Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1892-04-14

enough to make the legal arrangement
when we have ascertained the value
Of the property to be arranged, and
that we can not know before the
stone is cut. We will ques-
ton the best firms in London with re-
gard to lapidary, and take our
time. Meanwhile, l will supply you
with what money you want upon
your I. O. u, and the diamond shall
remain in your keeping. Talk it over
amongst yourselves at your leisure,
and any modification you may think
advisable, have no doubt shall be
able to accept"
| Miss Lascelles returned to the room,
and she spoke to her father. Then
she went to Lola, who had curled her.
self up on the skin, and knelt down
beside her. The girl was not asleep;
she started up into sitting attitude
as Miss Lasceles approached, and
flung off the hand that was laid
tenderly on her arm.
"Yor don't dislike me, Lola?" the
young lady asked, smiling.
eyes, do" the girl replied savage
ly.
But l want to be your friend"
ave sha'n't never be friends
I lost Miss Lascelles' response, for IL
servant entered the room, and Sir Ed
mund addressed us.
"Your rooms are ready" he said;
"Johnson will show you to them if
you feel you would like to turn in
| The prospect OF sleeping once more
! in a good bed brought us to our feet
at once.
} Miss Lascelles, undaunted by the
! first rebuff, had got LoIa's hand in
} hers, and was talkingin % low, endear-
ing tone to her. The Kid snatched
, her hand away, started to her feet,
, and came to my side, seeing we were
about to 60.
2 "a little cuss,' said the Judge: you
must excuse her, miss. Her mother
was a gre;,ser, and she's never had
= any kindness shown her, except by
!, Gentleman Thorne. A lick with the
l strap is what she understands best
: No, miss" he added, W<,en Miss Las
/ ceiles offered to take Lola to hel
' room: ''leave her to me. There amt
!; nothing but Disappointment and vexa
!. ton OF spirit to be got outer the on
u grateful varmint.'
The room given to the Kid was thu
:. prettiest imaginable, with hanglnSs o
I White lace over blue silk, and every
J where the eye was pleased with som
! pretty evidence OF care and taste. Th
! bed was suggestive OF cozlness ant
- fresh virgin purity at the same time
: might have taxed my ingenuity il
V vain to have told Lola. We left tn
e Kid there, leaning against the wal
y her uniathomable eyes looking aroun'
- her in su!len curiosity.
4 In the morning the room was ioun
+ empty, the bed untouched, the Hoo
a covered with slreds of the clothir
4 Miss Lascelles had laid out for Lola
, use, and which, undoubtedly, tt
O little savage had torn up.
a Poorliltle Lola. She and | had Away
y been the best of friends, except whe
= a question OF cooking or washing o.
:. CURED to trouble us She would viel
4 to my persuasion when nothing els
x would bend her stubborn spirit. ST
"a feared my silent repronch more tina
- the scathing sarcasm Van !loecll trea
~ ed her with. or the heavy nanh OF ht
W father She respected no one but ~
n. probably because | alone respecte
her feelings.
h. Had ioreseen that night the cour
/, she WAS about to take, | might, wit
n. 81 little patient persuasion, ha'
a. brought her to reason. My spirit
is weighed down with regret when
At think how perhaps q dozen wor
t. from me at that time would ha
" turned aside the fearful consequen
ia OF that act, an act so slight yet Il
he lowed by terror upon terror, by crll
va upon crime.