Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-05-12
CHAPTER wv


In the meantime Sir Cyril had been
quite hewillcrcd over his wifc's strange
conduct. Ile business wfiri. had taken
h';n /" London was most important. and
i rad completely cni:.ns>ct! both hi; time
AZ! attention. IGNORES !irsi Letter. had
ia.irn on him like Il t.iunierhn.t. s;il.
asked WAS Il true ;liat he was IN Eng
tin't on si:ch II Gaic. Yes; there could
IL" no denying that he was there: Meth
or e;d Il" particularly care alout ,icnyi:l.
IL. sun. Tor y reason of his own. he d;,!
no. particularly care about confirming
IL. 50 he wrote the few ~rvnsiva words
Thai had 80 cruelty disappointed her.
lhei. Ills business cares cnsrnsScd him.
ana lie had no Thought to give Ia her
reasons for 50 writing. IIci. pcrc,sptory
letter demanding to l:now. yes or no
was he there or was he Na;-sta rtlcl
nm. lie began to fancy that some eng
mast nave s2sn him or TIA. MS wife had
heard Il runnor of his being there. an,'
was veyca tim; lie had not ;sa.;cd her.
He sest his answer than day. Yes.
he had been in England. iir thought ta
himself that on his return liz World d.
i%A'ii.! from her y full explanation. liz
WAS annoyed. ia:t To: frightened. OF
the cruel suspicious that tortured his
wife he had no lMnw!sGrs. IL he had
s''s.,aetet! them. even ever SO f"a:i.iy. he
woniil lave gene 10 her nj once. an.
mac: would have bcrn saved: bl. he
Thought it WAS simply that fro'n .aa,c
strange source or ot!.er Sic had heard Il
rn'nor al his having lrcn in England.
and must be deeply annoyed .h:t he had
not tnld her.
We had never intended he. to knew: he
ill! f;inriea that she wo..i! think !.:;n
weak AN! Inconsistent nf pi!innse. !i,i as
this ru;nor hat! ,c.ci.cl her lie would tc!
he: all. In til. mean,iuic. il size read
tn" diary in the brown roc':ctboo,s she
would understand perfectly well. and nj!
WON'T! u" right when !e reached home.
me letter I.enore wrote Ia her hms-
band WAS oarclcss..y DELAYED! in the pes:
il did not reach Lnndon rn,il hn iiai lcr:,
and WAS sent OH IN Eastwood after him.
so thai when he reached the Hall he l;.
net know what had occurred.
G.adic heard that tho ca:riarc had
dressed hoy i'm his rrntt!est costume, and
took him DOM the drive. She wou,.l
miss none Of the sweetness Of her yci-
cane she world he tine frs; to tell hin.
this man who had sighted HOY. tina, his
dainty. beautiful wife had left him.
where is mamna." asked Hoy; II
aanot think where she is"
And those few words recalled l,cr to
herself: she had In tell Cyril Vernon The
news of his wifc's departure. silc must
do 1T with soTrow. not pleasure. on her
face. SO she stcal;e,l herself: she as
s''ncd an expression nf sadness that she
was far from feeling. and. holding the
child" hand tightly claspcI in her own.
she stood still! AIS the carriage drove I'm
the long avrn,;c nj limos. She lrau! Si.
Cyril cry ont hastily. Stop lie SAW
the simmer of her dress. and believed it
WAS l.enorc. She SAW h::n descend from
tho rarvingr.
Drive on he said to tho coachman:
w will walk 10 the house"
Then lc walked q%ric!sly to them. Sh.
saw his start of disappointment when
hcr face instead Of IGNORES met his
view. and She said to herself that he
should look more snrrnwful still.
us that yen. Gla,'ie:' he asked.
"NNhrre il lcnarr:'
She looked up wisifHi!y in his face.
"Nil You not sucai. Ia .luilry.' she
said: Vi Will talk ;,.oUt L.nlcrr after
ward"
rs she not coming To meet mc." lie
asked.
~ think not. Sir Cyril: hut 500 l,ow
pleased l.ay is TO see his papa. Civ, him
Il kiss
sir Cyril raised tir child in his arms
and Kissed il;r sweet little face.
Whore is maana:'' asked the hoy. II
want mHianna."
Fath~r a.A child locked at cacl, other
in silence. Where. indeed. was mamma,
tn. beaniifu! af3l beloved wife and moth
e.:
Go he ~continrcl.)