Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1904-06-02

costs he must know the result Of that
errand, because he had vague feel
ing that any upset in the present ar
rangements at Hawley Park might be
to his benefit.
Therefore he sauntered up to the
house and in his most aristocratic voice
inquired for Miss Yarwood. Being
necessarily requested to give his name,
he yawned and mentioned that they
might say that Mr.. Hawley" had ar
rived. Somewhat puzzled, the servant
who had admitted him took up that
met but one Mr.. Hawley, commanded
that he should be brought up to her
Immediately
Joyce Bland, for her part, had very
firmly made up her mind that she
would cement her position firmly by
fulfilling that last condition that had
been imposed upon Grace Yarwood-
she would marry, by hook or by crook:
young Raymond Hawley. In that way
she would secure at once, she told her.
self, his alliance. For his own sake he
would not dare, even If the fraud
should be discovered, to desert her
His own position and his own future
depended on his marrying the girl to
whom the fortune had been left. More
than that, the future Of Joyce Bland
depended upon that also Unless she
married him in less than six months
she would be an outcast again, even if
the fraud had not been discovered;
and there was not much chance to
make hay while her sun shone with
sharp lawyer to look after her.
Mr.. Roger Hawley sauntered into
the room where Joyce Bland was wait
ing. She looked up with a smile in
the expectation of seeing the man
who was to complete and to round off
her life SO beautifully; she saw instead
Jaggard into the cottage the night be-
fore. She sprang to her feet and faced
him with an amazed expression; the
thought of that elder brother of whom
she had heard had gone completely
out of her mind.
Who are you?" she demanded.
Not the Mr.. Hawley you were ex-
pecting." he said, with smile. 1t is
my misfortune to be the Mr.. Hawley
who is never wanted, and who is usl-
ally in the way. Permit me to intro
duce myself: Roger Hawley, elder
brother of the man who is SO fortunate
as to have so bright a destiny"-he
bowed toward her as he spoke-"and
to assure you that | am not quite so
black as l have doubtless been paint
ed
What do you want with me?" she
asked, keeping those steady, dark eyes
Of hers fixed upon his face; for her in
stinct had taught her to fear an adven.
turer, as this man was, more than she
would have feared any other type of
man.
In the first place, to have the pleas.
ure Of making your acquaintance" he
said, glibly; because, of course, l
naturally feel considerable curiosity re-
garding the lady who has been SO for.
tunate as to take a place which I !
should have occupied. In the second
place" She lowered his voice and
glanced round about him-""to warn
you"
ITO warn me?" don't understand.
she replied.
May suggest that you have prob
ably had visitor this morning.
troublesome visitor, eh?"
II have had an insolent woman here
who has declared that she is Grace
Yarwood and that am not" she re.
piled, with laugh. "There are a
great many mad people in the world"
s'Exactly-but they are apt at times
to be troublesome. Any other visitors,
may inquirer" he asked, carelessly.
why do you ask?"
"For no particular reason" he re.
piled, airily. Only there seems to be
quite lot of people deeply interested
in you; that is all. For instance
there is man-I'ye forgotten his
name for the moment-spea with a
strong American accent-also deeply
interested in YOU
Ito Be continued.)
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