The Red Cloud chief., 1900-11-09

EngIisbrrau. upon whom all eye~ were
turned with admiration. first
tered the aim. ~roand-eyet heiress OF
Hiram Fair~eather. the Chicago man.
whose corner in iron had made him
worid-famouS
Gladys mourning for the dead
father had only just blended into ten
der grzys and virginia. whites. and
the girl. literally adorned Otherwise
with shy bushes. cunning dimples and
happy smiles. was entering the wide
~ welcoming arms Of society.
GerTis TenpIeton VAS the first Eng
iishman Of good birth GLADLY had as
yet known Hiram Fairxeather's
boom Of luck" had not come in time
for him to take his place in the top
o circles OF American society.
II had arrived all too late for the
patient meek helpma;e who wa ly-
ing in a shady corner OF q country
c~hurchyard. with tired. hard-working
hands folded restfully.
II had come too late TO polish their
only child into a fashionable lady BY
means OF a European education: bat
Gladys was young-scarcely nineteen
and rarely dainty Of face and form.
50 society willingly accepted the rose.
uneultured as 1t Sas. aad petted her
unstintingly. But society could not
keep its new idol for long.
After the first shy look. the first
few stammering words. GLADLY had no
longer a heart 30 boast Of. though she
herself was .nnOcently ignorant OF the
fact For this girl there would never
be any other man than the ~chiyalrous
English stranger whom fate had in
troduced into her life. No other love
could ever take the place OF that which
filled her veins With its blisstul &C.
stAsy. Her simple heart secret vas an
open page-Gladdy knew no guile
whereTith 10 hide it.
The astute dame OF fashion who. for
a certain handsome sum allowed by
the trustees of the wealthy heiress.
took GLADLY under her wing. contented
herself with smiling blandiy at the
pretty love scene going on under her
eyes.
"Happy's the wooing that's not long
ADDING" Geryis Templeton did not
let the grass grow under his feet ur-
I'll he had secured the matrimonial
prize OF the hour.
And. TO do this young Englishman
justice. he fully meant { have and
m Hold En- Ice. ~ -
ish." this fair, sweet whom he
had won. until death should part
them.
Hes got what he came over here
for" modify said one OF many dis
appointed SWANS.
That's so" observed another. Its
always like that. Those dandy Eng
fish chaps have only to throw the
handkerchief. and the richest OF our
heiresses. a. well as the smartest Of
our summer girls, are at their feet
Bah. It's sickening."
"Oh, come" broke in a kindIier
spirit. surely it's not so barefaced as
all that? Though. now / think o, 1t,
he does not seem over-head-and-sars
in love with that little Fairweather
girl. There's a look In his eyes a. IL
he had missed the chief aim in life,
and consequently didn't much care
how things went"
Perhaps the last speaker was not
wide of the mark. Gervis Templeton
certainly had a past OF his own lock-
ed carefully awsy-honorably away
now.
For the young man meant the Vows
he took upon himself when he and
trembling. shy GLADLY stood together
at the altar. He would love and serve
as well as he could the sweet, young
heipmeet God was trusting to his
care. Never should she know. II he
could help II, that she had com Sec
ond. not first. into his heart to remain
there.
So another youthful pair set out for
veal or for woe-who might say as
yet?
ITO he continued