Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-05-18
NY LADY's GARDEN.
BY John X. Prothero.

The castle was in shadow: the tai!
| elms, giants of a century old. flung
their branches over the gable ends like
a veil. or, Olive thought sometimes.
with a little shudder, like a shroud.
1T is past. shutdown. miss: you'd bet
ter be going in," said Larry, the major
lomo of the establishment, approaching
as Olive stood in the garden.
With a sigh the girl rose and passed
slowly up the neglected paths to the
old house.
doors open. What has happened"
THE masters got company re-
/ r the man.
"Who. Larry" with a charming GEES
ture of curiosity.
It's the brother of Miss kitty's old
Sweetheart-Lord Dinover.'
"LarTy!"-her voice was Appearing
you don't mean it? You car mean
that my grandfather has invited that
despicable man hereo-thc man who
wrecked the happiness of my sister,?
They do say, Miss Olive, that there
of. Miss Kitty
That will do" interrupted his young
mistress haughtily.
The carriage of an empress, the
] beauty of an angel and the temper OF
. the old gentleman himself. thought
DlnOVef, as she swept INTO lne dlninS-
room hat night.
What an exquisite neck, he
thought, adlniring the girl more and
more: and what taste in her Dress"
1t hadbeen in defiance of the old mans
will that the beautiful. h~igh-spirited
Irish girl had become engaged to a
subaltern in a marching regiment: for
Sion. Guy Randall, had little to recom-
mend him but his handsome face and
charming manners. They had met
while Kitty was on a visit to Dublin
and fallen in love at first sight.
Old Darcy promptly washed his
and threatening to turn Olive out of
doors. should she ever meet or hold
communication with her sister.
Only by stealth did they correspond,
and at last Olive learned in a heart
Nroken letter from her darling Kitty
that her engagement was broken off
through the interference of her lovers
brother. Lord Dinover, because she
Oaitty) had gone upon the stage to
earn her living.
And now her darling sister was lead
ng a strange life. bearing d strange
name, because of this man with whom
she was obliged to sit at meat.
Olive was not visible any more that
evening. much, it must be confessed,
10 his %lordship's disappointment. He
vas anxious to improve his acquain-
tancc. and readily accepted old D'Arcy's
invitation to ride over some afternoon
and look around the place.
The Old man was out when he ar
rived, and Olive was called upon to re-
>eive him in her g.andfather's stead.
She was in her sitting-room-a quaint,
oak pancled chamber. fragrant with
roses, and gay with old hin in Curl
ously carved ebony cabinets. She had
been singing, II the last notes of her
n a pathetic, hush melody, died
away as he entered.
Your voice reminds me of Il SINCE.
{ once heard in london. Miss Olive
he said presently. 1T was just such
another-pathetic. soul-searching. and
soul-rousing. She also was Irish.'
Was Ii possible hat he could have
the effrontery to speak of Kitty before
her face? She turned indignantly
away.
He looked puzzled. II seem to have
the misfortune to displease you,'' he
said.
1T is a funny thing" he added pres
emily. but not only your voice, but
your face. your expression. seem some
how familiar to me. You remind me
OF some one. u who 1t is I annot
think. Have you a sister, Miss
D'Arcy?"
Olive rose. her face white with pas
sion. her eyes ablaz with scorn. Flow
dare you!" h said, How dare you
speak to me about my sister,"
Another moment and he was alone
feeling that either he or she must be
mad.
Undoubtedly the poor girls ghost.
haunted" he thought; believes tina,
l murdered her sister! By-the-by,
did hear something about the sudden
disappearance of Miss Darcy the elder
l Wonder what 1t means?"
Olive was not troubled by another
visit from Lord Dinover and was be.
ginning to regret her conduct on thu
previous occasion, when sometime
happened which changed the course oj
her life.
Lord Dinover was brought to D'Arc,
castle fearfully injured from a fall in {
,iteeplechase.
pull yourself together my girl!" saif
Ter grandfather, and come and helm
40, no." to the urgeo who suggested
that a trained nurse had better be sen
Tor. Molly and Olive must manae,
together. What's a woman good for
IL not to nurse a man when he's ill?"
And thu adjured. Olive shook of he,
hesitation and enrolled herself as chic
attendant under Molly, the housekeep