The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1903-08-28

ne rs a h~ot-headed fool, and partly be-
tause ne mas reason. His father Joined
the kings army a little before Nasahv
night, and either was promised or he,
!leVed he was promised, a re-in,ent
lAoMeVer, a gentleman from Wor-
cestershlre obtained the and
the elder Vaughan considered himself
an injured party. He made no secret
OF ms opinion, and over their wine he
anu ms successful rival came to high
woras. a meeting was the result, and
dns Welshraan was killed before half a
dozen passes had been exchanged. He
was very poor-we are all poor-and
On ms death his creditors took nearly
tne Whole OF his estate. He had kindly
mace me guardian of his children. and
Bryn."
are they close relations?" I asked.
Close, laughed Sir Arthur. "They
wouldn't be reckoned relations at ali
according to English notions. They are
ol the same name and, l uppose of
me same family. There is a tree some
where, worked out with painful dill
sence by my grandfather and howing
now we stand related, but l hardly
know where to look for it,"
he dismissed the subject with a wave
OF his hand and continued to stare into
the IRE. The door now opened and a
domestic that the midday
meal was ready. My uncle hustled to
put away the gold in q secret hiding
place, constructed in the thickness of
the wall and covered by a panel which
worked with a spring, and then we
Went to a room on the other side of the
wide hall. This apartment was also
large and delighted, so that the flames
OF the IRE overpowered the faint day
| Iphf n 4 Ta RI clytr ,. ~r-~, - u
In rudy reflections on the dark oaken
Wa1nscot. The brother sister were
standing before the hearth, awaiting
our arrival, and we sat down at once.
Upon the conclusion of the meal, my
uncle with scant ceremony, drew
Owain Vaughan to the further part of
the room and began to converse with
him In low tones. The great length
of the apartment cut us in two distinct
parties, and I glanced across the table
to Miss Vaughan. who sat opposite me.
l found her eyes fixed full upon me and
l smiled.
TT is possible" said I, that your
thoughts are the same as mine. Was
it not odd the ann in which we
crlss-crossed for those two days?"
Il was thinking of the same thing"
she said, smiling also, though, after
all, there is much in the fact that we
We're making for the same point
"And Siani?" said l. Did she come
to any further mishap with no knife
to defend herr"
We reached home quite safely said
Misc Vaughan.
Her eyes expressed an inquiry which
l fastened to answer, and l related to
her the fright of the fellows l turned
back to meet and my wanderings
among the hills.
Il felt sure of it," she said, I'VE know
the road SO we'll that we can scarcely
conceive of the difficulty is presents to
a stranger. | trusted. at any rate, it
was nothing worse" She was silent
for a moment. Then she said, in a low
voice. her color rising slightly: 1T must
renee of this morning. But l did not
recognize you at all. ! saw nothing
but Owain. He was heing driven back
before you, and I thought him in great
danger. l have never seen him look
like that in my life"
And now believe me, Miss Waugh
an" said l earnestly, The was in no
danger at all from me. My sole object
was to disarm him. l could not under
stand then why he thrust q quarrel
Upon me, merely because I was Eng
lish. My uncle has spoken of it II I
understand now"
AT this moment Owain returned
toward US and Sir Arthur went out Of
the room. Miss Vaughan also retired,
and Owain and l stood neal the fire
to talk.
my uncle" said I, seems afraid
that these red fellows will attack this
house"
1T is likely enough said my COM
panion.
But to what purpose" continued:
"a set of ragged thieves such as they
are could make no entrance" r.
I'VE should give them as hot a re-
ception as we could" replied he; for
if they did win entrance they would
make clean work of IT"
This leader, this Ieuan,' said /, has
he any resentment against anyone be-
sides Sir Arthur"
II do not think So" said Owain. Il
believe his feelings toward, say my
self, who have been familiar with him
from boyhood, are friendly, but he is a
man of that turn Of mind which would
give Nant-y-Bryn to the flames, and
everybody within it. SO thai his eneny
were included in the destruction
NV uncle represents him as a man
extremely vindictive." said I, and de-
clares that his grievances are merely
fanciful.'
/ thought that his hint woul cause
Owain to speak on the differences
which lay between Sir Arthur and
Ieuan GwyIit, but 1t had the opposite
effect. Vaughan looked into the fire
In silence, drawing his mustache
through his fingers, mo I knew then
that had Sir Arthur not been my uncle
might have heard another story.
CHAPTER X.