The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-01-25

WIZ, w. their secret well,
yNkM ". and Dick was all
H(SIn the world to his
So z g g's; Rs;''? Y. Of
these months they
remained abroad, living in the smaller
towns on the Riviera, seeking no IN
ferests beyond themselves, but leading
. quiet. peaceful life of love, of which
oetther had become the least weary
when Dicks leave was up and it was
cline for him to go back to his duty.
Now, as the Add were still quartered
ut Colchester, it became question OF
come Importance for them to decide
where Dorothy should take up her
abode after this. Colchester or its i'm
mediate neighborhood was, of course,
an tmpossibility, as her whereabouts
might at any moment be discovered,
and also Dicks real name. Dick sug-
Gested that she might go to Chelms-
ford and take rooms there for; the
time; but Dorothy had stayed more
than once in that sleepy little town,
and it was therefore almost as i'm
possible as Colchester ITSELF SO final
" they agreed that there was no place
I'm the world like London in which to
hide oneself and have a good time all
the same, and therefore they 4 came
back to town during the last week Of
Dicks leave, and they took a little fiat
IN kensington, just where Dorothy and
barbara could get on very comfortably
without any servant, and yet could be
near to good shops and tolerably
lively street. -
I'm afraid you'll be awfully dill.
darling" he said to her when they
had taken possession, and his last
evening had come, because, of course,
you won't know any one, and you are
not ut all likely to get to know people"
Il shall have Barbara" said Doro-
THY. smiling bravely.
Eyes, you'll have Barbara, but Bar
Sbara won't be much company for you>""
he answered. II do hate all this con-
! eeaiment. l hate leaving you at all,
and hate having to live, as it were,
On the sly, and I'm afraid always that
some one you know or one of the fell
lows will be seeing you, and that they
may get hold of wrong idea alto
'sgether, and-and-I sometimes feel as
Il I should like to kill that old savage
ut Aylmer's Field"
But, Dick dear, nobody will see me,
( and It they do they will think am
Dorothy STROBE still. Remember 1
don't know many people in all the
world, and none of your officers know
sme at all, and il they happened to see
nae with you they wouldn't think any
thing Of it. Really, 1 wouldn't worry
about that if 1 were you, dearest, and
az for my being dull-why, am never
dull. I never have been used to hav-
ang more than one person at a time
-Auntie all my life, and now you. I
shall get on splendidly with Barbara,
'and I shall always be able to look for
ward to the days when you will be
coming home"
And shall come like bird when
ever get the ghost Of a chance" he
cried. tenderly.
land l." cried Dorothy, "am going
TO make a study of gowns. have al
ways been used to making my ordinary
gowns, and I shall have lots of time,
and 1 am going to begin as soon as
you are gone. I am going to make
myself some beautiful tea-gowns; they
will make me look married and dig
'ntfied- they will make you respect
me, SIR
~But you don't want to look married
and dignifed," he cried, half alarmed
Suppose you meet some one you
know, and"
81 shall not be wearing a tea-gown,
Dick" cried Dorothy, with a gay
1augh.
-.Ah! no, no, of course not" he an
swered, relieved. Cali the same,
though, did you not tell me the other
day that you had a cousin somewhere
or other?"
ooh, Esther! Yes, but she,' care
aessIy, "she is in Egypt"
'.But, my dear child, she won't be
I'm Egypt always" he rejoined; "and
&c she comes back to London, which
she is sure to do
-'By no means, Dick" interrupted
;Dorothy, quietly. Esther is just as
likely to go off for the summer to New
Zealand OF Finland assto come to Lon
don. And she would not specially
hunt me up if she did come here. She
Is beautiful and rich and very inde-
pendent in her mind, but she is six
years older than / am and thinks very
little OF. family ties. In any case, sup
R0sang that met her in London to-
morrow, she would certainly not try
10 pry into my affairs, and even If /
had your leave to tell her part OF the
truth sh1 is perfectly safe. I assure
ron that you need never worry your
self for single moment about my
cousin Esther
- Dick was pacified, and the fol-
.Hswing day went to Colchester not IN
la vsfy happy frame OF mind, all the
$3.50 81 hate leaving you, Dolly he
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