Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-05-07

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Stop rtght mere!n commanded Rich,
ard SterIlly.
to her side. She approved of earls
They represented caste; therefore she
promptly took Richard under her
melting wing, to the vast discontinue
of the gentleman thus appropriated.
Then there was Miss Imogene Chit
tendon, bosom friend of Miss Rem.
wyck, newly released from boarding
school and radiant In the glamour OF
her first season out She was blond
fluffy, giggly. enthusiastic, delivering
her sentences In a short, jerky STAG.
cato, with a deal of unnecessary en-
| phasis, until her conversation suggest
ed some one playing telegraph opera.
| tor with a vichy siphon
''She was SO glad to meet real live
English lordl Really, II was delight.
full! How did 1t feel to be a nobleman
instead OF just an ordinary American ?
But of course he couldn't tell the diff
ference, never having been anything
else, you know" and so on adj libitum
In his heart Richard agreed with her
literally. but was not In a position to
make explanations.
He was now introduced TO the last of
the guests, Mr.. Cornelius Van den
Awe, an overyoung young man. sad
eyed, dark and In love with Miss Chit
tendon to the verge of melancholia,
He said he was very much pleased to
meet Lord Croyland and asked If they
were having much fog at home.
Richard had been posted on London
fogs and was enabled to draw pie
ture sufficiently dismal to meet with
the questioner's desires.
Dinner Is served" announced tai
butler. who fortunately CHANGED to be
| an Irishman. Otherwise there might
have been whisperings over some o
the strange earrs characteristics in the
servants hall.
"All right" said Mr.. Renwyck; 1--WE
| won't wait for Michael. He never
missed an opportunity of being late In
all his life."
Richard, who against his every In
clination was forced to take In the
stately Miss Schermerly. was wonder
ing vaguely who Michael might be
when suddenly his heart stood still al
the entrance of the gentleman himself
and again In his ears sounded the
haunting echo OF that doubtful compli
ment:
"very good seat for an Englishman
my lord"
Mr.. Michael Corrigan was merry
hearty little man, brother to Mrs. Rem
wyck, not ashamed of his immediate
Irish ancestry and thorn In mis-
brother-in-law Jacobs side. The two
gentlemen had never got on well to
gether, owing to an utter dissimilarity
Of tastes and bulldog tendency tc
argue out their respective sides Of ev
cry question to the bitter end. II one
made statement the other was sure
10 combat II, no matter what his pri
vate convictions CHANGED to be, and
poor Mrs. Renwyck lived In morta
dread Of a tilt a la outrance between
the two. Moreover. there had been Q
recent discussion. which. had Richard
known II. would have caused hin
much distress Of mind, for the roct
on which the brothers-in-law had spill
was business deal with one Bill VIII
liams Of San Antonio, Tex.
| Before the advent OF Mr.. Corrigan
Richard had been pluming himself OF
having carried out his role 90 success
fully. 1t was comparatively easy t
throw sand In the eyes of the Rem
wycks and their guests. but Mr.. CORR
gan put different complexion on thu
face OF things. for the Texan recog
nixed the gentleman a. stanch friens
Of his fathers who had visited thei
ranch some ten years before. Richart
was then mere boy and would scarce
y be remembered, be hoped. especial,
when masQueradjng a. . foreigneI
otill he had his Quakins doubts and RI
doubled his efforts to appear un-Amer
lean. Az the dinner progressed he wa
rejoiced to detect no sign Of recognl
Ton. but before the salad was serve
he found himself In trouble.
4 For the benefit Of his guests Nj
Renwyck recounted the afternoon
feat Of horsemanship. and Richar
found himself upon the defensive. Fo
tunately he knew the details Of th