Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-11-18

Raleigh to look at the tall building"
whereat the manager returned to his
duties. gravely shaking his head.
At Tho station Ardmore caught sight
of Miss Dangerfeld, \ attended by
two porters, hurrying toward the Tar
Heel express. He bought a ticket
to Raleigh, and secured the last avail,
able berth from the conductor on the
platform at the moment of departure.
Ardmore' did not like to be hurried.
and thus sudden change. of plans a
been almost too much for him, u
he was consoled by the reflection that
after all these years of waiting for
just such an adventure he had proved
himself equal to an emergency that
required quick Thought and swift ac-
ton. He had not only found the girl
with the playful eye, but he had
learned her identity without, as 1t
were, turning over his hand. 10
The stateroom door stood open, and
from his seat at the farther end OF
the car Ardmore caught a aeeting
glimpse Of Miss Dangerheld as h
threw off her jacket and hat; then
she summoned the porter, give him
her tickets, bade him a smiling good
night and the door closed upon her.
Ardmore went back to smoke and
plan his future movements. For the
first time in his life he faced tO-mor-
row with eager anticipations, resolved
that nothing should thwart his high
resolves, though these, to be sure,
were somewhat hazy. He did not
know why Billings vas SO anxious to
find Miss Dangerfeld's father, but as
between q man OF Billings purely COM
instincts and the governor of
a great state like North Carolina Ard
more resolved to stand by the Danger
fields TO the end OF tbs chapter. He,
was proud to remember his estate at
Ardsley, which was in Gov. Danger
fields jurisdiction, and had been Wis
tied by the game warden, the state
forester, and various other members
of the governors official household,
though Ardmore could not remember
that. names H!e = ~ his 'ifa
visited Raleigh, but far down some
dim vista OF memory he saw Sir Wal
ter covering a mud-puddle with his
cloak for Queen Elizabeth.
Ardmore smoked many pipes and
did not turn in until after midnight.
The car was hot and stuny and he
slept badly. At some hour of the
morning, being again awake and rest
less, he fshed his dressing-gown and
slippers out of his bag and went out
onsathe rear platform. His was the
last car, and he found a camp-stool
and crouched down upon it in a cor
ner of the vestibule and stared out
into the dark. The hum and click of
the rails soothed him and he yielded
himself to pleasant %reveries.
Ardmore was half-dozing when the
train stopped SO abruptly that he was
pitched from the camp-stool into a
corner of the entry. He got himself
together and leaned out into the cool
moist air.
The porter came out and stared, for
a gentleman In q blue silk wrapper
who sat up all night in a vestibule
new to his experience.
What place is this. porter?"
kildare, sab. This place is wha'
we go from South C';Hna into Moth
China. Amt yo' beth comfor'ble.
sah?" ~
Perfectly; thank YOU
Kildare was a familiar name, and
the station. that lay at the outskirts
OF the town, and a long grimsbarracks-
like building that he identified rs a
cotton mill, recalled the fact that he
was not far from his own ample acres
which lay on somewhere to westward.
He had occasionally taken this route
from the north in going to Ardsley,
riding or driving from Kildare about
ten miles to his house. In this way
he was enabled to 30 Q = come without
appearing at all in the little village Of
Ardsley.
The porter left him. He felt ready
for sleep now, nj resolved to go
back to bed as soon as the train
started. Just then a dark shadow ap-
peared IN the track and . mans voice
asked cautiously:
"Air y'u the conductors"
r uO 4UO6SAOnOS OaW SA0S AO q AOSs
before Ardmore could reply and hesi-
tated q moment.
The porter's in the car; you can
get aboard MP forward !. Ardnore sug-
gested.
BE Gov'nor DangeraeId on this
train?" asked the man, whom Ard
more now saw dimly outlined in the
track below.
Certainly. my friend. The govern.
or's asleep, but I'm his private e {
Rotary. What can / do for youy"
We'll. hyeh's somethin' fer limits
confidential. Sure. air ye, TIL gov1nor's
In they!
The mana tan bearded countryman
II :lcsch hat, handed up 70 Arcn.cre
i juE-a plain. brown, old-fashioned
American gallon jug.
cts present fer Gov'nor Danger
held. Hen understand" and tho man
vanished - mysteriously q he had
appeared. leaving Ardmore holding
the Jug ~ it, handle, and feeling = lit.
tie daxed ~ the transaction.
The train fingered. and Ardmore
was Specializing NJ to which n Of
the Carolina commonweal4hs va be,
meath him, when another figure ap
peared below In the track-that 0f .
bareheaded, tousled boy this time. He
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