Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-08-24
CHAPTER XIX.

snow. n worn, troubled face and hands
that frenbled as they rested on his
stick, was standing before Lady Cara
ven. bowling as though she were the
arbitress OF his destiny.
II am Farmer Moore, my lady
Farmer sioore-and / want to speak
to you"
II am very pleased TO see yon. VIII
ron come into the hOuse:'
mo, my lady; ! cannot enter youT
doors with my present trouble on me-.
Your husband is a young man but he
n driving my white head to the
grave"
=My h~us6anaa.' exclaimed Lady Car
aven- lyon must not speak III Of
him.
4He must not act i'll TO me-" he said;
IAN old man, my lady, 80 Old that my
grandsoHs say a good wish from me Is
a blessing, an evil wish 8 caTse-an
old, old man, my lady
She CAV how he frenbled. and
sweetest compassion filed her heart.
What conId he want from her, this old
man?
II have stood here, my lady" he
said, "eyery day for ten long days,
Whiting TO see you. They told me that
you were young and b~onny-tllat you
had kind eyes and ID kind heart. Yonr
bnsDand wnnts To dire :3e to death,
my fady-wfli you save n1eT'
She thought he must be raVing; but
his manner was calm and collected.
They were standing together just at
the end Of the coppice, and Lady Cara
ven pointed to one OF the fallen trees.
"Sit down there, Farmer Moore"
she said, III 0 viii not come into
the house. and tell me what is wrong
II am an old man, my lady: / have
lived many years, aud have never
seen an injustice prosper yet. The
earl is going to do an injustice to me
and mine You will keep rim from
TT"
II will IL / cam she replied. WHAT
bs it7'
'.The Moores have lived at Brom-
hill Farm, my lady. mDrc Gears than
can count. / have heard 1t reaa
how, centuries ago.. when the lords OF
xS.rasea #ent to war, the Moores fol-
lowed them. They have always been
tenants on the Isayensfnere estates.
The farm, my Iady-Bromhill Farm-
Is LET to them on lease: when one lease
expires another ID signed. Ny lady,
when / was a boy, my father signed
4 lease for seventy years, and the sew
enty years will be mt an end next
month. / have sons and grandsonA
Whiting to succeed me, and the home
IN my ;IorieI love il. Ny father
lived and died there, my sons were
horn there. The old homestead is part
or my life, OF my sonl, my lady; stand
ting outside OF II, l seem to have no
ufe.'
~ understand she said, gently.
Now. my lady, the seventy years,
aease, SIGNED when | was a curly
beaded boy playing at my fathers
knee. has expired. We thought. my
o John and I, TINT we had nothing
to do except call IN the earl and re-
new II. So we called, my lady, and
footman brought us word that hls
iordship left all the business connected
with the estate to Afr. Biantyre. My
fady., said the old Il so1emnly, AS
he struck his stick upon the ground,
II bate Biantyre".
She could W. added, so DO -
Rnt it was wiser to be silent.
1--WE went to Biantyrc, my son John
and I. He told us that he would moi
renew the lease. At first we thought
No was mad. He said thai w0 mus
feaye Bromhill. My son john looked
IT him and answered, The Moores
have always lived Mt Bromhill. an
always WILL We shall see about
q flint. sale. IglaHtyre = have a more
.seIicible tenant in view, and you VII
10 eompelled to leave, whether YOU
IKE IL or not I think we were toe
stunned to speak. We went out of his
office and 1t seemed to me that tht
,earia and sky were meeting. Thor
We heard afterward that Peter Harro
.rate had bribed the agent with a fifty
.nound note to persuade Lord CaravaI
~ refuse us the lease. Ny lady, 1t u
q CRYING injustice. We are sons of tli'
soil. we have made the farm what
Is. II the earl sends US from II, q
viii send ME to my grave. 1 should
die on the threshoid-I could not liv'
me day away from my house. FL
must not 40 It, Lady Caraven. Thu
hcnds Of long generations must not b
10 cag..y broken. He cannot send NJ
old retainers away in that fashion
men whose fathers died in the servlc'
of his ancestors, men whose bodie
have been inferposed to meet tn
,hIows inteadad for the lords of Cara
ven. wha4 Is fifty pounds compares
10 shatf'
4No,' replied Lady Caraven. grave
- sst< n,,,et not be-
.They told me-" the old man con
t;nued, that The young earl is care
less. ana that ne leaves everything t
Blartyre. You will plead for me, m,
lady; you win remember that an ole
w~a!te-haired man mas left his life !
ynur hands. Ask for justice for M
and. II the agent must be bribed,
viii give aim twice ffty pounds. AS
Tor justice for me. as you hope TO
Smsrcy.'
.vou may leave your cause In m
,hanas,s the said. * think may prom
ase that you shall have Justice"
After luncheon there was general
nm interval OF quiet In the castle. Mos
of the Indies went to their owl, rooms
sonle OF the gentlemen went to the bi
lard room, some sought the library, 4
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