Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-08-21


Tie Is a demon I" says the young man
with sudden ferceness. "He hates every
one After a little while-"You know
be thinks Deane has something to do
with them
Yes; l know. Perhaps-perhaps he
has. / never really believed 1t before.
but now" She pauses, her agitation in
creasing. "He said once he knew where
they were, but I did not believe him. He
told me something about them when
when--when he asked me to marry him."
"He did ask you, then. That old man
did not lie7'
NO; he asked me. And as a BRIDE he
hInted that he could clear my fathers
memory-could and would restore tho
necklaces, and all the missing ornaments,
II only I would consent to marry him."
And you" His hands unconscious
ly rave t:ghtened painfully IN hers. With
a little naughty gesture she shakes her.
self free.
Why" demands she coldly, do you
question me Ike this? Do you think l
should ever consent to marry a man like
Brian Deane? You heard me before say
! would not. But'-throwing up hes
head-"all this is nothing-nothing. Tho
real question is, how to compel Brian to
tell where the hidden treasure is-if he
knows"
Hilary is silent. He has known for
rome time of the compact between his
uncle and Deane, of the bargain the latter
has made-Amber for him the missing
gems for Sir Lucien. Oddly enough
Deane has not demanded the instant re-
turn of the girl to the old mill house.
Nor had he mentioned to Sir Lucien his
fear of .Adare's infatuation for Amber.
Perhaps he believed in the old mans
power over Hilary to do away with that
fear. The title would certainly be Hill
ary's after Sir Lucien's death, but IL
Sir Lucien disinherited him, the title
would be a barren honor, or almost so.
He had kept back too the belief of Am
ber's love for Hilary-electing to play
it as a trump card should things go bad
ly between him and Sir Lucien, so that
if Sir Lucien had had any suspicion Of
an attachment between Amber and Hilary
-when first the girl came-it is quite at
rest now. Indeed, Everard's open atten-
ions to her during the past few days
have completely treasured him as to that.
did you hear he was closeted with Sir
Lucien again to-day:" asks she presently.
yes
Does that mean Oh! I cam bear
to go into it; but if he knows where those
hateful things are, my father must have
known too, and"
1T doesn't follow - exclaims he eager
ly. And at all events, if they can be
produced by Deane it will prove your
father did not dispose of them. And
that. even though he often was in dis
tress for want of money"
But what earthly reason could poor,
poor papa have for concealing them"
IF Deane could be made to speak, We
might find out"
A yindictive cloud flies across the kind
moons face. making the whole garden
dark for the time being, and hiding from
Adare the face he loves. Perhaps if he
could have seen it-then-as his lips
lay upon her hand, he would have spoken
Hi! there! You two" A loud call
from lungs calculated to last until their
owner is ninety, breaks the silence. To
Mr.. McGrath alone could those lungs be-
long.
"Oh, GOMEZ" cries Amber, hurryins
down the path towards the house; I'VE
must have been out here ever so long.
Oh! hurry She flies, but just at the
end Of the verandah steps he catches her
up.
ITO be continued s--a