The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1888-08-25
"With plea

WIN plea
| Having bid cordial farewell to Uncle
Sandy. and civil goodbye to Mary, Lady
Finistoun slipped her arm through Mona's,
and they walked slowly down the approach.
IL have been dying to ask you hundred
questions, dear' she exclaimed. "What
droll, intensely Scotch Scotchman your
uncle isl Quite characterl am sure he
is very rich. Has he adopted your Is he
going to leave you all his money? Is young
Lochinvar' n lover, or a rival near the
throne' Tell me everything"
Mona laughed, and gave Lady Finistoun
n slight sketch of the situation, in which
that sympathetic young peercss was inn
mensely interested.
''The Draw Hielandman' is no doubt an
excellent person." she said; "but should
like TO see YOU sole heir to YOUR uncle's
wealth. ] suppose he is very rchf'
"Not according to your standard, I Inn
agine." returned Mona, though / believH
he could make Kenneth independent, and
me, too; for ! have found that woman
, wants but little here below to make her
happy. Money cannot buy what is most
essential"
"Oh, OF course not Still one wants
few necessaries. often wonder how poor
Geraldine will get on She will not hear
OF the horrors which wait on poverty"
MAY L." said Mona, with slight hesit-
alton, may | send my love to your motheri
am SO fond of her. And you know she
has right to be angry with me. Ibid not
behave well to"
ITO poor Leslie Waringr' put In Lady
Finistoun, as she hesitated. mo, you did
notl Now, l dare say you are sorry for it'"
81 am very sorry panied him, but am
very glad did not marry him 1t would
have been bad for both of u.s."
Perhaps so. At any rate ho Is gone to
the bad. SO some one was telling me. He
lost heaps Of mon y on horses and at Monte
Carlo; and he got o an awfully fast set;
then he disappeared. They say he was
| last seen blowing or breaking horses, or
some such thing. in Texas. So, after all,
he might have ruined you as well rs him.
| self II you had married him"
at grieves me to hear such an account
Of him." replied Mona, after a few mo-
ment's silence. "He was kind and gener-
| Gus, and deserved better woman than
| am."
Then came leave-taking, and the visitors
drove of as the soft gloom Of an autumnal
night began to deepen in the east
"Do you mind walking back by yourself''
asked Kenneth. II am going up the hill
bit to speak word TO Allan, the shep-
herd"
"Oh, no. I am only few steps from our
own road. and there is nothing to fear
among these delightful hills"
| That's true. I'll be back before sup
| per-" and Kenneth went swiftly on, with q
free. swinging step.
The sound OF his football had hardly died
away when another caught Mons's ear
and seemed to gain upon her. In spite of
| her assertion that there was nothing ia
| fear" she felt an odd uneasiness that
thought not absolutely fear, was unpleas
ant; nor was she surprised when q voice
behind her said. Good evening, Mis-,
Craigl did not hope to find you so faI
atield." Then she was obliged to pause tc
turn and greet Lisle, who soon overlook
her He carried a gun on his shoulder,
and was followed by gillie with game
bag.
This Is n piece of luckl | was shooting
in this direction, so thought of taking
CraYgdarroch on my way back, to tell your
uncle that have had no reply from Bal
muir"
Mona was annoyed at this rencontrc.
She wanted to walk back alone in undis
turbed thought. The report OF Waring she
had just heard had affected her. She was
SO sorry for him And now came Lisle 70
stir up the less worthy side of her nature
for Mona was by no means an angel all
round. II, as he seemed disposed to do, he
again tried to Gmuse n passing hour by
| making love 10 her. she would accept 1t in
| i. spirit uf fun which should show out nj
| iut"rr.,s T.. -hnnia never fiatter himself
tsHi , laaJ "a aIuir any serious impression
"Can not take the message for you"
The said, looking up. with demure smile
1T Is a steep road to climb after your days
ramp over the moor"
"Whatl and leave your fair sice all un-
guarded, lady'"
.'Oh! my fair side is accustomed to take
:are of itself very successfully"
Then may confess to low-mindeu
hope that your uncle may ask me to din
uer,-though, by the way, am scarcely lit
TO present myself"
"A hope l must nip in the budl Wehave
iined"
Great powersl Well, need not lose
this precious chance OF speaking to you.
suppose shall never see you except Through
O haze of Highland relations"
mo; 1t is not very likely"
"If you knew how anxious l am to ash
you a variety Of questions, you would giv'
me some opportunity of tete-d-tete.
"You may ask as many as you nkei
have no secrets"
"What does your uncle know you re
fused Waringf"
"HoU did you know did"
"Ohi know how desperately In love h
was. and 1t Is currently reported that yo'
did, and that he went to the bad in conse
quence!"
"Nonsenser' returned Mona, grave
hard expression replacing the smile vhicl
, had played round her lips. You ant
/, Sir ST. John Lsle, have seen enough O
the world we live in to know that womel
seldom nave sufficient influence TO max