Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-12-17

Ernest Norton; and. meanwhile
wife's suspicious would nj ON ns
aroused. Upon the whole. the has s %
of safety seemed to incline tova ul,nee
tanning his own name, and ha a. q. se-
decided to retain ii. naaiy
Meanwhile an event had occnrro,
Twickenham which had driven az
long-suffering Mrs. SomerviIla tpvor,
verge OF Mysteries. and had causoa aahe
servants 20 clamcr more loudlr .,uc
ever for arrears of wages. Tha h,ann
ioresecn by Someryille as inev;,a,N,
within Il brief period, had fallen r,, me
unexpected s~uddenness. Upon bis
turn from town he found bailifya Z
possession OF the villa. A hard au,EN
smile came over his face wbans .m
chief OF these Invaders explained aaicc
mission and produced his d,strainss
warrant. A the suit OF John Iaan.
ses." Le remarked coolly, '.and for r,oa
los. AL right, my man. Therein ha-oo
few more OF your tribe In here Wa w.
this gets wind. no doubt. ana .h ny
there'll be Il scramble for the sficl.a
suppose. | need not advise Won
make yourselves as comfortable as Won
can, because you Fellows always do 7
am told. Here. send for n coupla 90
gallons OF ale, and tell those confonnd.
cd not to make such an nm
roar" w
The bailitf took the protfered 6vo
shilling piece and gazed admiring,v .,
the generous donor. You're wha, :
calls a gentleman, SIR he exclaimed
cmDhatically. "Ong rs don't knock nm
der 10 a bit OF troul.c and knows how
to treat a nan civil y wot's only ANN.
of his duty. As fcr ;lle kitchen foita
he added with a gr.a, Il 'apects they're
a-hollerin' for theii wages"
Then tell them to pack up their Ia
longings," said Somerville quietly "ana
that III pay them off within half an
hour"
He's n 'ot uni" remarked the bajlifr
10 II of his under-strappers as tho
master of the house went of in search
OF his wife. 'Chucks about dollars
and talks of stumping up pounds and
pounds of wages just us though money
weren't no object"
Some of ems built that way.p 70.
piled the other sententiously. II once
knowed a gent"
Did yet" interrupted his superior.
We'll, just so and melt this dollar into
bitter-and-burton will yel There's \
pub. about Il hundred yards down the
read" And. nothing 10th, the under.
stfapper went.
Sionerrille found his wife wcii-uigh
prcstratc with grief. His quick brain
had already discerned a means where.
by this premature descent of the
enemy upon their household goods
might be turned to good account.
What the deuce are you moaning
and grooming about. lielen!" he asked
roughly.
come TO this!' was the fearful reply.
I'VE shall be turned out like beggars
into the Streets
THAT We certainly shall not. he re-
tortcd q~uic6ly. "On the contrary, we
shall depart from this COMPOUNDED
place in Il cab and betake ourselves to
Il tirst-class hotel"
Mrs. Somerville gasped in astonish-
nent. First-class hotels seemed a
strange sequel TO men-in-possession.
Then YOU have obtained money,
RichardT' she cried eagerly. "FT6m
your friend Mr.. Norton, | suppose? Oh,
do, dear, pay these horrid men and
send them away! Then, too, cook
and Annie have been clamoring all
day for their wages"
They shall be paid and discharged
within half an hour" replied her hus-
band. AS for paying these bailiffs,
i shall do nothing OF the kind. Had
my creditors waited the stipulated
time | would have paid them of in
full. As IL is, Dir. John Legg and the
rest OF them may fight 1t out amongst
them. The contents of the house, lock,
stock ard barrel. won't pay them five
shilllngs in the pound. Twill be a les
son TO them TO be Il little more for
bearing when next they get a poor beg
gar upder the whip. What you've got
to do is very simple. Pack up your
best clothes and a portmanteau for me.
Leave all the rubbish behind. mind
But, Richard, | don't understand!
Even old clothes cost money to re-
place"
II know that well enough" retorted
Soneryille. hut as | have money,
that doesn't matter. Just do as tell
you, whilst l collect my papers. Iegg
x Co. are welcome to everything else.
I'll have a cab here In an hour; so dry
your eyes and hurry UP, Nell"
Nell was u term OF endearment,
but rarely bestowed OF late years, ana
the patient wife's eyes filled again at
the uiiwonted sound.
Very well, dearest" she said, KISS
ing her husbands forehead. II shall
do as you bid me. Rut tell me. Rich
ard, was it not Mr.. Norton who came
to your assistance."
lot course. Who else should it be!
Then. God bless him." she said ler-
venuy.
SomerYille tried 10 say Amen, OUT
somehow the word seemed TO stick IN
his throat, and he beat Il hasty retreat
to his study. Thither he suinlnoned
the two servants, paid them. and pres
entity saw them depart, with consider,
able satisfaction. One, at least, Oh
them had seen Norton arrive. ana hau
most a~ssuredly not seen him depart
Servants have long tongues. lie was
we'll rid OF them both,
70 the chief baillff he boldly ay0weu
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