The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-09-23
CCr PoN INV word it's too bad!'

~ as having wished everybody
good morning he sat down to the break
fast table. aud proceeded, before COM
mencing that meal, to glance through
his letters according TO custom. 1T
really is too badr' he repeated, Grim
soning with indignation. and giving an
angry stamp of his foot, in so doing
treading on the foot of Jumbo, his
wfe's pet pug. and causing that much
pampered animal to give utterance 10
a loud yell. and retreat further under
the table to the shelter of his mistress
petticoats.
my dear" said Mrs. Mainwaring, |
pausing in the act of pouring out the
squire's coffee. what is the matter
now? Nothing wrong with Sunbeam's
little foal trust"
mo, thanks, my dear, not so bad as
that" answered her husband, but
quite bad enough. in all conscience.
It's that dreadful fellow Wilder, at the
Lea farm. again. | wish to goodness
he had never come near the place, with
all my heart"
"Horrid man." agreed Mrs. Maihwar-
ing. II can't bear the sight of hin.
What has he done now, dear"
"Done?' exclaimed her husband.
"Why, stuck up barbed wire all over
his farm, to be sure. and refuses to re-
move il on any pretense whatever, so
Higgins writes nae word.
Here we have the hounds coming
here on Thursday, and they find In
Nightingale wood, as they are perfect
there are two or three foxes there, they
are equally certain to run right across
his land, and pretty kettle of fish
will be the result.
Half the hounds MANNED, and men
and horses tumbling about in every d.
rection.'
"Oh! l can't bear the thoughts of it,
Il shall simply have to ask Hartopp
not to draw there, and pretty fool
, shall look | really don't know what
to do about it."
why not 90 and see the man your
5 self, and try and bring him to reasony
suggested his wife. Surely, my dear
. he would listen to you"
Listen to meT' calculated the
! squire. Not he. Besides, know per
fectly well what would be the result
; He would meet my arguments will
some of his republican sentiments, ant
| should lose my temper and make
. fool of myself"
S We'll" sighed his wife, cts yer!
IsK,,o I
Il knew what was best to be done. Blu
never mind now, dear" she added
- soothingly, get on with your breakfast
and then afterward you can speak t
. Higgins again on the subject, and pei
= haps you will be able to devise som
y plan between you for bringing thi
horrid man Wilder to reason
"And. pray, who may this horri
9 man Wilder be-" inquired young an
= very pretty girl, who at this junctur
J entered the room and sat herself dow
at the breakfast table, after kissin
- both Mr.. Ma!nwarng and his wife To-
ingly and wishing them ''good-morl
ing"
II The squire looked affectionately I'M
the fair questioner's face ere he Al
swered her.
C Don't ask me, Gladys" said
= laughingly; don't ask If you love m
He has already spoiled my breakfa
for me, and l feel perfectly certa
, that were | to tell you all about him
would spoil yours, and that would be
great pity, Ell, my pretty niece|
1T would, indeed" retorted the 81
p "for | have such an appetite as new
"a was. Joking apart, though, | am re'
- ly curious, Uncle William" she CO
tinued, 80 will compromise with y
eat my breakfast first and you sh
tell me afterward. Don't you thi
that very fair arrangement, sirT'
The squire agreed at once to
terms. as. indeed, he would have
anything proposed by his favor
niece.
The only child of his one sister, la
- ly dead, Gladys Onslow had taken
her permanent abode at Charlton To
ers only three weeks ago, during VIII
short period she had managed to c,
vert every individual member of
establishment into being her devo
AL slave, including her uncle and au
who. childless as they were, quite 10
ed upon her as their daughter.
ateS AS for the squire, he was perfeC
IS. helpless without her, and Miss Gla
ium was his constant companion where
he went
He declared she was better jul
of stock than his bailiff himself, ant
Gal. for her knowledge of horsefiesh, '
was there about the place who &C
, for compete with her? And how she
Siyst too! Many and many time, when
less, companying his niece in her rides,
ork her uncle regret that his salad d
eEE' were over. and that he was no lor
able to pilot her over this place
,,ppa an that. instead of looking on from
CISCO. broad back of his favorite cob W
she larked about at her own free
for She was uncommonly fond of rl'
:, .s Re over a country, was Miss Gladys.
ndise AS her groom said THE fence
never made yet that could stop
- young lady when the hounds were
!. 80. ming"
True to his promise, after break
N the squire unbosomed himself to
) niece with regard to his refractory
Ell ant at the Lea farm-"the only I
ri by the way. my dear" he added wv
n ! have not introduced you, for the
good reason why, because l have