Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-07-22

Improve IL. And though | confess her
position would I'm itself have been an
objection. yet there vas 4 greater one
still in her person. Uncle, examining
my feelings now for the first time. I
find that 1t is her person that repels
me. l could never fancy, as a wife. so
pale j girl as Daney! Forgive me that
| have spoken so plainly. Your impor-
tunity made II necessary" said Fulke
Grevillc, gravely.
Yes, Daney is pale. pale as a pearl.
And n pearl she IL, too. Of great price.
did you know hew 10 value her. So
this is Your final answer. sir?"
Uncle, Ii must be-"
Don't uncle me. You Villain cried
the veteran. the suppressed fire Of his
anger bursting into flame. II am no
uncle CT yours, and never was. No,
thank heaven, not a drop Of my blood
Fulke Grevllle, II you are Mr.. Fulke
Greyille. flor / begin to doubt that
questionable fact), l must beg you. at
your earliest convenience. to seek quar-
tiers In some house more worthy OF
your honorable presence, and more
agreeable to your fine feeling than, 1
fear, l can make this"
Fulke Greville arose and stood be-
AV't ho ITS. /.
"Sir. you have spoken angrilv. and,
therefore unjustly. But I agree with
YOU. that for al reasons I had better
leave the house ut once. I shall en-
deayor TO forget the painful scene Of
this evening, and remember only the
great kindness / have received nj your
hands, and the happiness | have en-
Joyed In your house. And 50, sir,
wish you gocd-byt'
II captain was shaken by Il variety
OF contending emotions-sbame, pride.
sorrow. anger, loye-all warning togetfl-
er in his heaving bosom.
"Fulkc." he uttered, In a clicked
voice. II cannot ask you TO stay; but
if-lt any future time-you should
change your mird-and come here and
ask me for Daney-I will try-to for
give You"
The young man bowed deeply and
withdrew. In crossing the entrance
hall he laughed softly to himself, ex-
claiming:
why. IL / could possibly he weak
enough TO marry that girl for her fort
uDe. l should certainly be wicked
enough to murder her for my free
domr'
All. how little did he think thar, soft
ly as these words were niurmured. they
Were oyerheard!-that. lightly MS they
Were uttered. they would one day In
heavily upon his own doomed head.
The saIne night he packed mp his port
manseau. and left the island by the
BUSY Bee" that passed at o O'Clock.
Darcy was amazed at the ~suddenness
CT his departure; but was told by the
captain that he had gone to Washing
ton 70 see about the ~lieutenant-s ON
mission that he expected to receive
Immediately. And this was true SD far
as il went.
Early in January Fulke Greviile re-
ceived n lieutenant's commission in a
regiment ordered for active service on
the Indian frontier.
And when Fulke Grevfile departed
for this distant pest OF duty without
ever having returned to bid her good
by. Daney's tender heart was almost
broken. She wept in secret. never APP
pearing In the presence of her guard
an until she thought all traces OF tears
We're washed from her face. But her
grief could not be hidden from the eyes
of love that We're watching over her.
TOO pale" said the captain. look
ing ut the fair. dropping human bios.
som. who, though sixteen years OF age.
was still all of one color-pale face AMI
pale yellow hair. This must and shall
be amended. She must have = change
Of air and something, also, to engage
her thoughts
And, acting upon this resolution, the
captain packed up. left the house under
the care of Miss Hit and the servants,
and took the child up North to the State
of Vermont, and placed her in a first
/ 1.a ZG+yIxIf-l.t N. ~ fns. ns1B ll.ItA.
situated i'm the Green Mountains, and
celebrated equally for the excellence OF
its educational system and for the saiu-
brity of its atmosphere.
The captain, who was confined to no
spot, whose home was ever where his
heart was, took n little cottage in the
immediate vicinity of the school. SO
that he could see his child whenever he
pleased. and she could have a home OF
her own 80 come to every Saturday
afternoon to stay until Monday morn
ire. And orce established in his pref.
~ cottage among the mountains, the
captains spirits rose nightly.
IF Daney's mind and body don't
both gain strength here, the deuce will
be in it," said the cap ain. Aud then
his heart relented toward his hanished
nephew. "And, poor boy" he said. Il
was wrong to have quarreled with him
so rashly. and he alone in the wcyld
l should have trusted to time to bring
all right. But all, dear me-! Cd age
has brought ms gray hairs witliou,
wisdom. ii appears
And so he wrote to his nephew
frankly expressing his regret at their
misunderstanding. retracting all prefer.
sions to his hand for Daney. and beg
ging that they might uncondit. onally
resume their old relations of uncle and
nephew.
In due course Of time came Lieutcn-
ant Greville's answer, full OF Affection
ate gratitude.
And thus the correspondence was re-
suma,l. Daney's name was seldom
mentioned, How is my little sister,
Fulkc would sometimes inquire. And
'Daney is quite WE'LL would be the an
swer.
CHAPTER Wv.
Three years passed away. Fulkt
Grevillc spent them among the frontier