Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-07-16

Lord renlyn offered his friend II. post
Of his secretary combined with steward,
which 1t that moment was vacant By the
death OF the previous holder.
but companion 40 WELL" he said,
iaughingly. II am not going to have ron
buried alive at Occleve Chase when /
want POUR society In London, nor vice
versa, 20 you had better find . aubordi-
nate"
Smerdon took the post, and no one
could say with any truth that his friend
ship for Lord Penlyn stood in the way OF
his doing his duty to him a. his secretary.
He made himself thoroughly master Of
everything concerning his friends prop
erty-of his tenants and his servants; he
knew to q head the cattle belonging to
him. and what timber might be marketed
annually. and regulated not only his
country estate but also his town house.
And, that his friend should not lose the
com%panionship which he evidently priced
80 dearly, he thought nothing Of travelling
half the night from Occleve Chase to
London and Of appearing fresh and bright
at the breakfast table.
For, so deeply had Penlyn's goodness
to him In all things sunk into his heart,
that he never thought he had done
enough to show his gratitude.
They had been busy this m~orning-the
morning after Lady Chesterton's BALI
in going over their accounts, and in max
Ing arrangements for their visit, in the
forthcoming Ascot week, to Sir Paul's
villa, near the Royal course.
Then, while they had paused for q few
moments to indulge in q cigarette, the
conversation had again turned upon that
discovery at LIE Vocq.
Il tell you what / do mean to do" Pen.
lyn said; Il mean to 60 and see Bell. AL
though he could have known nothing Of
was going on thirty years ago, he
may have heard his father say something
on the subject. They have been our So
licitors TOR years."
Mr. Bell listened to his clients story.
smiling family once or twice, at what
seemed to his worldly mind. too much re-
morse for his fathers sin on the part of
Lord Penlyn, then he said:
Il never knew your father, but I
should think the whole affair a simple
one, and an ordinary version Of the old
story"
what old story?"
sSSAJ ~ - RCAoOA " VOStlloA
give ME, Lord Penlyn, we are men Of the
world" The said ''we." though he consid-
cred his client as tie very reverse Of "a
man Of the world'D, and can speak plain
~: the story Of q person of position grow
ing tired Of a responsibility, and then
dropping her."
ITO starve with herewith his of.
spring.
A Sy chn,~1l v1k son -. - sAest NJ. Dill ~~sl
with airy cynicism. x never saw the late
Lord Penlyn, and scarcely ever heard my
father mention him. II you like l will
have all the papers relative to him gone
through: but it is thirty years ago! II
the lady il alive she would surely have
turned up by now. And l may say the
same Of the son."
HE may not even know the claim he
has"
"Claim! my lord. what claim? He has
no claim on YOU"
HAS he not? Has he not the claim
Of brotherhood, the claim that my father
deserted his mother? l tell you, Mr.. Bell.
that il I could find that man I would
make his the greatest restitution in my
power"
The lawyer looked upon Lord Penlyn.
when he heard these words, as a Quixotic
young idiot, but Of course he did not say
90.
But he did promise to go through all
the papers in his possession relating to
the late lord, and to see about this partic-
ular case.
Two nights afterwards Penlyn received
a letter from him, saying that there was
not the slightest trace In any Of the %.
cleve papers in his possession Of the per-
sons about whom they had spoken.
"And," he concluded, II should advise
voaR lordship to Danish the whole affair
forever from your mind. It is now too
late for You to obtaif any Information
about it."
C Cnntinued.l