The Red Cloud chief., 1901-06-14

doctor.
What happened after that nobody
ever knew, for Lady Caroline and
Stubber, standing with their backs TO
the bed. and their faces turned to the
chilly outer world, could tell nothing
When at length they returned to the
bed they found Mildred pale and trem-
bling, the heavy tears coursing each
other down her cheeks in rapid sue
cession, which she hastily brushed
away as they drew nearer her, her
hand tightly clasped in Denzl's. He
had even made an effort to hold her
with the poor injured fingers. and had
brought them SO far that the tips
touched hers.
He was quite sane now His face,
slightly flushed, was looking upward;
his eyes, glad and happy. were fixed
on hers, while she answered back the
gaze. forgetful of all else but that he
lay before her sick. 1t might be, unto
death.
'DenZil. you are exciting yourself"
said Lady Caroline, nervously.
mo, | am not" answered Denzil. his
voice clear and distinct but without
removing his eyes from Mildred's;
leave me for a moment"
He waved them back impatently to
the window, and neither Lady Caroline
nor the doctor could bring themselves
to disobey the command.
But Stubber, who was becoming seri-
ously uneasy about his patient. glanc-
ing round at him cautiously and sur
reptitously, saw what followed. He
said that when he and Lady Caroline
had again withdrawn. Denzil looked
at Miss Trevanion, and that then Miss
Trevanion stopped and kissed him, not
once. but twice
This was what Stubber said. but he
also added that IL was his firm belief
that she did 1t out of pure humanity
and nothing more. When two minutes
later, he again approached Younge, he
found that Mildred had disappeared
and that Denzil was lying perfect,
composed, his face turned toward the
half-open door. He sighed heavily bu
contentedly, and then came back to tn,
realities OF life.
Doctor Stubber," said he, do yo,
know that | am better?"
Time will tell" answered the littl
doctor, sententiously: "and now yo,
must go to sleep II you wish to keel
in that much-to- be desired condition
Lady Caroline. trust to you to lie
no more young ladies into the roor
this evening"
Denzil laughed quite nationally, ant
changing over to the other side. in
few minutes, fell into a sound, refresh
ing slumber.
Not once again during all the RI
mainder Of his illness did Miss Ire,
anion enter Denzil's room; neither di
he ask for nor allude to her in an
way, although Lady Caroline notice
the intense look of interest that can
into his face whenever her name wa
casually mentioned.
After a week or two, the remen
brance of her visit faded, or came
= him only as a shadow from the fevere
past he had gone through, and not III
l til the doctor had given him permi
J. sion to quit his bed for an hour or
). every day, to lie on lounge in Il
I adjoining apartment, did he ventu
: to speak Of it and try to discover Il
9 truth.
: 1t was one morning, when he w
n feeling considerably stronger. and h;
|, Mabel beside his couch, reading to hi
s scraps Of poetry that every now. al
then struck her fancy as she glanc
through the volume in her hand, tn
p he approached the subject
It "ls your sister away from home
he asked in the middle of "A most I
=" thetic passage.
e And Mabel answered No" redde
ing a little.
t. Then think she might have COZ
" to see me before this" he said, WI
all the fretfulness of an invalid
r We'll, you see, she has all the hou
ID keeping to attend TO, now mamma
,e SO much your slave" returned Mai
ID smiling; that keeps her away,
I: always asks for you, though, and is
er glad to hear of your getting ON so +;
=. idly"
no This sounded rather lame, and
ls bel, feeling II to be so, tried once m'
to resort to her book.
rk Il suppose 1t would give her
le much trouble to make her inquiries
in person" he said, bitterly; "everyc
nd else comes To sec me except hers
n. Surely Lyndon could not object
he that"
Have you not heard, then?' asl
lg, Mabel, hesitatingly. Il fancied
ly would have known before this.
ng engagement with Lord Lyndon is at
re- end. He has been abroad for the
ily four weeks"
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raj CHAPTER XIX.
"MildTed's engagement is at an
la- with ord Iyndnni" DcnZilS N