Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1901-02-13

he queried, laughing.
But the question turned Lilies
blushing face for the instant pale. 1t
had suddenly reminded her of Captain
,Derwent's favor of this would-be suit
or for her hand. Prince Clement Sing,
though d native of the 'Puntaub, had
European blood in hts veins, and had
lived from boyhood in England, and
graduated at one of the English uni
versities. N -
II would have. returned the presents,
but father explained to me it would
give serious offense," she said depre-
'catingly. 1T was unpleasant to have
to accept them. but If it is the custom
of the country to give costly things
like that as we give flowers and 'trifles
at home" She stopped.
e"I was only joking" Don interrupted
her calmly. But this reminds me,
love. l shall have to get your fathers
consent, suppose, before can ask you
to name the happy day? For you
know of old I'm not patient fellow,
Lille. like things to be assured and
smooth-sailing. stick to the fine old
maxim: If 'twere well 'twere done,
then 'twere well it were done
quickly"
She looked up in her tall lovers face
with a piquant, dubious smile.
THAT sounds almost like getting
over a disagreeabe duty" she objected.
"And am sure my father won't want
me to run away from him just yet-not
till this disturbance on the frontier
is over, and he is ready to take me
home"
For to the heart of Briton, in
whatever foreign cline, the sacred
name of "Home" belongs to the be-
loved British Isles alone.
For answer Don drew her onca more
within his arms.
II can't wait for that, Lille" And
II his mastery arose more from the
dogmatic will of the man than the inn
petuosity of the lover, there was no
doubt about his earnestness. ''If you
ever go back home, it must be as my
wife; but, Lille, I won't promise you
would take you. | could not bear
it, for am a homeless wanderer now"
The culver in his voice moved her
profoundly.
1--WE will make fresh home, Don,
you and I, wherever you like in the
whole world" she said.
Even Dor, self-absorbed as was his
nature, was touched by her devotion.
"You are very generous, my darling,
and I am going to take you at your
word by asking your father to give
you to me before the summer. hope
to see him in very short time, for I
have just had orders to take a relief
draft of our Derbys out to JOIN his
camp tomorrow"
She turned pale as her clingins
gown.
Tomorrow? oh, Don, why didn't
you tell me before you were going to
leave me tomorrow?
Because i'll news is told all too
SOON" he answered gently. But
cheer up, child, don't expect to be
gone more than three or four weeks
at the most"
But she chung to him. with the tears
swimming in her beautiful blue eyes
ooh, Don, my dearest. I shall be
dreading all sorts of things happening
to you ON the way / used to feel sc
frightened when my father went out
first; but now 1 know he is safely in
camp it is different Oh, Don't" She
broke off, "if you never come back tC
me 1t would break my hearth"
"My darling" he treasured her, "tht
tribes have surrendered and the wal
is practically over. There's really
nothing to be nervous about"
you must think of me killing tim,
counting the hours which win brini
me back to the dear little woman wht
is going to open paradise for thu
poor outcast wanderer."
She put up her little hand to hi
. lips.
Don't call yourself that, Don. AS w
hope to be forgiven, forgive and for
get the wrong your mother did 20,
when she brought you up as Gadie'
, heir. Remember 1t was all for Low
of you she sinned,"
what then, sweet pleader. woull
J you have 1t that love condones O. sin?
J he queried, capturing the hand an
} covering It with kisses
"God forbidl" she answered earnest
+ lyi "hut surely, because of that love
forgiveness should be easler?'
| ALL how both We're to remember tina
/ conversation In a.bltter day to comel
} All too soon came the hnal momep
r for last earesses and parting words
) for presently the red-turbaned natlv
I announced that "Gordon sahib's hors