The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-05-28
XVI.
LOVE VERSUS IDEALS

LOVE VERSUS IDEALS.
Duncan slept through the forenoon
of the day following the journey to
Gjenco, being no longer young man.
and having spent rather more than nal
the night on the mountain with Xii
grow. He was eating late Dime;
when Elsie, from her place at the win
dow, announced the arrival of a visitor.
"Who is it, then?" asked Duncan.
whose mind was burdened with pre-
monitions of legal processes and wrts
of surrender all pointing toward the
precious document left in his custody
Il think he's coming here; it's no one
we know. Yes, he's hitching his horse,
He's u big man with smooth face"
Duncan guessed Sharpess. and pro
ceeded to fortify his caution by greater
deliberation with his dinner. Elsie
answered the visitors knock. and pres
emily came in with square of card.
board. Its Mr.. Sharpless." she said.
"Aye?" said Duncan. "Do ye gang
in an sit wi him the whiles I'm fin,
ishin' the bit dinner"
Elsie obeyed dutifully, but she stood
in such awe of Kilgrow's arch-enemy
that the suave lawyer had extracted
no more than a half-dozen monosyl.
libles from her when her father came
TO relieve her.
"Mr James Duncan, presume" sai',
the visitor. atTably, rising to greet the
farmer.
'rhe salne," replied Duncan. ''S!'
we doom, Master Sharpless." And in the
exchange of civilities Elsie gladly made
her escape to the kitchen.
81 drove over to see you on n 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.. Thorndyke.
and he refers me to you for some in
formation in regard to John Kilgrow."
Aye" 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 sef-evident truths.
Ss'' iIoA ilS NC =" as W
leave for New York this morning, and
before he went we had conference
about the matter in which he has been
representing John Kilgrow. hardly
need tell you that, as professional men.
we soon came to a satisfactory under
standing, and Mr.. Thorndyke was quite
willing that | should settle the claim
xt,stl I, Ia, 81; 4 L
to you for the particulars. saying that
it would be necessary to approach Kill
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,"
Ibid Master Thorndyke gle We bit
of letter to me?" asked Duncan.
warily.
81 spoke of 1t, but he said it wouldn
be necessary. He was very much hur-
ried, and there was little time to spare.
He was called home by telegraph,
understood"
Duncan ruminated 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 yell be wantin' o me.
Master Sharplcss?" he finally inquired
Nothing more than that you will
see Kilgrow and arrange n meeting
| should be glad to entertain him il
Allacoochec, but if he does not wish
to come to town | can go TO him, if he
will appoint time and place"
"But I'm ma sure I'll see auld John
ME in the next twal'month," objected
Duncan.
why, understood from MIR. Thorn
dyke that he lived here near you SOME
where"
Duncan shook his head. HE has ma
house in these parts that ken"
Sharpless tilted his chair and slipped
his hands into his pockets. II under