The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-05-16

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made up her mind to travel about in
future with her husband-to look after
MIN a little, / fancy'-Clara laughed
softly as she spoke-"and so | came
with her"
Il saw your mother a few hours
since" said Philip, watching the girl
intently as he spoke, and assured her
that you were with friends and well
cared for. When will you return to
herr"
She looked up at him quickly for a
moment, with half-reproachful ex-
preston on her face When you tell
me TO 60" she said, slowly.
"No-not when tell you, child; but
when your own heart tells you.
wouldn't have you think me migrate
full, for the world; | wouldn't have
you think / undervalue in any way
your sacrifice for me, or your yalua
bic help in my time of greatest need;
shall remember. 1t all while God
gives me memory to remember any
thing But should be brute and a
coward if | took advantage of it--or
of you You are very young, and
have. trust a long and happy life
before you; my life seems to be going
down in shadows.
More than all else, | want you TO
think that the Dandy Chatter who
! fingered with you in the woods, and
whispered foolish things to you, Is
not the Dandy Chatter who holds your
hands now and speaks to you out OF
full and grateful heart. Perhaps-who
can tell, child?-perhaps trouble and
suffering have altered him-have
made him see many things in better
light: perhaps he's a different man al
together"
She was weeping quietly, with her
head bowed down on the hands he
held but she did not interrupt him.
There's an old mother at nome
waiting to welcome back the pretty
child she brought into the world and
has held so often in her arms; there
gray-haired father who loves you;
and there's some one elsa good
rted lad, with never stain upon
.an-who loves you, too, as you de-
-
your heart tell you you must go BACK
to them?'
IL understand" she said, almost
in a whisper. I've had time to think,
during these few days-and this WHO
and foolish heart of mine seems 10
beat for them-for him-more than II
ever did before. | should like to go
back to them at once, tomorrow, now
that | know you are safe. But VIII
they understand
Your mother will understand ey-
erything," said Philip, with smile
For three days Philip Chatter re-
NAMED with the circus, keeping hid
den during the day and only venturing
out at night During that time he
had some narrow escapes from recap
ture: once he lay under tarpaulin,
which hac been flung hurriedly over
him and heard a constable making
minute inquiries concerning the miss
ing Dandy Chatter, while Captain Pc
ter Quist gave as minute replies
Realizing. however, that he could not
remain hidden much longer, and being
fully aware of the risk which was run
? so cheerfully by the Captain and those
associated with him, he determined 10
get away and to let what risk and
danger there was be upon his own
shoulders.
He knew we'll. however, that the
captain would never consent to his
Y departure. and would be MORALLY OF
! Tended at the mere suggestion OF such
1 a thing. Therefore he determined &c
J, steal away without giving any warn
4 ing of his intention. Clara Siggs, I'm
der a safe escort, had gone back tt
i Bamberton. and the circus was al
u ready making arrangements to move
: on farther afieid,
Accordingly, quite late at night
when all the people connected VIII
y the circus were sleeping, he started Y
make his escape. He had absolutel,
refused to occupy the caravan origi
$ nallv intended for him, because NJ
y know that by so doing the captain ant
Mrs. Quist would be rendered practl
i cally homeless; after much contention
t about the matter it had been arrange
l tnat ne SuOutu oiCCP Al q hDN>o-~
J and in the company Of the melanchoi!
: one. And on this night he lay wid
o awake In the darkness, listening U
e the heavy breathing Of that gentleman
1 and striving to make up his mind VIVA
y course to pursue when once he shout
a be clear OF the little encampment.
r. Fortunately the melancholy ma
T. was a heavy sleeper, and Pfilip wa
n able to creep past him and get cut Q
e the tent, under the stars, without rou'
ing him or any one else. Standih
n there, In the silence of the night, VIII
n only those faint points OF light gun
n mering and winking above him, an
d. no sound all about save the distal
II barking of dog, Philip wondere
s. what he should do--to what point
e. the compass he should turn So "a
y as he knew he stood absolutely aion'
pr with all his battles still to fight 81
Is even now, with full knowledge
n the dangers through which ne ma
PASSED and the dangers he had stu