The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-07-09
CHAPTER NII-,Continued,

tiIStr 10 ItE Sltt'. ffllliilll'tl, bUl You
mtustnf mind me. boys: tor hen any
DO ly III so happy ~ | am at this pre-
sent moment. IL is apt To turn ones
l." al q little. especially such a poor,
CIs.Zed, old hc; Al aS r,ino. Ia my pre-
Sc IT cCslditi"n. ncthin: seems improb-
able; Indeed. IL appears To ne Just
sow thtt the most glowing fairy tale
II NJ We been nothing mere than a
IN re ay matter Of fact
Tony was staring harder than ever.
something wondcrfu' has happen
g or = going IT, happen. that's Ger,
Q la, g2rLdnOt'" 2, ar you wouldnl,
: =u!Gar ON 81. never knew you To
eak ont in tins sort of way before"
All. li!y dear boy" cried Mrs. wiz.
eIghby.
Yes, Erapelmoti ~" said rony.
Not joni mean sydney. resumed
Mrs. iinughby. And sondly patting
that y,jGng g"ntl,man's checks. An
your troUb'cs aud sorrows are az IN
end: Gil, wait "A bIt-not many min
u1es Iow-and she glanced towards
tLo c}ock-'nnd then you will have
s"meihing To say. | fancy"
fotIy was puzZling his brain To no
purpose, ind was saying 10 himself
thaf he could not arrive at the slight.
est notion as III What lis grandmother
wiH going on about.
Ind seeing her youngest grandson
looking gloomy, ~ she believed. Mrs.
W iiioughhy laughed aud said. PER
hEps you have oru thought OF being
i~,llons. Master Tony
What a likely idea,9 Tony said.
wlth great henrtiness. Haven't yod
n much right tn be- fond OF sydney
as | havet"
After "A pause, aud with q very
s0lcmn look, Tony whispered to his
grandmother, Gran ma, | am very
uneasy
Irn. wiiioughby locked greatly an
yiaus.
Poor, dear boy" she cried; what,
thtn. Is the matter with youy'
and Tony. laughing. said that he
ntetl Isis dinner, for he was nearly
starved to death.
Mrs. Wiil2ugi 10y, ~half-angry. and
h" ti-smiiing. told him that she expect
eu sisI,m :, 70 Lr would have to- wait
. bit.
Comp: NY coming to dinuer?" asked
Tony.
Mrs. W~illoughby replied with a dig
snitied no,,.
Anybody know. grandma"
THIS tiile "A sha ke OF the head from
the old lafy.
Some Dne of great impnrtanceT'
Mrs. W Roughly nodded again.
Don't ~ 50 mySlericus. graudmOtli-
err Shot ted Tony. IF its the en-
peror Of t'hina that's coming, SAY So
Who Knows but have Guessed
IL. laughed Mrs. Wiilonghby.
And presently a carriage was heard
~ stop before their door.
Now" said the cid lady triuln-
pkintly. Your curiosity Tony. is about
80 Ne satisfied ~ II the persons whom
| hNyr been expecting"
"!tind your Manners. sydney" tony
crietN 10 his brother. "Grnndam's Wis
itors are not common people who ar.
Ine \. j tuppeny 'bus-certainIy not:
they l,ire "a cab all to themselves.''
sydney, tisily employed with his
own unhappy thoughts. had scarcely
even hNarrt a word Of all that Mrs.
Will0u2A iiy rad been sa wing respect
ing the sii * whom she expected,
but was 1rOus ii To terrible conscious
ness rs nv brhrl I'll Sir L.oghlen O'Aieara
cutter thc COON. leading Frances by the
hand.
sydney sbrauk away. asking .~...uself
what it all coH'd ..,Tan. What had
brough. tl,crc SIr I.oghlen and the lady
~lt-n he 'ad believed that he should
never m0'c lahrl
Mrs. W~uloU.Ljy although in some
agitation. as ain tSad!ly be believed.
yet behaved Win apparent calmness:
aud with nj! In, III. nifty Of good old
faSaiog0l ceremony. curtseying pro-
fvundtT 90 thu Iaro. ct and Frances.
aud saying, Sir LO ghlen O'Meara,
these are my 90 les rs. who thank
You for thc hpRoI ~hi, J.. by your pres
ent visit, you lr.ve conferred upon
them
"SyGney's LAZY love md her unci".'
thought Tony; ard be. 700. was struck
with wonler and imat ement COnccrn
ing what cou,d have brought them
there.
Sir Logl lens, eye haS fallen only IN
Tony, anC thetI u" lg ked doubtingly
anu inquii inglt tc~arG Mrs. Willough-
by, who undei' 'tood. u III replied by Il
smile and a 81 gp'ficart shake of the
head.
ALLOW me. :sir -.ogl',n. first 70 pre-
Sent TO you tie s,dest Of my grand
sons; he o. wh,m we I ave been speak
ing" Mrs. Willoushby said very point
eddy to the bartGlet. IN 4 believing that
Sydney was CT nor elbow, but. on
turning around. she ~ v him out.
Tony had obicT ged lis brother hurry
towards The rr .ass OF q window. wher,
now. behind a. n in heavy curtains,
me was hidden from 81; in the rom:
but Tony said not a ,.Drd.
Nor was there any sccasiCn that Nc
should; for Mrs. Wlioughby. either
guessing 81 catching tome glimpse OF
Sydney. walked straight to him. and
exclaimini. rather n g;ily, whatever
were you doing tberg boyy" drew HIM
forth, styling. witt pride. and veA
expressife ely. ''Tlii,. Baronet. Ia sgd