The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1900-01-19

round the tiny throat; but oh! how
delicate she looked. Something of the
pity that Janetta felt must have found
expression in her faoe. for Miss sey-
mour broke the silence with pstulant
laugh.
You are sorry for me, like every
one else-I read 1t in your eyes; but
I'm not going to die. I'm going to get
well. or all the doctors lie.'
Il devoutly hope you will, and
quickly" replied Janetta gently; ana
you must toll me what can do to
help you. I'm SURE could carry you,
you are 10 light and small
Miss Seymour broke into merry
laughter. Il don't want you for hard
labor. I wonder IL you thought II was
lunatic who put that advertisement
into the paper! Harry declared that
nobody in her senses would answer it.
but many did.
Il had over two hundred answers, 20
many that would not even open them
all. ] liked your photo. I thought
you were pretty and looked true, 20
told Mrs. Mortimer to take your letter
and answer It, as II from me, and. to
return all the others.
1T was Doctor brakes suggestion
the man you saw at the train tonight.
Harry tells me that he scented the ac-
cident from afar, and was on the
scene almost directly 1t happened. He.
is called clever, but he does not cure
me.
We'll, he found me crying one day,
and he said / ought to have some one
bright and young and good-tsmpered
about me. You can't call Mrs. Mortl-
mer any one OF those things. can you!v
Janetta did not answer; she felt
that the remark was in bad taste.
4 sha'n't like you II you look
shocked every time I'm hippant.
Where was 1! So I advertised. hair
In fun and half in earnest ana of
course Mrs. Mortimer 10 very cross.
although 1t wont make the smallest
difference in her lot, except that she
Will have to give orders for another
place to be laid at every meal. )
She is perfectly invaluable ia, her
way-housekeeper. chaperon, compan4
Ion. everything rolled into one: but
she IL occasionally depressing
You will give me something to do :"
said Janetta, when Mtss Seymour came
to pause. Not the things that Mrs.
Mortimer has done for you, 1t might
hurt her feelings.
"Oh, you will not have much to do.
You will be cheerful when I'm sad.
and kind when I'm cross: and Won
won't offer to read aloud unless / ask
you, and you will talk when / want
you to talk; and. above all things.
you won't try palpably To, amuse me.
Nothing bores me like that: and /.
do hope you can arrange flowers nice
". Mrs. Mortimer makes bouquets AZ
round as pumpkins. and Is 80 annoyed
when criticise.
wonder" she said, with rapid
change Of subject, how you liked Can
tain Merivale! I'm engaged 70 Elm.
you know, and he has come to stay
here for . little bit before he goes out
to lndia. He 10 ordered to the front. =.
He was very kind" replied Janetta.
= scarcely know how would have 9ot
here without him."
We were engaged before hid TN
fall from my horse which has made
me what you see me- went on Miss
Seymour, twisting her engagement
ring round and round upon her nnger,
90 that every diamond in it caught and
reflected the light In thousand rain
bow-colored hues. &.
Its hard luck that lie here help
less like this. isn't it, when there Il
such . life Of happiness before me,
I'm going to get we'll. but it's long 70
wait. Now y6u' can. gttess how much
! shall need cheering whom Harry
goes abroad. He's very good to me,
and declares he's never dull when he
comes: but you Will Try to make 4
more cheerful for him. II you walk =
little while he'll 10 up axain.
gu will not need IN intro6us4ioa
after that long drive ii the dark. H
was pleased With you, because he saiA
you we're the only woman In ths acei-
dent who did mot scream. \
Janetta laughed. M Terror does not
take that form With ne: Il mates -
feel incapable Of uttering 8 sound I
sxpect I wass Just = ffig1i al n NY
body elss."
Well. Ct any rate, yos Kept Il well
under. : said . voice behind her; and.
looking round, Janstta sav that Cap-
tAin Msrivals hAd entared thS Yoom
unperceiyed. sse
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