The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-06-06

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Hardly ever see him7" CALCULATED
he swore. ea
= haven't been to Grosvenor square
Ior over six weeks. I am only Allowed
70 see him when Philip Is out. or by
special permission from Philip. I won't
go under such conditions"
TOW tnat ouS must have alteredI,
you wouldn't know it. sir. All the
o!u have gone, one after the
otneT; they had rows with Philin and
ieIt at a months notice. I suppose he
mas an ldea how to set about getting
new ones-I know I shouldn't There's
my LILY q man and his wife, a sort Of
who cleans and cooks. and
the man is supposed to look after IN
Gle Rad; but he doesn't do It. for he
IS nalf seas over most Of the time"
GOOD God!" murmured Colonel Har-
ris. 20"
They have shut up all the rooms,
except the library where Uncle Rad
and Philip have their meals when thew
are az home; But they lunch and dine
what club do they go tor" T called
IN at the Atheneum last night. think
ing to find Radcliffe there, but the
there now"
mo. He and Philip have TONED some
new club In shaftesbury avenue-The
veterans I think it is called"
some low, mixed up kind of place!
Old Radcliffe must be out Of his
II likes It, SO he tells me, because
there" ~ A'n1
Il should think not indeed. I wouldn't
set foot in such a place"
he goes there most evenings, and
60 does Philip-and it's so bad for
uncle Rad to be out late these fogey
nights" zee
You ought to make an effort and
stop it. Luke"
Il have made many efforts, sir. But,
as a matter Of fact, I had made up
my mind to make a final one tonight.
Uncle Rad ought to go abroad, and
nough L would try to impress this or
Phillp. He can't be a bad man"
"Ohl can't he7" was Colonel Harris,
muttered comment.
AT any rate, If I have no influence,
ne has, and he must exert It and get
Uncle Rad down to Algeciras or any
where he likes so long Is it is we'll
south"
Luke paused awhile, his face flushed
with this expression of determination
which must have cause his pride
many a bitter pang. Then he resumed
more quietly:
TITS rather humiliating, isn't it, to
81 " llldI Lldu us Il SupplantV'
Don't go as a suppliant, my bow,
You must insist on your uncle being
properly looked after"
Colonel Harris thought all that sort
of thing SO easy. One always does
before one has had a genuine tussle
with the unpleasant realities Of life; tc
the good country squire with an as
sured position, an assured income, as.
sured influence, it seemed very easy
indeed to insist. He himself never had
to insist; things occurred round him
and at his word, as it were, of them
selves.
But Louisa, knowing how matters
stood, made no suggestion. She knew
that Luke would do his best, but thai
that best was Of little avail now; as
Philip de Mountford arranged so Il
would all come about.
friends and well wishers could but
pray that the intruder was not a bad
man, and that he a his uncle's health
at heart.
She "a the signal to go, saying
simply.
I'VE mustn't be late for dinner.
father, must we?"
And she rose to go. held back by the
hand, by Luke's fervent insistence.
He could not accustom himself tc
part from her. as he often had to do
It seemed absurd, but undeniable. He
was supremely happy In her company
and snatched as much Of 1t as ever he
could; but the wrench was always aw-
full and Lou1sa-subtly comprehensive
was conscious Of the terrible pain
which she gave him at every parting
She felt the ~repercussion Of it in all
her nerves, although her sound COM
mon sense condemned the sensation as
unreal.
Tonight the feeling was even strong
er than 1t had ever been before. IT
| jrCf ct1oDaCtinn t11at If uyo ftp,a to oo
ar elusive current passed from him tC
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 moro
markedly against his. But now. all at
once it seemed as If a sudden current
Of lava had penetrated his veins; his
hand almost scorched her own, and
though visibly it did not move, yet she
felt the pulses %throbbing and trembling
beneath the flesh. The look of misery
in his face made her own heart ache
though she tried to smile with easy
gaiety.
Tomorrow we go to the Temple
show together; don't forget, Luke"
Her words seemed to recall him from
another world, and he quickly enough
pulled himself together and helped he,
on with her cloak; Colonel Harris
with the gentle tactfulness peculiar to
kind hearts had loudly announced that
he would be waiting in the hall.
Anything the matter, Luke7" she
asked as soon as her father had gone
from the room.
He contrived to smile and to look
unconcerned.
mo particularly" he replied.
you seem different tonight, some
how"
How %dEfrent?"
II can't explain. But you are no
yourself"
Myself more than ever. My adora-
ton for you Is more Observation-Disclosures
is ALL"
She wrapped herself up in her furs,
for. it was silence that gave the best
response. And hen he said quite calm
ly:
will you go first. I'll switch off the
light"
Father will be waiting down stairs
she rejoined.
Then she went past him and out
through the door, and he had to GO
back to the mantelpiece where one OF
the electric switches was. He turned
off the light; the room remained in
darkness save where the dying embers
of the fire threw a red glow on the sofa
where she had sat with him, and the