The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1893-11-10
W., .,w,vs was m obstinate a. chsti-

nate. And what will your papa say
when he sees you don't eat your din
ner?"
"Rut he won't he nevFS notices
nny,hrg. and l shall take every thing
on nv plate, and 1 promise to eat lots
OF peas and Il raspberry tart
Much good they'll do You, to be
sure.'' responded Wilson, satiri cally.
wen Il isn't five yet, and there's
nlruty of time to get another appetite
by eight.
So ii was done as the young nutocrat
commanded, and presently she ana
nurse were back in the cool, shady
room, with its great oak presses, chat-
ting over their tea.
"Now, nurse, for the story"
Wilson stirred her tea, pursed up
her mouth, and with contracted brow
proceeded to ruminate as to the most
approved fashion OF commencing =
story,
CHAPTER IL.
We'll, my dear, it's so long ago since
I've heard speak Of these things that
/ Almost forget You'll make yourself
!ll"-this as she saw Nelly helping her
self incontinently to another great
spoonful of jam.
mo. | sha'n't Now do go ON, you
tiresomc, provoking old thlng'
Well now, let me see. You know
the picture they call the Black Hunt
inglou' In the gallery? He was your
let me think now-no great great great
grandfather"
Its all the same" said Nelly. with
her mouth fun.
mo, my dear, It's not at all the same:
because one was him, and Of course the
other 'ud be his sen"
An right, 90 on
And you know the pretty. pale. sor-
rowfrl-looking lady In the panel by the
big chimney -cCrnerF
Yes. Lady Isabel"
Well Black Huntingdon and Lord
Lengholme (at least, he was only Sir
Vivian then-his nephew was the first
earn-Black Huntingdon and Sir Vivian
were both In love with her from the
time they were boys. and she favored
Sir Vivian always from the first. Well.
that didn't hinder Black Huntington
from going after her, more particular
as the earl, her fl her ccuntenanced his
suit. 1t was different in those days,
you know. dear-the Langholmes were
down ard the HEntinsdons were up
then. now It's al, the other way, and
they've got their turn in the scale He
was an awful jealous disposition was
Black Huntingdon. and would come
home half mad sometimes after he'd
seen Lady Isabel and Sir Vivian togeth
er. or else 60 scourin' the country like
the wind on his black horse. Satan.
once he went of for days and days
| nobody KNOWN what had become OF
MN, an his people began to 6e fright
ened. an TO search the country round
| When one night he came home in the
Hlilst or great storm OF thunder and
Iighinng, looking for all the world like
Shost, and Satan all In n rpek of
sthcke and foam. He hardly touched
iooa, ana night after night they heard
l.im walking up and down. IN and
noWh, In the great gallery. sometimes
i saNihs Il sort OF ehoked groan like
mat was when he found out LADY
isabel would have Sir Vivian. and the
earl md given his consent Wen !,
month before they was 10 have boen
married the war broke out. ana Sir
vivian had 10 go off TO the army
ioor things! there was a sad to-do with
them. | believe. she cIuro to him 49,,
went on her knees to him not r. g.,
or 10 take her too: hut of course 49,
wasn't noSsibla, and he woa ! h.,,,a
Young fellow. and won,dn,f sl,i,,, -.
a.s ~ ne went with sore heart
, e..',' she .rlesi ana said. It's I'll over
i 81 We sh,lli never bc anything moro
~ Vaeh otheF now. And She steod at
.ie cast,e gate. watching him rifle off
uo"n MI, and then She tainted ,nd
.ney carried her or to her room, and
lor many long day they thought she,a
coffin.' NOei'' III her
Nelly had left Off eating now ana we
ie.,iihg g forward eagerly with ,ro,t.
Wlde-open eyes
paused e' as nurse
-, ~ give me time to got nv bra.th
.hiia. sad Wilson, bnt feelip. e,t
sei.'i al the same at the interest har
recital awakened. % he'
VIII She went on. Dresnptly .tho
luhtihgdons was always reol,onad on
nol,ofabie race Of men: but ,oro ,,,n
mike mike the host do strange tb;nos -
.lllies and Black Huntingdon waen.t
que oI the best. So when Sir ,r;,,;an
10" oeen gone some time. no sot u,,,a
'o,teS aHoat about him. and II oo,ao -
.'uN s isabels ears that her lover ,a. 80
,'1ehiess. and had married faro;,..,
.'s 80 months Went on az, -
sesei ana walled and lamantaa ,,,t
~ olher ftdlnos Of her love o., !.
=. :, 'hu hihck Huntingdon wac ,jxyo,..
~ caS''e. so at last Tho roo. .,
yielded. and they were n,o,,;a, 49, sn'i
was dotinclv fond of her IL H.. 49, tie
savage Kind Of way: but wbn,, ''ois.
she wouldn't smile on him ~ ~ Nv
MS love or his comnonv he. t,,,,,, 'nr
in nf CIV No. .'el' ana was alwavs rnnrooch-
Ia,nh, 's y T was her fault noor