The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1896-05-15
CHAPTER v
Past Present and t-uruva

Greatly afflicted was t4@ IE4~aE@- T
the loss of bis oil AMI faithful se-ra1-.
and greatly shocked bv tie na1le9. 81
his death
And with James Framp-ol had pgT-
hapS forever disappeared all chance
of knowing that which -le b3~oue-
had for years been yery eager - dis
cover
Sir Loghlen. convalascen1 when Lis
nephew and niece returned 10 him.
from rather serious illness. was near
to suffering a relapse when the fatal
tidingS concerning his old servant were
brought 10 him.
But he bore un brarely The crush
ing calamity of his sons death had
somewhat >teeled his heart 10 after
attiiction. for, after that one terrible
blow all others could but fall with
comparative lightneSs.
1t was on the third day after the re
turn Of Frances and Stanley To their
uncle'S residence. some few miles from
Wexford. that Frances. looking from
one of its windows uttered 50 loud an
exclamation that Sir i.oghlpn. seated
by the fire in deep thought wa; start
led by her cry frem ont tha reyeria
Into which lie had fallen
While stanley claramtnt bounded
from the chair in which he had been
sitting opposite the harunat and hur
ried TO the window frem WHICH Fran
ceS was still gazing hef face and neck
covered deep with bushes and 4 Joy
ful expression increasing the bti!liancy
of her always more tllaA sufficiently
iuStrOuS eyes.
One glance toward Frances. and hei.
in l1al .aI faI =.
which he heheld on looking from the
window.
He saw sydney Drummonl seated
on a car which was jogging up the
avenue toward the house and with
difficulty suppress Il the eNecration
which had risen 10 his lips.
1t is tile gentleman Of when have
already spoken to YOU uncle. said
Frances hurriedly. and with much con-
fusion of manner.
II am glad Of II. dariing," wa, the
Oaronets response.
Frances. in 4 great tiuiter yet be-
lieying that she was acting calmly and
with becoming dignity. rang the bell
and instructed the servant who an
swered it that the gentleman who had
just arrived was TO be received With
every respect and conducted imnedi-
ately to ilef uncle'S presence.
And presently sydney Drummond
entered the room. carrying ii his hand
by the strap which was around it the
small well secured box. which we
have already mentioned as containing
certain important documents and a
rather large sum Of money.
coldly and haughtily bowed the bar
onet.s nephew as sydney entered the
room: While Frances. her eyes east
down rs II she Were particularly ex-
aEllnin. tie carpet. tlmidly extended
her hand 10 her agreeable companion
OF the Dreadnou.lif.
Il have yentured hithef to--to-to--''
stanmered sydney. and could proceed
no further.
And Frances. glad 50 TO relieve the
youn. mans embarrassment. aud per-
haps discovering thar She was not hel.-
self II ease lei sydney toward her
uncle. Who Lad already risen 10 re-
ceivc him.
Sir Le.hlen while his niece was GO
Ing through the form OF introduction
started slightly and. drawing back a
step. fixed his eyes steadily for a mo-
ment or two on Sydney's face, his own
countenance 1T the time wearing
very puzzled expression
While Stanley Claremont. on his
part. was keenly and darkly watching
the Daronct
At length. as if recalled to that which
was required of him. Sir Loghlen hast
lily recovered the step which Just be-
fore he had receded. and .rasping sgd
ney's hand. welcomed him warmly.
and earnestly thanked him for the at
tentions which. on board the steam
boat. he had bestowed on Frances.
Sydney bowed and muttered some al
most inarticulate words: aud felt how
little he merited the baronet's graft
tude. since all his attentions to Fran
ces had nrised from most selfish and
interested motives
On learning that the bankers clerk