The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1902-08-22

"Oh, we help to work the cattle and
boss the Mexican hands and hunt wild
pigs AMI play polo. Now and then we
have a little music when Mrs. Glynn
has time to assist us. Some Of us play
the banjo and others listen. We have
been here three years now and Ike IT
well. / hope" and his voice took a
shade more Of interest, that you Will
like it as WELL"
"I'm sure T SHALL" was the cordial
reply. "You are drawing a pleasant
picture for me. After my life in Maine
l know that l shall not find the rancho
dull. Tell me now about the children,
my charges"
Allyn smiled broadly: Speaking OF
the children" he replied, you will not
find it dull. Nobody finds 1t dull where
they are. You are apt, I am afraid, to
find it too hilarious. Two OF them are
young cubs filled with primal human
nature and no one has ever tried to
lick it out Of them. Their mother Is
not active nor strong and Glynn, while
perfectly willing to cane them within
an inch Of their lives, seldom has the
time. They are the Hon. Algernon
Reginald Henry Glynn. briefly known
as To-day because there is never a
partly emptied glass on the side-board
or in the smoking room that he does
not find his way to-. The thirst OF that
youngster is abnormal and appalling.
He is aged eleven. His hair Is red,
though his mother calls it auburn
his face is freckled; his nose up
turned; his mouth wide; his ears large.
When he is not in the kitchen tor
menting the maids. or being thrown by
a broncho, or being chased by a Mex
lean whose spurs he has stolen, he IL
in the neighborhood Of the side-board,
waiting for some one Of us to come In
and take a peg and leave the glass"
Allyn looked at the girl to see II she
had grown pale. She was smiling
softly. II like To-day" she muir
INJURED. go on"
"The second hopeful" he proceeded.
with a somewhat stronger note OF adj
miration in his voice. lis Charles Beau
| champ Vavasour Glynn, briefly branded
as 'Miggs' because he Is bony and bears
a resemblance to the celebrated 'Miggs'
whom you may have met In 'Barnaby
Rudge.' It is his special merit to scorn
shoes. scorn a coat, scorn a hat. It Ia
his special fad to take two OF the dogs
from the kennel and get lost on the
prairie, or in the mesquite. miles from
the rancho. When he has been absent
for twelve hours we all stop work and
turn out for him. Twelve hours later
we find him asleep under q cactus and
willing to be fed. He does not ahect
the sideboard. but 7 have q fancy that
he steals the cooks keys and ravages
the eatables after midnight Once q
twice. in going to my quarters after .
long-talk in the smoking room, ! have
found him hidden under q chair In the
hall. always with q flstful Of pirated
food. It il strange that the boy Is
bony."
Lois laughed, the clear deep carol
ringing over the prairie. The Next
can half turned his head and muttered
a "valga me Dios!" and Allyn listened.
keen pleasure in his face. It had been
long since he had heard a woman
laugh 30. Il like 'Miggs'" she said.
go on"
The young Englishman hesitated a
moment and then his tones took on
tenderness and seriousness. "Ths
third" he said, els a mite Of a thing,
ave years old. She is Margaret Lillian
Mary Glynn. She is not strong, a pale.
quiet little body, with a hug and kiss
for us all in turn. We call her 'Bobs,
sPalomita,' 'Chiquita' or 'BInxy,' as
the fancy strikes III. She has a dozen
other names and Is very dear to US
all. We think it q pity-that is. we
who live in the bachelors quarters
that her mother is unable to take bet
ter care of her. 'Palomita,' you know.
ia the Spanish endearing diminutivs
for Little Dove and We fear that some
| day. without warning. 'Palomita' may
| spread her wings and leave U.s."
Ito be eontinued.)