The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-09-19
CHAPTER v.

Night hours wore into the early morning.
She went restlessly from one house to
HE other, and her eyes went eagerly into
every corner as she arrived; but not a
glimpse of Gerald could she find. 1t was
q new thing for her to be disappointed in
tbs fashion, and she resented 1t sharply.
1T Is all that GIRL" she said to her
selG. Ever since she came / have had
had luck"
She tried hard not to let the world see
E<hst she was not as happy as usual. For,
tall ut once, she felt that she hated the
imam she had married-hated him because
he stood a barrier in her path and this
bastsr resentment broke into fercer fame
when the news was given to her of Sir
Maurice Tenby's death, and she realized
swhar this would mean to Gerald.
She wrapped herself in her costly man
tt1s and drove home with sullen lips and
o strange, hard look on her pretty, baby
Ia face.
The news Of this death seemed TO her
but to emphasize what she called her bad
llnck-for now Gerald would certainly
drift away from her.
Such wealth would open out all sorts Of
new paths. However much ne might like
to be with her, It would hardly be posi-
hle for him to continue their old friend
ship under such changed circumstances /:
indeed. she saw more than this.
HE will marry" she said to herself.
~Thsre are a dozen women from whom
10 could choose a wife tomorrow
The burst of jealousy that took posses
Slon Of her heart was a startling and
nest unpleasant experience. In such a
00ment the whole Of Lady Betty's ma
turs went through a Transformation.
A more impressing and yet a more sim
pie funeral than that accorded to Sir
Maurice Tenby could not be imagined.
The mourners were numbered in hun
ldrsds, ranging from some Of the highest
IN the and to the humblest Of the pit
workers.
There would come big changes, they
aid to ono another, now that Robert
Tenby's son reigned at the Court. Times
OF injustice and oppression doomed visibly
before them. eE
Gerald Tenby, as he walked bareheaded
after the coffin, and noted the crowds that
gathered about his kinsman's grave, could
mot be insensible to this feeling of silent
la~ntagonism that pervaded the air.
There was one man who watched him
from the crowds, and who gave him a
passing tributs Of admiration for his calm
InesA
Hes got more grit than I thought"
this man muttered to himself. II always
took him to be a coward. Certainly he
docks a bit different now to what he did
that, night when I spoke to him so sud
ldsnly. IL ever a man had fear written
I'm his face, that man was Gerald Tenby /:
hut there's no fear to-day. After ALL"
unused on this stranger, "he can afford to
put aside fear. This Is a proud moment,
and I never realized the stake he was
tnghting for 80 clearly till now. 1t gives
him . kind Of right to hold himself as he
taoea A millionaire with a title as old as
FtAs hills, and q property that Is known
N value and name all over the world. 1t
twas worth doing. ! must confess though
leven bad lot as I am, I doubt IL I should
have done all the black things he has
dome"
Evidently some remembrance passed
Through this mans mind at this moment,
fcr q scowl settled on his face.
But he will pay me-" was his next
mustcicu tHOubut. VIII nave nay re-
ward-not all at once. but inch by inch.
Ats only fair. As I worked with him In
khe past, 80 I'll share with him now"
This stranger drifted away with the
Issst Of the crowd when the funeral was
fever, and made his way back to the COM
lfortable little inn in the village, where he
HAD taken up his quarters.
Later In the day the stranger from the
Inn made his way up to Mill Gross Court.
He ave his. name to the butler, adding:
"Sir Gerald will see me. I am here on
p6usinsaa. He expects me-"
y TIE servant admitted him instantly,
sanA kd the way through the darkened
hall 10 one Of the rooms on the ground
s6ssr. As the door opened there was a
rustic Of silken garments, and the perfume
ion the air denoted instantly the presenee
tef q feminine sympathizer.
"Mr. George Stanton to see yeu, sir -
the butler announced.
Sir Gerald started violently and turned
llivid; and Lady Betty, who was looking
her very prettiest in the fashionable
lmourning she had donned, looked round
at the newcomer with a slight frown on
her face.
Gerald Tenby passed through a mo.
ment Of hot rage, followed by a chilled
sensation Of abject fear, when his servant
opened the door and Stanton appeared.
He paused. At that moment he was at a
lloss to know exactly what to say; but
Mr.. Stanton was evidently prepared.
II hope I am not misunderstanding
you. Sir Gerald" he said, quite easily
Aad Il was evident to see at a glance that
~ was by birth and education a gentle.
'man-"but / believe you require me to
eomnence my duties as your secretary to-
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