Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-05-14
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my eye. to appease me as the greater
and to keep the peace between
ter III matched companions. who In
deed staiked along cycling one another
much as II wolf hound and a badger
dog might regard each other across
a choice bone. Btu the young Dutch
MACS sudden appearance had put me
u I was not in love with her,
yet liked to talk to her. and
l grudged her to him-he seemed 50
meat a fellow. And sc-churl that 1
was-in answer to her speech, / let
some sneer about the great fear
OF the Spaniards which seemed to pre-
vail in these parts.
You are not afraid Of them, then??"
Van Tree said. with a smile.
No: l am not" l answered. my lip
curling also.
An" with much meaning. perhaps
you do lot know them very well!.''
Perhaps not" 1 replied. still, my
grandmother was a Spaniard."
so. I should have thought he re-
words as 4 should have felt a blow.
What do o mean?' ! blurted out.
hating before him. with my cheek
crimson. In vain were all Dymphna's
appealing glances: all her signs OF dis
tress. II will have you explain. Master
Van Tree. what you mean by that!'
I repeated fierceiy.
confronting me stubborniy and shaking
Off Dymphna's and His blue eyes
twinkled with rage: his thin beard
bristied: he was the color OF a turkey
cocks comb. At home We should have
though. him a coinicai little figure, but
he did nvt seem absurd here. For one
thing. he looked splteful enough for
anything. ana fOf another. though /
topped him by a head and shoulders, /
cotta not hatter myself that he was
affNid Of me. ON the. contrary. 1 felt
thai In the presence OF his mistress.
small and s~hortsighted as he was. he
would have faced q lion without wink
Ing.
His courage was not to be put to the
PROOF. 1t was. still slaring at him. seek
ing some retOrt which should provoke
him beyond endurance. when a hand
was laid on my shoulder. and I turned
TO nnd that Master BERTHE and the
duchess had Joined us.
so mere are the truants." the former
said pleasantly. speaking in English
n showing no consciousness whatever
the crisis in the middle Of which he
q come up. though he must have, dis
tn our defiant attitudes and in
troubled face that some
thing was wrong. "You know who this
Is. Master Frances" he continued
or have you not been intro
duced to Master Van Tree. the be-
trothed OF U hosts daughter"
Mistress Dymphna has done me that
honor" I said stiftly. recovering myself
IN appearance. while at heart sore and
angry with everybody. but I fear
the Dutch gentleman has not thanked
her for the Introduction since he
learned that my grandmother was
Spanish"
Your grandmother. do you mean."
Yes, madam"
Well. to be sure" she exclaimed.
lifting up her hands and appealing
whimsdcatly to the others. this bow is
TUT OF starts and surprises. You never
know what he will produce next. The
other dav It was a warrants! Today
1t Is a; grandmother and a temper."
7 could not be angry with her. and
perhaps I was not sorry now that my
quarrel with h youRg Dutchman had
stopped where 1t had. 1 affected as
we'll an I could to join in the laugh at
ms expense and took advantage Of the
arrival OF our host, who at this mo-
ment came up the slope from the land
ing place. his hands outstretched and
M W 0kGStAI6 vi ulS kIuOlY race.
TO SLID away unnOticed and make
amends to my humor by switching on
the heads OF h withes by the river.
But naturally the scene left q degree
OF Ill feeling behind 1t. and for the first
tine during the two months we had
spent under Master Lindstrom.s ROOF
the party VINO "a down. to supper were
under sconstraiRt. 1t felt that the Young
buchanan had had the best OF the houf
IN, tho f0Qr A0pN a nj r <oyV.na -.
fooltshly in the boyish. attempt to as
eerf myself and to set myself right at
9 In my WI estimation. Master
Van Tree meanwhile sat silent. I'VE.
INK me from time to time in no friendl
fashion. Dymphna seemed nervous and
frightened. and the duchess and her
exchanged troubled glances.
wal In particularly good spirits. were
by the prevailing chill.
Mistress Anne indeed in her Ignorance
matters worse. She had he~nn ia
pick up some Dutch and was for;, of
AIRING her knowledge and practYcina
fresh sentences at meal times. BY some
Ill luck b contriyed this evening
contradict me. I had fallen into conn
parative stlence-tO frame her sentences
30 a. to cause 40 much embarrassment
N possible to ali OF us.
Where did you walk with Dymphna
this morning?" was the question put
I'd me.
You are fond Of observation-disclosures
m fond Of water she eaid IA
Dymphna. "Dymphna Il tail: Naster
Erancis u tall. ] sit by you tonight:
the Dutch lady sat by you last night
20 on. n 10 on, with prattie
which seemed to amuae our hot ~
cee0lngiy-he wes v tired &c cor