The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1907-06-01
CHAPTER XIII.-(Continued.)

OF sea ana sky In silent awe Tor some
time, and then she murmured Lalf to her.
self, "Too large, too great" But she
was delighted wit ththe stars, and when
rounding Deadman's Point we came in
sight of the young mooon hanging over
the water with the Swallowed disc in its
embrace, a low cry of rapture came from
her lips. We got on the downs by the
gap beyond Deadman's Point, and struck
across for the old London road, and now
that we had no cliff beside US Psyche's
wonder at the unbroken expanse around
us was inexpressible. mo walls J" she
said And the soft grass under her feet
I'm place of the sand she had always
known was another marvel. She tried
TO scoop it up in her hand, ard when |
pIucked some and put it into her hand
she laughed at this new Oddly in this
new world.
We had not yet met n single living
creature, but as we neared the road
heard the sound of footsteps and voices,
and Psyche told me that she saw two per-
sons coming, one little and one big.
few seconds afterwards / saw a stout
woman and boy laden with bundles.
Psyche slipped around and chung to my
other arm to be safe, while she strained
her eyes in wonder to see a girl so large
and man so small.
Mrs. Benham," said, recognizing my
old landlady as we drew nea".
''Surely that's not Mr.. Bernard cone
back y she exclaimed.
at is, indeed, and I'm on my way
TO take possession of my old rooms IL you
have not let them to anyone else"
BLESS your heart, no, sir. They are
inst as you left them. | shouldn't have
had the heart to let them TO anyone else
If I'd had the chance. Little Gid think
you would ever come back to them; and
its real comfort in the midst of my
trouble to see you again. There, take
the keys, sir. You haven't heard the sad
news, I'll warrant how should you, when
I've only just got the message by tele-
graph myself The lad there brought it
and scared me out of my wits nearly half
an hour ago. Ny poor son has been land
ed from his ship at Southampton with
fever, and there he lies now in a stran-
gers house with no one to care for him.
And now I am on my way 10 Bonport to
catch the last train. / will write to you
tomorrow and tell you more, and you will
let me know all about your own affairs
chat | have no time to ask about now,
though l am dying with curiosity to know
how you Jared and everything"
Everything included Psyche, whose I'M
covered head and bare arms drew her
eyes from me in perplexty, even while
her mind was so divided between thougs
of her son and myself. As for the
graph messenger, who was carrying part
of the old lady's hastily packed luggage,
he could scarcely close his mouth or take
bis eyes off Psyche
"Who Is that one that you spoke to-"
whispered Psyche, as we went our way.
"A dear old friend. We are going to
live at her house."
''House-that is cave"
''Yes, kind of cave. lived with
her before / came to YOU"
"Not very long|
''Yes; years-much longer than / have
lived with you"
'Then everyone does not so different
way--some stay together"
''Oh, yes A son sometimes stays with
his mother even when he IS no longer
child. A brother may live with his sis
Ter till they grow quite DID,
"Will you be my brother:"
''Yes, Psyche, that is lust what !
should like to be-"
She Rugged my arm. close and was
silent for while. l pointed to the trees
OF the Chase Park as we reared them.
She looked at them indifferently, remi'
ing me that / had told her about them.
Then presently, while l wondered what
she was pondering she said:
you like that old womanW
Eyes she has been like mother to
me-"
But you don't talk to her as you talk
to me-" she said, smiling and shaking
her head.
"What makes you think tha,?"
-'Oh, am sure of it," she answered,
with delighted satisfaction, 'and that
shows that you like your sister more than
you like your mother"
/ laughed, and then having come to the
cottage, l told her that it was where we
were to live. She looked OF it incredu-
lously, for to her 1t seemed no more than
a strangely fashioned mass of rock, and
could hardly believe her senses when /
opened the door and showed her it was
habitable.
lit candle and took her through
the rooms below, and then up the stairs
to the rooms above, and she was speech
less with wonder at the strangeness of
1t and all the surprising contrivances IL
contained. When / got her to speak
Z found that she did not admire the rooms.
After the caves they were as much too
small as the world was too large The
low, Aat ceilings and squared walls were
ugly to her eyes. But the quantity aad
! variety of color everywhere delighted her.
Two things astonished her beyond the