Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1885-09-02

= nadieyai picture put thsre ID CO.
hsislis gArden Tor profane eyes TO look
y and ~ healed.
~Whers n Heaven;s name did that
l0ysly vision come fromis
Who f-whers I. Miss Penfisld
gassd about her. 1Oh, that Il my
nisoes Noy-Moy Farrars; she livel
nth ~. ! brought her on this jour,
~ tos : ch.ngs. poor thingi She haa
nd boen wells
The kindlsd fre had not died out d
Gabriel Hertfordis face his brows 70.
manned flushed.
@As ron were ~ ing, my dear aunt
in yeur goodness, l must work-yes, ]
will SO With you; ( will try to serve
ron wall
A groom in livery came mp the car.
1jago walk, leading : young colt.
send some Of the fellows about to
tell Saunders 70 put up things for q
journey. nm going away. Things ia
last Tor . long stay
my goodness!S Miss PenHeld stared
"is that the way you do? How will
you manage about the house? You
take things somewhat cool, / mu5t say. y
~Ah, the house-that is already fur.
nished with m occupant-an old fellow
with his wife, you see, they do things
quickly in those cases. ! have only to
go
well declare! !" Miss Penfield gasped,
TO 60 and leave everything. my poor
boyl I am glad I thought to come for
you; my place 10 not 30 fine ~ this,
but / guess / am about 40 we'll Of. You
don't catch me putting my money in
the bank Just for sake Of losing il. Moy,
child, come!s
ssIs this my cousin, too?" Galricl asked.
looking 81 the fair vision with the won.
dsefnl depth q still sweetness in he
eyea, standing there with her white ILL
il acr0ss her arm.
"Nos she ID not your cousin; she is
we'll. its no matter what she is."
Gabriel wa capable OF reading a
meaning between words sometimes in
this he fancied that his aunt had meant
to express: "She's nothing to you.
sir!s
That year OF his lifc passed at
Miss Penfield's home, called by her
the Bowerie. was an experience Ga
briel Hartford never forgot or under
rated. 1t was an education; 500 acres,
al clear. rolling plain, soft flowing
river and noble forest The wild, glad
life suited his strong, poetic nature;
the long gallop from place to place;
the gusty wind in his ears; the voices
cf mon ct work; the skies above him ;
the grass below him.
To Gabriel's surprise, Barker, the
man whom be had superseded. staid on
in Miss Penield's employ: he had ac-
cepted an inferior post with . scant
salary, and Gabriel was not slow to
perceive that the man was doing him
self an injustice filing it; the fact was
patent that David Barker was a
scholar; he was . man OF splendidly
developed powers, of keen. flashing
wit and proud temper. Why was he
staying there, thus?
Within six weeks Gabriel battered
himself he had found out two things,
for . mysterious handwriting came to
flow along the walls and write.
First, David Barker was in love with
Moy.
Second, Miss Penfeld was afraid Of
David Barker; she did not wish to Of
fend him, but she wished to get rid OF
him.
For Gabriel was witness to a scene
that moved him profoundly. He was
in the deep window OF the
morning-room where Miss Penfield's
desk was. and he was looking over
some accounts while waiting for his
mistress; the curtain dropped. hid him
from view, and he did not look out
when Barker entered. just in that
pause and silence an oppo.
site door opened to admit Miss PEN
field. With o little muymur the lady
came forward to DaviI, handing him
an open letter.
"Just read that, David" she said.
~exultantly.
With . quiet look he read the letter.
and then returned it to Miss Penield.
eyes, its a very grand thing" he
said. Miss Penfield turned pale.
"You-you will accept the - the
chance, won't you? You wvn't let
such an offer passy"
.No; I shall not accept it"
"Oh, why why not!y"
because / wish to stay here"
ITO stay here? Oh, David, it's no
place for you. Go-where you can do
Then she clasped her hands
together. II beseech you to go and
us in p~eacew
Tho man laughed ont aloud-a long,
laugh.
"You want me to go so much? Well, /
will 70 ON one condition-that Moy
goes with me! Give me Moy for my
wifel You tell me to go to where / can
do better. Miss Penfeldw His words
were like iron missiles dropped in Mary
heart. Tell me where that
place is where can ! do better than on
my own land?-for this is mine. Town
tho Bowerie; my title is older than
yours; / have got il, proved and sure.
advanced toward her; his
words hung over her like o threaten
ing lash-"lIl destroy it--as sure as
there is the blue sky above US, Ill de.
stroy it in your sight; I'll give up every
scrap Of title. il you'll give me Moy."
He stopped. white with passion. Miss
Peniield stood with her hands covering
her bowed face. The silence was ter
it seemed to beat about these two
like waves Of o heavy sea running
over them. Gabriel sat silent; he did
not dare to stir now; his great fear was
that he should be discovered.
Finally Miss Pcnfeld looked up.
"Moy, give ron Moy p she murmured,
wonderingly. why, man, the child
does not love you"
sNever mind; I've love enough for
two. Ill teach her to love me-"
The words seemed coarse, but there
was hot fever in the tone.
Miss Penfield at this lifted her
dropped head; some spark Of proud
temper lit her eye; she Strengthened
her tall form.
"Moy, my little fair Moy? You will
give me tho Bowerie if ! give you
Moy?"
She had this while been carrying in
her hand q beautiful, costly trif1e. With
fingers she now tore il through
the middle, straight across, from edge