Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-06-09

do so, unless-unless you consent to
save me. Do you understand"
! Kate put her hand to her brow.
NO, | do not understand-L-I can.
not, Why should this be? What
have you DONE"
ASK no questions. L shall not an
swer them. Once more, and for the
last time, l say, unless you marry
Carr-Lyon, l am ruined mani Will
you do it, or will you not? What
you hesitate? You must be mad, /
L" and his voice began to break
into a whimper, 81 thought you cared
for your poor old father little, KateI
But see it was all pretense Well,
well, I'm an old man, and the disgrace
the ruin-won't have to be borne
long! Go upstairs and leave me to
face it,"
"Oh, father, you do not know what
this is you ask me to do"
Don't II" he snarled. SIS it SO
hard thing to marry an earl-to be
a countess-twenty-fi thousand a
year"
"Give--me minute" she painted
and, turning from him, bent her head
upon her arm, and hid her face.
We'll, Kate, well?" he asked "Win
you do this? Will you save your poor
old father"
'I-I will do it," she breathed
Eyes, l will do it, But-but give me
time-oh, give me time!"
my own Kate, my brave grill" he
murmured, going to stroke her arm;
but she shrank back from him. Don,
be afraid, Kate Of course you shan't
be hurriei-of course you shall have
time. | dare say it does seem strange
at first"
AS if she could not endure anoth ei
word, she glided past him and up the
stairs.
The major wiped his face and
paused a moment outside the door;
then he entered the room.
Lord Carr-Lyon was leaning against
the mantel-shelf, his hands thrust deeI
into his trousers pockets, his face
sullen and downcast.
well, my boy" said the major
cheerfully; where's Kate? How has
it gomez"
Cursed bad" replied Lord Carr
Lyon biting his mustache. "Lool
here, major, we reckoned without oul
host. You remember our little bar
gain
"Hushi-yes, yes, my dear fellow,
said the major, looking round quickly
and apprehensively.
You know what it was. You were
to make that little affidavit about the
death of Cousin Desmond, who stood
between me and the earldom, and
was to marry your daughter and hant
over a thousand pounds on the wed
ding day as part of the spoil"
Yes, yes" said the major in a low
voice. Speak more gently; the
servants"
Il don't seem to care tonight if al
the world heard me-" he said angrily
The long and short of it is, major
that the game is spoiled, so far as In
concerned-for Kate has refused me.
But you should have let me do i
for you, Carr-Lyon Refused you
has she? Well, she's taken the re
fusal back, and bids me tell you.
congratulate you, my dear boy! l do
indeed. For though she's my daugh
ter, and say it, there isn't another
girl like her"
"She-she consents! She-how-
how did you get her.
That's between me and-and her
my dear boy. But she's yours-onl,
don't hurry her! What about our bar
gain now" and he laid his hant
banteringly upon the young mans
shoulder.
Lord Carr-Lyon drew long breath
"Fll make it fifteen thousand" h,
stammered I'll do anything
Spoken like man." said tn,
major, with enthusiasm. "And-er-
er-could you, my dear boy, let m,
have a small sum-say twenty pounds
on account"
Yes, will. by" said Carr-Lyon
and he drew out a check book.
Thank you-thank you," said tn,
major, wiping his eyes. And as you
e-ahem!-writing perhaps 70,
might make it fifty, my dear boy"
Eyes, you shall have fifty" salt
his lordship, and he filled in the slip.
The major, if not a very mic,
. specimen of father, was sharp bust
ness man, for he had not only SOLE
his laughter but drawn something OF
account.
To be continued.