Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-01-05

liam appeared almost gay. and we
walk ell to "a little hill all silveary III tic
light OF the young moon aud rested
on a rock. q.
"Black care rides behind the horse
man. butt have dfsmounied." he said
lightly. .'Qnidef will live. l warrant
you. barring those arrows Of ouua-
geous fortune OF which you may have
heard. Michael"
"Do you say that. sir. because I am
ignorant Of the poetsy'. asked.
Even women know the poets In
these days" he said. smiling. .."You
would not wish to know less than'your
own wife. would your
my wife-' I exclaimed scornfniiy.
why. yes said sir William. much
amused. You will marry one day. l
suppose"
After a moment I said.
rs silver Heels going 70 Marcy Ar.
Rutlsry".
II hope So. replied Sin william. a
| Nttis surprised. Mr.. Bufisr ia a gen
tteman OF cuftuss aud wsaith. Felicity
has NO large dover. and ! can leave
but little II ! provide for all my chill
dren. Il deem Il most Fortunate that
Csptain Butler has spoken to me-
arr SAID I slowly. "Snyer Heels and
I are Obliged W marry soussbody. why
can w.s not marry each otherf"
Sir william stared at me.
Are you a love with Felicity p he
ankSA. ~'e's Z.
"oh, no. sirr' | cried rs~sentfuily..
."ss she soss- she fancy she is in love
with your" Insisted Sir William in
growing astonishmsnt.
$50, so!S-q' said hastily. for his aues-
ttcu annoyed and irritated me. .."But
I only dept want Der 10 marry Mr..
Butler. I'd even be willing to marry
her myself. though l once saw a braid
I'm Aibany''.ii -
what b all this nonsense " cried
Sir William. testify. What dye mean
By this IDIOTS babbIe, ehr'
The EXPRESSION OF my face at this
outbufst first diseoncerted. then sent
him into a roar Of laughter. Such
sta rtlsd and, injured Innocence softened
his iInpatiencs. He carefully explain
Cd to me that az Felicity had no for
tune, and 1 barely s~ufhcient to sustain
me. sueh a match could put prove Q
sorry and foolish. one for Silver. Heels
and for me.
III you were Older he said. "and II
you loved each other. I should perhaps
be weak enough not TO interfere.
though wisdom prompted. But II IL
best that Felicity should wed Mf. Bat
Ter. and that as soon as may be, for |
am growing old very fast. older than
/ care to. confess. older than dare be-
lleve. This | say to you. for | have
come to trust you and to lean OH you,
Michael, but you must never hint to
others that l complain OF age or fee
bleness. DO you understands"
"Yes, sir" | answered soberly.
Besides said Sir William. with n
forced smile: II have much to do yet.
I mean 10 accomplish n deal OF labor
before well. before many weeks.
Come. lad, We must not grope out here
seeking u~nhapplness under these pref
~ stars. We are much TO each other.
We shall be much more. eha Come,
then. Quider will live spite Of those
same sllngs and arrows OF which you
know not the totem marks"
So we~ went home. comforted and
hopeful. But the morrow brought
gravest tidings from Quider,s lodge.
for the Csyuga had fallen a-raving In
BID fever. and IL vas necessary TO tie
him down. lest he break away
Weighed down with anxiety concern
ing what Colonel cresap might be do
Ing on the Ohio. dreading an outbreak
which must surely come Ii the Cayuga
belts remained unanswered. Sir Will
liam In his sore perplexity turned once
more to me and opened his brave
heart,
II know not what intrigues may be
afoot, what double intrfgues re
volye within. what triple motives q
the men who have dispatched Colonel
Cresap on. this adventure. But | know
this should Cresap's coloniaIs In
their blindness attack my Cayugas a
thousand hutchets will sparkle Ia these
hills. and the people OF the Long House
will never sit idle when these colonies
and England draw the sword"
Again that cold. despairlng' amaze
ment crept into my heart. for 1 could
no longer misunderstood Sir William
that his sympathies were not with our
king. but with the provinces.
We had been sitting on the bed In my
little chamber. The peace Of Sabbath
brooded over all; a COW bell, tinkled
from the pasture; birds chlrped. Sir
William rose TO stand by the window.
and his gaze sortened toward the sun
liz meadows where buttercupseswayed
with daisies and blue iowers-de-luce
Quivered in the wind.
Lord" he muttered under his
breath, that this sweet peace on
earth should be assalied by mem
And so II went on, Sir William aud
I walking sometimes alone together on
the hillsides. speaking soberiy OF that
future which concerned our land and
kin. / listening In silence. with appre-
tension ever growing.
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