Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-04-08
Continued From Last Week.
CHAPTER XVI.

MZFfssA
I'D be happier With mo father.n
CoMETHING may be saved from
the wreck" reasoned Mrs.
~ Chichester more hopefully.
Until I get really started
SAID Alaric with a sense Of climax
Mrs. Chichester turned to her da,pb.
ter. Ethel?
Whatever you decide, mammal
MIS-. Chichester thought q moment.
then decided. I'm do 1T" she said
determinedly. ut will be hard. bnt
III do 1t" She went slowly and de-
liberately to Mr.. Hawkes., who by this
time had disposed Of all his documents
2 q preparing to go. a look II
Mrs. Chichester's face STONED him
He smiled at her.
"7Well?" he asked.
For the sake of the m az
my dead sister, / VIII do as Nathaniel
wished" said Mrs. Chichester. with
great dignity and self abnegation.
Mt. Hawkes. breathed a sigh Of re-
lief.
Good" he said. .I'm delighted. 1t:
IS splendid. Now that you have decid-
ed so happily there is one ching more
! must tell you. The young lady is not
TO be old the conditions OF the viii
unless at the discretion OF the execu-
tors should some crisis arise. She will
be to all intents and purposes-your
guest In that way we may be able
to arrive at a more exact knowledge
OF her character. Is that un~derstoodY.
The family signifed s~eyeralIy and
collectively that It was.
and now. beamed the lawyer. hap
py at the fortunate outcome OF d sit
uation that a few moments before
seemed SO strained, where is your
belI?'
Alaric indicated the bell.
May 4 ring?" asked the lawyer.
Certainly" replied Alaric.
MI. Hawkes. rang.
Alarfc watched him curiously. want
a sandwich or something?'
Hawkes. smiled benignly on the I'M
fortunate family and rubbed his hands
together self s~atisfedly.
Now 4 would like ito send for the
young lady-the heiress.n
Where is she n asked Mrs. Chiches-
ter.
aShe arrived from New York this
morning, and I brought her straight
here. / had to call on a client, SO /
gave her your address and told her to
come here and watt
At the word "wait'' an uneasy feel
ing took possession Of Ethel. That was
the word used by that wretched little
creature who had 40 rudely intruded
upon her and Brent. Could it be DOS
sible-
The footman entered at that mo-
ment.
The lawyer questioned him.
rs there q young lady waiting for
Mr.. Hawkes.? o.
"A young lady, sir9 No. sir" an
swered Jarvis.
MI. Hawkes. was puzzled. What in (
the world had become OF her? He told
the cabman distinctly where to go.
Jarvis opened the door to 20 out
g thought suddenly occurred to
him. He turned back and spoke to the
There's q young person sitting In
the kitchen-came mp and knocked at
the door and said she had to wait I'M.
IL g gentleman called. Can't get moth
ing out Of her"
Hawkes. frightened nj
THAT must be Miss O'Connen," he
said. He turned to Mrs. Chichester
and asked her If he might bring the
young lady in there.
MY niece In the Kitchen said Mrs.
Chichester TO the unfortunate footman.
Surely yon should know the differ
between my niece and a servantIo
II am truly sorry, madam replied
Jarvis In distress, .sbut there was moth
to tell.
Another such mistake and you can
cave my employment" Mrs. Clutches
Ter added severely.
Jarvis pleaded piteously:
Upon my word, madam, no one
could tell
That will DOR numbered Mrs. Chi
chester. Bring my niece here-at
nicer
The wretched Jarvis departed on his
.rrand, muttering to himself: Wait
lnti1 they see her. Who in the world
.ould tell she was their relation r.
Mrs. Chichester WIS very angry.
TITS monstrousE' she exclaimed
'sStoopidl' agreed Alaric. .Doocid
,toopid, e
Ethel said nothing. The one thought
hat war passing through her mind
Bas, SHow much did that girl hear
Brent say. and how much did she see
dr. Brent dor
Hawkes. tried 10 smooth the nisun
Outstanding ont j
~ am afraid 1t was al my fnuits 4 be !
Implanted. Il told her MOTTO talk-5ust
d say that she was to walt want Z
d 10 have an opportunity to expIatn
Matters before t~ntrodaclng her.
ssShe should have been brought
ffhight f0 kaes conplafned Mr.. Chit