The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-06-06
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And all that Observation-Disclosures
in a dense fog, the first of the season,
ouim O stranger, too, In, London, for
scientists had asserted positively that
the era OF the traditional pea aouper"
was over; the metropolis would know
It no more. 49,.
sister, Lady Ryder. and Louisa, n
sweartug at London weather In true
country fashion. He declared that fogs
uaralyzed his intellect. that he became
positively imbeciie. not knowing how 10
ifght his way In the. folds OF such q
hack pail. Taxicab drivers he mis-
trusted, in fact, no had all an old
sportsmanss \ hatred of mehcapicsflly
propelled vehicles, swiiiist9he fatty re-
fused 20 bring valuable horseJ up TO
town, TO catch their death Of cold whilst
waitang about IN the fog.
SO Luke had promised to pilot the
party as far as the Danish legation,
where they were to dine tonight This
was the only condition under which
Coianel Harris would consent to enter
one or those COMPOUNDED motors.
Colonel Harris had remained loyal
10 the core TO Luke and to his fortunes.
It b q way old sportsinen have. n
he had never interferred by word or
innuendo IN Louisa's actions with re-
gard TO her engagement. His daughter
was old enough, he said, to know her
own mind. She liked Luke. and It
would be shabby to leave him In the
Iurch. now tina the last OF the society
rats were 'scurrying to leave the sink
ing ship. They were doing 1t, too, in
a mighty hurry. The invitations which
the pennilesB younger son received to-
ward the end OF the Londo season
were considerably fewer than those
which were showered on him at its
beginning before the world had realized
thak Philip de Mountford had come to
stay, and would n day be Earl OF
Rniclyffe with q rent roll OF &c. 200
pounds . year. and the sore need OF a
wife. 8
Il had all begun with the bridge
parties. Luke would no longer play.
since he could no longer AFFORD to lose
q quarters income at sitting. Uncle
Rad used TO shrug indifferent shoulders
at. such losses, and place blank checks
at, che dear boys disposal. Imagine,
then. how welcome Luke was at bridge
parties, and how very undesirable now.
Then he could no longer makerreturn
for hospitabie entertainments. He had
no home to which 60 ask smart friends.
Lord Radcliffe, though a monster OF
I'll hllmor, rave splendid dinner parties
at which Luke was quasi host. Now n
was all give n no take, n the givers
retired one by one. quite u~nregretted
by Luke, who thus was spared the ini-
friends. They did the turning. quite
politely, but Q r effcctually. Luke
SCARCELY noticed how he was dropping
out OF Ills former circles. He was over
absorbed and really did not care. More
ovg. his dress clothes were getting
shabby. ''4.' "
Tonight at the Longham, when he ar
rived ut about O'clock, so ar to have
an undisturbed. half hour with Lou
Colonel Harris greeted him with out
stretched hand and a cordial welcome
Hello, Luke, my boy! how goes II
With your" "a
Louisa said nothing, but her eyes
welcomed him. and she drew him near
her. onto the sofa In front OF the ere
and allowed her hand to rest in his, foi
she knew how he loved the touch of it,
People were beginning to say thai
LoIisa Harris was getting old; she new
er had been good looking. poor thing
was losing her smartness, and what re-
NAMED? ..... w. ~
She had come up to town this an.
tumn In last autumn's frocks! and thu
twins were after all being chaperoned
by their aunt Would that absurd en-
gagement never be broken Off? Fancy
LOutsagfIaffis fnarriedtt a poor man!
Why. she did not know how to do hel
hair, and dresses were stiIl worn fas-
tened at the back and would be Fol
years to come! Louisa Harris and nc
french maid! Cheap cOrsets and
cleaned gloves! IT was ~unthinkable.
Perhaps the SAhgagement was Virtu
ally broker om-anyhow the wedding
could never take place. .
Unless Philip de Mountford happened
~. 10 die. r
But 1t did not look as IL the engage
ment was broken of. Not at any rate
on this raw November evening, when
there was a dense fog outside. but Q
bright. CHEEKY fire and plenty OF light
N the little sitting room at the Lang,
nam, and Luke sat on the sofa be.
side Louisa, and PLAIN Louisa-iR last
antumn's gown--lookiag at him with
her candid, luminous eyes e..
How il Lord RadclyfreF" asked Col.
onel Harris. .ss.. -. tEs -...r y
"Radly,' replied Luke. II am afraid
lie looks very feeble. and his asthma
1 know must bother him. He was al.
ways worse in foggy weather" :
H ought to go to Algeciras. He al
ways used to-" )
I know" assented Luke dejectedly
Can't something be done? Surely
Luke, you haren't lost all your in.
M. HuRnoa. ntffha him ~ Il l.E.E E.s al ~. E.a.s.