The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1913-12-12

Gil and was, therefore, the Hon. Cap
tain kemyss. and in the whole colony
there was no N who bore so good a
name or held in such great honor or
was more regarded for integrity and
trustworthiness In all his doings as he.
His life would have been perfectly
happy, but for a certain grim specter
which would not be confined in a cup
board, but kept marching about with
him wherever he went, stood behind
him at dinner. sat on his bed at night
and never left him. 1t was the lean
and gaunt ghost Of bankruptcy.
He first raised this ghost by much
calculation and sad foreboding in the
year Of the great hurricane; then bad
years followed, and up it sprang again,
vivacious and sprightly al Jack in the
box and more horrible to look at. Aft
err that it was never laid again, but
came every year nearer to him, looked
larger and shook a More threatening
finger.
There was M way out of the diff
Guilty, one certain way, yet it was a
way AC "ouAO " AAAA
self to dwell upon. How If Tom were
to marry Virginie? For then there
could be no more troubles about mon
ey. The two estates-hers large and
prosperous, his small and struggling
adjoined. They could be worked with
the same mill and machinery.
Tom could manage both. No one
knew better than himself, the trusty
executor and guardian Of the child,
how, year after year, good and bad to-
gether, her estate brought in a clear
income of $4,000 at least, and how
this money had been accommodating and
piling up during Virginie's minority,
until it was now, for a land Of small
capitalists, an enormous fortune. But
to consider the girl, almost his own
daughter, as the means Of rescuing
himself from difficulties was dreadful.
who were as DESTROYS of seeing this
result as Captain Kemyss, with the
advantage over him that they did not
conceal their wishes.
"Sybille," Nine. kemyss would whis-
per when she saw the young people
together.
"Lucie," Nine. Terrier would reply,
pressing her friends hands silently.
The cousins who We're so much alike
in youth had grown alike again in mid
die life.
Tom was profoundly in love, but
then he had been in love with Virginie
ever since she was born. There was
nothing new in that. 1t vas impossi-
BILE for him to think of life without her.
AS regards Virginie herself, she was
young. She had never considered or
thought of the question at all. She
was undoubtedly very fond of Tom.
1t seemed as if life without Tom would
be impossible. But as yet she was in
nocent Of any thought Of love, just as
she was %entirel. ignorant Of the world,
OF humanity, Of evil. wrongdoing,
treachery and deception.
She had mo- only never left the is.
land. but had never slept off the estate.
except once, when she went to Il gov
eminent house ball, and once when she
went to a garrison ball. six months be-
fore this time. She had been educated
by her mother and Nine. Kemyss. Her
guardian took a share in the teaching.
too. The only friend Of her own age
was Tom. He was her companion
and confidant. She knew nothing of
society. except as she saw 1t at home
when people came to stay. There was
no art whatever within her reach, ex.
cept music. which her mother taught
her. There was no church even within
reach. and the Sunday was only mark.
ed by the reacing Of part Of the Eng.
! liSh PRAYER hook Thoro u,os ~ tot,