Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-11-13

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he was talking. and was surprised al
seeing him in such earnest conversation
with her niece.
son. would suppose you had known
oocb other for years" she said, az she
yhook hands with CasteEiaui, looking from
one TO the other.
And so we have" he answered sayly.
AIN some lives weeks mean years.
sometimes catch myself wondering wnat
tho world was like before l knew Mrs'
Greswold.' 80,
'pow long have you known her!
.Iror about a month, aunt" replied
Mildred. II have been asking MI Gas
,.,I,pi whv he came to me with an In
,rod,ction from my friend Mrs. Tomklson,
,vbeo If would have been more natural
to n-ase,+ himself as a friend Of yours.
~ hc has always a motive for what
J., dnos, Niss Fausset said colby. You
..ni ,.a, ~ dinner of course?" she added
to Castcllani.
II am free for this evening, and L
sbonld like to stay, II you can forgive
my morning coat.
~ am used to irregularities from you.
Give Mrs. Grcswold your arm.
Eronz was at the door, announcing Ihe
1VRnIlV meal. anu fC"''
f,,,pd herself scafed at the small r"uho
table in The somhrr SPACIOUS dlhlhS oo'
room with a IL, ycd front, coIs nanalhA
an illimitable extent OF th' y" ~
Ccs,r C,.trllari sitting opposite her. Inc
meal was livclirr than the dinner Oh lar
,;,ht ras,clIaui appeared UNCONSCIOUS
that Mildred WAS ont OF spir't'' h' wa"
full Of life and sayety. ana mao All III
NJ hs~ ppinrss which was almost cohlao 'N2
His conversation WAS purely inteiier'u",
RANGING through the world OF min" anu
of fancy, scarcely touching Things ra''n'y
and human and thus he struck ho !arrins
chord in Mildrcd's weary heart. 20 la
rs she could be distracted from Int eve
present thought Of loss and sorro"' ~
conversation served to distract her.
He went up to the drawing room Win
the two ladies', and at Miss FauSSet y re-
o,,ost s,t down to the piano. Inc larger
room WAS still in shadow, the slhallef
hriyht with fire and lampllght.
lie nloycd as only the gifted lie" can
ul.v -nroy we'd as one in whom music IS Il
aixfh sense. but tonight his music was
now. 70 Mildred. lie pla yed none OF thoSe
classic numbers which had been 1athiiial
to her ever since she had known "hat
music meant. His muse tonight was null
of airy caprices, quips and franks ANU
wr,othcd smiles. 1t was operate music
oh, r~cl with melody, gracious, compla-
cent, uncertain, like an April day.
CHAPTER XII.
George Greswold was not the KIND OF
man to sit Town in idle SUBMISSION 10
Fate. under a great wrong or under a
great loss. A feeling of blank despair
had come upon him in the solitude OIL
tios. deserted rooms where every OBJECT
smoke 10 him of his wife's nbsence-Where
the influence OF her mind and fancy was
a part OF the very atmosphere; so much
so that in spite of her farewell letter IN
his breast recket he started every now
and then from his ~reverie, fancylng he
heard her f~eotstep in the corridor, or her
voice in an ad joining room.
He went to London on the day after
Mildred's journey to Brighton, taking IA
n,nla with him to a hotel near Hanover
Souarc. where he had occasionally stayed.
p, mala had been much disturbed by Mil
drrd's letter. and was full of wonder
mont but very submissive, and ready to
do anything she was told.
II don't want to be inauisitive or trou-
blesomc. uncle she said. as they sat
each other in the train, "but l
am sure there is something wrong"
.'Yes. Pamela. there is somethin: wrong.
but it is something which will come right
again in good time. I hope. All we can
do is to be patient
His look Of quiet pain, and the haggard
lines which told Of sleepless nights and
breeding thoughts. tonched Pameln's ten
der hea ri but she was wise enough to
know that a sorrow big enough to part
husband and wife is not a sorrow to be
upon by an outsider.
Mr.. Grcswold drove with his niece to
The hotel. established her there with her
maid in a. private sitting room. and then
at, rted for Lincoln's Inn Fields in a han
som.
Messrs. Pergsment's Office had a solid
and old-established air. as of an Office
that had only to do with wealth and re-
sp-ct- bility. The clerks in the outer room
seemed to have grown old on the prem
Uses.
II should like to see the senior member
of the firm. if he is at liberty" said Mr..
Greswold.
Mr.. Champion PERMANENT is at Weis-
bs aen. Danvers Pergament is at his place
in YORKSHIRE. If you would like to see
VI, sos
Let me see him, if you please"
George Grcswold sent in his card. he
MAS received in a handsome Office by a
baId-headed gentleman of about five and
forty, who smiled upon him blandly from
a background of oak wainscot inc Grim
son cloth window curtains. like an old
fashioned portrait.
Does my name tell you anything abont
me. Mr.. PergamentT" asked Greswold
%gravely.
George Rausome Greswold," read the
lawyer slowly 1.-THE name of Greswold
is unfamiliar to me-"
.'But not that Of Ransome. Sixteen
yea RS ago my name was George Ransoms. |
/ assumed the name of Greswold on my
mothers death. You remember the name
of Rsnsome?"
Eyes. 1t recalls certain events. Very |
sad circumstances connected with a lady
who was our client. You would not wish
ME to 20 over that ground, / am sure,
Mr.. Greswold?"
NO. there is no occasion to do that. |
I hope yon believe that | was blameless
or ms free from blame as any man can
be in his domestic conduct-in the matter
to which you have alluded?"
~ have no reason to suppose other
| have never been on the scene of
thc event. knew nothing of it until q