The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1910-08-11

~ Am Very Sorry You Have Made
This Decision" He Said.
still in some old negroes, who cling to
the traditions of slavery days-of
making his employers interest his. 1t
was always I'VE" with Thomas.
miss him sorely; pipe-smoking, obse-
quious, not over reliable, kindly old
man!
On Thursday Mr.. Harton. the Arm
strongs' legal adviser, called up from
town. He had been advised, he said,
that Mrs. Armstrong was coming east
with her husbands body and would
arrive Monday. He came with some
hesitation, at last. to The fact that he
me to relinquish my lease on Sunny.
side, as it was Mrs. Armstrong; de.
sire to come directly there.
/ was aghast.
"Here!" l said. Surely you are
mistaken, MI. Harton. ! should think,
after-what happened here only a few
days ago, she would never wish 70
come back"
Nevertheless" he replied, she is
most anxious to come. This is what
she says: Use every possible means
to have Sunnyside vacated. Must 60
there at once"
"Mr. Harton," I said testify, y am
not going to do anything of the kind
I and mine have suffered enough at
the hands of this family. l rented the
house at an exorbitant figure and
have moved out here for the summer.
Ny city home is dismantled and in the
hands of decorators. l have been here
one week, during which l have had
no a single night of uninterrupted
sleep, and / intend to stay until
have ~recuperated. Moreover, If Mr..
Armstrong died insolvent, as I believe
was the case, his widow ought to be
glad to be rid of so expensive a piece
of property"
The lawyer cleared his throat.
Il am very sorry you have made
this decision" he said. Miss Innes,
Mrs. Ftzhugh tells me Louise Arm.
strong is with you"
"She u.s."
Has she been informed Of this
double bereavement"
mot yet" l said. she has been
very i'll; perhaps tonight she can be
told"
ut is very sad; very sad" he said.
II have a telegram for her, Miss In
mes. Shall / send 1t out?'
Better open it and read it to me-"
! suggested. III it is important, that
will save time"
There was a pause while Mr.. Har-
ton opened the telegram. Then he
read it slowly, judicially.
Watch for Nina Darlington. Home
Monday. Signed F. L. W."
HUM" l said. Watch for Nina
Darlington. Home Monday Very
well, Mr.. Harton, I will tell her, but
she is not in condition to watch for
any one"
We'll, Miss Innes, II you decide to
-er-relinquish the lease, let me
know" the lawyer said.
Il shall not relinquish it." I replied,
and ! imagined his irritation from the
way he hung up the receiver.
wrote the telegram down word for
word, afraid to trust my memory, and
decided to ask DR.. Stewart how soon
Louise might be told the truth. The
closing OF the Traders bank I con.
sidered unnecessary for her to know,
but the death Of her stepfather and
stepbrother must be broken to her
soon, or she might hear 1t In some
unexpected and shocking manner
DR.. Stewart came about four o'clock,
bringing his leather satchel into the
house with a great deal OF care, and
opening 1t at the foot Of the stairs
to show me a dozen big yellow eggs
nesting among the bottles.
Real eggs" he said proudly. None
Of your anemic store eggs, but the real
thing-some Of them still warm. Feel
them! Egg-nog for Miss Louise!"
He was beaming with satisfaction.
and before he left. he insisted on go
ing back to the pantry and making
an egg-nog with his own hands. Some
how, all the time he was doing 1t, I
had a vision of DR.. Willoughby, my
nerve specialist in the city. trying to
make an egg-nog. I wondered II he
ever prescribed anything SO ~plebeian
and 81 delicious. And while Or.
Stewart whisked the eggs he talked.
Il said to Mrs. Stewart" he con.