The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-04-24
'.Well. papa, Gerald saws that''

We'll, papa. Gerald says that
"Ah. there's Il young fellow of a
thousand for you. Gerald Haynes
would never have had my consent To
of his good and respectable principles"
Mi. Gulliver vas SO filled With adj
nliration for his future son-in-law. for
himself. and for the said good and re-
spectacle principles. common, as he
fondly Imagined. to both of them, that
he quite failed to notice his daughter
Mahel's badly concealed expression of
mirthful dissent.
IF was going to say" she observed.
soberly. that Gerald has heard oln
news of Dick lately"
Nothing to the young rascal's credit,
I'll 10, bound.
.'Oh! l don't know, Falling in love
Isn't so very discreditable Il proceed
the fashio" from Adams time until
now"
Failing in love. Dick, Some fac
tory girl or bargee's daughter. l SUP
pose"
We'll. / do not think our Dick would
look quite so low as that: although ]
don't see why a factory girl or a bar
gees daughter shouldn't be as good as
-well-as Lady Marjorie Underwood
for instance"
This was Drodding the Alderman in a
peculiarly sore spot.
You're as bad as your brother, girl.
every whit as bad. Lady Marjorie, in
deed. The-the daughter of a hundred
earls! Poor he last two or three of
'em. | grant, but the blood was and
is there-and it's the blood that's the
thing. The blood that telis."
"Oh, | am not belittling Lady Mar
jorie. l like her. She's an especial
friend of mine.''
II had set my heart upon a match
between her and Dick went on the
alderman "Mnnav and h1nnlt Il,,4
she would not look at the young fool
now"
perhaps she wouldn't, for Marjorie
has. know. set her heart upon mat
ing with a wise man."
Sensible girl. sensible girl! Blu,
how is Gerald's canvassing getting N
It's a pity hat he is putting up for an
East End constituency, ven though it
be in the conservative interest"
Il fancy that he has made an adj
vance during this past week." replied
Mabel. But l heal his voice in the
drawing room. l knew he was coming
here early on his way east, but not
quite so early as this"
She tripped out and ran upstairs.
ings. Papa has been going on terribly
about poor Dick-it is a shame!"
Yes it is-rather-but we mustn't
forget, dear, that your father is deeply
OlSappOlnteQ III DICK. l am sadly
afraid, too, that, We're he not my old
college chum, the prince of good fell
lows. and-my MAIDS brother. ! should
be sorely tempted to regard him in
anything but a friendly light
"Why?"
why? Why, because he is about the
worst enemy-politically-that have
in Whitechapel. and because, unless the
gods are very good to me. he is the one
mar in all the world who will be re-
sponsible for my defeat. should l lose
the day."
Arc you sure of this, Gerald?"
Il am. He is moving heaven and
earth now in the organization of Il
monster meeting to be held somewhere
in the neighborhood of Tower hill.
This is to be a decisive demonstration
against my c~andidature, and am only
afraid that it will end in riot and trou-
BILE for Dick"
Are you going eastward now" she
asked.
Yes, 1 am going to try and see Dick,
in the hope that l may persuade him
If possible, to adopt a more moderate
course"
will you take me with you?"
DO you think, Mabel. that it would
be advisable?"
II have my reasons-strong reasons,
for wishing to go"
Come, then, by all means, dear! Blu,