Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1898-02-03

SAID Dotuiy
Aft IS my father.
HE
False Friend
IJrsula a perfectly still for a mih.
ufes or two after Mrs. Westmafott lett
nor trying ~ realize what this was
that had come 20 her. h had Oeeh
htr n child 81 seven when her rather,
"A hlaeksmith in a small way OF Dust
ness. had fallen under suspicion OF De
ing concerned In a bad poaching AZ
rray. In which two g-amekeepers on the
estate Of Squire Lester, Frank rather,
had been severely wounded.
The squire had taken up the prose
! cation with great bitterness, and Joyce
had been compelled To flee the coun-
try. Since then nothing had been
heartI OF nlai. Her mother had died q
wear later. and Miss Upton had made
I The uplrfnging 9f the girl her W ar
fair. Ursula had always supposed her
father 10 tse dead: but lately n bad
wondered whether this was really the
case. or whether her nearest relative
was still alive. aud IA day she should
see him again
B rose and vent into the rawing
room. trembling all over. A big man,
dressed III a black fros.k coat that dld
not become him, stood On the rug With
his back to the empty fireplace.
rfR stared at her for a me IN
nlease.I suiprise, and then, covering
RI. distance between them in three
immense strides. he came up to her.
threw his arms around her and kissed
ner. She Submitted 10 the embrace
without 4 worsi-inderd. she could
scarcely have spoken at that
10 save her life.
We'll. y0u have turne,t 0at a ripper.
and no mistaker' ne criezi. with much
exIitatfDn. Whoever has brought You
M has Goues TIN. handsome thing nv
you: that I will say. I news thought
To lind yen so handsome. And rent
vou glad 10 see me. Ursy? Aren't you
glad 20 see your odd dad back again.
Ursula was Que OF those who shrink
from an untruth. however necessary IL
NAY seem. an she could not find IL In
her heart 70 say thdt she was glad tn
find this big. coarse looking man was
her father. She had expected that Ma
tire would prompt her to throw her
self inrO her father's arms; but Nature
lid not seem 70 have a word to- say On
the subject
u T. - a. ~ A@AANA
said. trying 10 steady her voice. You
must give me time To get accustomed
to the uesg relationship. Bur. indeed,
[ viii do my best To BE- a good and low.
ing daughter 10 yot.
That's right, nay grit" said Joyce,
heartily. You cant say fairer than
thar. And I mean To be n good father
TO you. 80 that's MI right. And can
III -.~.w %4,E. s.xr ar{rN FAar rnn4fFH Anyy
IL wa n good day for o when [ came
home. They tell me you're a govern
ess here. No more slavery for yeJ,
my deari I've come home a rich ma
how rich I ant very well say just
now: bur far richer than any of the
folks about here. Ny moneys not
come III VET. but I've enough To go ON
with: and as a beginning, here's a rt-
tie 10 get yourself clothes and things
and he stuffed haIf-a dozen five-pound
notes in her hand # have taken a
house that was to let not far from here
the Old Rectory. they call it-and we
viii live there in the meantime
This was a surprise, aRsl a very
pleasant one. tn Ursula. To 20 back
TO ths house she had known as the
dearest place IN earth ever under al
tered conditions, would be n great
pleasure To her. so much was her
heart llghtenesi. that she found herself
able 10 put her arms around her faith
ers neck and kiss him or nar w ne
cord
A week later Joyce and his daughter
were settled ia Miss Gpton's old home.
He treated the girl well on the whole.
and although his innate ~yulgarity
Jared ON her a hundred times a day.
she tried TO make the best OF things,
and succeeded fairly well.
One morning. when the two were nj
breakfast, Joyce began Dragging. as
he often did. Of what he would DO
when his money came. in. as he ex-
pressed il. Yea shall marry u lorri.
Ursy.r he said. as he ate an egg at one
guip- Nothing less viii satisfy Tie,
You may bet your liferrr
''But. father said Ursula. flushing
OVER cheeks and brow and ears-.I-
perhaps I ought TO have told You
sooner. bat there never seemed 70 Be a
good opportunity-the truth IS. father.
Tz engaged already
Her father laid down his egg-spoon
and stared ut her.
The deuce you ares And who may
tie young nan be-
',t'rnnk Lester, father
What" The word was shouted at
the girl in such a voice that she start
Ell and shrank as If someone had
struck her "A blow.
you don't mean for TO 20 and tell
nj that you We gone and got yourself
engaged TO the son OF the man as
hourded me our OF the country as il l
had been a mad dog"
II don't know what his father may
have done To you. but Frank Lester
asked mr. some months ago to- be- his
wife, and l promised 10 marry him l
thought 1t was n great honor he did
me-me that was only a gpverness in
school,
II dare say. Now. look here. my girl.
What you have to do Is to write to this
sweetheart of yours. and say that ey
erything Is changed now, and all
thoughts Of you w marrying must be
given up. Do you heary' The last
words he roared out In the Same terri
BILE voice. as before: but, luckily. he
went on without waiting for an an
swer- When I came back to this