The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-06-27

Ari IN. guard came running down to 4he
carriage. He touched his cap with great
respect.
"'Ope you didn't 'urt yerself, my lord !:
but you know it is dangerous a jumping
in like that, when she's en- the msve.
Won't you change carriages, my Efd?
This amt fit for the likes cf your lord
ship What did you say, ma'am|
"Am-am near Mount5erry Station.
please" faltered Audrey, breaking in on
the brief conversation.
"Mountberry? Why, we've passed it
quarter of an hour ago. Right, Bill !;
yes" giving a shrill whistle. Right she
is. Now, then, there"
The train moved on. Audrey looked
about her uncertainty; she was fright
ened and bewildered. WAT should she
DO? Lord John. usually called Jack,
glanced at the figure before him with
same interest.
Looks like a widow. Can't be, though
she's so small and young. Poor creature /;
She's very poor, at any rate. She's evi.
denti." upset at passing her stP;io2.'
He teamed forward and ADDRESSED Au
drey in his kind-hearted way.
Yea S:u get another train back imme
diataly firu Beignton. You will reack
Mountberr, in very short time. / am
getting out ~ Beignton myself, and l will
put you in the care of old Staple, the
station masteS unless you know your
way about"
"This-I sin q stranger. l have never
been on train before. I-oh and
shall have kept MRS Thorngate waiting.
Oh. dear ~
Never been IN q train before - repeat
ed Jack Glendurwcod in amazement. He
knit his brows and pulled his handsome
gOlden-brown mustache. What manner
of creature was thiA with her sweet,
childish voice, her curiously black draped
figure in cumbersome cloak and thick
veil her shyness and her ignorance? He
laughed a. little easily. 1T must seem
strange to you. But dh ; understand
you to say you were going 10 meet MIRA
Thorngate?"
YES; at-At Mountbery. Mr. Thorn.
gate told me she would hs waiting for
me, and now"
His voice was so kind that Audrey felt
irresistibly drawn toward MIN.
well she will not have TO wait long" !"
Lord John answered, chcerfully, and
then he all but whistled alond. for Au-
drey, with quick gesture, had flung
back her veil, and he beheld her face
in all its beauty. Tears were still hang
ing on her lashes, but her eyes shone
through them like sapphires: her raven
aaly h,,r .baI 4, L..
her brow, enhanced the da.;cate pallor
of her skin. Jack Glendurwood thought
he had never seen anything so perfectly
lovely in his life as the straight. small
nose, the red lips, the pale. ivory com
plexion, and those wondrous deep-blue
eyes. He forgot all about his haste, his
muddy appearance, or his lame hunter
he even forgot his mannerS--in his ad-
miration and surprise, till deep blush,
spreading over her throat, cheeks and
brow, recalled him.
Are you going to stay with Nrx
Thorngate, may l ask?" he inquired al
most involuntarily.
Audrey felt strangely Shy and child
ish. He seemed to her like King Ar
thur, with his tall, strong figure and
courteous manner.
Il wish Jean could see him. she
thought to herself, and then she glanced
at him like shy, startled oiId when he
asked her that question.
Il beg your pardon. II %ave no right
to. ask you such a question:" he STAN
mered hu:riedly; .'it was only because
Mrs. Thorngate is a friend of mine"
Il have never met Mrs Thorngate,"
she said in a quiet. respectful manner
Nor am / ever likely to become her
friend. You-you have made a mistake,
sir; l am not lady, / am only SER
want maid"
Lord John felt an involuntary coafu-
sion in his breast. Audr,y's clear. re-
fined voice, her curt, proud words, reused
his ire against the fates that coadenined
so fair, so young a being to a menial
life
STAPLE Will do everything for you,
and there is train directly" he said
hurriedly. II hope you will reach your
destination safely, and-I will say good
morning .ow."
"Good-by, and thank you. Oh, thank
you.' Audrey answered him.
Now that he was going, she cluns TO
him As to something bright and pleas
ant such as she had never known be-
fore. In a vague sort of way he seemed
almost like a friend and protector to
her.
Audrey sighed as she felt herself being
whirled along to Mountberry. Now that
she was alone again, all her nervousness
returned, and she was quivering with ex-
element and fear as they reached her
destination.