The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-01-11
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! Norman said nothing. hat walked into
his dressing room.
Thompson followed him.
ON both there was supernatural
I calm. Thomson was trembling.
/ Hut ~ was not for "a valet To- teach
his master the laws OF chivairy lie
could only watch the struggle and
\ trcmblc for the result. Norman glanced
l at the chair where the thing was
\ proppel up In all It's hidcous degrade
\ tion. ana turned away with a tighten.
/ ing OF the lips.
| Softly Thomson got out another shirt
I whose shining surface was all unac-
/ quaiuted with the uses Of advertise
ment. and placed II conveniently "a
I hand
Norman picked up the unorrendinG
/ shirt. aud Thomson's heart bounded Ia
/ his breast.
Norman paused irrcsoIute: he muir
INJURED. Ten thorH1ud pounds" AMI.
/ though in agony. Thomson was too well
trained To cry out The honor OF the
| Delafoys" II he had lac might have
won the day.
Eui the great moment passed. Nor
man hung down the EpOllcss shirt he
held. divei with the frenzy OF lost
soul into the other. ana the die was
cast. With n stiilCd moan Thomson
rushed from the room. As. ten minutes
met Norman hung his head and
Stunned the mcnialE gaze.
You needn't walt up for me-" he ut
tered.
Il shall not be here. SIR" said Thorn
son sadly.
Norman stopped abruptly. What do
| you mcang"
we servants has our feelings, sir. 1
can bear not receiving my salary, sir.
but we has our feelings"
You shall be paid tomorrow"
'Yessir. it's not that; | couldn't take
the money. beg To state. sir, that I
leave tonight" There was big tear
trickllng down his faithful cheek.
But" said Norman, but lac looked
ut the man and stopped.
Thomson merely drew himself up
and gazed at him with mingled pride
and rcproach. We has our feelings"
Norman turned hurriedly away and
walked out like "a whipped cur.
And what II the old and naughty carl
had him summnrily turned out?
He groancd.
They drive up NJ the door, and he sat
still so long that the cabman looked
through the roof to sec what was the
matter. "The honor of the Dclafoys."
At the door OF the ballroom IL was too
late Ia escape. He worked up daring
smile and STROBE In. Lady Mildred
looked nj him. and her proud lips curled
and curcd again. But the old and
naughty earl came forward 10 shake
hands with sticky attempt To genial
ity.
'Hec, Hec." said the carl. "we-er-
as--you-er-yceIn To have heard-er--
decided To make u fancy dress
Norman looked at the earl and then
round the room az the crowd OF gilded
youth assembled there.
Their shirt fronts all bore the legend,
Buy Bynes Bilious Pills"
Mr.. Ryuc did not insist on his dane
ing with Lady Mildred, but, with u
naughty gesture he offered her his arm
for the dance and was accepted. Rec
ognI=ing the hollowncss of pride. she
promised To- he a pillmau's wife on one
condition. that he convert the business
into company, which H. more genteel.
smacking less OF the shop. Next MORN
ing the papers reported tapurt from the
social columns which created much
stir that in many parts OF the country
there had been mysterious subterranean
rumblings and gentle upheavals OF the
ground. noticeably In the neighborhood
OF ancient churches. abbeys and pic
turpsaue ruins. There was some alarm
as Il was thought TO be a slight earth
quake.
II was not: II was merely innumer
able ancestors turning I'm their graves.