The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-11-05

ley.
Il don't like you. Mr.. Brackley.
e don't like your house. and 1 don't Tx,
: your friends. | think your daughtel
= WIN be well away from YOU. and n
time have hopes that l shall be able
= to make her forget you"
We'll. Am I mad. am 1 dreaming.
Is this a joker"
IF It is. l don't see the point OF II.
I don't like you. Mr.. Braekley. and I
don't want TO see you. / don't mind
your sons. They can come and see me
and their sister"
You think | would allow my sons TO
see their sisters degradation. her
shame, Perhaps YOU think 1t Is anus
Ing to live In a w~OrkhouseFs
Il don't know. There NAV BE- worse
places. II you hadn't been able TO tide
over some crises in the city. for In
stance. o might have been living N
goal"
II was a hard hit and a true one.
Whatever I've lone 1 did for nv
children At any rate. I haven't stolen
into a house and persuaded a girl 10
90 out Of II and starye with me. II
you think you can blackmaIl me. vou
are mistaken II you take the girl.
she starves-mind that-she starves -
But why should she starvey'
Then what-what do you propose
my daughter is to live Ou7 Though.
mind you. II she marries you she is no
longer daughter OF miner" I
i 10 mind you. Well. she can live
on me- I am a very rich man. Mr..
BrackIeyr~
-Rich-you?" said Braekley. thinking
hat the tutor was bIufing. I
Very. very rich. One OF the rich Z
st men In England. You see. I came 4
lere as n tutor-like King Arthur
lon't you know-Just to see how the Z
DOR live q
How the poor I'VE, You needn't In u
ut me. sir. To steal my daughter and G.
Ob her Of her inheritance il enough. q
You are right. Brackley. You are n
said Ford. dropping into famn- n
irity very unbecoming in a tutor. and p
wasn't speaking the truth. I came al
sre 70 see your daughter. Yours are "a
IT. as you mentioned yourself. the sort -
people whom I an likely to meet =
Du must forgive my being vulzar
.ough 10 say so. But I had fallen In
re at sight Of her. and I thought II
lde her acquaintance IN the ordinary
". that If she didn't fall in love with
:, you would. and try to persuade -
T. l so wanted to be loved for nv
and was as little sure Of that In Vi
own world as in yours. I'm a
bleman." &c
a nobleman - go
Haven't you heard Of Lord Ascott7 ~
ee you have. Well, he Is the richest tn'
1leman in Rutland. II not the Oldest Iut
descent. and he was reported to no'
re gone Of a yachting expedition. PEI
II. it wasn't tru His yacht went, ue'
he did not. He went on an expedf ma
d to Lancaster Gate" Ioc
Lord Ascot, Your not
Yes. and I am so glad that In
JIM @AnDEi SNAIL uOL ne marry -
her family. ! was a little afraid I
Md have to, and / was quite pre-
to make the sacrifice. But o Fl
e made the way easy"
rackley sank into a chair. The -
had been too much for him. -.
vas some minutes before he could :
k.
I have the honor to tell you.
] Ascott." he said. gathering ~
myth as he went on. II have the hlbil
to tell you that you have be- ture
ID like n cad You steal into n as II
house and get his daughters ar OF Il
under the pretense that Won ~
a peunness tutor. You take ad- "Wh
age Of a fathers natural and prom iead'
at such ruin for bis daneh-
10 break with him and to cut him T.,
from that daughters love. You -
be n nobleman. BY name. n not 80
1fure- and o may be a rich man ~,
don't take back a word which
% Ford the tutor-exeept. per. " ~
what ! said about our not being ,
70 meet. "na'
. got more spirit N An
iied for" saId Lord sacre'
d. ~