Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-02-19
"And turn out the old lady and her

commander-in-chicfF'
MRS. Trenham will do as she likes
said Rourke "either live with us or at
Clarehill. as all the dowager Mrs. Tren-
hams have lone before. The lease Will
have run out in a years time, and OF
course she will not allow the place to be
let again"
Wont ekc:" snapped Mr.. Surle: "wai'
and see. Yes, she is sure to do as she
pleascs, as you say" he added, with his
hardest chucklc, while his eyes glanced
u~ncasily up and down the columns OF AIS
paper. well. in any light. you have b'"A
as rash and idiotic in the matter OF pro-
posing for Miss Gavcston as in other
things. Think better Of it while thcr" $
time. Gaveston is a comparatively young
man still, and may have a whole family
of healthy boys to come between the girl
and her fortune"
"What n jolly prospect for him
laughed Trcnham. "And what matter to
me? DO you mean to say | need Il for
tune with my wife? Have not | NOR"
than enough for bothE"
Rubbish get what you can. How
can you be sure Of anything that lies in
other peoples fingers: If you had any
prudence at all, you would hay" put mp
to Vere's sister. She is my godchild. and
what more natural than for a man to
make his godchild his hniress?"
Nothing" assented Itourke. readily.
Il hope you will, for ! believe
"What?' questioned the generous god
father sharply.
Rourkc had been going to say, For
I believe she expects it, But he called
back the words in time. II believe she
will make good use of it," he substituted
coolIy. II know her brother would.
"Of course she will Of COURSE NUT
tered Digby. But you might have reap
ed the benefit of it, too. It's not too late.
Retract your word to Una Gaveston, and
I will make it all straight with her father.
That is my advice to you; and | am an
old man whose advice it would be all the
better for you youngsters to follow.
IF it were not that Una always
speaks so kindly of you said Cna's
lover, hot and angry. II don't think !
should ever care to mention your name, or
hear it mentioned, though you are my
mothers brother"
There were only 4 few more good-bys
for Rourke to say still he reached Iiohve
in time for his stepmother's lunch, as
he had wished to do. But it was not
laid for those two alone. Newley was
there and, even when the meal was over,
Mrs. Trenham pcrsistently avoided being
with her stepson. If she were 50
a few minutes, she kept him engrosscd
on some topic of her own.
Rourke whispered to her earnestly to
out with him. but she turned the
aside; and he saw then beyond
n 1nIbf how che Shronk from any iptar-
view with him.
Come back into your room a moment,
Don't give me my parting kiss
n public"
Mrs. Trenham passed by the pettish
yet pleasing words as if she had not heard
and every lingering thought of af-
lection in Rourke's heart was stifled now.
"Good-by. my dear she said, putting
Ter arms about his neck and kissing him,
with a sob which did her infinite credit,
Is expressing almost exactly what she
Intended it to express take care of your
'elf, and write often and.
"All right" put in Rourke, as an in
eruption to the ~stereotyped phrases.
And he coolly and gently disengaged
himself from the arms and lips which had
nticed his father into injustice, and held
II themselves a power for injustice still.
"Good-by, all of you," he added, turning
md glancing pleasantly among the group
# servants at the back of the hall. "New-
ey."
The steward rose involuntarily at the
all. -.
Don't you write to me for any m
tructions about the estate" said Tren-
am, his voice so clear and pleasant that
t was almost impossible to detect the
atlre. IF you do, l shall not trouble
myself to send them. You are the very
of generosity and the very pink of
so l need not suggest your
OCCASIONALLY looking after the poor old
olks about the place. and making your
elf universally agreeable among our
ounty neighbors.'
Calm and cool-though he could only
90 keenly detect the satire of both re-
narks-Newley received the Young
handshake, and met his glance of
ronical amusement. ~
Then Rourke-a laugh upon his face
low, where there had been all the morn
stronger than ever, the look of rest
ess longing peculiar to it-shook hands
'eartily with two or three of the older
ervants, who came forward in their priv
lege Of having known the young squire
rom his birth or childhood; and then
rent slowly down the three wide shall
wv flights of steps, and took his seat in
he waiting carriage. Five minutes after
yard the young master of Hohve had
his last upon his beautiful old
some.