Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1900-10-25

! blTiDlt pleasure lnlL no one HtVu
mind lbs coming TO an end, especially
II lhe man thing don't SO right, Il |
go home and get well ! shall do al!
| th7ee.'
Graves jumped up and went out Of
| the room. For The Nfc OF him he
could nc. have spoken W that moment.
lie went on TO the yeranln and wlnKcd
the scaldug Tears back from his cyes
and swJre u lil.le under his breath,
and then he took resolve. IL was
thal he would write again toLndy Kid
| derse'gh, And SO that same evening
he dd, laying bare his whole idea 70
her ami begging her to use her best
efforts 10 persuade her son TO 90
home,
II am breaking sacred confidence
he wrote In conclusion, but | ann sure
10 is he only thing to do, The only
way Ia which ! can serve him, Dear
Lady Kddersegh, lhe BOSTON, OF il
all Is some girl den; know her
Llms, but he told me she was In loie
with another man, and he came out
here 70 he ont Of the way, lie never
told me her name, hut last night when
he WAS thoroughly OIL isheld-whlch
he Is most nlghts-he kept calling out
for 'lltn-TIta,' From what he told
me she must be married by this time,
but | think IL you were to send out
the papers wAh the account Of II, he
would feel that II was all really over,
and resi- n himself TO the inevitable"
1t was exactly three weeks after
Graves had ptnned his second eplstie
10 Lady Kldderslelgh tlat he received
u telegram from home Coming ou5
ut once, Julln Kddersleigh,' 1t said,
and Graves showed II into his pocket
with long breath Of intense relief,
knowing that whether his friend lived
or died, he had done the right thing,
and could never be reproached with
having unduIy kept his people In the
dark,
lie calculated that Indy Kidders-
leigh would just catch The =. and o,
boat ut Murseilles, and that she would
arrive Mt Bombay about the 18th Of
the m3Gth, He made every arrange
Inent for some one 90 receive her there
with proper S,t,eGii0n and START her
OIL on her journey up country, Ana
sure enough on the evening of the lS'h
he received Il telegram announcing her
arrival, and Nddng that she WAS con.
tlnuing her journey without delay.
AT last he went 10 meet the train
which would bring her, and stood
there scanning the different carriages
with eager eyes, Yes, there she was,
a tall slight woman, nay, very young
locking TO be the mother OF Il big fell
low like Kidder,ejgh, and with her
was very smurt-look,ng maid and
courier
Graves went forward, Lady Kid
dersle.gh knew him by instinct aud
came forward too. "You are Mr..
Graves?' she said. 81 can never,
never thank you enough. How is he?"
VERY i'll, but net worse than the
last few days. he replied, 81 am so
glad you've come, Lady KIdderseigh.
You'll do HIM more good thana anyone
Lady Klddcrseigh smiled. 81 done
know about that she said, 81 fancy
my niece here win do more than any
of us. Mr., Graves, this is the Tltl
about whom you wrote to me, other
wise Miss Naiencc."
Mss NallenCe blushed fine scarlet
color lS she returned Graves bow
you have come none too suon' he
said graycly, "Sha,l | take you to
the carnage now, Lady Kldders.
Ieigh?"
She put her hand upon his arm in
stantIy. "Ive had journey and u
half, Mr., Graves" she whispered rapid
ly. "There's been no mistake--she
adores Klddersleigh, always has done,
She has almost broken her heart, and
49,. Oh, yes, with quick change Ut
tone, ut WILDE nice to he settled down
For a few days, It's horrld journey"
They only uttered commonpaces as
they drove towards the bungalow which
Kldders,eigh and Graves shared.
lie found Kidlersleigh lying in his
hong chair, staring blanky at the CELL
ing, He was not smoking, for he was
too Ill to care for his pipe any longer.
Graves heart smUte him as he noticed
the sharp outlines of temple and wrist
"Old chap" he said in a voice that,
try as he would, he could not make en-
ordinary one don't be startled, Hour
mothers come to see YOU"
my mother! Did you send for her?
| Am l."
sod chap" said Graves, 81 didn't
want you to croak without making an
effort to sirNjghten things on; bit;
She's come, too. There's been q big
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