The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-05-02

Lord Radclyfe Is alive. the young man
has no claim"
only" he rejoined, that Of kin
ship"
Lord Radcliffe need not do anything
for him."
Already there was a note of hostility
In Louisa's even voice. The common
place woma was DOMINIC armour
against the man who talked Of usurp-
ing the loved ones privileges.
Il WISH" he insisted, that I could
have got the letter from Uncle Rad to
show you. 1t was so simple and SO
sensible. All he asks is just TO see
Uncle Rad personally, to feel that ne
has kindred in the world. he knows.
he says, that, beyond good will, ne a
no claim now. AS a matter or fact, ne
has something more substantial thar
that, for Uncle Arthur had a little per-
sonal property, about G15.0O0, which
he left to us four c~hildren--Jim
Frank and Edie and me, n Whlch 1
for one wouldn't touch II l knew LOT
certain that this Philip was his SON..
But" she argued, you say that the
man does not speak of money
She hated the talk about money;
for she had all that contempt Tor IL
which women have who ave never felt
the want Of 1t. 1t would have been so
simple IL the intruder a only wanted
money. She would not have cared a
little bit IL Luke had none, or was not
going to have my. 1t was his right
which she would not hear or peing
questioned; his right in Lord Rad
clyffe's affections, in his household. n
also his rights in the future when LORD
Radcliffe would be gone.
you are sure" she insisted. that he
does not want money!"
II don't Think" he replied, that he
does, just now. He seems to have q
little; he must have had a little. since
he came over from st. Vincent and Is
staying at a moderately good hotei IN
London. No. He wants to see Uncle
Rad, because he thinks that, II Uncle
Rad saw him, blood would cry out IN
response. 1t appears that now ne mas
lodged all his papers OF identircatlon
with a London lawyer-a very gooo
firm, mind you-and he wants uncle
RAIDS solicitor to see all the papers ana
to examine them. That seems fair to
me. doesn't It to you"
VERY fair indeed" h unused.
"What I mean," he added with great
conviction. lis that II those papers
weren't all right, he would't be so anx-
ious for Uncle RAIDS solicitors TO nave
a look at them, would he?'
mo"
And after awhile she reiterated more
emphatically:
Certainly not"
II must say" he concluded that the
whole thing simply beats me-"
But what does Lord Radclyffe say
now?"
Nothing"
How do you mean nothing?"
"Just what / say. He won't talk
about the thing. He won't discuss 1t.
He won't answer any question which l
put to him. MY dear boy, III man Is
a palpable, impudent impostor, a black
Mailer and that's all l can get out OF
him."
"He won't see the man."
won't near of It,"
"And won't he let his solicitor-Mr.
Dobson, isn't it?-meet the other law
yer?"
ing old Dobson's time
"Then what's going to happen?"
I don't see," he said, what Is going
to happen" ~
with Mr.. Dobson, and see what ne
says?' .,.. c.r,ot,v
| speaking it's none OF my BUSINESS
vet. I couldn't consult Uncle RAIDS
lawyers, without Uncle RAIDS consent
Another one then
He shrugged his shoulders, obvious
ly undecided h to DO. lie nao
thought very little about himself or ms
| future in all this: his thoughts had
dwelt mostly on Lord MISUNDERSTANDING
mother, brother, sister to them all.
| Bless him! And then he had thought
of her. He looked round him with eyes
| that scarcely saw, for they really were
turned inward to his own simple soul,
and to his loving heart. Right up
| against that very simplicity of soul, a
duty stood clear and uncompromising;
A duty yet to be performed. the real
| aim and end of all that he had sald so
far. But he did not know how best TO
| perform such a duty.
Simple ~souls-unlike the complex
| chronological phenomena of modern
times-are apt to be s%elfiess, to think
more of the feelings of others, than OF
Analysing their own various sensations;
and Luke knew that what he consid-
cred his duty would not be quite SO
| obvious to Louisa, and that by fulfilling
1t he would give her pain.
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