The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1906-07-13
CHAPTER III.

II say, Belle. Come out for cou-
ple OF hours on the river. It's
shame to waste day like this"
"Tm not wasting the day, Bob,
dear" said the person appealed to.
II have my hands as full as they can
hold. It's Lillian Lees birthday to-
morrow. and If I'm to have this fin
ished in time shall be at work till
midnight"
'.Oh, bother Lillian Lees birthday.
rye no more than fortnight's leave,
and we've hardly had day together.
call it downright unsisterly. It's
simply beastly.'
''They don't teach We manners on
board ship, do they, Bob, darling?"
said Miss Molloy, looking up at her
companion with roguish eyes. "Ah,
then, what's the use of your trying to
be out Of temper? Sit down now, like
the good boy ye can be when We like.
Ye can smoke If We want to, and we'll
be just as happy here as VIC would be
on the river"
"All right" said the young man, In
. tone which indicated that all was
wrong. His sister, who was engaged
in the fine embroidery of some silken
mystery, sat on the shady side OF the
veranda which surrounded pretty
little bungalow overgrown with Vir-
ginia creeper and roses Her brother
bestowed his fiannel-clad figure in a
long cane lounging chair, lit a pipe,
and lay smoking for while with an
air Of injury. "Ye're mighty fond of
Miss Lillian Lee all Of a sudden" he
said. II never heard of her till came
home this leave
"oh, yes We have, then" responded
Miss MollOy, 'only we've forgotten.
We've been friendly this three years"
The young man, yielding to the sooth-
ing influence OF tobacco. lay quiet for
= while, putting rings Of smoke into
the tranquil air.
oh, Belle" he said suddenly. I've
news for ye. Ye're going to have a
new neighbor. The newspaper man
what's his name again?-Truscott-
II going to get married"
.That's an interesting fact In itself,
but don't know the man be sight"
said the young lady. who's he mar
rying?'
TITS some tremendous swell,
know" said young Molloy; but I've
forgotten her name got he news
from Billery. You remember Billery"
Faith do, then" his sister an
swered. It's the little man that ruin
cd himself, and is always tellin' other
people how they can make fortune" :"
That's the Johnny" said young
Molloy. But I've not told you me
news yet. say ye're going to have
new neighbor.'
IL the newspaper man leaving when
Ne marries?''
He is, and It's your own knight Of
the rueful countenance that's taken
over his lease and is coming to live
down here"
'Ye can't be meaning that Brangwyn
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