Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-01-13

| dawn his Eyes opened, and there wat no
more vacancy and fire in them. She went
to the bedside and said gently, "You are
better"
'Thank you," he answered. ST have
given you much trouble"
A question trembled on Barbara's lips.
She longed to ask him something about
himself, to know the truth, to have that
horrible enigma solved. She leaned her
hand on the back Of the chair.
ut is right that I should know for GER
tain what You are" She halted. 'Is that
convict garment yours"
He turned way his face sharply. His
breast heavcd and his whole body shook,
the very bed quivered with his suppressed
emotions. His large eyes, sunken and
lustrous. met hers, and he saw that tears
were trembling on her lids. 1.-THE gar
ment-the prison garment is mine."
"a packman came this way with his
wares yesterday" said Miss Jordan
s%ravely. "Among other news he brought
was this, that n convict had recently brok-
en- out from the prison at Princes Town
on Dartmoor. and was thought to have
escaped off the moor. You are safe here;
your secret remains here"-she touched
her breast. "My father, my sister, none
of the maids suspect anything. Never let
us allude to this matter again, and l hope
that as soon as you are sufficiently re-
covered you will so your way"
The door opened gently and Eve ap-
peared, fresh and lovely as a May bios
som.
Bah, dear sister, said the young girl,
''let me sit by him now. You must nave
Il nap. You take everything upon you
you are tired. Why, Barbara, surely you
have been crying!"
"I-crying!!" exclaimed tho elder angrily.
what have ! had to make me cry? No;
l am tired, and my eyes burn.'
Barbara left the room and shut the door
behind her. In the early morning nonc
of the servants could be spared to sit with
the sick man.
Eve went to the table and arranged a
bunch of oxlips, dripping with dew, i'll a
| glass of water.
Presently she plucked timidly Mt the
sheet. AS he paid no attention she pluck
ed again. He looked at her. The bright
face, like an opening wild rose, was bend
ing over him.
Twill it disturb you greatly if 1 ask you
a question:"
He shook his head.
who was that young man whom you
called MartinY
He looked earnestly into her eyes, and
the color mounted under the Transparent
skin of her throat, cheeks and brow.
Eve" he said gravely, 'havc you ever
been ill-cut, wounded"-he put out his
hand and lightly indicated her heart
"there?"
She shook her pretty head with a smile.
"Then think n ask no more about
Martin. He came to you out of darkness.
he went from you into darkness. Put him
utterly and forever out of your thoughts
as you value your happiness"
AS jasper recovered, he saw less of the
sisters. June had conc, and with it love-
ly weather, and with the lovely weather
the haysel.
Jasper drew in full draughts of the de-
%licious air, leaning back on a bench,
watching the trees, hearing the hum of
the bees and the voices of the harvestcrs.
pleasant and soft in the distance, as il the
golden sun had subdued all the harshncss
in the tones Of the rough voices.
He was reused from his reveric by a
man coming between him and the pretty
garden picture that filled his eyes. He
recognized the surgeon-Dr. Coyshe.
Good afternoon, patient!!' said he cheer
lily; doing well, thanks to my treatment"
II am assured" said Jasper, that 1 am
fallen into the best possible hands,"
WHO assured you of that?' asked he.
sharply; Miss Eve or the other:"
II am assured by my own experience
of your skill"
Mr.. Jordan from his study saw or heard
the surgeon. He came to him into the
garden.
"You see,' said Mr.. Coyshc, rubbing his
hands. II have done wonders. This would
, have been n dead man but for ME. What
a very beautiful daughter you nave got.
i, One that is only to be seen in pictures. A
man despairs of bcholding such loneliness
in actual life, and see, here, at the limit of
the world, the vision flashes or one! moi
much like you. Squire; not much like he,
sister; looks as If she belonged to another
breed"
Jasper Babb looked round startled n,
!, the audacity and rudeness of the surgeon
Mr.. Jordan was not offended; he seemed
indeed flattered. He was very proud OF
Eve.
"You are right. My eldest daughter
has almost n-thing in common with he
younger sister-only n half-sister.".
Really" said Coyshc, 'it makes MI
} SILVER for the future of that fairy being
1 take it for granted she will be yoked tc
some county BOBBY of n squire, a Bot
Acres. What a prospect! A jewel of gold
in n swine's snout, as Solomon says"
Eve shall never marry one unworthy
of her" said Ignatius Jordan vehemcntly
, She will be able to afford to shape her flu.
ture according to her fancy. She will bt
comfortably off. Seventeen years ago
4 lenc fifteen hundred pounds, which is to he
returned to me on Midsummer day. Tt
that 1 can add about five hundreds"
] you have two daughters"
"Oh, yes, there is Barbara" said Jor
dan in a tone of Indifference. IF course
she will have something, but thea-sht
can always manage for herself-with the
t other it is different"
"Are you ill?' asked Coyshe, suddenly
: observing that Jasper had turned yer,
> pale, and dark under the eyes. us the nil