Rocky Ford enterprise., 1901-07-12

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Joined Denxii. slowly. MANY a time
sinee have reeOliseted my words and
FELT hoS brutal they must have sound
cd. ba, surely you will forgive mo
how-at this moment when am learn
ing Tor the lFst time how miserable
and bare and cold a place this world
Is. Let me bid good-by To all my hope
Win the certainty that at least you
bear me no ill-Nil,"
He held out his hand as he spoke
and took hers. Mildrsd's voice failed
her. but she managed to whisper
family:
Give me your forgiveness also"
III you think il neesssaFy." he said.
you have il: but can remember no
wrong you ever did me-"
They were standing with hands
eiasped and eyes reading each others
hearts. DenEil drew his breath quick
iy.
"Good-by." he marmursd. despair
inEly. and. turning away. abruptly.
passed rapidly ou, of her sight.
When all the people a, Kings Alb
them. and very welcome he found him
self Charlie alone Of all tho family
was absent: but even ho had written
word to say he would be with them for
day or two In the course of the fol-
lowing week.
We ought 10 set up \ party and go
TO the lake tomorrow" suggested Ed
die. iuEias paps. in the conversation.
Lyndon. who was also dining with
them. and who generally agreed with
everybody. said he thought IL vas
capital plan." and appealed to Mlss
TrcyanIon. who sat beside him. She
thought she had lost her skates or mis-
placed them. or something: but Fran
ccs SylScFtoa ovcFrulcd all such oppo-
Sl,ion by declaring that sh. had sever
al pairs TO lend. and that day on III.
Ice would be delicious.
''Bu, perhaps IL will be hardly safe
enough this week." she added. some
what anxiously. Shall We wal, until
/ Tuesday ncxt!"
Charlie said he would be down on
Monday night" put In Eddie. inno-
Gently. apropos OF nothing. and with
out lifting his eyes from the cream
on which he was seemingly Intent:
whcrcupon Miss Syivcrton blushcd
furIously. and declined any further In
vcstIsa;lon OF the subject.
Finally. howcyer-chlcHy through
tho Instrumcntaiity OF Mlldrcd-thc
expedition was arranged to take place
on the Tuesday following. so that
Frances. In her Inmost heart. was sat
isacd.
In process OF time the day arrived
as also did Charlie the night before.
very much to the satisfaction OF every
body concerned in the cxcursion-nnd.
after considerable amount OF harm
less and utterly unavoidable squab-
| bling, the party-which had become
rather a large one. In consequence OF
numerous invitations issued later on
divided into twos and thrccs. rs cir
cumstanccs or inclinations dictated
Lady Caroline. Mrs. Deverill. and one
other married lady occupying the first
open carriage: while Charlie. Miss Syl-
ycrton. Jane Deverill. and Captain
| Harvey took possession OF the second.
Mabel. seeing Denzil looking slightly
! detected. with her usual sweetness had
cntreated him in the prettiest manner
to drive her in the dog cart: and Ed
die, who. at this period was hopelessly
and finally in love-for about the M
| tecnth time-with an extremely pretty,
but decidedly idiotic little girl, stay
ing with the Deverills. had managed
to vanish In some mysterious way. in
| company with others. similarity heart
hound: while Mildred. whom nobody
I seemed to want. and with whom none
| of the opposite sex in these days at
TEMPTED to interfere. fell to Lord Lyn-
don's lot.
When fairly started the skaters made
rs picturesque group rs any eye
could wish to rest on. the girls, IN
their soft, luxurious furs and Drilliant
satin petticoats. striking out oddly on
tho CLASSY surface of the lake. Frances
and Mildred we're accomplished skat-
ers Mabel was not quite so good: still
the latter could hold her own ana GER
tainly beside the Deverill girls-who
were generally clumsy-looked every
thing that could be desired.
"You will help me, Mr.. Younge, she
b,d wbisnered to Denzil, as he assisted
her down from the dog-cart.
So when he had fastened her Skates
and pronounced her "ht. she starteu
brayely enough on the slippery PRONE.
made. At one end there rose a post
marked Dangerous" of which Us
,,suol those whom 1t should have warn
cd remained profoundly ignorant Den.
oil alone had observed it; Others IL
tbev observed, attached little import
ance to 1t. e,.,,.or-
Miss Trevanion and Frances syiver
ION with merry. gay laughter that
rang through the crisp air. were trying
to outdo each other in grace ana asii
itv Frances decidedly having the pes'
of II she being one of those girls WIN
do ANYTHING they set their hearts oh
tb,p opybOly else.