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

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Colonel Harris asked Luke what his
plans were for the evening.
- SHALL" replied Luke, call at
]Grosvenor square. / may find Uncle
Rad, or Philip. or both at home. I
mean to have q good tussle about this
wintering abroad. It's really most inn
Il call 1t criminal" retorted Colonel
Harris. keeping a nan in London
who has been used to go south in the
winter for the past 20 years at least"
Uncle Rad is still fairly well now.
thong do think he looks more feeble
than usual. He ought to go at once"
But" suggested Louisa, 'she
oughtn't to go alone"
No. He certainly ought not"
him?"
II don't think So"
That" said Luke holly, would be
ard"
But somebody ought to 60"
Eide would be only too willing-lf
she is allowed"
Elder exclaimed Louisa.
And she added with a smile:
VIVA will Reggie Duggan have to
Nothing" he replied quietly.
Reggie Duggan has cried off"
You don't mean that"
He has given up Eide. who has
llttle or nothing a year, and become
engaged s age to Marian Montagu. who has
Poor Edie!" mur1nured Louisa,
whilst Colonel Harris exclamation was
equally to the point and far more forci-
pie, and more particularly concerned
the Honorable Reginald Duggan.
Yes" rejoined Luke, ut has hit her
hard. coming on the top Of other
things TharasS No rafrcor frcr fho foa%
is there, Colonel Harris, that we four
brothers n sister owe something to
Uncle Arthur's SOM"
THE handle Of a riding whip" came
from out the depths Of Colonel Harris
FUR coat; Stupid way parsons have Of
tantamount to murder. I am com
uniting murder now for a matter Of
that, for I wish that blackguard were
buried in one of his native earth
Quakes."
Would to God" added Luke, that
wishing alone would do it."
There was SO much wrath, such
hatred and contempt in those words
that Louisa instinctively whispered:
Hush. Lukel don't talk like that"
And Colonel Harris somewhat osten-
tatiously cleared his throat and said:
Don't let us think Of that con-
founded Philip"
Luke took leave Of Colonel Harris
and Of Louisa at the door of the
Danish legation. He waited on the
carpeted curb beneath the awning until
he saw her white evening cloak dis
appear in the doorway.
The fog had become very dense. lust
here where a number of carriage lamps
threw light around. one could distin-
guish faces n forms Immediately
close to one, but as Luke turned away
from the brilliant lights, he realized
how thick was the pail which enveloped
watch; it was close upon 8. The next
few minutes brought him to the door
of ord Radclyffe's house.
He rang but obtained no answer. He
rang again and again and finally came
to the conclusion that his uncle and
cousin were as usua dining out and
that the elderly couple who did per-
functory service in the house were
either asleep or out Of earshot or had
taken the opportunity of seeking
amusement in a ~neighboring public
house.
But Luke was worried about Lord
Radcliffe; moreover he had made up
his mind that he would speak to him
and to Philip tonight, with regard to
the imperative wintertng abroad for
the old man.
The Veterans club was unknown to
Luke, but Shaftesbury avenue was not.
He turned into Oxford street and as
tax1cabs were now a forbidden luxury
he hailed a passing omnibus and
Jumped into 1t, and thus was rapidly
conveyed into the very heart Of the
fog which had found its haven around
P~iccadilly circus.