The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1914-01-02

''They think So Talks of hunting to.
day" said Sartoris
But his mind-his memory?" the
uneasy clergyman asked.
Sartoris shrugged his shoulders in
their well fitting red coat
"Why?" he asked
when the vicar returns he'll read
that-that entry in the marriage regis.
ter" he said, glancing uneasily up the
table.
"Brancaster's marriage?" returned
the ether. "Well. didn't he marry?'
"You know began Haslam.
Pardon me. | know nothing"
"You signed for him." persisted Has
lam
NO. You wrote his name"
but the mark. the cross against it,
Sartoi"is WAS visibly annoyed
"Rranraster's wrist was injured at
the time" he said Dash it! We must
be artistic he couldn't write"
What does it matter? The thing is
there" eronned the substitute vicar
Quite s"-in perfectly legal FORM"
said SarrpriS. tirmly.
HE will know it's false" said the
conscience stricken Haslam.
"Never. He never can or will-un-
less you tell him. said the captain.
do you want to add memory of Jail
to your other "reminiscences. Beastly
place. My dear fellow. for once in our
lives we've done Il good action. Don't
be afraid of it. We've bought justice
stick to it. You stick to it. You cant
be found out so be noble. You'll have
a jolly bad time if you don't"
The substitute vicar shuddered
But will she make her claim-pub
licly-soon?" he asked. Selling decan-
ter of whisky.
Sartoris took puff at the cigarette
between his lips as he returned:
"Cant say. She never meant to while
he lived. She was anticipating-er-
weeds. don't you see? Now the situa-
tons changed. If he jilts her she may
be jealous. perhaps resentful. and
well. if the crash comes sooner or later
d'you see? You've got to stick to it."
Beverley now raped on the table
and gradually the company of men set
tied into their places.
1.-THE seasons over" said the mar
guis, land this is our last meet. Now
those beastly violets are sprouting in
the garden-our last meet and the last
%bo Do
erleys have hunted from Falconhurst
for over 200 years"-he paused to let
the applause subside-"and so they will
as long as a Beverley lives. Bever-
ley'll be their master. But Beverley
has no son to come after him. He died
as a Beverley should for his country
He's not here to be my deputy. So.
gentlemen. it lies with you to say who
shall. You want young blood to hunt
gvwl hounds-I'll find them all right
%@t we want a deputy master. one
III all follow. one the country knows.
who'll hunt the Beverley as good
saDrtsman should: and as you who sit
around me are good sportsmen one and
all, I've called you all together to leave
the choice to you.'
At this moment the young Earl Of
Brancaster entered and took his seat
at the table of Beverley. Instantly
there were shouts of "Brancaster" and
Captain Rayner. veteran of the Bev
erley hunt, got to his feet quickly.
I'm the old days." he said, 1T was
the rule when the master at Falcon
hurst came a cropper. it was the mas
ter of Rievers who hunted the hounds
1t has been his turn to come troopers
lately But now. as we all rejoice TO
see, he's fit and well again and stand
ing at Lord Beverley's right hand.
Could better man take the whip than
Lord Brancaster?"
As amid cheers that followed this
speech Lady Diana and the women of
the hunt in full field costume entered
and grouped themselves on the stairs