Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1905-11-03
CHAPTER IN.

49, Al logs
After breakfast Bill and Johnnie, the
two sailors, set to work at Augusta
suggestion to fx up a long fragment
Of driftwood on a point of rock and
to bind on to It a flag that they hap
pened to find in the locker Of the boat.
BY the time this task was finished it
was midday, and for g wonder there
was little wind and the sun shone out
brightly. On returning to the huts,
ngnsta got the blankets out to dry.
and set the two sailors to roast some
OF the eggs they had found on the pre-
vious day. Then, after giving Dick
some more biscuit and four roasted
eggs, which he took to wonderfully,
she went to Mr.. Meeson, who was "
ing grooming in the hut, and persuaded
him to come and sit out In the warmth.
BY this time the wretched mans con-
dition was pitiable. for. though his
strength was still whole In him, he was
persuaded that he was going to die,
and could touch nothing but water.
Miss Smithers," he said, as he sat
shivertng upon the rocks, II am going
to die In this horrible place, and l am
not at to die! To think of me-" he
went on with a sudden burst of his old
lre, ito think Of my dying like a
starved dog in the cold, when I have
two millions OF money waiting to be
spent there In England! Yes" he went
on, II am going to die In this horrible
place, and all my money will o even
give me a decent funeral. Addison
and Roscoe will get ~it--confound them
IA though they had not got enough
already 1t makes me mad when 1
think Of those Addison girls spending
my money or bribing peers to marry
them with 1t. / disinherited my own
nephew, Eustace, and kicked him out
to sink or swim. and now I can't I'M
do it, and / would give anything to
alter 1t! We quarreled about you, Miss
Smithers, because l would not give
you any more money for that book of
yours. I wish l had given it to you
anything you wanted. 1 didn't treat
you well; but, Miss Smithers, a bar
gain is a bargain. 1t would I've have
done to give way, on principle. Don't
revenge yourself On me about Il, now
that l am helpless.
II am lot in the habit OF ~revenging
myself, Mr.. Meeson," answered Au-
gusta, with dignity; but I think that
you have done a very wicked thing to
dimnherit your nephew, and I don't
wonder that you feel uncomfortat lie
about it."
The expression Of this vigorous opin-
ion served to disturb Mr.. Nelson's con-
science ali the more. anu ne burst out
into laments and regrets.
WELL said Augusta at last, III you
don't like your will you had better alter
It. There are enough Of us here to
witness a will, and, X anything hap
pens to you, 1t will override the other.
This was a new idea, and the dying
man jumped at 1t.
"Of course, of course" he said: 4
never thought OF that before. will
do It at once, and cut Addison and Ros-
coe out altogether. Eustace shall have
every farthing. CONS. give me your
hand; I'll get up and see about IT.
Stop q minute" said Augusta.
How are you going to write a will
without pen or pencil. or paper or
Ink !"
Mr.. Meeson sunk back with a ssoan.
This difficulty had not occurred to him.
Are you sure nobody has got q PEN
Gil and a piece OF papers. he nsked.
Ut would do. so long IS tfe writing
remained .egible." -
II don't think so, said Augusta,
.but 1 will inquire Accordingly she
wen. and asked RfIl and Johnnie: but
neither Of them had q pencil or 4 single