The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-12-20
CHAPTER XVII. Continued,

CHAPTER XVII. (continued.)
There was nothing in the fashion
aoiy-dressed young man of means ant
leisure to suggest the plebeian pas
which had eliminated In convict Jail
His features were handsome ant
aristocratic; his hair, which had beer
Q cause OF anxiety to him in England
owing to its shortness, had now grown
long enough to look quite ordinary In
2 country where the close-croppel
mead is not disdained even by the gold
en- youth. When 1t grew longer he
knew that 1t would be brown and
wavy. The mustache, which had been
sacrificed to prison rules, was coming
on again nicely. The hands were long
and thin. and were regaining theil
Wilderness. and the ring. with one ex
Qufsite brilliant in 1t, which Mark had
purchased In the Rue de la Paix, look
cd quite in place on the finger II
adorned.
Il am Sir Mark rockingham and
look It," the young man said, as he
looked himself critically up and down
In the mirror. John Wilson, late OF
Dartmoor. has entirely disappeared;
ne has been swallowed up in the cir.
sumstances Of few weeks, blotted
sut"sos completely that he might never
nave existed look all right, speak
properly, and flatter myself my man.
aers are all that could be desired"
John Wilson had from his early
youth associated with young men of a
superior class for his own advantage.
and his manners and style had served
aim we'll In the days when he was liv.
ing by his wits.
The new baronet nodded to himself
approyingly- in the mirror, and then,
lighting cigarette, sat down in a
Gilt French easy chair of the gay and
9arish Paris French salon" order and
INDUCED in little quiet meditation
a. to the course he should pursue with
regard to the immediate future.
He knew that his presence would
not be desired at the funeral by Lady
Brettsagham and Harold. and he had
no wish to make himself Objectionable
to them at the outset.
Mr.. Bertram Hank had from the
hrst counselled him to be diplomatic
with the other members of the family.
whatever happened. and he hiAself
had fully recognized the wisdom of
such course.
Moreover, he was not anxious to
make mechanically sudden an.
pearance to the household and the
tenantty He knew that there was
not the slightest likelihood Of any le-
Ealtrpnbla or any family dispute as to
his rights.
The solicitors. writing on behalf of
his father, had explained to him after
the interview that he was absolutely
accepted as the heir, and would be so
treated by the executors whom he. Sir
Mark. had appointed
The new baronet had made up his
mind by the time he had finished his
cigarette.
He was not wanted in England. For
Q few months. at least, everything
would be arranged without him. In
those few months the change in his
appearance would be emphasized. and
the lapse Of time would make It still
more impossible that any schemes OF
tracking down John Wilson would re-
main Ia active operation.
I He would remain smother month IN
Paris. where there are ample oppor-
tunities for young man Of fortune to
enjoy himself. and then he would aui-
etly return to England and formally
take possession Of his property.
His property!
The words seemed so strange to him
that he spoke them aloud.
He hardly realized as yet what his
Inheritance might mean to him.
He had become great land owner,
Z master OF men, an English aristo.
crat. to be looked up to and bowed
down to.
Z He represented long line Of IA
NOUS ancestors. He had an aristocrat-
10 title and vast estate, and these
would bs biz al his life and pass to
his heir.
His heir!
Again the shadow Of the wife he
had deserted rose up between himself
and the golden future.
He uttsrsd An exclamation Of Inn
patlence.
He had no conscience to make 4
coward o9 him. and yet all his bravo.
DO deserted him when he realized that
while MAY lived no other woman
could be legally his wife. or bear him
. con who would have the right to sue
0oed him.
Well! He had been . convict, and
now he Vas = baronet. His proper
place Was q jail. and shA was living In
! iuxurious Paris hotel. Was he to
Tt the fact that he had wife dis
courage him ~ the plans he was build.
Ing for the future7
4 He shrugged his shoulders and dis
missed the thought
y He had tEiumphed over every DIM
clllty - II: he would triumph over
that no.
- 10 wroes . the solicitors express