Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-09-18

"How do you like our little town."
Il am very well pleased with what !
have seen OF it,"
81 am very glad to hear it sir, indeed,
but l am very sorry that our hotel
doesn't afford better accommodations"
eyes, that is very unfortunate"
"How long do you intend to remain
in this out-of-the way place, Mr.. Sum-
ner?"
81 hardly know. I dislike very much
to think that I'll be compelled to put
up with this hotel for any length Of
time especially as my only object in
coming here is to seek rest, away from
the busy world, in whose grinning
turmoil | have been SO ruthlessly
Winfield"
"Ah!" unused the Judge, che talks
like a Lord" 'You are from London,
I believer"
"Yes."
care you related to Lord Sumner"
The nan smiled and said that he was
not. The Judge declared to himself
that it was a sly trick to conceal his
identity.
"Mr. Sumner, you spoke of the ho-
tel. How would you like to remain at
my house during your stay?"
81 should not like to put any one to
trouble"
"No trouble at all, L assure you, sir.
1 have a large house, plenty Of room
and l live at home, sir; live at home.
Come, go with me now, and 1 will send
a negro after your luggage" Nothing
could have tempted the Judge to have
used the American term, baggage"
Il shall avail myself, Judge, Of your
kind offer; and, let me now remark,
that if you should come to London,
you will find me most hearty in return
ing the courtesy"
CHAPTER II.
The Judges house was large and
airy. Lord Sumner declared that he
was delighted with the place. He first
met Rose at the supper table. "Her
beauty made him glad" When she
unconsciously smiled at him, he was
thrilled. After supper, Rose and Lord
Sumner repaired to the richly fur
nished parlor. Rose, who by any
other name would have possessed just
as sweet a voice, sang a pathetic song.
Lord Sumner said that it reminded
him very much of a song he once
heard an American lady sing in Paris.
"Have you lived all your life in this
charming place"
Eyes, sir. I have never been away
but once and that was when I accom-
panied my father to Europe several
years ago."
Il own an old house in Devonshire.
It is larger than this, but 1 don't think
that it is so pleasant"
us it an old CASTLE"
"Well, hardly"
"The castles are all owned BY the
ar%istocrats, [ suppose"
eyes, most of them"
"Do you belong to the a~ristocracyp''
mo, | am only an ordinary citizen"
Rose knew better. She could see
that he was a Lord. The Judge, who,
standing out on the porch, overheard
the remark, chuckled. "Ah," he
unused, 1--WE understand you better
than you imagine we do"
How long do you expect to remain
in America" Rose asked.
II hardly know. The fact is, I am
suffering from overwork, and that an
extended %sojourn in this invigorating
neighborhood will benefit me-"
II am glad you have come. Faith,
er likes company"
show about YOURSELF"
"Oh, don't object to company. ]
am very lonesome at times"
The next day Rose and Lord Sumner
strolled through the woods. The Judge
was glad to see them together. a
think that we are in q fair way to at
tain II object" he unused. "But
what if he should win Roses love and
then turn out to be a pretender? But
confound it he does not pretend to be
a Lord. Oh, but he is, though. He
pust be. l a tell a Lord the mo-
hent | set my eyes on him"
Rose had already fallen in love with
the fascinating stranger.
CHAPTER III.
Lord Sumner had remained durins
several weeks at the Judges house.
At first the village people were much
amused, but after awhile they began to
feel concerned. Rose was, after all, a
good girl, they said, and why should
she throw herself away on a man who
was doubtless a worthless character?
The man who had told the credulous
Judge, was no longer in town, and the
hotel clerk, who was not very friendly
toward the Judge, refused to explain
the joke that had been played. A kind.
hearted old minister, desiring to save
his friends daughter from a disgrace,
full alliance, went to the Judge one day,
and suddenly breaking off from a skill.
fully designed Introductory converse.
ton, said:
''By the way, Judge, how is your Wis.
itor getting alongP"
"First rate, l thank. YOU"
II have understood that he is .
Lord"
"Oh, yes"
"How do you know"
"How do I know? Why, sir, 1 have
been in England. know Lord when
l see one."
"Judge, read this"
The minister produced a newspaper
clipping, describing a man who was
going about the country, pretending to
be first one Lord and then another.
The writer had very well described
! Lord Sumner.