Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-04-10
A CROWN or FAITH
CHAPTER Iv.--(Continued.

CHAPTER IV.-(Continued.)
At that moment the young couple heard
d rustic among the brambles to their left.
The next instant a young man came tear
ing through the bushes, and leaped to the
ground at their feet he raised his hat
to Ella, colored, then grew white, and his
eyes blazed. There was much concen-
trated pain, wrath n misconceptions
Impotence in the m~omentary g]eam. An
other moment and he had hurried, scram-
bled, raced out Of sight ine unseemly
haste, in headlong confusion, and anger,
and shame--so 1t seemed to Ella.
"Who is that?' asked Arthur Calthorpe
quickly.
my German tu--at least, a professor
of languages--Mr. Leigh"
"Leigh-Le.gh-Leigh," repeated Ar
thur. tapping his forehead. "Half-for-
eign. isn't he? What a handsome fellow.
to be sure! I mHst put him on my list
Of invitations."s
The heir OF The Earl Of Beryl took out
his pocketbook. and wrote In it. Ella
stared at him,
"Miss Wycherly," said he, our ball is
To commemorate the fact Of my reaching
4 ~ QRG@ I'll IA - &h bOAAS
Ito stand for the borough Of Abbotshold,
and thus we are about to invite every
body who has feet to dance with to the
Calthorpe bali. We shall invite the
tradesfolk Of Abbotshold we shall invite
all the doctors, lawyers and parsons in
seven parishes. We shall invlte-indeed,
we have lnyited-the she-dragon Of st.
| Martha's College, and her beyy Of fair
maidens; and. Moreover, they are COM
ing, too"
He spoke now In d tone Of triumph.
.sSt. Martha's College? Mr.. Leigh
teaches there"
Exactly. So / must invite Mr.. Leigh.
AL the county folks, of course. are COM
ing-even the duke. There will be waltz
ing with the st. Martha's maidens."
II really believe you are in love with
one OF them" said Ella. opening wide her
black eyes.
Arthur laughed and flushed.
"You are no father confessor, sweet
lady. Leigh, did you say? Where does
he lodge2'
"Honeysuckle Cottage, woodmancote."
"Thank you. What a mercy we met
him"
Here we are at the house, cried Ella.
Nov, what will papa say7"
HEsdEGT
CHAPTER Y.
Lionel Leigh told himself that he was
mad, and that the sudden hatred which
flooded his whole soul, and Kissed like a
serpent in his blood, was an evil and a
deadly thing to be struggled with and
conquered by the might and main Of an
honest mans will.
Ella Wycherly What was she to him2
Beautiful as an houri, fascinating as a
siren, proud at heart-as were all that
old stock of noblesse, the Norman aristoc-
racy, to which she belonged. Ella Wych-
eriyf We'll, hi had dreamed d day dream
half an hour since, and now it was dis
PEELED he had built a splendid castle, and
behold; it has tumbled into ruin, chaos
and confusion, broken pillars, crumbled
terraces, split wine, crushed aowersl
He laughs bitterly as he owns to him
self that his castle was built Of paper
that the gold was yellow paint, the
statues, the pictures and the splsndo- Z
mere blaze Of cheap finery. such ~ any
carriers lad may zee for a penny ct
show IN I country fair.
Halt an hour before he had sat In the
pretty summer house with the en-
chantress, and It had seemed 10 him that
this homely earth was carpeted from
pole to pole with roses. Now what I
dreary, cold, bleak world it was!-unut-
terably gray, and grim. and grimy.
The young gentleman whom he had
met fdlscoursing 80 gaily and pleasantly
With Ella was an earl's heirs psttsd,
spoiled worlds darling-with money, and
horses. and servants at his command, and
position and rank In his possession, which
Lionel could never attain to, though he
toiled for fame and gathered knowledge
until he came to the time OF hoar hair
and dimn1ed eyes,
He had left Wycherly Park, and had
struck across q wide moor. Hare and
there were belts Of trees, left from the
ancient forests which had mostly been
cleared some hundred years before. The
wind was now more boiaterous. more play
.ful. It was not cold, but It whistlsd
over the moor.
Lionel presented himself q the door q
st. Martha's College, gloved, brushed,
spotless, faultless In manner. neat In
dress, with an easy smile on his hand
some lip, and a subdued light In hin Eyes.
st. Martha's Is an imposing structures
large house, built something after the
fashion OF q French chateau, with towers
and many windowsEa stone-colored house
q snllen aspect, surrounded with 4 plan
tation o. gloomy frs, int possessing in
the rear large, stifly laid-out gardens,
and a gymnasium where the young ladies
for healthful exercise.
At was two O'clock a tall, pale young
honsemaid, in white cap and apron,
Lionel upstairs and into 4 small
anteroom, dreiess and nearly bare Of fur
niture. Here be waited 4 minute, and
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