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

CONTINUED From Last Weekly
And all that ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Inc dense fog, the first Of the season,
&Nnite a stranger, too, in, London, for
lSSclenttsts a asserted positively that
era of the traditional pea souper"
was over; the metropolis would know
sSat@ano more.
Colonel Harris was in town with his
sister. Lady Ryder, and Louisa, n
swearing at London weather in true
country fashion. He declared hat fogs
~Sparalyzed his intellect, hat he became
aspositively imbecile, not knowing how to
light his way in the folds Of such a
black pail. Taxicab drivers he mis-
trusted; in fact, he a all an old
Gpr0pelled vehicles. whilst he fatty re-
FUSED to bring valuable horses up to
town, to catch their death of cold whilst
waiting about in the fog.
So Luke had promised to pilot the
party as far as the Danish legation.
was the only condition under which
Colonel Harris would consent to enter
one of those COMPOUNDED motors.
Colonel Harris had remained loyal
TO the core to Luke and to his fortunes.
1T is a way old sportsmen have, and
&he had never interferred by word or
.S1rnuendo in Louisa's actions with re-
gard to her engagement. His daughter
was old enough. he said. to know her
own mind. She liked Luke, n it
would be shabby to leave him in the
inrch, now that the last Of the society
rats were scurrying to cav the sink
ing ship. They were doing it. too. in
q mighty hurry. The invitations which
the penniless younger son received to-
ward the enc of the London season
were considerably fewer thar those
Which were showered on him at Its
beginning before the world had realized
that Philip de Mountford had come to
stay, and would n day be Earl of
Radclyffe with a rent roll of $4,000
pounds a year. and the sore need of a
VIE E had all begun with the bridge
parties. Luke would no longer play,
sEtnce he could no longer afford to lose
BaJAuarter's income at one sitting. Uncle
Rad used to shrug Indifferent shoulders
at such losses, and place blank checks
at the dear boys disposal. Imagine,
then, how welcome Luke was at bridge
parties, and how very undesirable now.
Then he could no longer make return
for hospitable entertainments. He had
sno home to which to ask smart friends.
&sLord Radcliffe, though a monster Of
sill humor, gave splendid dinner parties
at which Luke was quasi host. Now it
all give and no take, n the givers
Aretired one by one, quite unregretted
BY Luke. who thus was spared the mi
tiative Of turning his back on his
friends. They did the turning. quite
politely. but very effectually. Luke
scarcely noticed how he vas dropping
out of his former circles. He was over
sobsorbed and really did not care. More
over, his dress clothes were getting
Shabby.
s%$ Tonight at the Longham, when he ar
9srfyed at about 7 o'clock, SO as to have
AN undisturbed half hour with Lou,
s@Colonel Harris greeted him with out
stretched hand and a cordial welcome.
Luke, my boy! how goes it
with you?"
Louisa said nothing, but her eyes
Welcomed him, and she drew him near
ii her, onto the sofa in front Of the fire,
and allowed her hand to rest in his, for
she knew how he loved the touch Of 1t.
People were beginning to say that
Louisa Harris was getting old; she new
er had been good looking, poor thing,
u always smart, very smart-now she
losing her smartness, and what re-
She had come up to town this au-
&fnmn in last autumn'S froCkS! n the
twins were after all being chaperoned
by their aunt. Would that absurd en-
gagelnent never be broken off? Fancy
Louisa Harris married to a poor man!
why. she did not know how to do her
& lair, and dresses We're still worn faS-
tened at the back and would be for
years to come! Louisa Harris and no
French maid! Cheap corsets and
Cleaned gloves! 1t was unthinkable.
Perhaps the engagement was virtu-
ally broken ~off-anyhow the wedding
could never take place.
Unless Philip de Mountford happened
to die.
But it did not look as If the engage
ment was broken off. Not at any rate
on this raw November evening, when
Fthere was a dense fog outside. but a
bright CHEEKY fire and plenty Of light
In the little sitting room at the Lang
ham, and luke sat on he sofa be-
side Louisa, and plain Louisa-in last
autumn's gown-looking at him with
her candid, luminous eyes.
How is Lord Radclyffe?" asked Col
9onel Harris.
BADLY" replied Luke. 1T am afraid.
He looks very feeble, and his asthma
! know must bother him. He was al
ways worse in foggy weather"
He ought to go to Algeciras. He al
ways used to-"
81 KNOW" assented Luke dejectedly.