Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-03-23

impulse told him what our plans were
He listened in silent sympathy, noe.
ding at times, turning TO glance al
Mount. who sat under a tree chewing
grass blades and shifting at the distant
punch bowls.
When | had told him all, he reflected,
slowly switching the sod with his
whip. Presently he said: Il am glad
you told me this | will be at the
Kings road gate tonight If there j.
trouble with the sentries / will voucll
for you"
His quiet generosity touched me
deeply, and told him so.
"You know Miss Warren is here?
he asked cautiously.
81 am seeking her. said |.
"She walked to the hill yonder with
Lady Shelton after the last race. Dun
more is searching everywhere for her.
he said.
SO we parted, | warm with graft
tude. he quietly cordial.
In the rear of the paddock a path
led through Il gate and up the wooded
knoll. l looked around for Mount
He was helping himself % a cup of
water from the horse trough spring, so
| waited. and as ! stood there down the
path came two fat people, lady and
her escort, picking their way with all
the majesty of elephants knew La
dy Shelton ut once She scarcely deign-
ed to glance at me. The gentleman
~ nd
| was thankful enough that Lady Shell
ton had not recognized me.
We were perhaps half way up the
slope when / heard a footstep behind
us and glanced back. What was my
establishment to behold the Weasel
trotting along at our heels.
Where on earth did you come
from?' asked.
From the Virginia Arms he re.
piled seriously. II like to be near
Jack"
Come, Cade, old friend, sit you here
In the sweet grass, and you and | will
wager straws on the jockeys colors
yonder, while our young gentleman
here lightly goes accounting" said
Mount.
left the pair sitting on the sod and
climbed the remaining half of the
slope alone.
Now, no sooner had reached the top
of the knoll than | perceived Silver
Heels sitting upon a rock reading my
letter.
"Silver Heels" began kindly.
She started, then crushed the letter
TO a ball. thrusting it into her bosom.
Il know not whether to laugh or cry.
90 vexed am L. she stammered and
called rue BOBBY and Paul Pry, drying
her eyes the while her tongue upbraid-
ed me.
Il am not spying" said | hotly.
Don't pretend that scrawl was a love
letter, for know it to be my own"
"Ah, you did come spyingr' she
flashed out, stamping her foot furious
ly.
Lord, was there ever such spite
| full maid.'' | cried. Il came here to
have word with you concerning our
journey this night"
Then | spoke of our coming journey,
which, though it CALLED me to say so,
explained to her was nothing less than
fight.
She acquiesced saying she was ready
and that she only longed to leave the
| town forever.
"How came you to find me out here
In my retreatT she asked slowly.
AFR Bevan told me-" l replied. "Hc
Is splendid fellow"
Michael" she said after some fur
ther talk. I'll never told you, but |
was very glad when you came to ex-
| plain to me that night in the pantry"
"You ought to have known that
meant nothing" said |. Mrs. Hamil-
ton tormented me till I-I--well, what
ever l did was harmless. Anyway, it
was done because l thought l loved
you'll mean like lover, you know"
II know" said Silver Heels.
"You can't know such things. You
are scarcely sixteen" insisted.
my mother was welded at sixteen
She welded for love-
1
knew that. as she had never seen hel
mother.
"Sir Peter Warren has told me in his
letters she said simply. Besides
you are wrong when you say neyei
saw my mother. did. but / was to-
young to remember. She died when
was year old"
/ "But you never saw your father"
said.
"Oh, no. He was killed at sea by thu
French. A few days after you lief
Johnstown / received packet from
Sir Peter. 1t came on warship whicl
put In at New York, and the expires
brought It. Sir Peter also wrote to 81
william. don't know what he said
Sir William was very silent with m
after that, but Just before left wit
Lady Shelton to come here. he had
long talk with me-
D ITO he Continued
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