The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-04-30
Through a
WOnan'S Heart.
BY Sidney Warwick.

| rather a jealous CLEAN, which AFFORD
ed him malicious enjoyment: for he
suspected that Peggy. vino had shown
herself so tickle and heartless towards
innnmerabi eadmirers In her fathers
! company. was no longer heart-whole
since Jack Craig had joined the tour
and he proceeded to give highly
co,ored version OF the incident.
Il never saw clearer case of love
at first sight" said Joe. gravely shak
ing his head. seeing the color in Peg
gy's cheeks. and chuckling inwardly
But I'm sorry I've given the show
away, old chap. Have you heard OF
Mr.. Strangways being worse. Mrs,
kirby?'
Hes very iii, I'm afraid. | don't
know rightly what's the matter with
him-some longstanding disease. com.
piicated by heart trouble: he went the
pace too hard as a young man." Mrs.
Kirby In her younger days had been
I'm service Mt the old house, Lendal
Grange. as lady's maid to the late
Mrs. strangways. That was In the
days when all the land round about
had been part OF the great estate that
had slipped through Ralph Strang.
ways fingers. 1T will be terrible
thing If he doesn't live till after the
City and Suburban. for that's his one
hope OF providing for his daughter.
Miss Margaret. It's said he's staked
everything on the race. to leave her
provided for when he's gone. Poor
dear' Sncl, swee. young lady az she
Is, too!" said Mrs. Kirby. sympathetic
caliy.
They'd sent for the doctor in a
hurry tonight"
THAT would be the new doctor
that's been called in. That's strange:
no one can understand 1t. Old DR..
Hill has always attended Mr.. strang.
ways until quite lately. and then sud.
denly he's dismissed, although he's an
old friend; never crosses the
threshold now. and the new doctor,
new to the neighborhood. is called in.
believe old DIR. Hill had no hopes
of the poor gentleman ever seeing the
race day; but this new one, DIR. Brew
er. laughs at that: says there's no
doubt Of his pulling through for a lit
tie while at least. I'm sure hope SO,
III only for Miss Margaret's sake: Just
devoted she is TO her father. But
what seems SO strange Ia that ever
since the new doctor came the gates
have been always locked, and scarce
ly any of his old friends are admitted
to see Mr.. Strangways. think they
want 10 keep II dark how i'll he In.
Such change-he used to be such a
one for company"
Jack Lathom thought of the great
house Of gloom. with scarcely a light
showing in the windows. and the
locked gates. What life for this girl
he had seen tonight. to be immured
there. seeing. as Mrs. Kirby said,
scarcely any one. And what curious
whim made Ralph strangways deny
himself to his friends. keeping the
place barred against intruders like a
prison? He remembered the snspl.
eious glance of the old servant. What
mystery lay behind those barred
gates? Why were they afraid of in
truders? For II looked as though for
some reason they were afraid.
IF determination viii keep man
alive. Ralph Strangway will live To see
the race yet; never knew snch will
as his. boy and man." went on Mrs.
Kirby. an inveterate gossip. ut means
more to him even than leaving Miss
Margaret provided for. his winning
this race. For his cousin has n horse
entered too-the cousin whom he
hates like poison. | verify believe
Ralph strangways wouldn't sleep In
his grave II through his death Pride
o Lie couldn't run. and Mr.. Anthony
his cousin. was to win the
race. Myself, don't know why there
should be such bitter feeling. | know
nothing against his cousin. but there.
you cant argue with family quarrels
or with folks as stubborn as all the
are"
All Newmarket, all the racing world,
knew of the Strangways and OF the
family quarrel. II was
an cid family. where the love of
horses and the passion for gambling
seemed inherited For generations
the Strangways had always figured
on the turf. getting poor.
er and POORER. parting with land. cut.
ting down timber. but still clingins
10 the ruling passion.
Between two branches OF the family
was a long established feud. dating
back 10 days Of Ralph Strangways'
Il Their. and the father of the Anthony
strangways whem the iandlaay had
srcken of. who was his second cousin.
The story was famiilar TO Jack La,
hon. ANTON, stranswass mad