The Red Cloud chief., 1901-06-28

you should not hit a man when h,
Is down." he said, reproachfully.
Il don't think you will be lon.
down. returned Blount with an en-
c%ouraging nod that somehow mad
Denzirs heart beat high, though he die
not dare to take the words in thei
under meaning. And now | must b,
on. No, thank you, my dear-I car
not stay to dinner; | have SO many
things to attend to before seven. Blu
tell Sir George l will look him uI
again In the morning. And give my
love to the girls; and tell Mildred .hat
know, and she knows, there is but
m man in the world can ever make
her happy"
He looked kindly at Denzil as he
spoke, but the latter would not aceep,
the i%nsinuation conveyed in his words
Mrs. founge. however, noticed both
the glance and the significant tone, and
a light broke In upon her.
When Lady Caroline had followed
DICK Blount out of the room she went
over and knelt down by her son.
"Denzil." she said, lovingly, 81 know
1t all now. But am / never to speak
Of it,"
And he answered Is he kissed her:
not let us ever mention 1t again
there's a darling mother"
But all that night Mrs. Younge
gazed at the girl and wondered, pom
deripg many things and blaming. wom-
an-like. yet feeling in her heart the
while that the choice her son had
made was indeed a perfect one.
After this Denzil made rapid strides
toward recovery. growing stronger,
sayer and more like the Denzil they
had known In the first days Of their
acquaintance than he had been for
some time before his illness. He could
now walk from room to room and take
long drives. though Stubber still in
sisted on some hours In the day being
spent on the sofa. Miss Trevanion
Denzil saw daily, though seldom alone
and who shall say how much this
conducted toward the renewing of his
strength?
1t wanted but a fortnight of Charles
wedding day, and Denzil. who was feel
Ing a little tired. and was anxious To
attain perfect health before the event
came on-having promised to attend
IN the character of best man"-was
lying on the lounge in the library
when Mildred came in.
81 did not know you were in from
your drive" she said. There was less
constraint between them now than
there had ever been. Did you enjoy
it?"
Very much indeed"
s you ought" she said. Gould
there be a more beautiful day." She
threw up the low window as she spoke
and leaned out. "The air reminds me
OF summer, and the flowers are becom-
Ing quite plentiful. instead of being
sought longingly one by one"
Yes returned Denzil, vaguely,
thinking all the time what an exquisite
picture she made, framed in by the
window and its wreaths Of hanging
ivy.
by the bye, did you like the bunch
l gathered for you this morning? See
there they are over there"
Were they for me?" asked Denzil,
looking pleased. Il did not fatter my
self that they were"
We'll. yes. | think they were chiefly
meant for you" returned Mildred.
carelessly. "Invalids are supposed to
get every choice thing going-are they
not?-though indeed you can scarcely
come under that head now"
She threw down the window again,
came back toward the center of
the room.
Mildred said Denzil suddenly--he
risen on her first entering, and
leaning against the chimney
is something connected
with my illness, a dream 1t must have
been. that, whenever l see you. preys
upon my mind. May / tell 1t to you?
The vivid impression 1t made might
perhaps leave me II I did"
of course you may" answered Mil
dred, growing a shade paler.
Come over here then and sit down.
SPSeH ~ you 81 a away. |
She approached the hearth rug and
stood there.
II will warm my hands while you
tell me-" she said. determined that.
should II prove to be what she half
dreaded to hear. he should not see her
face during the recital.
We'll then" he began, 81 thought
that, as I lay in bed one evening, the
door opened, and you came into the
room, and. walking softly over to my
bedside. stood there very sorrowfully
looking down upon me. We were
alone, I think"-passing his hand in a
manner over his forehead, as
en~deavoring vainly to recollect
something-"at least l can remember
no one else but us two, and II seemed
TO me that presently you began to cry
and stopped over me. whispering some
thing, I forget what. and I took your
hands like this'-suiting the action