ike. my vow
y PASSED with is larehells and haw-
tlrorals: juno came with its roses and
li,,'s: .Iuly. with lis blazc of scarlet pop
pir- sad full-blown lines. That summer
TIL marriage WAS to take place. but 1t
won't tie when summer was waning.
l%.cii,sp walked one morning through the
BARRON Moods.
O( kate there had grown on her a spirit
OF unrest; she could not tell why or
wherpforc-a terrible spiril. that made
tlio fuar walls of a room utterly rmbcar-
ain. IL, her. that drove her ont 10 the
woods and tli, fields, always seeking
counsel from her oWii heart and finding
neil,. W!at allied her. what possessed
he. what hal gone wrong in her lifc?-
SIN. who ought To lavc been happier than
any other. On This morning the CONVEX
satiou had turned upon her wedding
dress. Glade was vilally Interested in
ii. aoi forgetting 10 put in n plea about
her own.
II must havr something very nice"
she said. Sir Cyril is sure To come TO
Your wedding. l~.enorc: il ! ann your
hri'loaaii he will ic your best man. and
We shah he thrown together"
\. very natural speech. lrnurr felt that
Ii was so. We, il made her angry. so irri-
titctl. that she could no longer talk pleas
auiiy to !l,r mother about muslin and silk.
Ihc room seemed small and close: every
word uttered by everybody seemed tire
su'u... She said To herself that she WAS
ovoriircl, and she mus 20 out: Vet. when
she Mas ont in the beautiful sunshine. The
srii>e of irritation remained with her.
She stood IL. the whitc-hnrrcd gate which
led 10 the entrance OF Barton Wood. She
sighed as she watched Il hright-wingcd
phcaSant: life WAS not all she had pie
tlirca ii; the fanrics and dreams of her
g~irlhood We're not realized.
II seem to- have missed something" she
said, and l canno, tell what l have
missed
AT that moment she caught sight of IL
man's figure crossing the wood. Why
should iier face flush IL hot crimson that
almost panied her. then grow white as II
snow drop-whitc even To the lips: Why
should hrr hands trcmhlr and her brain
reel: II was Cyril: there could be no
mistake. Cyril. the knight. with the SOL
dicr's erect carriage and the lnightiy air
of dignity: Cyril. her old friend and play
fellow, whom she had known as lon. as
she had known .AuStin-Cyril. whom. of
course, she admired very much. as did
every one who knew him. What was The
mist that seemed To spread ont in the air
bet himself and her? She seemed
da2cd and half bcwildcrcd.
II must have felt frightened" she said
To herself in half piiiel cxc,isc for her
own emotion. Net why should the sight
of f'yrii brighten me-
"I.enorc..' cried a chccry voice. full of
deep. rich music: '.I.enore."
SHE Was utterly unable To answer: she
raised her beautiful. cclorlcSs face with
something of the launtlcSs spirit which
burned in her gallant fathers breast
when he faced the Scl'oyS' lile.
"Loaore,"
The cry WAS repeated. then came the
crash of s'rong footsteps anon. the
b~racl>en and the fern. Then a dark. hand
some face WAS smiling into hcrs-a face
full of fire and passion and power; dark
eyes. fun of something before which her
own tell.
"Lenore." he said. ..l,ow sironr. ,b,, 7
shorll nlse, ynm h,n , II
should find you here. | was yoin. TO The
Manor House purrosely 10 see YOU"
WHY could She no. answer him? Why
should her pale facs grow paler. and her
hands ireulblc from MS CLASP: lie looked
half surprised. half amused. The man
never liYed yet Whom feminine timility
ds.l Nos l.ittsr. or u .cirl's prn,iv ,ovues.
oisnrni.
"Al,senoe has heen "A bad friend TO mo.
Jrlorr..i he sad. "ilave yol ,.nt one
worl If -rueiin. for me? have bonn
away all tbesc months. vet Won I'm yr nof
one word Nla,n | %rriurn."
Il did Mpt know Won had lnturnoa"
she said. siyly.
Il WAS going to say tha, / hardly lncw