Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-10-21

Iem a~pproached it's solution, siis 20
aasiness was augmented to the InosI
noIgnart anxiety! He loved, auinllcu
and honored Mrs. Greyille, ana was
verv proud of her as MS auopteu
mother II would be terrible 10 nun
70 lose their affection n esteem! Du,
Tois Howard was the star OF his IRE.
He owed her with all the passion OF
his soul, She was, also, his Detrotneu
hride, no lose her, He could conceive
no nossibility of Il future life on TINS
nIonet for himself after such a crush
ing calamity.
II be were to suppress this disclosure
only for a few weeks, he might marry
! her. anu make her AID her .es'".1
revocably his own.
IF he should make the disclosure, ne
might. and probably would, lose her
forever! -
Yet it was his duty to make II, u
en- come what would OF calamity, IL
must be made.
In the midst of his keen personal
! anxiety he did not forget tn ebusiness
of Madame de Glacie. He had arrived
In the city late at night. But immedi
ately after breakfast the next morning
he went out aud distributed among the
daily papers a carefully-worded adver-
tisement Offering n reliable reward
for reliable information regarding the
missing girl. This duty occupied all
the morning. AT noon he returned 10
his hotel. took a slight repas;, made a
fresh toilet, and set out to call upon
| Mrs. Grcville, ut the earliest hour tnat
lady was expected TO be visible.
He soon reached Madison Square,
and paused in scrrowful ana ANXIOUS
contemplation before the old, famlliir
house. With HON many strange menl-
cries of pain and pleasure was IL asso-
GATED? Here he had been forcibly
dragged from a state OF utter poverty
and restitution TO II OF wealth ana
luxury! Here he had found a mother.
Here he had first met Lois Howard.
But now, how now? Should he cross
that threshold, make his intended rev
elation, and leave the house? would lie
ever be permitted TO return TO II again!
These were questions he scarcely
dared to ask himself! He hurried up
TO tie door and Knocked, and he Won
dered, while he waited for admission,
If any of TN cold servants, who had
known him in his boyhood as Fulke
Greville, would appear to add to his
embarrassment. He need not be I'M
easy. Long years of absence on the
part of the family had effected an en-
tire change In the domestic service OF
Mrs. Greviile's establishment. Not
n of the old servants remained. n
stranger came to the door.
Welby Dunbar handed his card.
The footman showed him into that
aforementioned little reception par
lor into which, as a boy, he had once
been dragged. Ii ha undergone a
thorough renovation, and instead OF
g~old-colored curtains. sofas and chairs,
it was furnished with pale blue.
Welby had scarcely noticed these
changes when the door opened and Il
lady in an elegant morning. dress of
some fine Oriental fabric, white and
sprigged with gold, sailed majestically
into the room. Ii was Mrs. Greville,
looking as beautiful and stately. as
fresh and blooming as sh chad looked
SO many years Time seemed to
have but little power over her maJes-
tic beauty.
AS soon as her eyes fell upon young
Dunbar, a ray of surprise and JOY
lighted up her face, and she FASTENED
toward him with extended hands, ex-
claiming:
'Fulke. Oh. my son! What a happy
surprise! Why, when did you arrive?
You must have left Paris Immediately
after the receipt of my letter! Did
you get my letter from Calcutta"
Welby could not answer all her
questions In a breath, as she had
asked them, so he confined his atten-
ton to the last, and replied, as he re-
ceiyed and returned her embrace:
Il missed your letter from Calcutta:
but received the last from New York.
And l left Paris within a few days
after its receipt"
You good boy. but when did you
arrive? There has been no steamer
In for three or four days! l know ii.
because l have been looking out for
a letter from you. not hoping to see
you so o o In person." said the lady.
in a happy tone. as she sank grace
fully into an easy chair, and motioned
Welby to take another one near her.
Welby obeyed, and when be was
seated, replied:
Il arrived by the Phoenix, a week
ago
1853 oSps yOu uiiIitluTtl DON
n you have not called to see ire. or.
rather. come home to me. before to-
day? What have you been doing with
Yourself all this while?" inquired the
lady. half-angrily.
Il came owe with a distinguished
client. whose business was of such
eminent Importance that it admitted
OF not one hours delay. We did not
even cross to the city, but proceeded
ut once from the custom house 70 flo
station, and took the express train to
Washington, where we arrived late the
same night. / have been kept busIly
engaged upon the affairs of my client
ever since my arrival in America. IL
was last night l returned TO Now
York. and this morning | have scizeI
the first free moment to pay INV re-
spects to YOU said Welby.
"Fulke. once for all, | tell Won I do
not like your delving so hard nj the
drudgery OF your profession, There i
no earthly necessity for it, You will
nave quite enough to live upon with.
OUT 1t! Not, observe, that | find fauIt
With your having a professionl Every
man or talent ought to have one Bnt
VIII not have you delye at it's drudg.
cry like n Dettifogcar aorning hia (, LII.