South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-10-15


ward On, Bits a great boy, and they're
going to make him president - Oh,
dear. once get started talking about
Bill never seem 10 know when to stop.
Why do you look so grave. Captain:
Aren't you pleased?"
Il have something to say about Bill,
too he returned. slowly.
His early life and his early serapes,
she said and how you don't believe Il
will last? There isn't much about Bill
don't know Rlresdy-his being sent away
from England and how they never want
ed TO see him again"
y am out here to take him back" said
the Captain.
He won't go easy" said the girl
Il am not so sure" said the Captain.
Circumstances have altered. ! don't see
very well how he can refuse. I-we-the
family. mean, are delighted TO hear that
he has retrieved himself and risen supe
rior to the boyish follies that threatened
to engulf him. Let me express 20 you our
deep sense OF obligation-our gratitude
for your evident kindness TO him a.
time when he needed Il most"
QUu Lul4h NhAc u AcNG4Nc AAS
family gratitude" she answered coolly.
What did they ever do for Bill but give
him the cold shoulder from the time he
was left an orphan at twelve? Sent him
TO Elton and Oxford as q preparatory step
to giving him a thousand pounds and
telling him TO scoot. You can imagine
how we'll equipped he was to strike out
for himself Couldn't even spell English
till I got after him with a speller. and
had TO work nights before he could write
a page without at least six schoolboy's
mistakes The only thing he really knew
was Paradise Lost, which had been
crammed into him for the army. He
must have found 1t nice and useful"
He was given his chance" said the
captain, land. like many another, he
wouldn't take 1t. He was put into good
regiment and received an allowance that
with economy would have amply suf1ced
to let him hold his head up. Then be
went the pace and was forgiven. Then
he went the pace again and wasn't. He
has no right to complain"
"Oh, but he doesn't" she exclaimed
hastily Il wouldn't have you think that
for anything"
But you seem to do It for him." said
the captain.
Il don't suppose my opinion matters
particularly"
well. it was enough to bring me from
England" said the captain. What you
think or don't think has suddenly be-
come OF great Importance to many peo-
Pile"
Don't you think It Is about time TO
tell me why?" she asked You have
limited and limited till I feel like a per
son in detective story-and I no sooner
seem to touch something than you con-
tinue It in the next number"
"Did-Bin ever tell you of his nrst
cousin, Lord Tranton?"
only that he held down the title and
was the dead image Of the postmaster at
jacksonville. Never passes there but he
says Look at that tallow-faced, wall
eyed old"
Hush" said the captain Lord Tran
ton is dead"
Dead"
His two sons with him, and Lady
Grace Morrison-William's aunt, you
know All killed in the terrible lift &C
cident at the Hotel des Hesperides IN
Nice"
Well, I am sorry," she said. as An
struther gazed steadfastly at her as
though expecting she knew not what
Sorry for anybody that gets killed, you
krow-especially in an elevator. But. as
| don't know them, you cant expect me TO
feel very bad about it, can you?"
Don't you realize how 1t will affect
William"
"Oh, he'll be terribly cut Up about his
aunt She was the only person who was
ever kind 10 him. The only one in Eng
land he ever wrote tor who wrote TO
him"
This makes him Lord Tranton." said
the captain.
Il suppose it does" she said. Il had
never thought OF that"
We've thought of it good deal" said
Anstruther.
Lord Tranton," she repeated Then
won't his-his wife-be Lady Trsnton?"
That's just it. you see, said the cap
tain. she will be Lady Tranton"
What do you mean by it," said the
girl
You'll hardly believe f." said the
caDtain, disregarding her question, but
for a time we didn't know where under
the sun 10 find him. They, somebody. said
about Lady Grace, you know believe II
was her maid or housekeeper--and We
went over all her letters TO try and get
track of him"
Well, you've succeeded. she remarked
as he hesitsted.
I'VE got on the track OF something
else" he went on significantly. 1T
seemed-indeed there was no doubt about
this affections-er-were seriously en-
gaged-er-to q young lsdy-er-
Me, I SUPPOSE" she said quite calm
ly
Yes, you," he returned, though II is
only fair 10 william 10 say that his let
tiers were expressed-er-with considera-
BILE reserve-with what you might call
perfect respect. you know. and all that
kind ~ thing"