Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-10-31

Peggie. I arm the most miserable girl
in the world!"
Sir Geoffrey Will marry you. and
You will both be safe and happy"
counseied PegSie.
Sir Godfrey! I'm not so sure I
wouldn't rather marry the highway
mani" cried Prue. AT any rate, I
can not offer myself to him, and /
doubt If he be in the mood to hurry
me. Besides, there's like to be n dis
solution of Parliament. and then he'll
be in a worse plight than 1 am now.
lis true" she laughed, but not quite
mesrily. there is MIR. Aarons, who was
Kind enough to place his hand and
his money bags at my feet, but the
doors that are open to the poor Wis
countess Brooke might be slammed in
the face of the rich Lady Prudence
Aarons!."
Robin Freemantlc would be better
than Mr.. Aarons," Peggie conceded.
Robin Freemantle, at this moment,
VIII do better than any one else" said
Prne. II tell you, Peggie, my mind is
made up. You may as we'll help me.
for If You don't IN do it all alone-but
you won't desert me. will you Peggie,
dearcst?" So. with tears and kisses
and wlles most varied, but all through
with a stubborn self-will that had
often before subducd Peggie's feeble
scrUples. Prne won her at last. not
merely as q COnf10ante, but aS an
aco1nplice.
AS soon as the whimsical creature
found that there was nothing to ear
from her cousins opposition her spir-
It's rose at the prospect OF an adventure
even more reckless and madcap than
usual. She ran IN with a thousand
absurd suggestions, until Peggie, in
h prison at Newgate, and lay Prue's
proposal before the highwayman.
"fou know. you told him 1 was your
maid" she said, Z" n tbs one of q
messages for her mistress; messages
OF doubtful discretion especially.
can remind him OF the meet
ing on Bleakmoor. Introduce
myself as having witnessed the kiss
which igAited a flame in your heart,
n can only be quenched By q mar
riage in eXtremis."
Make use of what arguments you
please. Peg, and for c%redential take
with you the purse he bestowed in
charity on h poor widow, who now
lmplores a still greater favor from him.
Alack! the purse is well-nigh empty,
but there's enough left in it to bride
the jallers to admit q lady OF high de-
gree. who comes to find out If the con-
demned man can put her in the way to
recover the jewelry she was robbed of
on the Queens highway"
To-day is Thursday, 7rue," said
Peggte, proceeding to prepare for her
GRAND without delay. "Thou'lt not
we'd o. Friday? Ills unlucky!"
"Lnlucky. Dost think there's any
luck, good or i'll, about such a
marriage?' cried Prue, dropping
suddenly into a shuddering ~desponden-
cy. Friday Is as good a day as any
for ones undoing. and Saturdays too
long; 'twould give me time to change
my mind"
There's time enough for that now"
quoth Peggie philosophically. The
banns are not vet asked. nor even the
wooing sped. Twere wiser, perhaps,
to repent today than regret tomorrow
DO you think SO. Peggic? So do
not l. If l do have to repent, it shall
not be for an opportunity missed for
a coward scruple. Here, let me tie this
ong black veil over your hood, Peg;
IL VIII make you look like n mourner,
and with your handkerchief to your
face, you might defy even the sharp
eyes of Lowton herself"