Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-11-13

~" '''fF ana now you are together, 10
has just vanished away"
Ike Miss Crair:' cried Mary, blushinc
d la1giin2. "Eh, Kenneth. but your
eyes must have been all wrong
Iten a very confidential conversation
ensHa1, md Mona promised 10 help the
lover 10 all ways. Indeed, her heart went
out very warmly to the gentle, simple
HiZfianf lassie, and she privately con2rat-
uiate7 Kenneth on his choice.
Having been taken to see the cathedral
and some public buildings, she was given
luncheon and hurried away TO the station.
A splendid sunset was clarifying moor
and mountain, the loch, and a distant
gllupae 81 blue sea, when the travellers
reached kirktoun, where q very rusty old
one-h"r,e phPton, driven by Uncle Sandy
himself, awaited them.
Wal, my dearie, the sight Of you Is good
Tor sair een'' he cried with unusual
warmth, reaching down a hand 10 assist
his niece 10 the seat beside him; adding in
the same breath, and | am right glad you
have seen the error IF your ways. ] am
Away ready 10 forgive, when Isec onyone
In their right mind
i am very glad 90 see You, uncle. What
delightful air 1t is like new lie 10 breathe
st."
'Ay, II is inst that YouW grow strong
and weel. Hoo's a wi We, Kenneth Did
you see Mr.. M,cray. and ct the paparsy
En-. wc Gamma carry the two big boxes,
Can yc 30 without them till tomorrow,
Mona. and I'll send the cart for them
Yes. uncle. have my hand portman-
tenu, which is quite enough
! Tho al part- hprEa tNgt VCifb lanf icaI
and patient toll dragged the vehicle mp the
long ascent, evidently understood his task
to- we'll 70 heed Uncle Sandy's ''gee-ups"
ami occasional applications OF the whip.
When they came 10 a gentle decline or a
few level yaI,.- he broke into a slow.
heavy trot-hiS great feet beating the road
like sledgc-hammers; then at the very fir,v
upward tendency he deliberately checked
his pace TO Il steady walk, from which
nothing could move him. Yet Mona en-
joyed the drive INN nsely. The beautiful
wild scenery; the soft. delicious, honey
sweet breeze, that from time 10 time
touched her cheek like a caress; the restful
silence, and perhaps, more than all, the
unusually happy expression Of Uncle
Sandy's puckered face, gave her profound
pleasure.
At length, after following low moss
and grass--rown wall 70: some way, they
turned into u narrow road, AZ the d!verG-
ence of which "A wooden gate. with one
broken hinge, lay he!p.essly open.
Moo" said Mr.. Craig, with all the pride
of proprietorship, 'you are in the parks OF
CraigdarrOch.
What a delightful country! What q
pretty place"
wait til! you are up at the hoose. !
think you'll say it f. better than West
bourne villas
They o reached the hose which
was turned in a contradictory manner with
It's face tothe hill, ana Quilt of melancholy.
half-mourning griy-stone. A. the door
stood a respectable gray-haired 'dour'
looking woman-tae cook n general ser
vant-and behind. the bit lass!e' whl
helped her.
This is my niece. Miss Craig said Tn
Gle Sandy to the ''dour' looking woman,
''ye'Il just DO a she tells ye."
She'll likely not know our ways, and
she frae the south" she returned, sulkily.
Then % must teach me-, said Mona,
smiling so pleasantly on her that her face
relaxed.
Folk learn qEickif they are 50 minded"
she said. less hlrshly.
Then Uncle Sandy led Mona through the
museum, the dininS-rOom, the drawing
room, the library.
you see it's no a poor hCose." he sad,
with satisfaction. moo. come AVA TO
your ain bed chamber. Ynull Ike il fine.
| am tai2king.' Uncle sandy stumEe
%$%-,sa 80 s.S sss e. sas s @Sesessssss-:
you. thought If / were sick, or bad wit
the rheumatics, it woull be well II hav
: you nigh hand me. have had a bell pu
there, We see, just over the mead OF YOU
bel. | can reach the rope frae mine, anC
wake We ony time want ye."
- delightful arrangement" said Mona
au.aisg. 1T i = charming room, aud
when ! unplck [ shall make it look quite
pretty. Tle house has evidently beea ar
ranged by men, uncle; /. seems awfully
b re.n
"Aweel, women have their uses. If l
hal been able 10 marry thc lassie ! loved.
!Nou,d be a different moa this day
Mona soon found that life at Craigdar-
ro,h, Ia spite of the beauty that surround
ed her, was not a bed OF roses.
Mr.. Craig viewed housekeeping expenses
through the small end of his mental tele-
scope. and tried 70 keep them down 10 inn
! DI-%lDtt MINUS III ~ AAAN 'ttApAAA Va u.s.
manly heart he feared Picnic, the cook,
far too much TO do more than grumble in
definitely.
sac is a Y astefu' dell" he whisreredt to
his niece, the second day Of her ~sojOurn at
Crai.darroch, when he was solemnly hand
Ing her the keys, and %instructing her in
the duties Of her new position. You can
look after her better than ! a She just
| l.;,l, 1,,nl, ~ tao. roc oupnaa ny1yhf IN
do her and the grille for a week, and then
the fiesher's bill is just fearfu'. They twa
want good meat meals every day"
But, uncle, they must have meat every
Cay-no one would serve you without IT,"
We'll. it's just a bad new fashion.
Scotchmen grew TO be what they are on
good oatmeal
Il shall do my best, uncle, but l am not
economical. | warn you. know what 1t
cost Madame Debrisay aud myself 70 exist,
and it VIII be a sort OF guide. May I LOOK
az your books?"
"Booksi never kept any. l Just know
the siller slips away over fast"
No wonder you think so, il you keep no
| accounts. will not undertake impossi-
bilities, but II / do not give satisfaction,
you must turn me away. Craig OF Craig
darroch ought to live like a gentleman"
"Eh, but that's weel said'' cried Uncle
Sandy, with sudden enthusiasm, which
showed Mora she had hit the right nail on
fthc head. "Weel, do your best, dearie; but
you mauna ruin me-"
Il will not try, uncle"
So Mona took up her cross with courage
and found, as Is often the case, that diff
culties vanish at the touch OF a bold
hand.
A week OF this new life passed rapidly.
Mona found her hands full; nor was the
work unpleasant. Her nature was essen
TALLY feminine. She loved order and del.
icate nicely in her home, thought no trou.
BILE too much to secure it. Fortunately she
succeeded in winning the allegiance Of the
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