Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-04-28
THE MASTER OF APPLEBY;
By Francis Lynde.

| coming MafBery looked IN upon if
o~ftener. and soon there grew up be
tween us a comradsship the Ike Of
which, ! think, had never been between
a woman loved and a man VINO. lovinG
her, was yet constrained TO play tins
part of her true lovers friend.
II / played his part but stumblinglyi
III at times the madness of my passion
would not be denied the look or word Oh
hand -elasp not of Door cool friendship;
] have this to comfort me: that in after
time, when my dear lad came TO know
he forgave me ~freely-nay, held me al.
together bla meless, as / was not.
OF what these looks and words and
hand-ciasps meant to Margery j had
no hint. But in my hours OF sanity,
when ! would pass these ~slippings IN
review, / could recall no answering
fash OF hers to salt the woundings OF
the conscience whip. SO far from 1t, 1t
seemed, as this sweet comradeship
Dudded and blossomed IN the stock OF
a better acquaintance, she came to hold
me more as II / We're some cross be-
tween a father or IN elder brother, ana
some closer confidant of her W sex.
You are not TO understand that she
was always thus, nor over-often. More
frequently hat side Of her which | soon
came to call the mothers was turned
to me. and / was made TO stand a tar
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was ever changeful as a child and in
the midst OF some light TESTING mood
would sober instantly and give my age
it's due.
In some of these, her soberer times. /
felt her lean pom me as my sister
might. had ! had ore; at others she
would frankly set me In her fathers
place, declaring | must tell her what
to say or do In this or that entangle-
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az our friendship grew, she would talk
to me as surely woman never talked to
any but a kinsman, telling me naiyely
OF her conquests. and sparing no gall
liant OF them all save only Richard Jen-
! infer.
And of Dick and his devotion she
spoke now and then. as well. though
never mockingly, as of the others. Nay.
once when / pressed her on this point,
asking her plainly If my dear lad had
not good cause to hope, she would only
| smile and turn her fac away, and say
that Of all the men she knew the hope
ful ones pleased her best. So ] was
thus assured that IL IL were a scale for
love to tip. my lady's heart would fall
to Richard.
Now L took this to be a hopeful sign,
that she would tell me freely OF these
her little heart affairs. and seeing her
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held the Iooser rein upon my own UNI
chartered passion. SO long as l could
keep my love we'll masked and hidden
what harm could come to her or n
IL / should give ii leave to live In
prison? None. / thought; and yet at
times was made a very coward by the
thought. For love, like other living
things, will grow by what II feeds upon,
and once full-grown, may haply come
TO laugh at bonds. however strong or
cunningly devised.
With such a fever in my veins it was
little wonder that my wound healed
slowly, AS time passed by, with never
a word of news from the world without
LIZ Margery knew aught OF the fight
ing she would never lisp a syllable to
me-and with Gilbert Stair still keep
ing churlishly beyond the sight or
sound Of me, | fretted sorely and would
be one
Yet this was but a passing mood.
When Margery was with me / was not
%ilI-content to eat the bread OF suffrance
In her fathers house, and angry pride
had scanty footing. But when she was
away this same pride ook sharp re-
venges, getting me out of bed to bully
Darius into dressing me h IA l might
foot it up and down the room while /
was still unfit for any useful thing.
One morning In the summer third OF
June my lady came early n surprised
me at this business of pacing back and
forth. Whereat she scolded me as was
her wont when | grew FESTIVE.
VIVA weighty thing a o TO do
that you should be so fierce to be about
1t. Monsieur Impetuous?" she cried.
ri done. you'd try the patience of a
saint"
Which you are not" j ventured.
but truly. Margery, | am growing
stronger now. and the bed does irk me
desperately. IL you must know. Be-
sides
We'll, what is there else besides? DO
I not camper you enough"
l laughed. IN say whatever you
would have me say--so 1t be not the
truth"
sIIl nave you say nothing until you
sit down"
She pushed the great chair of Indian
w-fcacrvork into place before the Win
dow-bay. and when / was at rest she
drew up a low hassock and sat at my
feet.
Now you may go on. she said.
You have not told me what you
would nave me say"
The truth" she commanded.
what is truth" said testing
Plate +" quoted. why do you sup
pose my Lord Bacon thought the Ro-
man procurator TESTED at such a time
and place."
You are quibbiing. Monsieur John.
want to know why Q are so impa'
tient to be gone
Saw you ever a mar worthy the
name who could be content to bide In
active when duty caiis?"
THAT is not the whole truth she
said. half absently. You think yon are
unwelcome here"
" Twas you said that; not 4. But
must needs know your father will bt
relieved when he IL safely quit OF me-
Twas you said that. not 4. Monsieur
john she retorted. giving me back my
own words. Has ever wore beer
brought you that he would speed you
parting
surely not. since / ann still here
But you must know that | have eve
seen his face, as yet"
And is that strange You must no
forget that he Is Gilbert Stair. and 70,
are Roger Ireton's son.
II am not likely 10 forget it. Blu
still a word OF welcome to the unbid
den would not have come amiss. And q
was o Of my seek.ng-shis asylum II
his house
t'Trues but that has naught TO d'
with any coolness Of my fathers"
What Ii IT'S then?-besides the fac
that 1 arm Roger ireton's SOM"
- think twas what you said to Mr.
- Pengarsin.'
That little smirking wretch. VIVA
was he 10 say or do In this2"
She looked away from me and said
He Is my fathers factor and a man o
affairs.
4 An have always t. BE c~ravin,