Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-01-16

equally narrow staircase leu 10 'ho
second floor,
Mr., Montrose followed the landiauy
nm stairs TO a pair or small, plalhly
furnished. but clean rooms, connecteu
nv folding doors. The front II was
a parlor. the back N a chamber
what are your terms!' inquired
Mr.. Montrose, when he had glanced
%aDproyingly around these ooms
..Twenty-fve shillings a week, SIR
with Attendance replied Mrs. CoF-
der.
Have you other lodgersT'
"No others, sir, except a poor gen
tIeman and his daughter as have the
rooms over these, and has never pala
me a penny for Them added the
woman in a low tone, but loud enough
TO he heard.
Il will engage these rooms for a
lady. who will take possession imme-
diately: and here is four weeks pay
ment in advance"
Mrs. Corder curtsied lowly Ill &C.
acknowledgements of this liberaiity. ana
promised to have fires lighted imme-
diately to air the apartments.
And Mr.. MontroSe hurried back 10
the White Swan, where he found Eu-
dora still resting in the easy CHAIR,
and awaiting HIM.
Il have found you lodgings, dearest,
where | hope and believe you VIII De
hoth comfortable and safe. They are
over a small green crocer's shop kept
by a stout. rosy good humored-!ooklng
widow. with a large family OF young
children. And with her shop, her
children and her dodgers to attend TO-
she is much too busy to pry into other
p~eOples' private affairs. You may get
readv now while | call n carriage.
said Malcolm. and without waiting 10
hear her warm thanks, he passed out:
In two minutes he returned ana lea
his companion. who was quite ready,
TO the carriage. Her box was put IN.
and the directions given to the coach
man, who drove on.
4 quarter of an hours drive brought
them to tho private entrance of MRS,
Corder's house. The goOd-hum0red
landlady stood at the door to receive
her new ledger.
Mr., MontrOse alighted. handed Eu-
dora out and led her into the houSe
followed by the cOachman carrying the
box, which he sat down in the pass
age.
Poor girl" murmured the landlady
TO herself, as she noticed the deep
mourning and pale face Of her guest.
Poor girl. an orphan, | dare say
some clergyman'S daughter come up
to London to get her living as n daily
goycrneSS or something. She do look
like that. But -lawk, she'll never be
able 10 pay twenty-five shillingS a
week for her lodgings, and that she ii
soon find out. HowS'ever, the gentle
man has paid the first month in ad-
vance, and maybe he may. Lawk, l
wonder whatever he is to her"
This is my cousin, Miss Mines, who
is to be your new lOdger, Mrs. COrder.
Will you please to show her at once
to her rooms?" said Mr.. M%Ontrose,
who, haEing settled with the man, now
turned and presented his companion
to her landlady.
Eyes, certainly, sir; the rooms are
quite ready. I'm proud to see you,
Miss Miller-that's a real governesSing
name, Miss Miller" added the land
lady, soto voce, as she led the way up
stairs and threw open the door Of the
front parlor.
Malcolm and Eudora entered the
room and the landlady fingered to re-
ceive orders.
"You may have the box sent up, If
you please, Mrs. Corder," said Mr..
Montrose, to get rid Of the good
woman. who dropped u curtsey and
withdrew.
Now, dearest Eudora," said the
young man, 'for your W sake l
must hasten to leave you. l mast
hurry back to Allworth Abbey, that no
one may suspect that l have been so
far absent from the neighborhood, or
connect my absence with your disap-
pearance. My presence is also nee
essary to assist at the funeral Obse-
quies at Allworth. So you perceive,
dearest, that / must Immediately de-
part"
''Oh, yes, I know that for every good
reason you must GO" said Eudora.
And this advice ] must give in
leaving you: Be S1Tc ana keep your
self closely within doors! Send the
landlady or her o out for whatever
you rcqIire-but GO not forth yourself.
If time hangs heavily on your hands,
send for books from Nude Circuiat-
ing library, a branch of which stands
near this. Do not risk writing to any
cne, not even to me, unless it should
be positively necessary; and IL you do
write, be careful to put neither al
dress nor date at the top of your let
ter. nor name Of any sort at the bot
tom; and direct your letter to Howth,
q post about twenty miles from All
worth. Do you mark me, dear Eudo-
RAJ"
"Oh. yes, / mark. and / will remem-
Der and follow your directions"
II will write to you under your mid
die name Of Mines, and post my let
ters at Howth. Now. dearest, trust in
God-trust, also, In me: keep up your
spirits, and hope for the best. You
will be quite safe here, as you knew
the hunt for you will be led off in an
opposite direction. Your landlady is
evidently a good-humored. obliging,
unsuspicious creature, who will en-
deavor to make you comfortable. II
she should betray any curiosity upon
the subject of my interest in you, tell
her 81 much of the truth as that we
are betrothed, but avoid telling her
my name: she will probably believe it
TO be the same as your own. Will you
remember all these things?"
"Oh, yes. dearest Malcolm!' said Eu-
dora, eudeavoring to control her emo
tons.
And now. my beloved. I have not a