The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-04-04

ard Harris, and announced briea,, -.
to the point, 'Son; both WELL
1T will cost a good BIT. Ama,i, !.
Miss Brand said. 81 don't know era.,
ly what, but they will tell you AZ tho
p~ostofice. And, by the bye, you mipbt
bring back a dozen stamps for md
We shall be writing to Mr.. Harris Inv
each mail"
Eyes. madam" Amelia Harris an.
swered.
She was a clever woman, that sam
Amelia, for she went to the Office ana
handed in the telegram, saying, "Win
you tell me, please, what that win
COST"
The clerk added it up and told her
the amount. "Thank you," she said II
will tell my Mistress
She did SO; but only that the tele-
gram had cost so much, and the mon.
ey which Miss Brand had given her
was short of exactly that sum.
"Oh, not so very much after all" re-
marked Miss Brand. I'VE will send
him another wire in a week or SO 10
let him know how they are going on
1T will be a great relief to the gen.
tleman to know all is satisfactorily
over, madam" answered Amelia Har.
ris, in her smoothest voice.
"Oh, yes, indeed" returned Miss
Brand. +
She went then to sit beside her cou.
sins bed, to bid her follow the doc.
tors directions and keep perfectly
quiet, as if poor little delicate Dorothy
would be likely to do anything else
Then she just told her that she had
sent off a wire to Dick, and that as
soon as she had put things in trim for
lunch Amelia was going to run down
to st. Georges Hospital to carry ths
great news to Barbara.
"Oh, that is good! Barbara will be
so anxious" murmured Dorothy, in her
sweet voice. And Dick, too, how
proud he will be! You'll write at once.
Esther, to tell him everything, to tell
him how exactly like him the boy is.
He will be so pleased
Il expect he would rather it were
like you, dearie," said Esther, smiling.
"Oh, no. But you mustn't call my
boy it. Esther" Dorothy declared,
"and-and you'll be sure to tell him
that Lord Aylmer has been kindness
itself to me, won't you"
But, my dear, l thought We were
not to tell him about Barbara's acct
dent?" Esther exclaimed.
"No-true," and Dorothy for a few
minutes lay thinking deeply. Then
she turned her eyes back again to her
cousins face. "Oh, / think you may
as well tell him; you see, you are
here, and the baby is here, too. Dick
will know that L am in good hands.
| think l would rather that you told
him, after ALL"
MY dear child, take my advice
don't mention the accident or Lord
Aylmer at ALL Esther urged. 'He
will worry, and a worrying man is an
awful nuisance"
Il didn't like deceiving Dick" Do
rothy protested.
mo, dear, no; but n could hardly
call that deceit" Esther answered.
Anyway, will you leave it to me?
will write on Wednesday morning, and
bring you the letter to read"
Very well, Esther" said Dorothy.
That is better. Now, IL l go away
o will rest a little, and l have va
rious odds and ends to do" said Es-
Their, tenderly.
n OF her various odds and ends
was to send Amelia off to st. Georges
to inform Barbara that the long-ex-
pected event had happened, and that
a I'M bouncing boy, the very image OF
Dick-of his father, she said-was now
iourishing at Palace Mansions. And
II the truth be told, Amelia Harris
went off on this errand without any
great feeling Of satisfaction, for just
at that moment she particularly wish
ed to remain in the house, having a
great desire to be the person to i'm
part the news to Lord Aylmer, when
soi W iilquiiC IOl L IloA
ris' welfare.
Or course, she argued with her
thoughts as she went up the road, il
was just possible that he might wait
until after lunch time; but then, on
the other hand, there was not very
much going on at this time Of year to
occupy his lordship, and she was afraid
his impatient soul would bring him Ia
look after his prey as early as he con-
veniently could.
And Amelia Harris was perfectly
right, for just as she was passing the
kingsbridge Barracks on her way city
wards, Lord Aylmer's carriage stopped
at the door of Palace Mansions. Esther
saw 1t draw up.
Nurse" she said, going softly into
the little dressing-room where the