Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1898-11-05

which We thought was our home, but
which is now yours-by law? That's
plain enough, isn't III" May said
stifiy. She openly disregarded her
mothers warning pods and frowns.
The girls mouth quivered slightly
when she stopped speaking. and she
clasped her hands together nervous
| ~; hut otherwise she maintained an
air of indifference which was we'll
assumed.
aTurn you ou,l" Gordon stammer.
ed; II have no intention of turning
you out. l do not know yet II the
will is good in law"
80, yes! it is good enough in law
May interrupted in her outspoken
way. 1--WE have placed that beyond
doubt"
"Then If good 10 law it might be
bad in ethics" Gordon said. He
was now q little more at ease.
May did not quite understand
this, but, still ignoring her mothers
signals, she said sharply:
ut is bad enough for us, at all
events"
| "It might have been worse" DR..
Gordon said In the most amiable
tone. Indeed your position has
improved considerably in the last
-er-half. hour"
"Perhaps you would explain2'
"Later on: my dear young lady,"
the doctor answered in his best pro.
fessional manner. He bowed him
self out of the room exactly as if he
we're an ordinary visitor and not an
amateur sheriff's officer, in the opin-
ion of the young woman whom he
addressed so pleasantly.
Life in the establishment of which
Gordon was now the legal owner
soon settled into its usual routine.
Mrs. Mostyn and her daughter found
all their proposals to vacate the
premises put aside with a courtesy
which compelled submission. May,
indeed, chafed under the placid calm
with which the young doctor from
the first met all attempts at warfare,
and 80 it takes two to make a quar-
rel, she finally gave up the project
as impracticable. Meantime, Cor.
don was not idle. He soon discover
ed that the late 'squire's affairs had
been left "out of order,'' ond that
without careful handling the oppor.
tunities for enormous waste in the
management of the estate would be
exceedingly numerous.
| The holiday which had been really
overdue him when he left town must
not be forgotten, and Gordon had no
intention of forgetting it. He
worked hard. it is true, at various
musty old papers and intricate &C
counts, but he took plenty of exer-
else, mainly 10 the form of golf, ON
the pleasantly situated links which
had been the old 'squire's bugbear.
At irst be seemed to have lost all
dexterity at the game. He was long
out of practice, and the arduous city
life had dragged him down farther
than he thought. His muscles were
1accid, but his Scots extraction was
in his favor. He had had good
parents, and so was perfect in
the Shorter Catechism and had a
splendid "swing."
A mixed "foursome" competition
was soon to be held on the Sand
mouth links, and the whole district
retired from the ordinary amenities
OF life in order to take up golf seri-
ously. This interest, no doubt,
must have been partially unintelli-
gible to the lay mind, but some
thing must be said for the civilizipg
influence of the game in which the
appreciate feature is the assisting
of ones opponent to find his ball to
ones own loss; and in which the
competitors umpire for each other
without grievous bodily harm.
DR.. Gordon's household was not
unaffected by the great event. Lady
players, as usual, were to choose
their partners, and Gordon was so
anxious to be chosen by May, that
he infringed his own somewhat frigid
dignity by openly asking her 10 Sc.
lect him.
IL regret 1t is now too late, other
wise should have been verp pleas
ed" May answered coldIy. II have
asked Mr.. Crawley
II am very sorry that you have
done So"
why, pray" May raised her well
marked eyebrows superciliously.
She was carrying q golf club under
her arm. The shaft of this she
caught with both hands not very far
apart, raised it over her head and
brought it down behind her back
with an ease which showed the early
training of the gymnasium. 1t also
showed very we'll her fine 6gure.
PERHAPS she may have been aware
| OF this.
/ 81 don't like that man." Gordon
said seriously, aand l wish you had
asked anyone else.'
81 really do not see why it should
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