Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-03-02
"Wky. she is the %Acst-looking woman
in all Mcadowshirc; We cannot lcave her

VI. h"N 'NsI " oAhStt
in all M~cadowshirc; We cannot lcnTc her
out"
II know nothing about her. not even
her name; She is SOME kind of poor rcln-
tion, L bclievc-acts as the chiidren's gov
crncss. We have too many women as it
is. No. l certainly shall not ask her. Go
OH to the next. Beatrice"
"But. mother. She is so very Handsome!
Surely yom might include her"
Dear lnc. Beatrice. what IL stupid girl
you arc. What is The good of asking
handsome girls 10 cut YOU out in your
own liousc!' said Mrs. Miller, impaticnt-
ly.
II think you are horribly unjust. NAM
mn." says Miss Beatrice. cnergcrically:
"and it is downright unlind to leave her
ont hccailse she is handsonc-aS il /
c%avcd.'
How can 1 ask her if l do not know
her naEc?' said her ~nio.icr. i~r,itably.
IF you like to find out who she is and
all about her, ,s
Yes. L will find out" said Beatrice.
quietly; give me the motto. i will keep IL
back Tor the present. Look. mammal"
she exclaimed, suddenly: there is Uncle
Tom riding up TIE drive
Now. Tom Estcrwort!l was IL very i'm
pnrt;nt parsonage; he WAS the present
loas! OF the Es:crworth family. and. as
such, the representative of its ancient
h"nors and traditions. He WAS Il bach
clor., and rrisEoa in solitary grandeur ait
I,ttcrton Castle. and kept the hounds
as his fathers had done before him. Uncle
Tom WAS thought very much of at Slado-
make. and his visits always caused -: GER
tain amount of agitation i'm his sisters
mind. 10 her dyin. day sll" would he
conscious that in TOMS eyes she had
been guilty OF Il mcsalliancc.
Uncle Tom c:imc in. Il tall. dnrk-faccd.
strong-limlcd man OF !irty-an ugly man.
if you will. Int 81 gentleman. and an IIs-
icrwortli. every incli OF him. He kissed
his sister, and pa,lcl his niece on the
check.
why weren't goa OCT to-day. Pussy"
You met 50 far of. Uncle. 1 had 10
one To ride with To tho meet. The hoys,
will he back MnN week. Have You had Il
gool rum
NO. we've done nothing hut potter
about all the morning: there isn't ii srral,
of scent
"tnc!c Tom. viii! sou give us :; mcct
here when we have our house warmius::'
"llumpl.. You haven't goi amy foScS ~,
sl'aionakc.' answered hcl uncle. He had
drawn his chair To tlir ti:r. ;intl V y
warming his hands over the blazing H..
Beatrice WAS rather Il favoritc with llii.
Il will soc about il. Pussy" liz added.
kindly. seeing tia, she locked d%isalpuimt-
rh. Mrs. Miller was pouring him out n
cup of tea.
We'll. I've got Il piece of news for you
women Says MIR. I.s,rrworth. stretch
ing out his hand for his tca. John Ky
naston's going 10 ic married.
Mrs. Miller ncrcr knew how it was
that the old Worcester tcacup i'll her
hand did not mt This iu.,ctnrc fail! HAT On
thu ground into y thousand atoms.
"F.n:,agc,l To be married. she said,
with IL gasp.
That is news indeed cried beatrice,
heartily. II am delighted"
Don't IL" So foolish, Hcatricr.' said
her mother. quite sharply. How on
earth can You lie delighted when yon
don't even know who it is: Who is it,,
Tom: One oil the C.oir;cnay .irls:"
NO"
II know" says Beatrice. no,ldin. her
head sagciy: lit is that girl who lives
with the UaiM.rrcs."
Tom Estcrwortl turus round in his
chair and looks II! his niece.
''lsy .Jovc. you've hit it, he c~xclaiuis.
What al clever pussy yon are. To he
sure"
And then the soul uf the members wife
lccamc flied with CONSERVATION a.h dis
gust.
We'll. l call IL downright sly of john
1NNnastcm..' she cXcliimS. "an::rily; pick
ing out IL nobody like that behind all our
backs. and Keeping it 50 quiet. too: he
ought 4" lc ashamed of himself for such
an unsuitable selection"
Beatrice laughed. "You know. Uncle
Tom. mamma wanted him to marry me-
"Whcw..' wiiis.icd EsterwortI. $50
that WAS the little game. Caroline. WAS
it: John kynaston has better taste. He
wouldn't have looked at an ugly little
girl like or pussy here. would lie. Pass?
Miss .Ncvill is one of the finest women I
ever SAN in my life. SHE was al the
meet to-day nn one of His: horses: and She
made all the Other women loci; plain 10y
the side of her. Kynaston is !, very
lucky fellow"
she will have 10 III asked tn stay in
the iio:,se." said Mrs. Miller. with some
Thing akin to I; s.oaii. II cannot leave
her GIT. as Lady kyi:iston is coming.
oh. dear. oh. dear. what fools men are,
Ia be sure
Go be coatinucd.l