The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1900-02-15
and held u with both hands and kissed
It on the forehead and mouth. Good
by. dear!'' ss, -, ! /.
When he looked back. the little fig-
ure with its beautiful eyes was stand
Ing in the doorway still.
CHAPTER XXI.
THE "KoPJE."

Good morning.
En-, who was in the storeroom meas
uring the Kaffir's rations. looked up
and saw her former lover standing be-
twixt her and the sunshine. For some
days after that evening on which he
had ridden home whistling he had
Stunned her. She might wish to enter
into explanations, and he Gregory
Rose) was not the man for that kind
OF thing. If a woman had once thrown
him overheard, she must take the con-
sequences and stand by them. When,
however, she showed no inclination to
revert to the past and Stunned him
more than he Stunned her, Gregory
softened.
You must let me call you EN- still
and be like brother to you till Co."
he said, and EN- thanked him so hum
bly, that he wished she hadn't. 1t
wasn't so easy after that to think him
self an injured man.
On that morning he stood some time
in the doorway switching his whip and
moving rather restlessly from one leg
to the other.
81 think I'll just take a walk up to
the camps and see how your birds are
getting on. Now Waldo's gone you've
no one to see after things. Nice morn
ing, isn't it?' Then he added sudden
ly, I'm just go round to the house and
get a drink of water first" and some
what awkwardly walked off. He might
have found water in the kitchen, but
he never glanced toward the buckets.
In the front room a monkey and two
tumblers stood on the center table, but
he merely looked round, peeped into
the parlor, looked round again and then
walked out at the front door and found
himself again at the storeroom without
having satisfied his thirst. lawfully
nice morning this" he said, trying to
pose himself in a graceful and indif-
ferent attitude against the door. 1T
isn't hot, and it isn't cold. It's awfully
NICE
YES" said EN-.
your cousin, now," said Gregory in
an aimless sort of way-"I suppose
she's shut up in her room writing let
ters."
NO." said EN-.
"Gone for a drive, l expect? Nice
morning for a drive"
mo-
"Gone to see the ostriches, sup
pose"
mo" After a little silence EN- add
ed, 81 saw her go by the kraals to the
kopje.'"
Gregory crossed and uncrossed his
legs.
well, think I'll just go and have a
look about" he said, land see how
things are getting on before / go to the
camps Goodby. So long,"
EN- left for awhile the bags she was
folding and went to the window, the
same through which, years before,
Bonaparte had watched the slouching
figure cross the yard. Gregory walk
ed to the pfgsty first and contemplated
the pigs for few seconds, then turned
round and stood looking fixedly at the
wall of the fuel house as though he
thought it wanted repairing. Then he
started off suddenly, with the evident
intention Of going to the ostrich camps.
then paused, hesitated and finally
walked off in the direction Of the
"kopje."
Then EN- went back to the corner
and folded more sacks.
On the other side Of the "kopje"
Gregory caught sight Of white tail
waving among the stones, and sue
Cession of short, frantic barks told
where ,Doss was engaged in bowling
fmploringly to a lizard who had crept
between two stones and who had not
the slightest intention Of resunning
himself at that particular moment.
The dogs mistress sat higher up,
under the shelving rock, her face bent
over a volume of plays upon her knee.
As Gregory mounted the stones she
started violently and looked up, then
resumed her book.
81 hope am not troubling you" said
Gregory as he reached her side. IF
am, will go away. JUST
mo; you may stay"
81 fear startled you"
Eyes: your step was firmer than 1t
generally is. thought it was that Of
some one else."
"Who could it be but me?' asked
Gregory. seating himself on stone at
her feet.
do you suppose you are the only
man who would find anything to at
tract him to this 'kopjeY"
"Oh, no." said Gregory.
He was not going to argue that point
with her nor any other, but no old
Boer was likely to take the trouble of
climbing the "kopje," and who else
was there? ss
She continued the study of her book.
miss Lyndan." he said at last, Il
don't know why it is you never talk
to me-"
1--WE had long conversation yester-
day." she said without looking up.
Eyes; but you ask me questions about
sheep and oxen. don't call that talk
ing. You used to talk to Waldo, now"
he said in an aggrieved tone Of voice.
1--WE heard you when l came in, and
then you've just left of. You treated
me like that from the first day. and
you couldn't tell from just looking at
me that couldn't talk about the things
You like. I'm sure l know as much