The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-10-18

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where a gro Up of four ladies, whose
clothes we'll matched the apartment,
sat converting. FOR | have 10 doubt
they would have called it "conversa-
ton a highly interesting and inn
proving KIND.
The Young fellow in the distance.
however. did not seem to find it SO.
lie was at the z when mel are very
critical OF women, especially OF their
mothers n sisters, niles the e hap
pen to be sufficiently beautiful ideals
10 remain such unto o ana brother
from the cradle to the grave-an cX-
ceptional happiness which bcfalls few,
and il had not befallen lfoderick Jar
dine.
The stout lady who. the instant he
spoke, pricked up her ears with a
cheerful "Eh, my DEAR" vas eccentric
nature will sometimes have it so very
unlike this. her youngest child and
only son-as unlike as it was possible
for mother ana son to b.. Light and
dark, fat and lean, largc-boned and
slender. phlegmatic and nervous. they
came Of two Numerically opposite
types, physically and mentally. Moral
k-yes, there was similarity there. for
Mrs. Jardine was a good woman, and
ftOderick was, as she c~casciessly de-
clared. being very outspoken as To her
fceliags, the best of sons though he
was a little peculiar" like his Dor,
dear father, Of whom he was the very
image.
This was true. Her three daugh-
ters nov married and settled, except
the last, who was Just about t. be-all
took after herself. No. her present
sell, Perhaps, but the comely lassie she
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round-chccked, with Il wide mouth aud
slightly projecting tecth-though pos
scssing sufficient good looks to be a
belle IN iIicherdcn. Roderick alone
favored" the other side of the house
the tai. dark, rather ~sad-looking
father, who came of old Highland
blood, and not Icing in business like
most of the lIichcrden folk had led a
rather retired life. keeping himself
very much in the background, ven
amid his WI family. Nobody really
knew him, OF thought much of him.
until ne died. which event happened
just before his son went to college.
since then his widow had gradually
blOssOmcG out into great %splendOr:
married her two daughters, taken her
independent place III society. Richer
den society. as Il woman beg pardon,
IL lIlV-tll8I Iii ~ Ut WIZ HIS IL IdE1c
fortune. a fine family, and Il great ca
patty for managing both. People had
said that She managed her husband:
but those who knew Mr.. Jardine qucs-
toned this. Gentle IL he was, he WAS
not exactly Il man L be managed 10y
anybody.
What were you saying, Rody. my
lamb"
Now. if there was i pet name the
young fellow di,likcd, it was his child
ish diminutivc oi "ltody,' And no
man of Internationally is altogether
pleased at icing called "a lamb"
Can you spare two minutes from
that very delightful conversation of
yours to listen to me. mother"
"Ou, ay, my dear"
The Young man WINGED a little.
"Wouldn't yes do as well aS 'ou, ay:'
But never mind. it doesn't mater.
mother. dear added he with a sigh,
more OF WEAKNESS than impatienc-.
-Rody. my boy" said she. coming to
him half-deprccatingly. were you
saying you wished to 90 abroad: It's
late in the year, to be sure, but I'll not
hinder Won. only you must promise
tnmbling into glaciers Glaciers, she
called them; and her voice had the
high pitched shrillness which Richer
den ladies sc dom quite get out of,
even when they fancy they have
merged their native accent in the
purest of English. wherever you 90.
remember You must be back in time
for Isabella's marriage.
"Certainly-and. mother, don't be
afraid OF my tumbling into u glacier.