Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-06-29
tnpyrisht. lss1, ny i.chcrt Eonncr's Sons.
CUAI.II.E MILL

the night. thus rendering the wooing of
the drowsy god a pleasure ins;ca! OF Il
task. which CAUSED II general retirement
frnm the quarterback ut am carrier hour
than usual.
l;m Miss Muir. nevertheless. found
herself little disposed for slumhrr on that
evening. and. consequently, she quilted
her cabin toward midnight and returned
To IL. deck. Upon approaching her favor
lite -ea, al the %iaifrail, she started with
surprise and made Il motion to withdraw,
tor lpaminore. who had preceded her to
III" slal. suddenly arose on; of the Shad-
ow a,ul advanced to meet her.
"Mlia:.. Mould You 20 back again. and
lcc!ils. OF finding me hcrc?' said he. in
ngrave. disappointing lone. wait, then.
Ms Muir. | will 90 forward
40. no-not by amy means. | was
mccoy surprised nothing more" she re-
piled. lNlrriclly. GLOW brilliant is the
moonlight. Ii sccms To turn the water
MO silver"
Il an glad 10 he with you alone to-
n;-ht. Miss Muir" said lr. after a long
pause. and keeping his gaze fixed upon
thu waves. II had about made up my
iriad 10 speak TO YOU in confidence
she felt that she ought In leave him.
bat had not the courage TO do so, the
mere consciousness Of sitting all alone
al his side there was 50 sweet and gen
tie.
viii YOU permit me TO speak freely,
when | promise beforehand that l shall
say ~nothing that Ought TO offend you:"
he continued. You must nave Discovers
ell ere this that | love you-nay. nay. do
moi rise. do not run away he added.
..,tf, lA..;... H.. al .-.
ton of making II declaration to YOU.
dearly as | should like to. Miss Muir. L
know you are brtro,hcd To another. and
] know that This fcrhitls me to hope. But
still. YOU will permit me To put my de-
spair into words. will You not? When we
Hcl'araic after this voyage. Miss Muir,
we shall most probably never meet again.
Is il. then. wrong or inlelicatc that /
should merely wish you to carry away
with you the knowledge THAT You have
caused me to love you?'
II ann sorry-vcry. very sorry. Mr..
Dunmore.." She mnrmured. in much agita-
ton.
".Ah! but ii is IL fault of yours" said
he. ycnturing to turn his eyes upon her
now. and she noticed that they were
bright and moist. My fife has been n
sad one. Miss Muir. | was born to an
elevated position, with insufficient means
To support it. 4 He'd To The dia1nond fields.
With the hope of Wrestling from the
earih's bosom the whrrewiihal 10 build
anew my shattered fortunes. After
years Of struggle. of danger and of lone
liness ! lind myself on my way home.
and with my dreams realized SO far as
thu rehabilitation of my fortune is con
ccrncd. | am rich in earthly treasnre-l
liaNe such gems i'll my valise rs will per-
maunntly restore my ancient family cs-
tate to splendor and rrnown. Am /
happy. then: No. no: far from it. / find
thnt thai for which | shaved and toilcd
ard suffered is but of little w~ortll-that
I am. indeed. the most miserable of men,"
She had never before heard him say so
mach III once. and he spoke with pro-
fornd carncstncss and feeling. She. new
erllelcss. loved the sound of his voice.
80 deep. so manly and 50 sweet.
Why are You so miserable. MIR. Dun
mure?' she asked.
"ln the first place. | shall not have the
welcome home that | had n right to cx-
pet. My absence has been taken aavan-
tage of by such ms | trusted. My place
in the world has been usurped by II mis-
cradle migrate. | shall meet with hat
red and contention, instead of the kind
~ welcome that | had anticipatcd.'
f"Still You can prove and maintain your
rights. l trust"
"~Undoubtcdlv,, My enemies will speed
lily give way before me. But the sting of
jngratitudc will remain"
"iIave you only recently learned of this
unlopked-for state Of Your affairs. MIR.
punmorci'
''Ncs: The first intinatiou of ii WAS
brought To me by MIR. Mems n few
months ago. Otherwise. ! should. doubt
los. have fingered longer i'll the mines.
IL had resided near my estate. and was
thoroughly acquainted with The wrong
waited for his advice. but disposed of
everything. expressed my valuablcs. and
set my face for home"
"strangc that Mr.. Meen, should thus
have lccn the cause OF your going home
as well as OF my doing the same" said
Ms. Muir. reileciively. You know
To SoHth Africa. on this last visit of his.
WAS i'll search of me. do YOU not:"
II have been given To understand as
Mitch said Dunmorc. "lnt | have al
ways refraincd from inluiring p%articu-
larry into our affairs"
II know You have. sir. and ! appreciate
your delicacy 10 the full" said Miss Muir.
very f%celingly. My own life has been
sad. hut not evcnttul. l do not shrink
from coniiding ii to you. MIR. Dunnlore.
J Was born in Aberdeen. and my parents,
worthy tradcspcoplr. left me an orphan
nj an early age. ] was brought up in the
family OF Il rich uncle. who considered
that he had done enough for me when l
had achieved a decent education mt his
expense. He then obtained n govcrness'
place for me in TIL" household ct 4 poor
laird. / entered upon my new duties
with a good heart, and was successful in
their performance. Indeed. I might have
continued along the even tenor of my
way but that just about that time-l
lost my heart"
."Ahl you fell in love"