The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-05-08

te sLulie INA WOuIQ nave appeaSed
very martinez in love.
Il am very sure that Roddy does no
care a scrap nowadays for me-" shC
said demurely, adding, with sweet con
triton, "and l am not surprised, after
the way | treated him. But | was only
a thoughtless girl in those days, and
know he has forgiven me"
How long ago is it since those
days" queried Don, toying with. a
golden strand of her hair, Her words
had restored his ~eassuranc and calm
Il try to think it is a long, long
time, Dom" she answered gravely, "for
then | never thought of right or wrong
or how beautiful it makes life if we
try to serve God rather than self. Oh ;
she broke off, with a thrill of emotion
In her voice, sometimes I pray | may
live to be an old woman, just to try to
make ur for all those wasted years"
And SO I, too, pray that you may,
though it were only to solace the de-
Ginning years Of a lost sinner like my
self, sweet saint" he rejoined, lightly.
And now, my darling, since I know
your heart is mine, beyond retraction.
can risk to tell you my news from
nome today. That faithless Roddy is
ABOUT to be espoused to my sister, Di."
Oh, l am SO glad-so glad," she ex-
Claimed, and there was no m%istaking
the genuine warmth of her words.
you will tell him that when you
write, won't you, Don? And | myself
Will write to Di. Oh, Don, | think Di
Is one of the noblest women in the
who'll world. But for her example I
should never have learned to remem-
Der u lives are not our own"
Don rose from her side with a mo-
mentary flush on his cheek.
You were not always such a little
puritan, Lille" he rallied her. cor,
uont you know, pom my word. l
should have been afraid to think it
possible you would ever look at such
q reprobate as me, for-you know 7 am
not a hypocrite, Lillie-Fm not a good
Fellow by any means, and, to tell the
truth, don't want to be one"
IL was a bold thing for him to saw
IN the face of her guileless professions
OF 1alth; but love made Lille blind to
everything but the bliss of knowing
ne a claimed her heart forever
n that into his hands had been mt
the wondrous power of making his
c~hequered life blessed.
she rose, too, and put her hands ont
70 MIN With a sweetness that banished
all thought of alien opinion.
Some day, Don, perhaps you will
come to know, as / do now, that this
world is not everything; and so long
as you love me | am content to wait
Tor know that God will make it plain
70 you In His own good time"
Don's arms closed around her with
more demonstrative tenderness than
he had yet shown. +,
MY white Lily, / am perfectly GER
tain we shall prove a model Darby and I
Joan, Tor, Since you will have me. what i
40 care for anything else?" !
And Their he kissed her again. and
murmured sweet nothings' in her ear c
lnat Drought the color fitting happily I
70 ner lovely cheek. Lastly he drew i
rom his little finger a gold band hear =
lng a diamond ivy leaf, and inscribed
inside with the single word "Bydand"
Gordon badge and
MOTTO. !,
And when he had placed it on the g
'nlrd nnger OF Lilies fair hand. she v
'epald MIN by throwing her arms about b
lis neck n giving him the first shv O
Ifss Of love.
On, Don, may we be like the WV Y
no always cling close to each other h
lay nothing ever come between no C.
she cried.
nose words OF deepest love might /,
aaynap nave fallen more ftly from fl
mans lips than the girls: but Don
eau IN tnelr sweet solemnity the hid c.
en- meaning OF a hoped-for higher
onu OF union, and he only smiled con- fl
as he held her close and re- fl
her kiss with liberal interest a
i hope" he said playfullv "tbo, W
cans you never, never would be so cl
ruei as to jilt me as you did old Rod
y. There! forgive me, sweet. I'm I'll
brute TO have reminded you of those 81
avs Wnen you were such a dear little II
oquette. Are o quite sure you are
OF afraid OF giving yourself to such Ii
alo beggar as l am, Lille? For OF
know | am jealous" lo
DO you know why / didn't fol, Won, II
I Roddy's engagement till I knew that
had won your dear hearth Recausa pt
didn't want to be taken out OF nitv " W
You need never be jealous of me O.
ny more, Don," she said, with sweet b,
arnestness. a.
what OF His Highness Prince Glenn 81
Mt Sing, who your father told me sent O,
lately a present Of a certain CASH
lere shawl, and a champac necklace?" cc
e queried, laughing. b,
But the question turned Lilies
lushing face for the instant pale. It W
suddenly reminded her of Captain q
'erwent's favor of this would-be suit ~
for her hand. Prince Clement Sing
a native of the Puniaub had h.
European blood in his veins, and had u,
we'd from boyhood In England. and 9,
raduated at n Of the English uni \,