The Red Cloud chief., 1901-05-10

centered upon her alone. and how he
had that day written to her father OK
planning how AFFAIRS stood between
them. and asking permission to make
her his wife as % as things should
have arranged themselves.
II was very like all other love letters,
and wound up with an earnest. loving
entreaty that she would not forget him
that whatever happened she would
be true to him.
II would rather be dead than hear
that YOU had been untrue to me, were
his words. Remember this Not that
| feel anything but the utmost faith
In You, Ever, my own darling. your
afectionate Roy Blount."
SO II ended. Miss T%rcvanion. as she
folded It. felt Il sensation of sudden
tightening at her throat. How good "a
thing II seemed tn her just then Ia be
he loved to have tender words ON pa
per folded up and Sent to one with the
certain knowledge in ones breast that
somebody was waiting with impatient
heart for other tender words In re-
turn.
Meanwhile the queen" was standing
gazing into her face with eager. long
ing eyes.
lis 1t no the very sweetest letter."
she said, innoccntly.
The very sweetest letter ever
read" returned her sister, kissing the
upturnod lips.
Then she went back to the cher
ished production. and read It again
with "A fresh warm interest that went
straight to Mabel's heart.
We'll. perhaps you had better take
1t down and show II to mamma" she
said. relentine; blu do not let Aunt
Harriet see you. Mildred"
SO Mildred. having given the desired
assurance. carried the letter away with
her to Lady Caroline, who read It with
eyes tenderly suffused. Sir George,
coming in at the moment with the
companion epistle in his hand, CON
tanning Il manly straightforward pro-
posal for Mabel, read II also, and sig
nifed his intense satisfaction In and
appreciation Of the entire affair. But
the engagement must OF necessity be
" lpllb ouf, SO ne utflutu, lnt young
man-though with great expectations
on all sides-haying little at the pres
ent time beyond his pay. They were
both only Just as the commencement
OF their lives, so could afford to wait
until Il year or two had gone over their
heads; n when once Roy could sign
himself Captain they might begin to
lnnl NJ thinuu I'm IN an l,ukt
SO 1t was arranged. to the delight
OF all concerned. except Lady Eagle
ton, who objected to every argument
mat could be produced In their favor,
protesting obstinately to the very last
that the girl was throwing herself
away.
IL 30 happened that by mutual con
sent they had all maintained strict
taci'urnity on the subject of the
founges-their anteCedents as mer-
chants pur ct simple not being con-
sidered such as would meet the views
OF Lady Eagleton. She had wonder
fully relieved their minds by letting
them know OF her intention to spend
Christmas with some more fortunate
relatives farther south. and indeed had
named a day in the ensuing week as
that on which she would deprive them
OF her society.
The whole house instantly brighten
ed up, and began to look more like L.
self. while II vas thought with conf
dence that the Younges' visit might
now indeed forever be kept in the dark,
so far as their grand-aunt was CON
cerned. But Eddie, unluckily, as Il ap-
peared afterward, had been the only
one not warned on the matter, and
therefore 1t was he who. on the Sunday
before her departure. brought down
her ~ladyship's wrath upon the family.
Lord Lyndon was a great favOrite
with her. he having IA certain placid
deferential way with him that never
failed to propitiate even the most OBJ
durate OF old ladies. She characterized
him as well-bred. courteous and gen
tlemanly, looking upon him as a young
man who had happily escaped all the
COMMUNICATIONS OF the period.
Il consider 1t a most fortunate
thing, In this Out-of-the-way place,
your having as a constant visitor q
young man so distinguished" she said;
and then she asked again, for about
the hundredth time, And where did
you first become acquainted with
him."
We'll, Just about the time the
Younges were here as well as | can
recollect." answered Eddie promptly,
who was ~unhappily present.
The Younges? Who are they that
| have never heard their names men
toned"
'Old Younge went in for cotton some
years ago" answered Eddie, frankly,
and without a moments hesitation-"a
mode OF making money that | fear
your ladyship will scarcely appreciate;
but II paid uncommonly well in his
case, II we are TO believe all the ac-
counts We hear. Strange to say. too,
the trade mark Is not so apparent on
them as 1t might have been, The son,
Denzil Younge, Is one OF the incest fell
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