The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-06-06

Hardy ever see him?" calculated
Colonel Hitrris, and / am afraid that
he swore. u,
II haven't been to Grosvenor square
for over six weeks. / am only allowed
to see him when Philip is out, or by
roectal permission from Philip. / won't
go under such conditions"
How that house must have altered"
You wouldn't know il, sir: All the
old ervantS have zone, one after the
other; they had rows with Philip and
left at a months notice. j suppose he
q an idea how to set about getting
new ones--I know / shouldn'tl There's
only a man and his wife. a sort of
Teharwonan who cleans and cooks, and
the man is supposed to look after I'm
Gle, Rad: but he doesn't, do II, for he
lis han seas yer most OF the time
Good Godi". murmured Colonel Har-
They have shut up all the rooms.
except the library where Uncle Rad
and Philip have their meals when they
are at home. But they lunch and dine
at their club mostly"
What club do they go tor / called
IN az the Atheneum last night, Think
ing to md Radcliffe there, but the
fhalntscrteEstoid Irsesthat he never went
mo. He and Philip have Joined som
new club In Shaftesbury avenue--Thc
Veterans I think IL Is called"
Some low. mixed up Kind of place.
Old Radcliffe must be out OF his
! seHses!" ,... I'll
He likes it. SO he tells me, because
people don't come and bother him
II should think not indeed. Ewouldn't
set foot In such q place"
II goes there most evenings, and
so does PhiIip-and it's so bad for
Uncle Rad TO be out late these foggy
| nights" =.
You ought to make an effort, and
II have made many efforts, sir But,
ASA matter OF fact. 7 had made UP
my mind 10 make a final one tonight.
Uncle Rad ought to go abroad, and j
thought ] would try to impress thVs on
Philip: He can't be a bad man"
"Oh! can't he" was Colonel Harris
muttered comment. IS
"At any rate. If 7 have no influence,
he has, N he must exert it and get
Uncle Rad down to Algeciras or any
where he likes SO long as II is well
south" Ri #s. =
Luke paused awhile, his face flushed
with this expressiOnS OF determination
which must have caused his pride
many n bitter pang. Then he resumed
more quietly: SB
TITS rather huIniiiatinR, isn,t 1t. to
go to that .man3asea suppiiaht?' ~,
Don't go as a. suppflant, my boy,
1'You must insist on your uncle being
\ properly looked after
Colorel Harris thought all that sort
OF thing so easy. One always does
before u has had u genuine tussle
with the unpleasant realities of life; To
the good country squire with an as-
sured position, an assured income, as
suEed influence, 1t seemed very easy
indeed to insist. He himself never had
to insist; things occurred round him
and at his word. as 1t were, Of them
selves. J
Il But Louisa, knowing how matters
stood, made no suggestion. She knew
that Luke would do his best, but that
that best was OF little avail now; as
Philip de Mountford~ arranged so II
would all come about. J
Friends, and we'll mishers could hut
+ pray*tiiat the intruder was not a. bad
man, and that he had his uncle's health
at heart. q EH &sy <
she gave the signal to go. Saying
simply. I
We mustn't be late for dinner,
father. must we?H ?
And she rose to go, held back by the
hand, by Luke's fervent insistence.
He could not ~accustOm himself to
} part from her, as he often had to do
IL seemed absurd, but undeniabIe. He
was suprenely. happy in her company
and sDatched as much of 1t as aver he
could; but the wrench vas always aw-
} full and Louisa-SubtIy comprehensive
} was conscious of the terrible pair
= which she gave him at every parting
; She felt the repercussion Of 1T in al
her nerves, although her sound com
} mon sense condemned the sensation as
unreal. .
ii Tonight the feeling was even strong,
I er than IL had ever been before. A,
first suggestion that 1t was time to go
n - - aa-1. -. aA.1 EHny., Lk-. A.
: her. He had been holding her hand
{ and his had been cool and only slight,
ly on the CULVER from time to time
when her own fingers pressed more
markedly against his. But now, all a,
3 once 1t seemed as If q sudden current
OF lava had penetrated his veins; hi.
2 hand almost Scorched her own, anC
, though visibly 1t did not move, yet SHE
felt the pulses t%hrobbing and trembling
beneath no flesh. The look of misery
|. In his face made her own ear ache
though she tried to smile with easy
= gaiety. .
a Tomorrow we go to the Tempt,
N show together: don't forget, Luke"
n Her words seemed to recall him from
another world. n he quickly enough
I pulled himself together and helped heI
ION with her cloak. Colonel Harri.
. with the gentle t~actfulness peculiar Il
{ kind hearts had loudly thai
he would be waiting in the hall.
: Anything the matter. Luke" sh,
asked as soon as her father had gone
I from the room.
: He c0%ntrived to smile and to lool
uneoncerned.
= Not particularly" he replied.
'You seem different tonight. some,
how"
How ~diffrent?"
81 can't explain. But you are no
Z yourEelf."
y Myself more than ever. Ny adora,
ton fer you is more Hnoontrelled-th tina
n She wrapped herself up in her furs
I for 1t was silence that gave the best
! response. And then he said quite calm
iy:
? "Wm you go first. I'll switch off tn
u light"
Father will be waiting down stairs,
she rejoined.
, through the door, and he had to 81
back TO the manteipiece where one o.
the electric switches was. He turneC
off the light; the Don remained II
: darkness save where the dying ember!
! Of the fire threw a red glow IN the sofi
. where she had sat with him, and tn,
: fOotStool on which her evening she'
had rested.
. And the conventional man Of tn,
/. world, schooled from childhood on.
? ward to discipline and self control. fel
Ion both knees against that mute foot
: stool. and leaning forward he pressed
his burning liDS against the silk cIish.