Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-09-13
CHAPTER m.-uCon,inucd.

"i""- i4f / It4-l' coast. AMI. III J!iirs,
made voyages to New York for supplies.
Captain Ford WAS a h,asque. manly
sailor. who had accumulated II large for
tune in llc successful pursuit of his bust
ness. Ie had a daughter in New York,
jus, lflogence's age. and he had frcancat-
ly tried 10 inlucc the judge TO let him
take his sirl TO tlY East.
FLORENCE was II when she lett the will
lcrness and The we'll beloved father be-
hind her. with the understanding that she
should return i'll five years.
NOW the five years We're ~. and Judge
I-oring. expecting the ship every day, had
come down 10 Fort Clark.
C:.Nt. Ford had written him that Jcn-
nic, his W daughter, was coming out to
spend Il year with her cousin.
Judge l-oring. being Il prominent and
wel!-known citizen, was Capt. Phelps
guest, and through that gentleman he he
came acquainted with the two sergeants.
One day, as the judge and Colin Nor
ton were walking the beach, and looking
up the Sound i'll the hope of seeing Il
white sail rounding the headland to the
north. the Judge asked:
did YOU once live in New York;"
II was born there, and with the eNccp-
tion of four years at school, in Franco and
Germany. l lived there until | enlisted
why did Il young mar Of Your cduca-
ton enlist as a private soldicr:" Judge
Ioring stopped and lookc! the young
man full in the face.
For the instant Colin Morton was so
startled and confused by the abrupt qucs-
ton that he could only blush and make
n vain effort to hide his confusion. AT
first he was inclined to resent the in
quiry as Il rudcness, but Il second look
into the strong. rugged face of the man
before him told him that interest, not idle
curiosity, was the motive.
MY father and l differed, after his
second MARRIAGE said Colin, frankly.
And your father is rich?'
"Ilc is so considercd.'
"What is his first nalne:"
"Uoward."
Observation-Disclosures Morton, Are you
Howard Morton's song"
Judge Loring halted. but he did not look
Mt the young man. Ills face was flushed,
and the cords of his throat stood out in
relief. His hands worked convulsively,
and he cougled as an outlet to his sud
denly wrought-up feelings.
You seem to have heard Che name be-
fore said Colin Morton. not a little
surprised at the change that had come
over his companion.
II have; but leave me. Sergeant; leave
me. l ought not to blame you." gaspcd
the judge.
"ro blame meg repeated Colin.
ASK me no more questions, for | can
not answer. The time for explaining is
long past. The memory of my wrong
thought dead. Hcnccfor;h we must no,
meet!!'
The judge turned on his heel, ant
STROBE in Il direction opposite to that il
which they had been walking.
Colin Morton, perpleNed and not a lit
tie angered, went up to the Fort, wher,
he told his friend, Robert Bracebridge
what had happened.
81 must confess" said Sergeant Brace
bridge. that l did not expect such con
duct from the judge. lie struck me Il.
much Of a gentleman, though Il bi
rough
81 cannot think that my father eve,
gave him cause for offense," said Colin.
"-Ah. my boy, the ~offenses that cut an,
leave Il scar may not arise from malic,
in the siver."
II cannot sec it in that light. Robert.
"Thcn permit me to Illustrate.
must tell Il story. There wer,
two young men who We're the dear
est friends in the world. They had play
ed together as boys, and as young mel
went to the same college. One of then
was an only son and the heir to a larg,
estate. 1he other, though of good fam
lily. WAS a younger son-and You know il
England the estate always goes to til,
elder SON"
Il am aware of that.
well, this younger son was In Low,
with n beautiful girl. and the aforesai,
beautiful! girl was in love with him
This second son took his old friend an,
schoolinate to see his idol. The fricn,
and schoolmate had the prospect of grea
wealth. He fell in love with the youn,
lady, and, without a thought of he
wishes or the rights of a friend
ne pressed his suit-with the parents
The parents favored him, an,
finally forced the daughter to marry him
Her heart was anotler's. Now, it wa
not so wrong for the rich friend to fall il
love with the girl and to make her hi
wife. That is an old, old story. But tn
man who had to fly to a strange land t.
forget his woes can never think kind,
of the person who occupies his place. ID,
you see the point!'
IL think i do" said Colin Morton, VIII
had noticed his friends nervousness dur
ing the recital of his Illustration, an.
who very justly concluded that Rober
BracchriIge had told his own story.
May ii NOT be possible fo: ycu- ii.tae
and Judge Loring to have sustained rela
lions similar to those l have supposed?'
Yes; and yet l know that my mothei
loved my father, and that he loved her.
THAT may be; that would not alter tn,
case. The man who is rejected for a sue
cessful sutton is no more apt to like thu
successful man than if the lady loved him
but had to violate her affections in ODE
dience to interest or authority. All! Low,
is a queer thing" sighed Robert Brace
bridge; the old sheer and the younl
laugh at it when the cases are not theil
own; and yet there is no subject that has
ever SO eaSrossed the thought of Tx
tH.