Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-07-15

dent until. emerging from the inonotonous
road, with its incoshs walls of bare and
steep kills, tie old man announced that
they were now nigh t village"
II should think this admiration of yours.
this Lady kildonan. must find it rather
dull III winter time to he shut up in
country house with Il bookworm for a nus-
band" spoke the young doctor.
"Dull!' echoed the old man. and he
stopped to give an admiring laugh. Dull!
You don't know Lady kildopan. Did we
not see her face? She'G Enjoy herself in
the county Jail. would her ladyship, bless
herr
II suppose they keep the house full of
visitors:'
ono. not so much that: his lordships
too quiet-like a man for that. But she
goes ridin' an drivin' about as you've
seen her. and she's sunshine in herself.
she is. She's settled down bit since her
marriage. as lady should. but. Lord. the
pranks she and young Master Ned. the
dentists son. used to play! They kept
the countryside alive. did those two. They
say he went nigh distracted when her
father married her to Lord Kildonan.'
WAS she married against her WI,
them
''Well. some said one thing. some an
other. But l don't think myself she was
t sort o lass to be drove to marriage
more'n t aught Else she'd no mind to.
An she was proud, and 'ud never have
married t son of Il dentist. though young
Master Ned. as we called him then. had
u college schooling like t best of EN-"
And what became of him.
ooh. he went to London. and when he
came back he brought wife wi him.
And her ladyship didn't forget her old
playmate. for she got him t post of agent
to his lordshp."
OH said the doctor quite simply.
A few minutes later. having by this
time reached the outskirts of the village,
the horse stopped of his own accord be-
fore the third of a row of fair-siZed cot
tages. with gardens iii front of them.
He won't go no further to night. won't
Smiler." said the Old man. but you're
only few steps from t hotel now, sir.
where { coaches start for Branksome and
Consmere. and if you'll take t advice of
Il man as knows t country hereabouts.
you'll stay there and not be goin' Oh to
Branksome till t day breaks
THANK you. But. by the by, should
ike 10 renew our acquaintance IL ever
chance to come this way again. My name
is Armathwaite. Frank Armathwaite---'
And mines Haynes, Luke Haynes.
AS fc1 renewing of acquaintance. doctor,
if it's as man and man. and not as doctor
and patient, wish we may"
"How far is il to DIR. Peele's?"
-Four miles. sir. should say. It's just
through Branksome, and up to the left
little way. It's pity you have to go on
tonight, sir. What with the wind and
the snow it will be Il nasty walk. l sup
pose you know the road well:"
Not very well, but it's fairly straight,
as far as l remember" answered Anna.
| thwai:e. He had never in his life before
been in this part of the world. but he
would not confess to this. being afraid lest
some obstacle should be put in the way of
his purpose.
''Ye-es. it is straight enough. bat Their.
are one or two places where you'll have
to be careful on Il night like this. Keep
to the lower road-the one to the right at
the fork at the bottom of the hill. You
might make straight through the trees for
the lake, and be into it before you knew
you were Off the road
Thanks. I'll certainly follow your adj
vice.
Good night. SIR
Go be continuedl