Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-03-04
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The death OF her father had made
err il great heiress; she was now to
leen IL over hundreds OF workmen III
ic mills that came TO her by inherit
nee.
She had ruled In Jamaica over many
agroes. and was used TO governing,
At in the homeland it would be differ
1t, her people should now work, not
II the whip but for honest good will.
le had not written 10 her invaluable
eward, Amos Morweh, either Of her
sparturc from Jamaica or her arrival
England. She wanted to surprise
teryone, even as she had surprised no
IS than forty-nine lovers by refusing
lem.
So, accompanied only by her maid.
isan Croft, she set out In q chaise for
se fnmily manor.
Miss Hillyard had purposely chosen
arrive by night at Lockmead. Her
an was to put up, all unknown, at the
.nicorll, to rise with the sun, to take a
mble all alone In the dew, and to
are the housekeeper out of her wits
demanding breakfast ut the manor
one-and-twenty one fOresees fun i'll
surprise, and it takes just nineteen
sars more to learn that such things
ways come to a bad end. A philoso-
ler, AFOREMENTIONED, writes before
nd to the day, hour, min
G and n of his homecoming,
ID then waits orr an answer, he gives
uple time to hide away all the skele-
ms, and for everybody to be on par
lie. Meantime, while Susan slept
eper and deeper, Miss Hillyard grew
der and wider awake, and saw Lock
cad spire, though still invisible, As
ainly as Ii she were in a dream.
The chaise from Derby rolled along
ads, and Miss Hillyard was as happy
n girl who had nobody TO love ex-
ut herself n be, when, In less time
an / can think the words, the ear
ige vas brought up with a sharp
t, and Miss Hillyard was thrown vi
entity forward. Nor, after the shock,
! the chaise recover itself and go on.
Susan SUSAN cried Miss Hiliyard.
I see EN- muttered Susan. be-
cen "a snort and a gulp; II see 'em
as plain rs | see you"
Wake up. Something has happened
the chaise. Look out and ask
Lord, miss! and so there have. to be
re! Are we on our heads or our
els? Are you hurt, miss? Well, to
sure!.'
Not IA bit; but"
Bless and save us, Miss Hillyard.!
led Susan, wide awake now. The
aise is all afire-"
And truly, as she spoke, n flare filled
. carriage with a momentary light
4 Miss Hillyard. attempting to lean
t OF the window, was met by a face
Recovered with Grape. while s. rough,
ANY hand was laid upon her arm,
Great acknowledgement" cried
re.
sHalloo, mates.' believed a rough
Ice beyond; 'the ladies takes ussen
.r thieves!"
mo, ma'am," came from behind the
ape. I'VE bent no thieves-we be the
NEST men, let them be thieves as
ay."
A murmur from in front and on both
les of the road proclaimed numbers
perhaps n crowd. and robbers do not
3rk In crowds. But that rendered the
tack the alarming. inasmuch as
nature was beyond guessing. SUI
n sat bolt upright, beholding her mis-
ess with open mouth and eyes. Had
ISIS Hillyard not been there Susan
puld have tainted. Miss Hillyard was
raid; but she was far too great a
.dy to- show her fear. for she had
armed how TO be imperious from her
sndreds of black slaves.
Drive orr she called to the postil
u.s., in as firm and clear a voice as ii
e had been brave, instead OF trem-
Ing all ever. But the chaise did not
I'VE.
RsNone of that, ma'am.' said the
asked fellow ut the window. There's
ur men at the horses heads. and
ur jockey dursn't use whip or spur.
pu be warned by me. You're bound
r L0ckmead. And SO be we. And
'ere's none of us but goes into Lock
cad this night, tramp or drive. This
res a Leicester ebay. I know. You
I'm their heads and sleep at Noting
I'm, and-youll come TO no HARM
FsUnless you want to rob me-"
FD'ye take us for a gang o. d. mill
.vners" roared out another voice from
}ovc the murmur, with an oath, that
IA call us thieves?"
Maybe she'll be one o. their wives"
fVustu " euhio, anu uuChtuS , toO
sod for her."
fLeast how. none gets to Lockmeaa
might that's likely to carry tales. We
mt stop to duck she-folk," continued
e man mt the window, land we're not
I ling to take purses-no, not IL we was
ingrier than we be. So, you turn
9ck, my lady, II you don't want your
rises to be shot and your ebay turned
heels topmost In the road"
VI don't know who You are, Or what
fSu want, or what-you mean." said
1e, In as clear a voice as before. nor
y | care. 1 shall not turn back-I, on
" own land. I shall go where | will.
am Miss Hillyard of Lockmead Man
; and will have you logged at the
4rt's tall"
Scarcely We're the words past her Iips
hen a hooting and grooming went up
l'om the crowd, enough to scare the
outest heart in the world. Even SUI
in uttered a gasping scream. Miss
iillya-d discovered that she had not
deal with turbulent negroes, whom
pr name and her lofty bearing would
ling to their knees. She felt like a
hid who has dropped a match and
1T fire to a barn.
Hold your row. mates" cried an
her voice high above the tumult-a
A7ugh voice like the rest, but less rus
and In the tone OF a voice used 10
sand let me by. SO.