The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-06-11

wronged brother: and Nancy, Il his
VIE, would Oon discover that her
husband was very miserable, anu
would then, as Tony termed it, take
to griz1ing. too.
On the morning at which we have
now arrived, Tony had perceived that
ms brother was more pale than even
OF late had been usual with him. and
that he was in a state Of great nervous
excitement.
Come, come, Sydney old fellow
Tony cried, encouragingly. "do pluck
up IA little courage. All will soon come
right now. take my word for it,"
Il might believe YOU" Sydney an
swered ~deJectedly, ''if / could but see
a Slimmer, however distant, by which
might hope to eXtricate myself from
that enlargement against when l am
now so vainly struggling"
He was silent and deep in sorrOwful
thought for awhile. and then said. 1T
seems that L am to be again unSuccesS-
full" and sighed deeply.
Sydney, known TO one of the dlrec-
tors Of a new limited liability com.
pany, which was then i'll course OF
formation, had applied To be engaged
thereon; had been encouraged with a
prospect OF success, and was TO receive
reply TO his application, which was to
reach him on a certain appointed day.
1t was now the morning after the
day which had been fixed on, n no
word had reached the anxious and un
happy sydney.
A fresh start in the world would
never be offered to him. was now his
unhappy thought; and the sigh which
he breathed was echoed by Tony; only
very family, hat his brother might
not hear it.
For Tony struggled manfully to con
ceal even a shadow OF the sorrow he
was enduring from his brother, now so
sensitive and so suspicious, that even
Tony would have evil thoughts con
corning him.
And so Tony always, when in his
brothers presence, made a point of
striving to appear cheerful, and in
variably succeeded: and with diff
Guilty driving back the sigh which was
rising TO mis- throat, would speak en-
couraging words to cheer his brother,
but TO which his own sad heart was
utterly in%credulous.
And often, while signing to himself
liza HiS blobIcl - IIOLllSlhS NdI'tL
should have been so broken.
Don't give way to the dumps, sgd
ney; everything Will come right in a
week or two, as sure as my name is
Anthony Drummond."
Whenever Sydney's brother pro-
nounced his own christian name in
full, it was intended as a proof that he
was most emphatically in earnest; at
all other times, he was Tony to him
self and to everybody else.
And now Tony said 10 his brother,
in what was meant for quite a rollick-
ing tone of voice, Il can't see what
you have TO worry about. Sydney.
when | tell you that matters will soon
come right again; and you know | am
always a true prophet"
Sydney did not know anything Of
the sort, and very incorrectly was
Tony propheSying now; for far great
err suffering than they were now en-
during was yet TO fall on them both.
And the day will ONE and before
long, too" continued Tony, when l
shall see myself the brother-in-law of
Il barOnet'S niece
"Oh, never, never,' mOaned Sydney.
" bt IIolISIllSt. ltlol l'u ibIiN =
and strove t o laugh, but utterly failed.
While Sydney despairingly exclaim-
ed: THAT | have not killed myself,
Tony, has been because the remem-
brance of my Door old grandmother
has saved me from q suicides grave
That | have not sunk beneath my
has been, dear Tony, because
your true, brOtherly affection, has rem
IappI 1ifn nnSSihln tn mo Thnrn nrn
but those two sentiments at my heart
and no other shall l ever possess"
"Rubbish-rubbiSh"," mumbled Tony,
and as if the words were choking him.
Then, turning his back on Sydney,
proceeded with a seemingly reckless
swagger to the window of his work
shop, and looked out, as well as he
could, through the moisture which
dimmed LIS eyes, and tried to whistle,
but succeeded no better than in the
laugh he had before attempted.
And Sydney sat, his head between
his hands. his body swaying to and
frO-to Tony, an unmistakable express
sion of the torture with which his
brothers mind was racked,
At last, starting quickly TO his feet.
Sydney said. If that letter does not
come, | must 90 at once and learn the
result; although, l fear, l can too well
guess what that result will be-"
You can't guess anything of the
sort" cried Tony; but | can and i
prophesy that you are about to jump
into a good berth"
IAN answer of some sort / will
have" Sydney resOlutely said, as he
quilted Tony and the house to proceed
to the director who had promised to
befriend him.
If he does not succeed Tony was
saying to himself, as he looked after
his brother, II shall see him smile
once again-and what a pleasant sur
nriSa Ii NNnnll ln for nAAI old mIl nd