The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1907-02-16
CHAPTER Xxx.

| curing tnac time many Things laQ nap
pened. Unfortunately, in spite of his
knowledge of human nature and the fact
that he started with a good sum Of money,
CASTOR had not made his fortune. This
was due to the fact that he was indis-
posed to work when his banking account
was at all decent; so he had lived like a
prince on his capital, and trusted to his
luck furnishing him with more when it
was done.
Kitty had joined him in Melbourne as
arranged, and CASTOR had married her
and had established her in a place in
Richmond. 1t was not a regular boarding
house, but the lady who owned it, Mrs.
| Pulchop by name, was in the habit of
letting apartments on reasonable terms.
Meanwhile he went everywhere, was
universally admired and petted, and no
one who saw him in society with his
bright smile and nonchalant manner
would have imagined what crafty schemes
thsre were in that handsome head.
Madame Midas was still up at Ballarat
| and occupying the same cottage, although
she was now so wealthy she could have
inhabited a palace had she been so mind
ed. But prosperity had not spoiled Mrs.
| Villiers. She still managed her own af
fairs, and did a great deal of good with
her money-expending large sums for
charitable purposes, because she really
wished to do good, and not, like so many
rich people, for the purpose of advertising
herself.
She had invested her money largely in
| land, and thus being above the reach of
| poverty for the rest of her life, she deter
mined to take up her abode in Melbourne
for a few months, prior to going to Eng
land on q visit. With this resolution,
she gave up her cottage to Archie, who
was to i've in it, and still manage the
mine and made preparations to come
down to Melbourne with Selma Srrotts.
my faith" said NJ. Vandeloup, smil-
ing to himself as he thought of the situa-
ton Its a capital comedy, certainly;
but l must take care it doesn't end as
tragedy"
The next day Vandeloup sent a tele-
gram to Kitty saying he would be home to
dinner, and as he always required some
thing extra in the way of cooking, Kitty
went to interview Mrs. Pulchop on the
subject.
Poor thing, it was so rarely now that
he came home to dinner that a visit from
him was regarded by her in the light of
treat. She dressed herself in a pretty
white dress and tied a blue sash around
her waist, so that she might look the
same to him as when he first saw her.
But her face was now worn and white,
and as she looked at her pallor in the
glass she wished she had some rouge to
bring a touch of color to her cheeks. She
tried to smile in her own merry way at
the wan reflection she beheld, but the eff
fort was a failure, and she burst into
tears.
At o'clock everything was ready for
dinner, and having seen that all was in
good order, Kitty walked outside to watch
for Castor.
Suddenly she heard the rattle of wheels,
and rousing herself from her reverie, she
saw a hanson cab at the gate and NJ.
Vandeloup standing on the pavement pay
Ing the driver. She also heard him tell
the cabman to call for him at o'clock,
and her heart sank within her as she
thought that he would soon be gone again.
The cab drove off, and she stood cold and
silent on the veranda waiting for CASTOR,
who sauntered slowly up the walk. He
was in evening dress, and the night be-
ing warm he did not wear an overcoat,
so looked tall and slim in his dark clothes
as he came up the path swinging his cane
gayly to and fro.
"Why, Bebe, how charming you look
to-night," said Vandeloup, holding her at
arms length; "quite like your old self"
And indeed she looked very pretty, for
the excitement of seeing him had bright
ened her eyes and flushed her cheeks, and
standing in the warm light of the lamp,
with her golden hair floating around her
head, she looked like lovely picture.-----
"You are not going away very soon?"
she whispered to Castor, coming close to
him, and putting her hand on his shout
der; II see so little of you now"
"My dear child, can't help it." he said,
carelessly removing her hand and walking
over to the dinner table; Il have an en-
gagement in town tonight"
"Ah, you no longer care for me-" said
Kitty, with a stifed sob.
Vandeloup shrugged his shoulders.
"Can't you stay tonight" she said
looking imploringly at him.
al have an engagement, as / told you
before" he said lazily besides, evenings
at home are so dreary."
~ will be here" said Kitty, reproach-
fully.
"That will, of course, make differ
ence," answered CASTOR, with faint
sheer; ''but yon know" struggling his
shoulders, 81 do no. cultivate the domes-
tic virtues"
'How long is this going to lastT' she
asked, in q hard voice.
It'll get richi"
''That may be long timer"
"It may"
"Perhaps nevsr?S
'TsrAaos"