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

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what lie wanted. Tie young wife
smiled 10 herself as she thought Of
how well she was progressing She
Looked up, saying TO herself that sh"
must bring the whole artillery Of her
grace to bear upon him.
should you Ike Il companion for a
short tiLue:'' sil" said. Il like this Did
library in the afternoon the sunshine
alants on the wall. / often come here.
and. looking around me. / mediate on
the glorlea Of the dead and gone Cara
vcns. They we're a noble race; no
wonder ihat you are proud of them.
II avn proud Of them" confessed the
earl Il am graceIcss enough, but
love the honor Of iiy b0u#c."
And no wonder. / was looking the
other day at sOIne OF those portraits
a. the eactnrn gallery. They were
nDbIe H8c3. :49af. ancestors Of yours:
sysnc Of them have kindly faces. All,
they nlay talk of worth and MONEY. but
{ would rather have the proud dis
! t~inction Of noble birth Xix" yours than
all the money IN the world"
Would you:' be asked. dreamjly.
pat seems strange.
Il do not think ~. We all TaiU"
most highly that which we have not,
She replied, simply. 1T be an
i~:"entive IN a mobile and glorious life
~ have such ancestors IS yours"
An expression Of deeper carnestness
than she bad yet seen came over his
face.
Il am an unworthy successor to the
honor Of the Carayens," he said L
thought II would all be different when
| began life"
And why was it not diferent:"
asked the young wife.
II cannot tell" he replied. Il think
Incidence has been my ruin. | have
never taken a real interest in any
thing"
There il one thing to be said" she
remarked. You may not have done
any great or brilliant deeds, but you
lave never lone a NEAR one"
Il hope not" he replied.
Nor" she continued, quickly,
would you allow a mean or unjust
deed To be lone in your name-wOuld
yen:"
NO" he answered so decidedly that
she was filled with great content.
She ventured on Il further liberty,
one that touched him. She laid her
hand on his.
II knew It," she said. II was sure
of 1t. / knew that you might seem
indoient, that you might be unfairly
influenced, that you might perhaps at
! .L. t,X r <a-. .,,st. Kyp
that 1t was against your code OK honor,
against your wish and will, against
your ideas OF right"
What Is against them, Hildred?'
h.. asked.
She was silent for a few minutes,
and then she laid her band more ten
derby upon his.
"Thank yon,' she said, "for letting
me speak to you. l was half afraid
at first, but now you give ne coar-
age"
II know Of a great act Of injustice
that is being done in your name, Lord
Caraven.' and. In her own forcible
language, she told him the whole story.
He listened in silence.
Toy. Ao Jou tioohb hANf
said at last, ''that this Is true?'
1T Is perfectly true" she replied
"That Blantyre has taken that bride,
and has refused in my name to renew
Moore's leasef"
Yes, he has done that
Then" said the earl. with unusua,
decision, '.his reign will De n short
one. He told me that Moore was let
ting ite land go to ruin-that the
farm was not bringing In half what II
could he made 10 bring-that-. W"ii
have not patience to repeat all IL
said. If this be true, he has deceived
me-and, by my earidom, VOW N
shall DOT deceive me twice.
She had hardly dared to hope fol
such ready answer-such hopeful re
Spouse.
"Nill you listen to me" she said
, while I tell you moreg'
, Yes, I will listen" replied the earl
/ with gloomy face.
/, She did not spare him. She told hin
! how his estate was worse cared TO
, and more mismanagcd tina any othe
, la England-how :he poor cried GU
for help and did not receive 1t, the sicl
and the sorrowful for relief and dit
not get it--how the wretched home
caused fever and rheumatism and
host OF miseries-how the laborers OF
!, his estate were worse paid, wors
lodged and fed than on any other
!. bow thu tenants were more heayil.
/ bnrdened--how his name was spoke'
with curses, not blessings.
He listened without reply, but sh
saw that his face had grown yer,
pale with passionate earnestness Their
should be no mistake about the matte
The must thoroughly understand.
"All this he said. while l hay
! been sleeping here. nildred. wi
! see for myself what is the truth.
!, will trust to nc ones o%pinion--I wi
/ go over to Bromhill. VIII you rid
over with me-"
!. She sprang ID her feet with a gla
light In her eyes.
There WAS some little surprise eve
among the servants ut seeing the youn
earl and countess ride off alone. VIII
: did it mean? Were better times real!
coming?
Sir Rae.l watched taam start: an
j. lie said to himself, as he looked afte
. them
..The rreatest gift of heaven to me