Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1905-11-24
CHAPTER XIV.

PIER NV.
Next morning Augusta appeared al
| breakfast dressed In exceedingly be
coming low dress, which Lady Holm
hurst sent Up TO her with the not
water. She had never worn one be
fore, and it certainly is trying 10 put
on q low dress for the first time in sui
daylight. However, there was no help
for 1t: SO, throwing a shawl oyer her
shoulders, she descended.
MY dear. do let me sce.' said Lady
HOlmhurst, as soon as the servant had
left the room.
With q sigh Augusta uncovered her
| shoulders. and her friend ran around
| the table to look at them. There. on
her back. was the Will. The cuttle-ink
had proved an excellent medium. and
| the tattooing was as fresh as the day
| on which 1t had been done.
Well" said Lady Holmhurst. Il
hope that the young maj will be duly
grateful. l should have to be Sery
much in love- and she looked mean
inely at Augusta. before l would spoil
myself in thai fashion for any man.
AUGUSTA DIuSEIt1 at nv =
and said nothing. At 10 O'Clock, just
as they were half through breakfast,
there came a ring at the bell.
Here he is said Lady Holmhurst,
clapping her hands. We'll. if this isn't
the very funniest thing that 4 ever
heard of! / told Jones to show him in
here"
IIor11- war;, tho words 0IIt of her
mouth when the butler, who looked as
solemn rs a mute in his deep mourn
Ing, ope.led the door, and announced,
"Mr. Eustace Meeson," in those deep
and commanding tones which hunkies,
and funkies alone, have at their COM
mand. There was a moments pause.
Augusta half rose from her chair, and
Their sat down again; and. noticing her
embarrassment, Lady Holmhurst smil-
ed maliciously. Then In came Eustace
himself, looking rather handsome, ex-
ceedingly nervous, II beautifully got
up-in a frock coat, with a flower in
it.
ooh! low do you doT" he said to
Augusta, holding out his hand, which
she took rather cOldly.
"How do you do, Mr.. Meeson?' she
answered. let me Introduce you to
Lady Hoimhurst; Mr.. Meeson, Lady
Holmhurst." Eustace bowed, and put
his hat down on the butter dish, for he
was much overcome.
II hope that / have not come too
early" he said in great confusion. as
he perceived his mistake. II thought
that you would have done breakfast"
"Oh, not at all, Mr. Meeson," said
Lady Holmhurst. Wont sou ha sc a
cup Of teaf Augusta, give Mr.. Meeson
a cup OF tea
He took the tea, which he did not
want In the least. and then there came
an awkward silence. Sobody seemed
% know how TO begin the coarerSs-
ton.
How did ron and the house. Mr..
Meeson?' said Lady HoImburst at Last
Miss .smithers ss~e goa 10 address.
and there are two Lady HSsnnharsss-
my mother-in-iaw and mgsess
aoh, / looked fl OFT. and ssasa !
walked here last night and san you
both sitting at the wrfndo~es
Indeed, said Lady H0.asausst
"And why did you not coras fnT Y1s,
might have helped TO protect Mss
Smithers from the reporters
II didn't know" he answered, e0sl
fusedly. II did not like TO; and, be
sides, a policeman thought I was 4
suspicious character and told me u
move
.Dear me, Mr.. Meeson. yon mus'
have been having a good look ut u.s.
Here Augusta interposed, fearing
lest her a~dmirer-for. with an nnerrfna
instinct, she now guessed how matters
stood-should say something foolish
A young man who Is capable OF stand
Ing to stare at 4 house in Hanover
square is. she thought, evidently cap
able Of anything.
81 was so surprised to see ron yes
terday," she said. How did you know
that we were comingY'
Eustace told her that he had seer
1t in the evening papers. Il am SURF
you can not have been 8 o surprised
as l was,' he went on; II had made
sure that you were drowned. ! wen
up to Birmingham to call on you aftel
you had gone, and found that you hat
vanished and left no address. TIL.
maid servant declared that you hat
sailed In 4 ship called the Conger Ee
which I Afterward found out wa
the Kangaroo. And then she wen
down; and after a long time they pub
lished a full list Of the passengers
and your name was not among them
and l thought that after all you nigh
have got on the ship or something
Then, some days afterward, came
telegraph from Albany, In Australia
giving the names Of Lady Holmhurs
ana the others w-o were saved, ant
specially mentioning Miss Smithers-
4 ~ n0velist.' and Iord Holmhurst a
being among the drowned, and that !
how u dreadful Suspense came - q