Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-05-14

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said wonderingly in English. Her eyes
seemed at length to be opened to the
TACT that something was amiss with us.
Before l could answer the duchess,
who had risen. came behind her. you
little fool!" she whispered iercely, IF
whipped!"
why, what have l done?' murmured
the girl. really frightened nov and APP
pealing to me.
Done! whispered the duchess. and
I think she pinched her, for my neigh
guess. you mink! And for you, Master
Francis. a word with you. Come with
me to my rooln, please"
l went with her. half minded to be
angry and half inclined to feel ashamed
OF myself. She did not give me time,
should take up. for the moment the
door of her room was closed behind US
she turned upon me, the color high in
her checks. Nov. young man," she
said in a tone OF ringing contempt. do
you really think that that girl is i'm
low with you".
What girl?" I asked slleepishly. The
unexpected question and her tone put
me out of ~countenance.
What girl? What girl?" she replied
impatiently. Don't play with me.
boy! You know whom 1 mean-Dym-
pima Lindstrom!"
Oh. l thought o meant Mistress
Anne" l said somewhat impertinently.
Her face fell in an extraordinary
fashion. as IL the suggestion were not
pleasant to her. but she answered on
the Instant: We'll, the vanity of the
lad! Do o think all the girls are in
love with you? Because you have been
sitting with a pretty face on each side
OF you do you think you have only to
throw the handkerchief this way or
that? II you do, open our eyes, and
you will find it is not SO. My kinswom-
an a take care OF herself. so we will
leave her out OF the discussion. please.
and for this pink and white Dutch GIRL
my lady continued viciously, ..let me
tell you that she thinks more of Van
Trees little finger than Of your whole
body"
shrugged my shoulders, but still
was mortified. A young man may not
be i'm love with a girl. yet 1T d%ispleases
him to hear that she is Indifferent to
him.
The duchess noticed the movement.
Don't do that" h cried in impatient
scorn. You do moi see much in Master
Van Tree perhaps? I thought not.
Therefore you think a girl must be of
the same mind as yourself. Well,' with
a fierce little nod, you will learn some
day that 1t is not so: that women are
not quite what men think them. and
particularly, Master Francis. that six
Feet OF manhood and a pretty face on
top OF 1T do not always have their way.
But, there. / did not bring you here to
tell you that. I want to know whether
you are aware what you are doing"
I muttered something to the effect
mat ! did not know I was doing any
harm.
You do not call 1t harm. then" the
duchess retorted. with energy, Ito en-
Danger the safety of every one OF us?
Cannot you see that IL you insult and
onend this young man-which you are
you are no In owe with the girl-he
may ruin us?"
Ruin u.s." I repeated incredulously..
Yes. ruin us!" she cried. Here we
are, living more or less in hiding
through the kindness Of Master Lind
But do o suppose that Inquiries are
not being made for US? Why. I would
bet a dozen gold angels that Master
Clarence is in the Netherlands at this
moment tracking u.s."
was startled by this idea. and she
saw was. I'VE can trust Master Lind
strom. were 1t only for his own sake"
she continued more quietly, satisfied
perhaps with the effect she had pro-
duced. And this young man. who is
the son of one of the principal men OF
Arnheim. is also disposed to look kind
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look. But II you make mischief be-
tween Dymphna and HIM
Il have not" I said.
Then do not" she replied sharply.
Look to it for the future. And, more,
do not let him fancy Il possible- Teal.
ousy is az easily awakened as II is
hardly put to sleep. A word from this
young man to the Spanish. authorities.
and we should be hauled back to Eng
land In q trice, II worse did not befall
US here: Now. you will be careful?"
and q little cowed.
That is better" she replied, smil-
Ing. Il think you will. Now 60"
went down again with some food
Tor thOught-wlth some good Intentions
too. But was to find-the discovery
10 made by, many-that good resolutions
down stairs. l foundm my host and Mas
ter BERTHE alone IN The parlor. The girls
nad disappeared, so had Van Tree, and
! saw at once that something had hap
pened. Master BERTHE was standing
gazing at the stove very thou9htfully.
and theD utchman was walking up and
down the room with an almost comtcal
expression OF annoyance and trouble on
his pleasant face.
asked.
up stairs" said Master BERTHE. not
looking at me.
"And-and Van Tree?, I asked me-
c~hantcally. Somehow l anticipated the
.Gone!" said the Engiishman CURLY.
AYE. gone he foolish lad" the
DuechmaIn struck In. Juggling at his
beard sWhntshas come to him? He is
not wont g SHOW temper. have eve
known him and Dymphna have q cross
word before. What has come "a the
lad. I say. to 20 OF Id q passion at this
tine Of nlsht? And no one knows