Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-10-24

l am dying 10 KNOW tne NAME OF tho
admirable creature h desires to res
u me from poverty-and Sir
Geoffrey-and confer SO many benefits
upon my unworthiness."
He placed his hand upon his breast.
and bowed deeply.
You see him here, fair Lady Pru.
dence," he said.
1.-The humblest OF slaves, the. most
ardent of admirers and. IL you will.
the most devoted n indulgent Of hus-
bands"
She burst into a peal Of laughter.
but the faint note OF bitterness that
permeated the charming music was
not lost upon the oney-lender's sharp
ear.
Truly. Mr.. Aarons. your jest IL
subtle and we'll conceived, and a fit
ting rebuke to my silly vanity" she
began. But he interrupted her, In
truth. madam, It's no jest. but a SER
ious offer. L have always admired
your ladyship. and u year ago, endeav-
ored to give fitting expression-''
A knock on the door interrupted hin
flow of eloquence, and the clerk. from
without. that Sir Godfrey
ea .sd chariot had just driven
10 the door n thai his Ludship''
was In the act of alighting.
Great Heaven!" cried Prue. turning
scarlet and hen pale. Hoy shall, I
escape? l would not be found here by
him for a G1,0O0! Do not admit him.
good Mr.. Aarons, 1 beseech you
FAKE Sir Godfrey upstairs. Jacob.
and tell him 1 ann engaged. but will
wait on him anon" said the Jew. Then
turning to his fair client with an In
sinuating smile, he added. Now. il
an opportunity of judging between my
statement of this gsntleman's finances
n his own
He Indicated. by a gesture. a door in
an obscure corner of the room.
Mnae: play the spy upon my boz
claimed Prue Indignantly. Yet she did
not go away, and her plant form
seemed to sway toward the little dark
door. as though a stronger will than
her own controlled her muscles.
"Iis no HARM said the Jew. in hia
slikiest tones, as he opened the door
!eadlng into \ room scarcely bigger
tnan q closet, but light. and furnished
with a single chair. and a table litter
cd Win papers and thick with dust.
Half-involuntarily. Prue yielded. and
the door closed upon her. III need not
iisten,' she said, half-apologizing to
nerseif for an action she disdained.
But the room was small. and that. per-
maps, was why she did not think IL
worth While to move away from the
door. ~Ne
Tho blood rushed to her head when
she heard Sir Geoffrey's voice. and for
some moments she vas conscious OF
coming out a confused mur1nur. out
of which. at last, her own name RAM
sharp and clear.
The Lady Prudence Brooke ha.
honored me by accepting my hand.
heard Sir Godfrey say, in a tone
anae was evidently intended to discour-
age adverse comment.
y congratulate your Honor" said
Aarons politely. 1.-The lady's charm.
40 credit to Your choice. But such
Injuries are costly, and I am not sur
prnsea ina you need money. It is I'M
money so scarce. l have just suffered
a terrible loss. The death of Lord Ros-
common. whose father surviyes him
a turned turned 10000 worth of post-obits
INTO waste paper, and the failure OF
Johnson and-but his does not inter-
est your Honor. Beset as I am, L shall
De able to accommodate an old and val
ued client like yourself, no doubt. IL
the security Is satisfactory. You have
good security to offer. Of course?"
"oh! it is no use beating about the
push with YOU. Aarons. I nave no
fresh security, but you can surely le,
me nave q couple of thousand more ON
the Yorkshire estate"
Not a stiver," said the money lend.
er firmly. Even the entailed proper
ty Is encountered beyond its utmost
value. Had you come to announces
your marriage with Miss Cheeseman.
the alderman daughter. or Mrs. Cold
waite, the bankers widow. 1 do moi
say l would have refused the necessary
funds for the courtship and wedding on
your note-of-lland But the ViscOunt-
tess Brooke is dowerless-over head and
ears in debt, and without q penny Of
expectations"
miserable little Jew" muttered tho
fair dame he so pitilessly anatomized:
Godfrey will kill him."
"Dowerless. yes; over head and ears
IN debt. possibly; but not without ex-
pectations." said Sir Godfrey. display
ing none OF the anticipated fury. s.You
overlook the. fact that she is the fav-
or1te granddaughter of Lady Drum
loch. who. for all her misery WAYS. I
am credtbly informed. is enormously
wealthy"
"Oho!" cried the lew, maliciously en-
5oying this display Of q motive not al
together flattering to the unsupported
listener. your honor Il not quite "a
simple as I began to- fear."
did you really think I was fool
enough to leap before looking?" retort-
ed Sir Godfrey, with q fatuous laugh
that set Prue's ears tingling. ITO be
sure, III wealth OF Golconda could not
add to the Lady Prue's charms. but in
this wicked world can not live on
love, and as / have little else to offer.
l rejoice, for her sake as well as my
own. that she has q rich grandmother.
who cannot, it is to be hoped should
say, lalnented-live long to enjoy her
boards. They will. I am convinced, be
put to excellent use by Lady Prudence
Beaudesert.", {
But how. If I could prove to you.
Sir Godfrey, that Lady Drumloch. In
stead of being a rich miser. Is q very
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