The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-11-07
CHAPTER xvIII-(Continued.)

for one who needs such love. / believe
Ben Coop has worked for his bread ever
since he was child. | know that he
was a miner in the coal pits close to
which was my home; but / call myself
honored and pleased to have such man
for my friend"
Sylvia drew back as they reached the
door, and Antonio turned and stretched
out her hand
"Good-by," she said. I should like to
meet you again some day."
She saw that for some reason OF her
own Sylvia preferred not to walk with
her to the street; so, with Der rare tact
Antonio passed on by herself, and in a
little while had turned in the direction Of
Lady Charlotte's house.
A few minutes later Sylvia walked to
End a hanson. Yielding to longing thar
was not curiosity, she told the man to
keep Antonio in sight. She wished to
know where this girl was to be found, for
Shere stole upon her strange kind of pre-
sentiment that Antona and she would be
brought together again before a very long
time.
Late that night Ben Coop rang the
bell at Lady Charlotte's house, and asked
IL he could see Antonia. The gi,l half
expected him, and her heart beat almost
to suffocation as She ran down the stairs
60 greet him.
One glance at his face was enough to
tell her that his journey had been fruit
less. As she saw Ben before her. bag
gard, tired and grave, Antonio felt the
last CLEAN of hope die out of her heart.
mo, lass, there's no sign of him, and
che grand gentleman who owns Mill Cross
Court was not there neither. | went and
asked for him; he had gone to London
they told me, and they did not know
when he would be back North again. The
house looked desolate. 1t seemed as if it
mourned for the OLD master. No one had
been nigh the place, so / was told, save
for some little old woman who, it seemed
had Travelled from London with some inn
portant papers for Sin Gerald. This
learned quite casually, and l took it all
In, Miss Antonio, because you see, when
a mans got such q doubt as / have, any
thing and everything nlay be of use to
him, and 1t struck nae strange like" said
Ben, that an old woman should have
Travelled from London to carry papers to
Sir Gerald Tenby. | got into CONVERSE
ton with the servant who told me about
this, and without seeming curious, / tried
20 ret out something more about this, but
al could find was that this woman seem
co poor, and was in a mighty hurry to get
ba'.k to London again. am afraid there's
not much IN that that will help u.s."
Ben" Antonio said. you have been
working very hard; now it is my turn. |
want you to be prepared for strange
things. Ii you see me walking with Ger
aid Tcnby, smiling with him, seeming to
be his friend, you must bear with it, no
matter how much it may hurt"
Don't think am blaming you, miss !;
you see clearer than l do, and perhaps
you are right. I'll stand by anyhow, and
wait till you call to me for my help"
As Ben went Antonio called him back,
took both his hands and pressed them to
her heart, and then bent and kissed
them.
God bless you!' she said, and she
watched him so through binding mist
of tears.
Though sleep had not come to him
save in snatches through all these four
long, terrible days, Ben felt 1t impossible
TO so back and seek his bed.
lie walked restlessly through the crowd
ed streets. At one theater the crowd seem
ed greater than anywhere else. Carriages
were standing in line, and it was evident
that the audience was fashionable in the
extreme.
Ben turned aside and stood awhile
watching the people dispense. He asked
policeman who was near by what the
ater 1t was, and the man gave him the
name, with faint smile at the question.
Surely you don't mean to say you
don't know the Kings Thea.er, where
Sylvia Castella acts?"
''I'm stranger" Ben answered simply.
~I've never been in London before"
Several hansoms were waiting in the
marrow street, and close to where he stood
was a dainty victoria, with pair OF
beautiful horses. Ben felt touch Of adj
miration for these animals, and he smooth
ed their satin skins with his big, strong
hand
While ae was standing there some man
came out through the doorway of the
kheater and approached the carriage.
Miss Castella desires that you will 60
around to the front entrance this man
said In low " " 10 the coachman "she
will be tbs hont five minutes"
just as oachman was trying TO
yurn the hGrses not very easy task Ia
such narrow passage gentleman APP
pyoached the carriage.
where are you going?" be asked, al
most sharply, and there was an air Of au-
shortly in his voice
The coachlnan bsnt forward little.
Miss Castella has sent word to say
she Is coming out through the front en-
trance, sir ! suppose she wishes to avoid
the crowd here
George Stanton mattered something ua-
der ais breath.