The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1907-07-06

simple way That she could understand.
and fastened it upon her dress. Psyche
was delighted, pointing out to me that
1t was like the spray that Ethel wore.
II had no idea the girl was so intelli-
gent" he said to me when Psyche had
drawn Ethel away with the serious view
she had in rainj. land how exceedingly
sweet her manner is! She shall learn
Ill that she wishes to know. ! will adopt
hei as my own daughter
IF her real parents are not found"
I suggested.
True, but do no. think they will be
found" he said In an odd, dry tone.
by the bye, there was no letter for you
al Towerbri1ge. | saw Andrews this
afternoon, and put the case hypothetical
" before him. He is distinctly of opin-
ion that, so Jar as the girls welfare is
concerned the best thing to be done is to
d. nothing. The great thing to be feared
is that the nan who put her out of the
way twelve years ago will get her into his
| hands again in order to put her away
cffectually and forever. There can be no
doubt that the crime was attempted with
| q mercenary L2tivC. the child coming be-
| tween this man and a fortune. II that
was so, Psyche is still! the rightfu! heiress,
| and more dangerous tC the man now than
| be was as a child. At any rate, it
would be most unwise to do anything in
a hurry. There IL no necessity for
| haste. / intend, with the blessing of
| heaven" he murmured, feryently, ITO re-
| pair the wrsag that has been done to
hat poor girl. and to be to her better
| fl lend than those who suffered her to be
carried away"
There was IN awkward pause. could
not account satisfactorily to myself for
the feeling Of embarrassment that made
mC silent.
You can't make it out" said Sir Hen
ry, observing my silence. That does not
surprise me. 70 you it must seem that
my conduct has beer that OF maniac
rather than a sane man, and nothing
must appear more mad than my proposal
to adopt as a daughter a girl | saw for
! the first time last night Every effect
i, incxplicable until the cause that pro-
duccd it stands revealed. My quickly
changing moods are incxplicable. Be
| lieve me, not one OF these moods would
appear more unaccOuntable than the
phases m an eclipse if you knew of the
! shadow cast pom my life. That shadow
is nearly past. One of these days-not
nOw-you shall know all" AS he spoke
the last words he opened his note book
and took out - paper, when he now put
in my hand.
This is the check for the property you
! lat, bov hn
said. in q tone of real gratitude. with
it, Bernard, l give you permission to
ask my daughter to be your wife, This
was as unexpected as anything he had
! yet said or done, his tone betraying none
| of that bitter sense Of deprivation he had
! before displayed. In giving you my
daughter" he continued, .ou may per-
haps find some reason for my eager desire
to adopt Psyche"
If | had not been blinded by a lovers
emotion | miGut have found another rea-
son, and seen that | was taking bride.
We found poor Psyche in the library,
looking with panied wonder at an open
| book. and striving to understand that each
collection of black marks meant word,
and that these words taken together told
OF something that people wanted TO know.
From thu book she loked round the rooms
at the shelves from floor to ceiling filled
with similar books.
Are they Ill the same?" she asked.
mo; see, this is quite different" re-
| Piled Ethel, opening another Ind telling
| her the story If contained in a few easy
words. But the story failed to charm
| Phyche, for she had a very serious object
! il making these inquiries. Can you
read them all--all these little words in
| all these books?" she asked in awe.
YES, Ethel can read them all, and SO
| will you be able to read them one OF these
| days." said Sir Henry, kindly.
Psyche drew a long breath in silesce.
| Then turning TO Ethel, she said:
Now | want to hear you sing. A
| song with words"
] Ethel took her into the drawing room
and sitting down to the piano sung a
simple ballad 10 he" own accompaniment.
"Oh, that is beautiful said Psyche,
after listening in ,rapt attention. Il want
to hear it again, ler me do it," And
seating herself before the piano she press
| ed the notes as she had seen Ethel press
| them: bat when nothing but dscord came
| from her touch she drew back frightened,
and looked round to see if we were laugh
ins at her folly. But the poor childs ig-
norance and aiSmay moved us in anoth sr
way.
"You will have to learn long while,
dear, before YOU can play" said Ethel,
sitting down beside her and taking her
hand. II have been learning since l was
cuite q little child