The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-06-04
CHAPTER VIII.
Something Like u Brother,

TIL Niibli WI NlIDI. was IllbDl Il =
diligently. singing Notwithstanding
would be perhaps the better term-and
thinking all the while that he was one
of the luckicSt and happiest fellows
in the world.
So. al things considered. it will be
acknowledged that our hero-for SO
will prove the honest workman whom
now for the first time in our story. we
cncouHto"-was very sufficiently en-
plCyrd n the moment that We venture
To intruiC upon hii privacy.
And. after all. Tony Drummond
WAS neither more nor less than Il cont
mon mcchanic-an cngrav"r. in short.
who earned his living by the skill of
his hands and the sweat of his brow.
Rut for all thar. Tony Drummond
WAS now. and always had been Il
Tony Consoles His brother.
happy and cOntcnted fellow. And
why not: What is there in the prac-
tice Of honest industry 10 he miserable
about, provided always that Il man be
sufficiently enumerated for his labor:
And joys are joys indeed to men
who have to earn them. The slightest
shadow OF Il pleasure is then graSpr.l
ut, and. by an casily-contcnted mind,
80 turned and twisted round and
about. that il becomes ere long Il per
feet reality of happiness.
So had il always been with Tony
Drummond: hut it was no longer re-
quired of him that lie should raise TIE
shadow into the substance. since. for
some time. as was il now. real. solid
happiness lad been with him.
In the first place. Tony was in love.
and successful in his wcoing: but. be-
ing Il prudent young man, had "cSolved
not 10 marry until i certain something
had been saved. with which properly
To commence his welded life.
And in the next. taking high ianti
as an engIavcr. and being Il Hcry
steady fellow. he had already saved Il
Goodly proportion of that certain sum.
with which he had resolved Ia dover
himself. since the girl. with whom he
was to wed, WAS Il very charming crCa-
turc. but had no money.
With such smiling prospects for The
future with youth, robust health. and
high spirits in the prrScut-how COrid
Tony be OthcrwiS" than happy
And without any 1T these matters.
which We're all personal to himself.
Tony had been happy in the good for
tune into which, rs he believed. lis
brother had fallen. to say nothing Of
that greater good forum" which was
In store for him. according to Tony's
firm conviction.
sydney had written home from W"y-
ford-that. as a matter OF course, 10
his grandmother. Sydney had been
silent concerning his love for Frances
OAIeara; had. indeed. merely men
toned shat he was staying At the house
- x.,r l,k, al. r-.
had made him acquainted, and TO
whose mansion H. had been gladly
welcomed.
But 10 his brOthcr-for between
them n secret had never yet existed
he had written every particular of
what he was pleased To term his in
sane passion for the lovely Frances.
And when he had read Of his brothers.
dcspondcncv-of %Sydncy's bewailin-s
over his hopeless ~loye-Tony laughed.
Hopeless. Why. handsome, noble
hearted. sydney would be a prize for
II real duchess to jump att
would 10 odd. then, If he might not
aspire to :: baronct'S niece.
And Tony had Dol arranged the
matter. in his own mind, 10 his entire
satisfaction.
Sir Lo-lrlcn O'Nleara was. of course,
very fond Of his niece. Well. some
day. before long. the young lady would
declare Ia her uncle how impossible II
was that she could live any longer I'M
legs she we're permitted to become
S~ytncy'S wife; and if she were not 10
be allowed 10 give herself 10 the man
her heart had chosen. she would con-
slider it her duty to make her way, aS
fast as possible to the barOnetS tiSh
pond. ana cast herself therein. rcSO-
iutcly TO remain under water until she
was drowned beyond all hope of re-
CoV~ry.
Ii the ha"0nct should be without Il
fish pond on his estate, which Tony
did not consider ut all probable. the
lady had only to substitute the near
est river. and the end would be the
same.
For. on hearing the terrible threat.
how could il be otherwise. unless Sir
Ioghlcn were made of iron. and not of
human clay The haronct would
yield would embrace his niece. ana
would say to her: Go. my dear child,
and marry the young man. rs fast as
possible
And then Sir IOghlon would pur-
chase for sydney Il share in the new
bank in which the young gentleman
n now only Il clerk, and-ycS. ana
the yoHng couple would live happily
ever after.
And with this fancy sketch" Tony
was delighted; for he had perfect
faith that I'LL would come to pass ey.
actly ~ he had imagined il.
What msttcrcd about difference Of
rank-what mattercd money or no
money where his brother Sydney was
concerned?
Flu then, he thought again-aud.