The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1904-06-23
CHAPTER /.
At knowlesworth Han

,,a ~ ~ "Alu
,'''7' Ni'e eoU''lleS III England, had
peeh inherited by her, the only child
Oh parents now some years dead.
II was Just IS, ana life with its
talrest promises lay before her, While,
SO far, love had not touched her heart,
Some seven years before the onenino
of this story her FIRST and only grle(
mad fallen on her, when she lost her
mother. Z sweet and gentle woman,
sensitive and flagila With n strain of
romance in her character. which had
LED her TO marry for the second time.
the Count Massini. an italian ana a
w1dower. with a son three years older
tina Edith. The, counts sight had be
U to fail before his unarriag. with
Edlth's mother, soon after he became
totally blind.
His affection had from the first a0-
pealed 10 the maternal and protective
instincts which lie dormane In oyarv
woman. nature and aro layishod on
those they love. Hey lie vas devoted
20 him, and in return he created he,
happiness during the ten years Of their
| married existence Af5ar hn,, deatb 10
and his son Max continued tn i've ~
knowlesworth Hal, Tie family circIr
being added to by LaGv Ryssha r,4ith,e
maternal aunt, who was a chiIGlesE;
widow.
Maxentius. for hrnyitv called Nav
Ubo vishaI -, 1tI,l'H I''S' MAJ,
hncn aa,+ =, . NoSIU' iitU
,yarG 10 ~, ~, ~ 49,, 80 ~ i"~an a!1u a-tCf-
opening OF This tale. be mad lust come
down, bringing with him his intimate
friend, Richard COTE. a couple OF yoa,s
his senior.
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snaN ean mace ny swallows IN theIr flight
ell. 9oHtiu y the Soit S"ISh OF
cnninc nn.a Us "' 81" "eE "u!lt
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che saanps 81. A-aoy hSSshe S@'d, as
hayan,t cnn,a hna,- "'flNSS 'Hc V
hor.a : aor Gt' p"cN Se'; OF we would
thav n+arost vow , "a - ~ i1o'S'' 10
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,1foh+ ,,,oas n,ith ho.o - 20 '.
yvor5e 10 ~ snr,.;na - It -" 10 We :
the uses of universities for vhich even
noor n1ran+s .t,Ie9 to- = @Net,
nav more than thcv can arfo,4 "
"von don.+ I,La 49," tI:,n, ra
gostaG W. ~ 10" A0'N'' 'us
10y bona va, 1on,+ ~, dao,.,
We has aiuaya hner ynr, hind +o
mo-" ' 'N' N''" -
ri ir+eres+s v,o,,,d ,oo6 him, ho"
IT nm ef~a}d Tn, th1nL ! h1r - r pn
m~arcanarv AZ for r,e sant+ ,htntt
| he cares IN the least aho,It money. ha
of his ,nrfa,r cor 49,. r',Ir $50 t arai
ness
"Eut remomhar 6ear cbua 1bot iva l..
MAYS father frst and ynrT stanrathnr
and guardian af1erward"
II am very fond Of him said Edith
sto1tIy.
"Rut T hone not 50 for9 as ia oh.v
him when he asks YOU 10 marry his
son, as he viii some day" said her
aunt, with some show Of anxiety.
Edith. who was amused at he- aunt's
perplexity and fear.
Edith" said her aunt, after a few
moments consideration. tell me, do
you like Dunstant B~urbaee?"
ooh he Is very nice " t!dj1h reniicd in