Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-04-02

it yesterday morning, but you were ho'
up when | left"
'Pu, on another pair" proposed Ln'
ella, cnrelessly
.'The others want monding even more
| than these do. You promised to do them
but forgot. | suppose"
You should buy yourself more; you
are ~drcadfuIly stingy, Athoi, and there 4
no cause to he so now
Il think there is more cause thah ever
now" he said, without resentinS the
words. shall | tell YOU why:'
"If you like, for ] have news sooa
| enough to countcract yours, whatever II
may be-"
about twelve months before my faith
cr's death. Iucilla. he borrowed one nun
dred pounds. which, by his private memo
randa. ! fancy was paid in the toilo"ihg
month. The creditor was an old 1rlehn
of his. so H." would not ask for receipt OF
payment. That friend died. and ms eN-
ccutors came upon me for the one nun
drcd pounds. because they found the ac-
knowIcdgmcn of the loan in my father $
handwriting, and | had no other receipt
to show
"Of course YOU didn't pay struck III
Lucilla, in her impctunus ignorance. ~
is loo long ago for the law 70 max" Noi.
Still ! felt Obliged to pay. 1t was
impossible for me to do 1t th"h' so l
gave a note of hand promising to pay
within five years. | hoped | should DC a
PROSPEROUS man Ihen. Now tn" dept Is
due. and I want to pay 1t this mohth. ~
will be a great strain upon us DEAR 'or
n time, and so-and so want you u
mend nv giOveS.'
"Rut-wait a minute said Lucllia.
coming up to her brother. and putting IL
hand on each of his shoulders, Il nav"
news to tell Won. and slightly different
from your lugubrious tidings. Look mere
Athol: what do you think old Dlgoy sure
Il mean Ivy godfather. let me mention
him now with all respcct-haS lone Tor
me-? lie has made his will III my favor
entirely. You. you may we'll start-and
| have il here
"LucilIa -nOnsPnse
Il have it; I'm going to show it to
you"
When. a few minutes afterwArd. sh"
put the sealed packet into his hands. he
LOGGED at il as if without any compre-
henSion in his S:z".
"IIavc you read it, he asked, ut last.
W ttDtll st - way ''''
when he told me what 1t wasE
What did he say"
He said this she answered. with
slow. unctuous emphasis. that his mem
ory began to fail him a little, so he didn't
car to trust il even so far as Keeping
charge of his will. and Us | was the only
person concerned | had better nave 1t to
look after. / was to take care of 1t.
l. Ill .-,, e. 1nf n,-nrrhnIN
settle in their own minds that he died
without Il will. But aftcrward was to
open it in the presence of yourself and the
Gavestons and-Itourke; because Tone
speech Of old Digby's Lucilla thought 1t
as well to supprcss) "by then he. Rourke,
would be considered his heir. lie said all
this yesterday while l was with him at
the Priory, Athol.'
Il do not believe in it, said Atl"l,
"and if | did 1 would not like to rake
the right Of another, if l were you"
He said Rourke was gallopins head
long to the
How could you listen :" exclaimed DR..
We're. angrily.
He made me listen" sighed Lucilla.
"and-and you are not a bit pleased, or
much obliged to Inc, after ALL
Even if that packet is to make you
rich eventually, Lucilla. it brings no
benefit to you now. you know
"Oh. doesn't it?' was the laughing an
skier. "You will see"
my DEAR urged Athol, with grave
e~arnestness, don't let me see you trade
upon it. AS l have told you often be-
fore. such n course would only tempt you
insidiously into some irremediable error
or even perhaps disgrace. Lucilla. my
dear, be warned of this in time"
What a lecture! - she laughed, jaunt-
lily. "Well. at any rate, Athol, you see
how silly it is for you to harass your
self about that paltry hundred pounds.
.'Resides that he said g~ravely, New
ley has told me that he did not care for
me to occupy this cottage beyond the
present term. He seems to have wanted
to turn me out for some time. But yes
terday, when l took up so many voters
Trenham. I knew that the die was
cast. I-oh l wish he had not had
that power in his hands"
1T won't matter presently" said Miss
We're, in her easy selfishness. but | hope
he won't turn us out before Mr.. Surle'S
death. Athol. l think a London house
would be best for us--don't you? You
can get an extensive aristocratic practice,
and we can live in style
II shall not depend upon that will.
said Athol, ~gravely. III it is
what you think | call it an act of in
all the more %glaring considering
present position. But I fancy it
is not what you think
What a canny fellow you are, Athol." |
his sister; you will not enjoy |
anything beforehand. Well, l must en-
Joy it doubly myself. Now then, if l
must mend that stupid glove Of yours, let |
me do it,"
That night when a servant took Mr..
Surle his solitary cup of coffee into the
dining room he found him unconscious in
his easy chair. the wine and dessert I'M
touched before him. In the panic which
always strikes a household of servants
their bachelor master, IS taken i'll.
We're was sent for. and, whether IT,.
fact or only the form of the message vns
alarming, Lucilla did not wait to thlak
without one moments hesitation SIC re-
paired to The Priory and installed herself
nurse.
Only two weeks of nursing On her part.
Of untiring attendance oa Athofs, of
and rambling N the patients.
Mr.. Spencer went solemnly
through the last rit1al beside the bed
Digby Surle answered to a ~roll-call for
his ears alon.. and went to give account
of his staw r1dship.
CHAPTER KIN.
Nea1 morning DIR. We're took a ticket