Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-05-01
CHAPTER TX.

and now neither OF the doctors would
suffer him TO be removed or spoken to.
The patient was fninr from loss Of blood.
lie xrns nrnntlefl f1s pillows on lie
satin sofa in the yellow drawing room,
and nurses crept about, and doctors sat
consulting in a corner, and the earl sat
DOING In an armchair. The wortAs which
Arthur Calthorpe uttered were
"A tall man--sudden blow-head Y
These .sere all He he'd not described
the tall man he had not seemed to know
who he was. Arthur WAS an orphan, and
the old earl, called s.aele by courtesy,
was in reality only a distant cousin OF
his young heir.
!, Calthorpe was strong and handsome,
full of life and energy to his very finger
tips, the most daring huntsman in three
counties, the gayest sportsman, the great
est flirt, the best match, the most sought
| Of nammas, the most admired OF young
ladies, and he was now dying with a
white face and a battered skull.
"Who is tall herels asked Major Bar
rett, a dark man, bnrly in build, but
short in stature.
WHO? Dozens Of visitors who were
here tonight said Lieutenant Bricks, a
young gentleman, taller than either of his
companions, but not rising to an altitude
over FIVE feet seven.
There's a BLACKBOARD brother about
said Major Barrett. THE earl turned
him out three years ago, and he has lived
by his wits ever since. He has been stay
ing at Abbotshold, and tonight he came
here with a foreign fellow, a tutor. a
teacher of languages, and he is a tall
fellow and those two were in the garden,
and the foreign fellow found poor Cal
thorpe"
One popularity of Calthorpe Court
was the number of rooms that led into
one another, in long chains or suites OF
apartments. The small snuggery where
the three officers clustered about the fire
was the last of a long series Of rooms,
and now, through the half-closed door OF
communication, they heard voices.
.Oh! Dick, Dick, how cruel you have
been, never to come that night, and l
dressed so nicely. And | was sent back
to the house and locked up like n thief
In my room, and you never to write or ex-
plain! And now, tonight, ! had hard
work to get Madam Pritchard to allow
me to come to this ball and little did !
expect to see you here. And when 4
did you never took n morsel OF notice OF
me, and went out with Mr.. Leigh hours
ago"
Don't cry =" said Richard harrington
Whatever you do. Jenny, dom cry !.
| Nothing Is 10 be gained by crying.
How cruel you are..y said Jenny. sob
bling afresh. Il am homeless. now. and
helpless and ssaesT have eleserted me. Oh.
dear me, what shall do and the school
girl wrung her hands.
IF you would only hold your tongue.
Miss Wilkinson. You don't understand
what an awkward position am placed
In, honor bright! The Earl OF Beryl is
my cousin. and nay brother is Mr.. Arthur
Calthorpe, and / went out to speak to
him, and could not find him. And when
j returned to the house, Leigh met me,
and told me somebody had Knocked Ar
thur ON the head, and that ! was sus-
pected. So I went down into the village,
and now \ just came back :lgain, for
don't see the good of hiding when have
lone nothing. And then You must dart
upon me and make u fool of yourself.
sYou are d traitor--a false recreant y
said Jenny Wilkinson. .Sir, ! will not
survive your perfidy; I will plunge a dag
You too fondly Traitor !. you sting me
I"Stiuk AlGNlo VA Sat ~ SON
| YOU never loved me said Jenny.
no, / never did. You were such a
little spooney, and l knew you would
| have loads sof tin some day but / can't
wait for it, and keep lodging about after
a girl that's hemmed about by a lot of
~humbugging old women. It's more trou-
BILE to get near you to speak than you're
worth. And il we had run away, why,
we should have starved to death before
you could get your money, for old Aunt
Tabitha wouldn't have given us half a
loaf. So 60 back to the old women, and
forget me. I'm not cut out for matri-
mony, not unless there's plenty, and to
spare"
Jenny's answer was to 60 off into yio2
lent, shriekjng Mysteries. She flung her
self upon tn floor; she beat a tattoo with
her heels. ME three officers rushed in.
Dick stareNat them sullenly. At that
moment a young woman In black came
hastily into the room. There was a smile
/ on her lips, but fear in her eye. Immedi-
ately behind her appeared in the doorway
two grim faces-those of the detectives
from A~bbotshold.
Richard Darlington glared very stupid
IL at the detectives. He knew them well.
! The wild young gentleman had been in
rerins about Ahhntshod and is precincts
too long not to be well acquainted with
the notorieties Of the town, beginning
with the Rev. Seymour Cummington, and
ending with the little. saucy telegraph
messengers.
He almost shock OF the thin, long hand
81 the romantic school girl, for Jenny,
surmising something wrong, had turned
round, ~womanlike. to cling to the man
| whom she had been u~pbraiding.
.sIseave me alone, will you?' said young
Darlington.
Mullinger, the principal OF the detec-
tives, walked up to Richard.
"Sir, / arrest you in the name Of the
| law"
"You will have to accompany us to
Abbotshold-for this night, at least. To-
morrow, perhaps, something may trans
pire to your advantage. Meanwhile, allow
me to caution you not to commit yourself
In any way"
The sense Of his critical position came
upon Richard suddenly, and fortunately
had an altogether SOLDERING effect upon
him. he ceased to stare sullenly at the
policemen : his voice cleared; his wits and
his eyes Frightened.
s'Transpire r. said he smockingly. why
not say happen, Mr.. Mullinger? For my
part 1 love plain innguaEc. When a man
says something will transpire. I feel
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