Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-04-08

love VERSUS IDEALS


LOVE VERSUS IDEALS.
Duncan slept through the forenoon
of the day following the Journey to
Glenco, being no long.r Young man.
and having spent rather more than ma
the night on the mountain with Kill
grow. He was eating a late dnne-
when Elsie, from her place at tile win
dow, announced the arrival of a visitor.
Who is il, then2" asked Duncan
whose mind was burdened with pre-
monitions OF legal processes and writs
of surrender all pointing toward thg
precious document left il his custody
Il think he's coming here; lis no one
we know. Aes, he's hitching his horse.
Hes big man with a su 18th face"
Duncan guessed Sharp'ess. and pro.
ceeded to fortify his caution by greater
deliberaiion with his dinner Elsie
answered the visitors knock, and pres
entity came in with a square OF carsi-
board. It's AIr. Sharpless," she said.
Aye" said Duncan DO ye ganc
III an Sit WI aim the whites I'm fin
ishin' the bit dinner
Elsie obeyed dutifully. but she stood
in such awe Of Kilerow's arch-enemy
that the suave lawyer had extracted
no more than a half-dozen monosyi-
lables from her when her father came
to relieve her.
MIR. James Duncan, presume, SAID
the visitor, afTably, rising to greet the
farmer.
The same" replied Duncan sit
We doom, Master Sharpless." And in the
exchange of eivilities Elsie gladly made
her escape to the kitchen.
Il drove over to see YOU on little
matter of business" said the lawyer
rightly judging that he would lose
ground in any attempt to measure
circumlocutory swords with the Scotch
man. Il come from Mr. Thorudyke.
and he refers me TO you for some in
formation in regard to John Kilgrow."
"Ayew queried Duncan, who thought
hardest when he said the least, and
who was prepared in advance TO dis
credit the statements of the town com
pany's attorney even if they should ap
pear to be self-evident truths.
Yes Mr.. Thorndyke was obliged to
before he went we had a conference
about the matter in which he has been
representing John Kilgrow. l hardly
need tell you that, as professional men
we soon came to a satisfactory under
standing. and Mr.. Thorndyle was quite
willing that l should settle the claim
with his client direct He referred me
TO you for the particulars, saying that
it would be necessary to approach Xii
grow through you ON account of a fool
ish fear on the part of the old man
touching some ancient difficulty with
the revenue people"
Did Master Thorndyl1e gle We bit
Of a letter TO me?" asked Duncan,
warily.
II spoke Of it, but he said il wouldn /,
be necessary. He was very much hur-
ried, and there was little time to spare
He was called home by telegraph, |
understood"
Duncan Illuminated thoughtfully for
some minutes, considering not so
much what he should say as how he
could say the least and learn the most.
AN what is it yen be wantin' o NE.
Master Sharpless?" he firally inquired.
Nothing more than that YOU will
see Kilgrow and arrange a meeting.
| should be glad to entertain him ia
Allacoochee, but if he does not wish
to come to town can go ia him, if lie
VIII appoint a time and place"
'.But I'm ma sure I'll see auld John
ME in the next twai'month," objected
Duncan.
why, / understood from Mir. Thorn
dyke that he lived here near you some
where
mean shook his head. "He has ma
aouse in these parts that / ken"
Sharpless tilted his chair and slipped
his hands into his pockets. Il under