The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-11-28

sxsEldying her countenance with. earnest
xErsn- @ w
You were speaking of Major Dun
-oTssoaie." said Isabella, family. slave
-.soG seen him oftenr
He fs my relative" said Frances. "Our
'1areais wene cousins" family replied
Kfsancez-
s4AnH he is to be your husbandY said
ekle stranger, impetuousIy.
Frances feit shocked, and all her pride
GsUaxened, by this direct attack upon her
Efssiinsz. and she raised her eyes from the
fInsr n little proudly, when the pale cheek
asm& ariVering lip of Isabella removed
Kser ressntment in moment.
"If is truei my conjecture y true !;
ezpcak 20 me, Miss Wharton; conjure
you. in mercy to my feelings, to tell me
shs you love Dunwoodief" There was a
sphsinffEe earnestness in the voice that
etzssrme6 Frances, and the only answer
ssias cauIf make was hiding her burning
fnce Hsrween her hands.
isabella paced the floor in silence until
w kfe&sad succeeded in conquering the vio-
Eeucsf of her feelings, when, taking the
! Hand Of the other, she spoke with an evil
dent effort at composure.
~partion me, Miss Wharton, If my un-
@ovsrnabie feelings have led me into i'm
cr0priefy; the powerful motive-the cruel
! g-eaaon--" she hesitated; Frances now
rNised her face, and their eyes once more
,xseG; they fell ia each others arms, and
lEad their burning cheeks together. The
senbrace wns iong-was ardent and sim
snere--bnt neither spoke and on separat-
/ 7zg, Frances retired to her own room
sAwifhout further explanation.
= While this extraordinary scene was
acting IN the room of Miss Singleton, mat
&eTs of great importance were agitated in
xlAe drawing room. The disposition of the
@rngm@nts of dinner was a task that re-
.3tifsred cxertion and calculation. Not
withstanding several of the small game
had aestled in the pocket of Captain Law
ssn's man, still there was more left. un-
escaSasaed, than the prudent Mss Peyton
knew how to dispose of to advantage.
aCazar and his mistress had a long COM
rznuuicatioa on this important business,
~and tire consequence was that Colonel
weffmerc was left to the hospitality Of
Sarah Wharton. All the ordinary topics
of cg0Sersation were exhausted. when the
colonel touched lightly on the transac-
sions of the preceding day.
we luOuSut, MISS "NdrIOu,
when first saw this Mr. Dunwoodie in
y0Jr house in Queen street, that he was
ITO he the renowned warrior he has proved
Ttsisssssels," said Wel.m,rc, endeavoring to
annie away his chagrin.
Renowned, when we consider the enc
my hs overcame," said Sarah, with consid-
.eration for herr companions felings.
- Twas most unfortunate, indeed. in ev-
cry respect. that you met with the acci-
CIrnf, or doubtless the royal arms would
have triumphed in their usual manner"
--.And yet the pleasure of such society
sss This accident has introduced me to
/, xysSia more than repay the pair Of a NOR.
. .ifsed spirit and wounded body" added
1fe calonel, in a manner of peculiar soft,
S.asx.
Il hspe the latter is bur trifiing," SAID
: ssarzh, STOPPING to hide her bushes un
xser the ppetext of biting thread from
tse work on her knee
-rriHiug. indeed compared to tho for
.s--.s. msurneJ the colonel. "Ahl Mis-,