Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-04-07
CHAPTER uI.-continued.

world as penniless as you will be. |
scarcely think that any young man in
his senses will refuse to comply with
a condition So" the lawyer cast
about i'm his mind for something APP
propriate TO say. and said it with a
gulp-"so very pleasant"
Thank you; that is very nice OF
you she replied, with a smile and a
bow, Il presume we may leave that
question for a few days-snficient to
allow of necessary introductions," she
said. II suppose even the late Mr..
John Hawley, my grandfather. would
scarcely want me to marry my cousin
without knowing him, eh?"
The stipulation is made that you
are to mary him within six months OF
your putting in a claim to the for
tune" replied Mr.. Stock.
"'Then there's breathing time" she
replied. Where shall | see him?"
arrangements shall be made for
him to come down to Hawley Park s %
soon as you may care to make his &C
quaintance," said Mr.. Stock. And
let me assure you, my lear young
lady, that you need have no fear re-
garding the young man. have known
him since he was a boy, and he is not
only very handsome, but an exceed
ingly nice fellow. / think we shall get
IN very, very comfortably" he added,
feeling that he had really arranged
things rather well in a very short
space OF time.
The new Grace Yarwood returned to
her hotel. BY the time she got there
some of the alertness had gone out
of her-she felt limp and broken.
Once or twice during that interview
she had felt the sickening nausea of
actual fear-a fear she had never
known in the wild scenes of her past
life. She contented herself, however,
with the thought that the worst was,
over, and that she was firmly estab-
lished on the throne she had usurped.
The nex Forming the solicitor paid
a sort of return visit to the hotel and
annourcal his intention of going
down with her to take possession of
her new home. Perhaps I may say
that there is also a London house
which belongs to you, but which is not
quite ready at the moment for occu-
patton" he added. "At this season OF
the year-perhaps the most beautiful
in England-you will probably like to
remain at Hawley Park"
For a time, at least" she replied.
II am dying to see ito know what
1t Is like. When do we start?"
within an hour. if that will suit
you, Mss Yarwood." replied the law
yer. Il am taking with me certain
papers which I can explain at your
leisure; nothing very formidable, | as
sure you. They simply relate to funds
and rents and other things of that
kind, which will show you what your
income really is. 1t is a very large
one, and until you make up your mind
concerning your cousin, or he makes
up his mind concerning you, you are
to enjoy a certain amount set apart
from the estate. So that for six
months. at least, you are safe"
"Safe!" she whispered to herself.
For six months. And a lot may hap
pen. in six months!"
They journeyed down that morning
into the pleasant county OF Surrey.
Every arrangement had been made.
and at a certain little wayside station
where they alighted a smart carriage
and pair was in attendance. The WON
an began to feel the splendor of the
thing gripping her; began to laugh at
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into q thing of this sort il one had but
the courage.
A little country cart had been sent
for the luggage; an o~bsequious sta
tion master insisted upon looking after
that himself. More than that, the
couple of porters were almost tum-
bling owe each other in their anxiety
to be of service. Altogether very
pleasant and very satisfactory.
They drove through the country
roads for quite q long distance, and
turned In at last through huge old
gates, and passed a lodge where an
elderly woman stood smiling and drop
ping ~curtesies a. they swept by. At
the house itself-a great, rambling old
place. set in the midst OF splendidly-
kept grounds stretching far away on
either side-servants stood waiting to
welcome their new mistress. It wal
AL like some enchanted fairy tale.
some dream from which she would
awake to ind herself In 4 fir Western
town and the dream at an end.
But It was no dream. after all. The
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