Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-02-26
VICTORY
BY BERTHA NJ. CLAY.

\ men have so much to answer for
continued Sir Oswald, 'as the great ones OF
the land-men in whose hands power Is vest
d-men 10 whom others look for example.
on whose lives other lives are modeled-men
b as Il were, carry the minds. II not the
souls, OF their fellow men IN the hollows OF
their hands,
Pauline looked more impressed, and in.
Sensjbiy drew nearer 10 him.
such men. ! thank Heaven" he said,
standing bareheaded as he uttered the words,
nave the Darrells been-loyal. upright, hon
est, honorable, Of stainless repute, Of stain
less life, fitted TO rule their fellow men
grand men,, sprung from q grand old race.
And at times women have relgned here-wo-
men whose names nave lived In the annals
OF the land-who have been as shining lights
from the purity, the refinement, the grand
eur of their lives"
bespoke with a passion Of eloQuence not
lost OF the girl by his side.
IL be continued. humbly. AN one OF the
least worthy of my race. | have done moth
ing for its advancement, but at the same
time ! have done nothing to disgrace It. ]
nave carried on the honors passlysly. The
time is coming when Daniel Court nust pass
into other hands. Now, Pauline, you have
heard, you know what the ruler Of Darrell
Court should De. Tell Inc, are you fitted TO
a your place herey"
II am very young" she murmured.
1t is not a question OF youth. Dame ST.
bella Darrell reigned here when she was only
eighteen; and the sons she trained to sue
coed her were among the greatest statesmen
England has ever known. She improved
and enlarged the property: she died, after
living here sixty years, beloved, honored,
and revered. 1t is not a question Of age"
Il am a Darrell = said the girl, proudly.
Yes, you have the face and figure of a
Darrell; you bear the name, too: but you
have not the grace and manner OF a Darrell"
Those are mere outward matters OF polish
and veneer" she said, impatiensly.
NAY, not So. You would not think il
right TO see an uniformed, unframed. unedu-
Gated, ignorant girl at the head OF such a
house as this. What did you do YESTERDAY?
4 maid disp!eased you. You boxed her ears.
just Imagine il. Such a proceeding on the
part OF the mistress Of Darrell Court would
NIL one with horror"
A slight smile rippled over the full Grim.
sou lips.
Queen Elizabeth boxed her courtiers'
ears, y said the girl, ''and it seemed right to
her"
A queen, Pauline, is hedged In b. her
W royalty; she may do what shS will. The
very fact that you are capable of defending
an action so violent, 50 unlady-liks, so op.
posed to all ones ideas Of feminine delicacy.
proves that you are unit for the position you
ought 10 occupy
Il am honest, at least. make no preten-
sions to be what 1 am not"
80 is my butler honest, but that does not
ft him 10 be master OF Darrell Court. Hon
esty is but one quality-a good one. sturdy
and strong; it requires not one, but many
qualities TO hold such a position as / would
fain have you occupy"
Mss DarrelIs patience was evidently al
An end.
"And the upshot OF all this, Sir Oswald.
Is"
Exactly so-that | am anxious to give you
every chance in my power-that / have found
an estimable, refined, elegant woman, who
Will devote ner time and talents to train and
hi you for society"
A low, musical laugh broke from the per-
feet lips.
Have you any idea" she asked, what /
shall be like when / an, t-ai->As'
Like a lady, / tTust-a wellbred lady. l
can imagine nothing more beautiful than
that"
When Is she coming, this model Of yours,
Sir Oawald?'
Nay, your model, niece, not mine. She
is here now, and I wish to Introduce her TO
YOU. / should like you, il possible" he con
claded, meekly, ito make a favorable i'm
preston on her."