The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-01-29

AsaSen. when I think of the injury -
fafher did N. i nskins M : ciph1 =
this h0nS<, ! hardly trust myself"
WAS IL injury II your father 10 psacs
confidence In his wifey" inquired Mrs.
Trenham. smiliag coldly. -.And 10 It nm
natural that ! should plac< confidence In
q who il skiIlfnl and cautiousY You
ought to retoic@ uAat I have sense to do
.. and b. xiad 10 re him Ia ribs house
IF you lAd made up our mind to 81
him TO this ball." aid the young man.
sterniy. why did you not l~t II Be . mig
I'd hall. ~ ! wished. for the tenantry and
servants, ~ well m for cur own friends r
"Besnnse ! dislike such things; they
are . great trouble. and there il always
sosne ridiculous odrnse taken By som~
body Of other for what do. What i
the use Of exciting yourself for nothing.
Ronrk~! II In not 4 mixed ball. and
Horton Newley IL to be here"
III he does come-foS I hope you win
hare the good taste even yet 10 stop him
shaiI insult him. I win put no restraint
nfcn myself. and 80 | know ! shall in
suit him In the sight and bearing of every
guest fhat in here. How could / help i'll
And what must the sneak expect but thai.
II he dares to take such gross advantage
Eff
-He win not mind" interrupted Mrs.
Trenham. with cool unconcern. He has
been insulsed by you TOO often to mind
II now. X never moves him. He Is an
older and more self-governed man than
you are. and knows how TO allow for a
hasy and impatient spirit. lie would
b~ar more than that for my sake. because
he II faithful ia me. and knows how de-
pendent | am upon him"
The glimpse of helplessness in this
speech touched Ronrke. II do not say he
Is not faithful to you.s he said. almost
gently, and / do not wish you to slight
his services. ! only ask ron not to let
him usurp my place. My place" he re
peated. with 4 sudden. patient q~uietness-
what place have | for him to usurp? I
never was deferred to. as he Is deferred
to; thought of. as he is thought Of:
cared for. a. he is cared for: not even
when was q little, mOtherless boy,
thrown on your care and love. All! I
am low indeed to be pleading with you
1OE W0At sOu tdfAAu VA a sci Nduls YET !
AN not help doing it tonight. Let him
20. mother. Let him 90 back tor let
him stay here. il you will. in his "
post: but let me take his place with you.
the place OF which he has robbed me. or
which you have voluntarily given to him.
Why should he come between u.s."
"You are going away" said Mn. Tres
ham. chilly.
But I need not" the young man an
swered, still with patience. 1T was your
wish for me to 60 now. | did not choose
my own time. I will stay if you wish it
l can 70 in q years time-or in two.
There's no hurry. and the management a
nv fathers estate would be pleasant to
me only say hat you would like IT,"
"No. let things be as they are. l know
l have decided for the best and-and I
hope she added. the weak tears falling
from her eyes. that you will behave
well tonight to Horton Newley, and not
let there be any scene"
Rourke passed on in silence. 1t vas
the last time he made the appeal which
had been made a hundred times before,
and always as uselessly. This was the
end of the hope which he had nourished,
against hope. that he might take his
proper place in his fathers house. with
out misery or violence. or death. This
was the end and the very fear of what
must follow might have wrung those tears
from Mrs. Trenham's eyes. even IL they
had been blind in their anguish.
Ito be ~continued)