Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1905-12-01
Mr.. Mees0n'S Will
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CHAPTER XIv.-ContuuedA
Then came another awkward pause
swell. Mr.. Meeson," said Augusta, a
last rising brusquely from her chair
the document belongs TO you, n $
l suppose that you had better see IL
Not that I think that II will be o
mach use to you, however, as I Sc
that probate had been allowed to Is
sue whatever that may moan, OF Mr.
Nelson's other vial"
~ do not know that that will mat
ter" said Rustace, "as | heard a frient
OF mine, Mr. Short who Is a harris
ter. talk aboat some raSc Sse Other
day in which probate was revoked or
the Production or s subsequent Will
~lndeedrT answered Augusta, u an
very glad Ia hear that Then, per
hapS, after an l have been tattooed &c
some purpose Wei. I suppose you
had better sen H." and with Il gesture
that was half shy and half defiant. abe
drew the lace shawl from her shout
ders and turned her back toward him,
SO that he might see what WAS Ia
scribed across it's whiteness.
Eustace stared at the broad line of
letters which with the signatures writ
ten beneath might mean a matter OF
two millions OF money to him. and
then he stared at the beautiful shout
ders on which the words were indel-
IDLY impressed.
Thank you," he said at last, and.
taking up the lace shawl. he threw it
over her again.
''1f you will excuse me for a few
minutes, MIR. Meeson.' interrupted
Lady Holmhurst at this point: II have
to go to see about the dinner" and
before Augusta could interfere she had
left the room.
Eustace closed the door behind her
and turned. feeling ~instinctively that
q great crisis in his fortunes had con1e.
CHAPTER Ky.
Augusta was leaning against the
marble mantel-piece. Perhaps she. too.
felt that there was something in the
air; at any rate, she turned away her
head and began to play with n bronze
Japanese lobster which adorned the
mantel-piece. Now for it, ssid
Eustace to himself, drawing a long
breath, to try and steady the violent
p%ulsation Of his heart. 81 don't know
what to say to you, Miss Smithers."
he began.
BEST say nothing more about it,
she put in quickly. II did it. and /
am glad that l did it. What do a
few marks matter IL a great wrong
10 prevented thereby. Besides, Nh.
Meeson, there is another thing: 1t was
through me that o lost your inhsri-
lance. 1t is only right that I should
try to be the means Of bringing It
back to YOU"
She dropped her head again, and
once nor began to play with the
bronze lobster, holding her arm An
such 4 fashion that Eustace could not
see her face, but she could see his
In the glass, and narrowly observed
its change, which, or the whele,
though natural, was rather can Of
her.
Poor Eustace grew pale and paler
yet, till his handsome countenance be-
came positively CHASTITY. It is wen
derful how frightened young men are
the fFstt time that they propose.
Miss Smithers-Augusta," he gasp
cd, .I want to say something to you,'
and he stopped dead. II want to tell
YOU" and again he hesitated.
what you are going to do abont
the will?" suggested Augusta.
Mono; nothing about the will
please don't laugh at me and put me
CT"
She looked up innocently-as much
to say that she never dreamed Of
doing either Of these things. She mad
a lovely face, and the glance of the
gray eyes quite broke down the barrier
Of the fears.
"Oh, Augusta, Augusta, he said,
don't you understand? I love you! !
love you'll! No vas ever loved
before as I love you. I fell In love
withSyou the very irst time 1 saw
you in the office at Nelson's, when !
had the row with my uncle about
you; and ever since then I have ct
deeper and deeper in love with you.
When I thought that you were
drowned It nearly broke my heart, and
often and often l wished that I weFs
dead. too"
Il was Augustus turn to be die,
turbsd now, for. though \ lady Of con
turbed now, for though q lady's com
posure will stand her In good stead NJ
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