Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-02-20

posed, With ! bitter. sn,s:e; $50 the less she
investigated about that the better"
.Bnt she has, expect" Neyitt put IN,
hastily; ''and II / were you, Cyril. I'd hunt
Ind out ali there is to find out about her.
3Clifford-CliffOrd! ! wonder whether by
any chance she's one of the Devonshire
Clfffords, now? Tor If so. she might really
be worth q mans serious attention.
They're very good business. They bank
1t our place; and they're by no means pau
known banking firm Of Drummond, Coutts
4 Barclay, Limited; and being .
man who didn't mean, Is he him.
self said, ITO throw himself away
on any girl for nothing" he kept . sharp
lookout on the current account Of every
wealthy client with an only daughter.
Ten minutes later, as the talk ran on,
some further light was unexpectedly thrown
upon this interesting topic by the entrance
of the porter with a letter Tor Cyril. The
painter tore II open, aud glanced over il, as
hewitt observed, with evident eagerness.
It was short and curt. but in its " way
courteous.
".Mr. Reginald Clifford, G. N. g., desires
to thank MI. Cyril Waring for his kindness
and consideration to Miss Clifford during
her temporary incarceration
'Incarceration's good, isn't it? How
much does he charge thousand for that
sort, | wonder?--
the Lavington tunnel yesterday. Mrs. and
Miss Clifford wish also to express at the
same time their deep gratitude 10 Mr..
Warning Tor his friendly efforts, and trust he
has experienced no further i'll eff.a Is from
the unfortunate accident to which he was
subjected.
Creighton, Tilgate, Thursday norm
''She might have written herself" Cyril
murmured, half aloud. He was evidently
disappointed ut this very short measure Of
correspondence on the subject.
But Montague hewitt took q more cheer
full view. ''Oh, Reginald Clifford OF
STsisd inrar,.n be . s,isa with 9 smile nos
ell about him. He's q friend Of
Colonel kelmscott's down at Tilgate Park.
C. NJ. g., indeed! What a ridiculous old
peacock. He was administrator Of St. Kits
once upon . time, l believe, or wasit Nevis,
or Antigua? don't quite recollect. I'm
speck OF q sugary. niggery West Indian Is
land; and he was made q Companion of St.
Michael and St. George when his term was
mp, just to keep him quiet, don'tyOu know,
for he wanted q knighthood, n to shelve
him from being appointed to q first-class
post like Barbados or Trinidad. II it's
LA NN4lxOI0 yVu WClC SIBu W ! III Az
tunnel, Cyril, you might do worse, there's
nc doubt. and You might do better. She's
an only daughter, and there's q little mon
~ ct the back of the family, ! expect; but
I fancy the Companion Of the Fighting
Saints lives mainly on his pension, which,
Of course. Is purely personal, and SO dies
Cyril folded up the note without noticing
Nevitt's words and put it in his pocket,
somewhat carefully and ohtrusively.
THANK you," he said, in q very quiet
tone; Il didn't ask you about Miss CiiffOrd's
fortune. When | want information on
that point I'll apply for it plainly. But
MEANWHILE ! doi't think ladys name
should he dragged into conversation and
banded about like that, by an absolute
seOh, now. you needn't be huffy," hewitt
answered, with q still sweeter smile, show
ing all those pearly teeth Of his to the great
est ADVANTAGE: II didn't meal, to put your
back up and I'll tell you what I'll do for
you ui,grateIul man. I'll return good for
evil. You shall nave an invitation to Mrs.
Holker's garden PARTY on Saturday week
at Chetwond Court. and there you'll be al
most sure to meet the beautiful stranger"
T, nms AZ i Ma' R ssry mon 1sit,or q y Cra ~ G's
stiff little withered-up official Briton, half
suns. was sitting in his drawing-room with
Mrs. Clifford. his wife. and disc,lssinr-
what subject of ali Others on earth but the
personality Of Cyril Waring?
..WeII. Il was an awk ward situation for
Elma. az course. / admit" he was chirpin1
ont cheerfully. with his back turned hvv
purk force 8 habit to the empty crate, and
Els hands crossed behind him, II don't
denv II Was an awk ward situation. Still.
| there's no harm, done. I hone and
$500 r..., $3.50. .., :.
tIus:- Eimas nappaly nOt . Mnc,iui or
Ioolishly susceptible sort OF girl. she
And rral,tnde. in INV min. on. toward a
3 person in lis position. is S faciently ex-
pressed once for abby letter. There's no
reason on earth she should ever again see
OF hear any more OF him."
"But girls are SO romantic" Mrs. Clifford
put in doubtfully. with an anxious air. She
herself was by no means romantic to look
Il, being indeed. : person Of q certain aea.
with . plump. matronly figure, and very
staid Of countenance; vet there was some
thing in her eve. for ali that, that recalled at
times the vivid keenness Of Elma's, and her
cheek had once been q delit ate and creamy
. brown as her pretty daughters. Girls are
SO romantic Mrs. Clifford repeated once
unorn IN : Apner,~, tAorI sha xnaa ov;