Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-01-31

onlirined Tom lstuglo!'s iear tAat Z
iad escaped from his brother ;oiis
L. stared sulleiily at the carpet l!ntil
ic caush; mr looking at him Wiiis
winkling oycs. He made "A vaiialt ei-
orr To return my smile and succeeded
II twisting his fac" into :. Knot that
.eeincd to hurt him rs mucn rs IL
unused me.
We'll. goodbv. Tom" said |. Give
ny regards TO Your brother when he
ands. and tell hitn his going awaS
vas a mistake. n man can't afford to
rust his important business to under
trappers.' This with 4 face ire" from
my suggestion OF Intending n shot a.
.iin. Then /" Sam: See you
onight, old man" and went
tway leaving Lewis looking from one
o the o,her as If he felt that there
VAS dynamite about but couldn't locate
t.. j stopped With Melville to talk coal
or y few minutes ut my ease. and the
asst man on earth To be suspected OF
banging by the crook of one finger
rom the edge of the precipice.
rang the Eliersly's bel! ut half past
line that evening. The butler faced me
Nth eyes not down. as they should
nave been. bat on mine. and f1ll of the
:ervile insolence to which he had been
prompted by what he had overheard IN
he family.
MOL Ii IOIitf. SlI, lc Sstlp. tilDhSH
/. had not spoken.
was p~r.cccupied and not expecting
his statement: neither had l skill nor
iesire to acquire skill. in reading family
promoters In the faces OF servants.
So, l was for brushing past him and
ENTERING where / felt ! had as much
light as in my own places. He barred
Ile way.
beg pp-don. sid. Mrs. E~llersly IN
ttructed me to say no one WIS at
ONE.
halted. but only like an oncoIn-
ng bear at the prick of an arrow.
What the hell does this mean I
exclaimed. wavir . him aside. At that
Instant Anita appeared from h little
reception IA few feet away.
"Oh-come in!" she said cordially. Il
vas expecting you. burroughs. please
AXE Mr.. Blacklock's hat"
l followed her into the reception
'oom. thinking the butler had made
tome sort of mistake.
How did you come out ?" she asked
eagerly, facing me. You look VI
antural seif-not tired or w~orried-so it
must Ia been not st bad as you
feared"
IF our friend Langdon hadn't slipped
twav I might not look and feel so
%o;Endered. and there was no one to
~.heckrnate my moves" She seemed
nearer to me. more In sympathy with
ne than ever before.
II can't tell you how glad / am"
Her yes were wild and bright, as
rom some great excitement. and her
eolor was high. Once my attention vas
,n 1t. l knew instantly that only some
extraordinary upheaval in that house
aold could ave produced the fever that
was blazing in her. Never had I seen
aer In n such mood as this.
What is it?"I asked. What has
happened"
III anything disagreeable should be
said or done this evening here" she
said, II want o to promise me that
you'll restrain yourself. and not say or
10 n OF those things that make me
that jar on me. You understand"
II am always myself" replied L. II
can't be anybody else"
But you are-several different kinds
IF self" h insisted. And please
this evening don't be hat kind. It's
coming into your eyes and hin now.
I had lifted my head and looked
sound. probably much like the leader OF
a hornet herd at scent of danger.
us this better?" said j. TRYING to
look the thoughts / had no difficulty in
getting to the fore Whenever my eyes
We're on her.
Her smile rewarded me. But 1t dis
appeared. gave place to n look of ner-
GUS alarm. of terror even. at the rust
ling, or, rather. bustling of skirts In
sound n 1 felt 1t. Mrs. Ellersly an
peared. bearing her husband as a de-
jected trailer fnvisibly but firmly coup
led. She acknowledged my salutation
with a stin necked nod, ignored my ex-
tended hand. 1 saw that she wished to
impress upon me that she was a very
grand lady indeed: but. while my ideas
of what constitutes a lady were at that
time somewhat befogged by my snob-
bishness. she failed dismally. She
ioked just what she was-a mean, bad
tempered woman In a towering rage.
You have forced me. Mr.. Blackjack
said she. and then 1 knew for Just what
purpose that voice OF hers was best
adapted--"to a to you what I should
have preferred to write. MIR. Ellersly
has had brought to his ears matters
IN connection with your private life
that make 1t imperative thai you dis
continue your calls here"
MY private life. ma'am?"I repeated.
II was not aware that had "a private
life."
Anita. leave us alone with Mr..
Blackjack" commanded her mother.
The girl h~esitated. bent her head. and
With a cowed look went slowly toward
the door. There she paused. and. with
what seemed a greater effort. lifted her
head and gazed at me. How / ever
came rightly to interpret e look
don't know. u I said: Miss E.llersly,
I've the right to insist that you stay
l saw h was going to obey me,
and before Mrs. Ellersly. could re-
peat her order l said: Now
madam. II n one accuses
me of having done anything that would
cause you to exclude a man from your
house. I am ready for the liar and his lie
As 1 spoke 1 was searching the weak
bad old face of her husband for an ex
PLANTATION. Their pretense OF outraged
morality I rejected at oncc-it was absurd
Neither up town nor down. nor anywhere
else. had / done anything that any on,
could regard as a breach OF the code of s