Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1898-09-15

at Is false! 49,. The thing IL impOs-
siblc. .... 1t is a vile conspiracy to
rob me. ...w
making every allowance for your
disappointment and natural excite
ment. sir" interposed Mr.. Nesbitt, stiff
~. Il must beg of you to be more
guarded in your expression of opinion.
As a barrister, YOU are well WARE that
Sir Derek was quite within his legal
rights in barring the entail, and you
can easily verify the fact that he did
SO, in March, 1872, by searching the
records of that year. You might have
ascertained this long ago, had You TAX
en- the trouble TO inquire. But 10 talk
about conspiracy. and so forth is mere
~ beating the air. Take what legal
steps you deem advisable: but, candid
ly, | do not think you stand n ghost of
a chance of upsetting the will, AS for
the marriage, this lady is as much
Lady Deane Of Deaneshurst as Queen
Victoria is Queen of the British En-
pirc."
Ii his heart stephen realized that ey-
cry word of this was probably, nay, al
most certainly, true. The measure OF
Alice's revenge was full. All that he
had risked himself, body and soul, to
win. she had snatched from him in the
very hour of his seeming triumph. He
had diSowned her, Knocked ut her. cast
her OFF. Her wOman's wit had saved
her; and it was now her turn TO dis
W him. mock at him, east him off.
The desire to kill her. to seize her.by
the white throat and strange her, as
.I,u 49,. 4I,n.a ,,.ftI 3lAa Gu NJ araiAt
scornful smile upon her lips, was
strong. very strong, within him. But
they were not alone. Later on, if all
else failed. he might still fall back upon
that. For the present, he must, at
whatever cost to the wild murderous
longingS that ragged within him, main
tain some sort of outward appearance
of calmness.
II have heard what you both have TO
say. gentlemen" he presently replied,
land can see no use of ~prolonging the
discussion at this time and place. My
solicitors will. in due course, communi-
cate with YOU. . i presume he
added, with bitter sarcasm. that my
uncle could not disentail the title rs
well as the estates. and that. although
heir to but Flo. | am still Sir stephen
Deane, Baronety'
Mr.. Hookum coughed. and glanced Mt
Mr.. Nesbitt, who, in turn. glanced at
Alice. Then they both coughed and
glanced at each other.
The new Lady Deane was quite
equal to the occasion.
Perhaps | had better reply to that
question -. Mr.. Deane," she re-
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emphasis on the Mr."
You? echoed Stephen. 'What have
you to do with my succession to the
title? Dc YOU suppose it goes with the
furniture!"
NO. / do not 49,. Mr.. Deane,' she
made answer "On the contrary, | afh
very well Informed upon the matter.
And / think you would be very Had
vised to claim the title -. just yet.
III all events
And why, MADAME"
because ..... NJ. Deane -. you
would have TO drop ii again ......
should my child prove 10 be a boy
The blow fell with such crushing
force that Stephen literally reeled un-
der il. He recalled the last desperate
appeal to his honor made by the sick
girl ut BriXton-an appeal on behalf of
the child she might bear. And he re-
called his w reply to that appeal, 49,.
lit was more than his half-maddened
brain could endure. With n fierce oath
he sprang forward and clutched. mani
ac-like. at the girls throat-only 20 be
instantly seized in n grip of iron from
behind and pinned to the floor.
"Oh, no, you don't - Mr.. Stephen
Deane.' exclaimed Joe Norris former
ly known as the Pocket Hercules in
his football team Come? -. Have
it, down-''or :. by heavens -. Ill
strangle your