The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-03-12

case" remarked TFenhafn, cooliy.
Then take the consequences you De
serve them. Now wha, about Galveston
daughter Are you going away burdenet
with promises 10 her."
II have told Mr.. Goveston.F said
Rcurks. unwilling 10 quarrel with the aie
man In ibis last interview. how deari,
| love Ina. and he has consented to give
her 10 me for my wife. No on my re
turn W. shall be married"
he married. eh? And settle nj Hohge
| suppose !"
why. where elsr should we b.. likcl,
70 settle. Uncle pigh, ?"
Aud turn out the old lady snd her
commander in -chieff'
Mrs. Trenham will do as she likes.
saId Rourke either live with us or al
t1srehill. ~ all the dowager Mrs. Treo.
In ms hsse done before. The lease wfll
have run cut in a year- time. and Of
course she wiII not allow the place TO h.
let again"
Won't she r snapped Mr.. Sarle WA;
and see Yes, she Is sure 10 do az sar
pleases. as yot say" he added. with hiv
hardest ehuckie. while bis eyes slsnced
u~nsasily mp and down he eolurns Of hts
paper. Well. In any light. you have been
as rash and idiotic In the matter of pro
posing for Miss Gayesfon as in other
things. Think better 81 il whit. therr's
time. Gsyeston " a comparatively young
man still. and may have a whole n mil,
Of healthy hoys TO come between the girl
and her fortune
Atfrh~t EsAEx - f. A. ~
laughed Trenham M. And what matter to
mo- DO you mean TO say ! need a for
tune with my wife, Have nor | more
man enough for boihl"
Rubbish get what Won ~nn. How
can you be sure Of anything that lies In
other peoples fingers II you had any
prudence at ell. you would rave put mp
10 Ners's sister. She IL my godehild. and
what more natural than for a man TO
make his godchild his heiressf I"
Nothing" assented Rourke. readily
II hop@ you will. for | believe"
"What7" questioned the generous god.
father sharply.
Rourks had been going 10 say, For
believe she expects H." Bur he called
back The words In time. Il believe she
will make good use Of H." he substituted
costly. Il know her brother would"
q course she will Of course" nut.
tered Digby. But you might have reap
I'd the benefit Of IL, too. It's not too late.
Retnet your word to ina Galveston. and
| viii make IL all straight with her father.
That In my advice 10 You and | nm an
old man whose advice IL would be all the
better for you youngsters 10 follow"
If IL were no. that Ina always
speaks 20 kindly OF you said Una's
lover. hot and angry, Il don't think |
should ever care TO mention your ma ne. or
hear ii mentioned. though Won are my
mothers brother"
There were only a few more good-bys
for Rourke 10 my still he reached Hohye
In time for his stepmother's lunch, as
be bad wished TO do. Ru, i. was no,
laid for those two alone. Newley was
there and. even when the meal was over.
Mrr. TrenAam pcrSistently avoided being
alone with her stepson. IL she were. so
for a few minutes. she kept him engrossea
on some topic Of her own.
Ronrke whispered to her earnestly to
coine out with him. but she turned the
remark aside and he saw then beyond
a doubt how she shrank from any inter
view with him.
Tome back into your room a moment,
mother. Don't give me my parting kiss
in public"
Mrs. Trenham passed by the pettish
yet pleasing words as il she had not heard
them u every lingering thought Of af.
fa--ftxu - Ixs -
"Good-by. my dear she said. putting
her arms abont his neck and kissing him.
with = sob which did her infinite credi,
rs expressing almost exactly what she
intended IT TO express take care Of your.
self. and write often and"
All right" put in Rourke. as an in
terrupsien 10 the stereotyped phrases.
And he ccolly and gently disenyared
himself from the arms and lips which had
enticed his father into injustice. and held
tn themselves = power for injustice still
"Good-by. all Of you" he added, turning
and slancinx pleasantly among the group
OF servan,s at the back OF the hall. View
ley"
The steward rose involun,a rily at the
call.
Don you write TO me for any in
stYuctjons about the estate" said Trsn-
ham. his voice - clear and pleaaan; thu,
IL wN almost impossible 10 detect the
satirs- IF you do. l shall not trouble
mySeif tc send them. You are the rery
soul Of generosity and the very pink Of
cava.iers, 90 | need not suggest your
occasionally looking after he poor old
fclks about the place. and making your
self universally agreeable among our
county n~eiShhors."
Calm and cool-thongh he could orIy
too keenly detect the satire Of both re-
mArkn-Ne~iey received the Young
s~ouire's handshake. and met his Sla nc~ ~
ironical amusement.
Then Rcurke-s laugh upon his face
nov, where there bad been all the morn
Ing. sronger than ever. the look os rest.
less longing peculiar TO it-sho,s hands
heartily with two or three OF the older
servants. who came forward In their priv.
ilsge OF having known the Young squire
from his birth or childhood and then
went slowly down the three wide shall
low lights Of steps, and took his seat in
the waiting carriage. Five minutes after
ward the young master o. Hohve had
Looked his last upon hin beautiful old