Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1905-04-21

| loved him even as David loved iona.
than?"
Mrs. Fishers sobs choked her utter
ance, and her tears fell fast.
Speak to me, mamma, dear" ex-
claimed the boy.
"Yes, it shall be as you wish" re.
piled his mother, pressing Jacks hand
This was the sufferers last request
the compliance with which OH the part
of his mother gave him great relief.
Before the boys returned from the
holidays he was gone, and there was
mourning in his fathers house.
Little boy" said Mrs. Fisher to
Jack after the funeral, you heard
what my poor. dear Frank said and
my reply. viii try to think of you
as | did of him. but not yet. The
wound is too fresh. must have time
to reflect, but remember that / am
your friend. My husband and are
rich, and something shall be done for
your advancement in life. / would
have you home with me now, but am
too wretched. Perhaps you cannot un.
derstand my feelings. Try to think
mean well and am not unkind. In a
few months l will come and see you
again, and you shall tell me all about
yourself. and | will adopt you if you
would like that. At present am too
wretched to think of anything but my
own selfish grief. Oh. Frank. Frank.
1t is hard to have you taken from
mev'
She wrung her hands In agony.
Remember, ma'am." said Jack in a
low tone. ''what he said in his last mo-
ments. 1t was not his will he wished
done"
True, my dear" she answered. "but
you can't tell what mother feels
when she loses her only darling" And
her tears burst out afresh.
Mrs. Fisher went away, and Jack
was glad when the time came for work
once more. In the hustle of school life
he could forget the deathbed of poor
Fisher.
CHAPTER XII.
" A y HEN the boys were Assem-.
N~ bled for the first time In
w " school, Mr.. Crawcour an.
nounced an event of impor.
tance. Standing up on the dais upon
which his desk stood. he made little
speech.
Boys" he said. ''it is my pleasing
duty to inform you of an event which.
l doubt not, you will find as gratifying
as it is to me. During my ramblcs
among the mountains of Switzerland |
to fall in with some distin.
guished travellers Their name was al.
ready familiar 10 me. because the fam
lily seat is distant about six miles only
from this town. The distinguished per-
sons Of whom speak are a lady of IT,
tie and her son, Lord Mordenfeld, of
Willow Copse Hail. His lordship is
now fourteen years OF age and has
been under the care of a private tutor,
but such was the force of the argu- |
ments that I made use OF that Lady |
Mordenfeld was induced to consent to |
my solicitation that her son should |
come to our school. His lordship will |
arrive tomorrow at Pomona House.
That this is an honor to the school you
Will all be prepared to admit. Some OF |
'hesc days he, with his vast landed |
property, may become cabinet minis.
er. You will then be able to claim ac.
luaintance with him and proudly say,
1 was at school with Lord Morden-
leld. These associations are very val
lable. Bnt mind two things
He paused, and all eyes were fixed
pon him.
mo bullying and no snobbishness
'et his lordship be treated as You
you'd treat any other boy. You may
Frite home and tell your parents of the
ccesslon TO our school OF one of the