The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-07-16
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Lightning Love and an Extraordinary
Decision.

Lightning Love and an Extraordinary
Decision.
How tall, how fresh, how fragrant
how beautiful Daisy looked in her
white frock, with the coiled masses OF
dark hair surrounding the small Greek
head!
Basil and she went up together and
shook hands in the manner Of old and
intimate friends.
They sat down together in the
sweet, fragrant, old-fashioned drawing
room. He looked earnestly at her.
miss Hobson," he said, you have,
no doubt, heard the news? What you
told Mr.. Grant and myself was abso-
lutely justified. / told you at the time
that / believed implicitly in what you
said. Mr.. Grant, l am sorry to say,
did not see with me in the natter
but then, of course. 1t was far more
strange and sudden to him than it was
to me. / knew nothing of Miss Decies.
He knew her as one Of the most inn
portant members of the household in
Piccadilly, and the aunt of the duch-
ess."
yes, Capt. Marriott" she replied,
Il saw the papers this morning and
learned the terrible news. | knew
indeed, | was certain-that Miss
Decies was at the bottom of this ter
rible happening. But you must re-
member my position in the household
Of the duchess. / was simply second
nurse to his little grace. You know
why | accepted such a position, which,
as | have told you, was exceedingly
well paid. 1t was simply and solely
to help my father to educate my young
brothers and sisters. What did 1t
matter to me? 1t did not make me any
the less wellborn, that | had sunk all
questions of that sort for the time,
and took what, / suppose, one might
call a mental position. The money
was the great thing, so far as I was
concerned.
"In that position I naturally had no
opportunity of re arking to any n
on certain stages things which | wit
messed. / should have jeopardized my
place, nor should | have been believed.
This morning the Daily Wire was
brought out by the postman. as usual.
Il opened it, and among the columns
OF nonsense and misstatements in con
nection with the disappearance of the
little duke I read the news of Miss
Decies' suicide. BY putting two and
two together. / realized that she must
have come to Mr.. Grants fiat very
shortly after I left It The newspaper
account supplied the missing details
and I understood quite web how you
and MFR. Grant had left the fiat to visit
the duchess. and that, in your abb
sence the terrible affair occurred; but
/ was not surErised-I was not sur
at ALL
I1CA fOtSG OORRN4 NA0 N~N -
little, while the large dark eyes SEEM
ed to grow larger still in their appeal.
Bash thought that they We're like
deep forest pools OF clexr water
roofs Of clear, dark water. into which
the sun threw a golden beam throagh
the tracery OF the leaves above.
Miss Hobson.' he said, 4 must take
you entirely into my coniidencer
Anything you say to me. Capt. Mar
riott she answered, 'is absolutely
sacred"
al know II" he replied. Il would
tell YOU anything"
There was something In the warmth
Of his response that came to her with
more than an ordinary meaning. She
flushed a little. though yshe did not
seem ~dispieased.
What have 10 explain slsis. Z
BASH went on. "Nichtiel Grant and
myself ara III tho absolute confidence
tho Duchess we nave both
hqta 7teAset 1nIs shall
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