The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-04
CHATTER x.


smell as sweet, said Dudley; "and this
is such a noble, golden Clinker, you and
Thank are out -classed, Theo. Rudya1d
Kipling or Eugene Field, ] forget whicl,
says good thing about 'clinkcred sin,
I wish could remember it; l can usually
stand pat on my quotations.
"Of course, for money, 1t is goo.
match; but ! did not want to give her
up for years yet, )" said her mother, wha
was looking very disconsolate.
"Maybe she will say no, said Stanley
esNo she won IT, said Dudley; "I'vs
seen them together lot, and it's an aw
full mash on both sides, Clinker does mo-
know whether he is playing tennis OF
marbles when she g there, and she got t.
be such muff at serving that ] am al
out of practice.
"Just think of her being sister-in-laN
to baronet we are getting among tn
crowned heads.
GA baronet9 never heard him speai
of a baronet,' said Mrs. Redfeld.
s'Oh yes; his sister is Lady Something
or other-Roxie Adams told me; don I
believe he ever mentions his sister g title
Just calls her Juliet and my sister,
1t is quite a romance. This baronet YVES
a nephew of an English governess that
Roxie and her sister had; this governesa
would not depend upon her brother, bit
came to the States and was employed as a
csserness by Rookie Is father, professor OF
Greek, ages ago, IN some Eastern college,;
her nephew came over to find her and
found the Enfelds and Clinkers all to
gether, and fell in love with Juliet Cllnk'
OF and married her.
nWell liks that said Redfield SEN
ior; ~ am glad no does not brag Of
his sister being my lady. /"
'Well, if have got to give her up,
I'd rather it was Tom than any other
young man, anyway" said Dudley.
This conversation took place at the din.
ner table. Elizabeth had not yet re.
turned and her mother cast many anxious
glances toward the door.
"Send her to bed without SUPPER said
Dudley, noticing his mothers uueasines,
and sharing it, for he always missed
Elizabeth when absent long "There
they come!'
Well, here is the fatted beefsteak and
the garnished salad and the decorated DO.
tatoes-fall to and be filed. -
Clinker laughed, he was trimming over
with joy s' ts1
"She has accepted me sir, he said tA
the father, who shook his hand and coul
not say anything, but took Elizabeth and
drew her to his knee. care you happy
my daughter IL do not need to ask. &C
to your mother, my child; she has gone
to her room / think. Come, Tom, have
some dinner; you are hungry, no doubt ;
Yes; as soon as send my horses to
the stable.
Let me take them, said Dudley, and
he left the room; his effervescent gaietv
had left him and he wanted to be alone;
he felt deserted, abandoned, bereft of his
life long mate. He did not wish to damn
the joy of his twin, for he knew it
would rob her betrothal of much of its
sweetness if she thought he was hurt; SC
he went and drove the now very quiet
horses slowly down the street to the stable
where they were kept.
Later, when he returned, the family was
assembled, as usual, in the sitting.room--
Elizabeth close to her mother, Clinker wa,
about to 60 Dudley dropped into 9
chair; Elizabeth smiled at him.
You haven t asked Dudley S consent
yet, Mr.. Clinker,' said Elizabeth, a. nd
unless
"Come," he took her hand and led he,
to Dudley. May l have her, Dudeye ]
recognize you as powerful rival, and ]
must win you over--if I can.
You must kneel, said Dudley. They
hhck Duulcy pun oh tHe diT Oh Inc stage
father
B-b-bless you, m--my children T.
He tried to be gay as ever, but it was a
failure; he turned abruptly and left the
room.
Good mis- ht-Tom, y she said; 81 Il
see you in the morning. I must go to
Dudley now She went; and Tom bad,
the family good night and departed, We.
pleased with the days work.
Stanley endured much; he worked early
ind late at Souie s case. AS he became in
innate with him, he came to know ma
ture of the rarest Lofty in character, su
perb in his sense of honor, kind, gentle
but of martyrs courage, ready to NEE
martyrs fate; he could not regret tina
he had killed Bates. He is the iastru
ment of my destruction; he and | coult
not live on this planet together, Redfeld
There are times when vengeance is
sacred duty. Stanley did not argu
about it,; he felt himself to what he nigh
have been driven in vengeance had Aileel