Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-04-08
CHAPTER NIII.-CoNTINUED.

Pegs journey to England was one Of
the unhappiest memories of her life.
She undertook the voyage deliberately
to please her father, because he told
her it would please him. But beneath
this feeling of pleasing him was one
of sullen resentment at being made to
separate from him.
She planned all kinds of Teprisals
upon the unfortunate people she was
going among. She would be so rude
to them and so unbearable that they
would be glad to send her back on the
next boat. She schemed out her whole
plan Of action. She would contradict
and disobey and berate and belittle.
Nothing they would do would be right
to her, and nothing she would do or
say would be right to them. She took
infinite pleasure in her plan Of cam
paign. Then, when she was enjoying
the pleasure of such resentful dreams.
she would think of her father waiting
for news of her, of his pride in her, Of
how much he wanted her to succeed.
She would realize how much the part
ing meant to him, and all her little
plots would tumble down, and she
would resolve to try to please her re-
lations. learn all she could. succeed be-
You'd all expression and either go back
to America prosperous or send for her
fFfather to join her in England. All her
dreams had her father either centrif-
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them.
She refused all advances of friendship
aboard ship. No one dared speak to
her. She wanted to be alone in her sOr-
row.. She and Michael would rOmp on
the lower deck by favor Of M of the
out for officers.
This seaman-O'Farrell by name
took quite a liking to Peg and the dog
n did many little kindly. gracious
acts to minister to the comfort Of both
of them. He warned her that they
would not let Michael so With her from
the dock until he had first been quaran-
tined. This hurt Peg more than any
thing could. She burst into tears. To
have Michael taken from her would be
the last misfortune. She would, in
deed, be alone in that strange country.
She was incOnsolable.
O'Farrell at last took it on himself
to get the dog ashore. He would wrap
him up in some sailcloths, and then
he would carry Michael outside the
gates when the customs authorities
had examined her few belongings.
When they reached Liverpool O'Far-
rell was as good as his word, though
many were the anxious moments they
had as one or other of the customs
officers would eye the suspicious pack
age O'Farrell carried so carelessly I'M
der his arm
At the dock a distinguished looking
gentleman came on board and after
some considerable difficulty succeeded
in locating Peg. He was a well dress
ed, soft speaking, vigorous man Of for
ty-fve. He inspired Peg with an in
slant dislike by his somewhat authori-
tative and pompous manner. He in
troduced himself as Mr.. Montgomery
Hawkes.. the legal adviser for the
Kingsnorth estate, and at once proceed
ed to take charge of Peg as a matter
Of course
Poor Peg felt ashamed of her poor
little bag. containing just a few
changes Of apparel, and her little pa
per bundle. She was mortified when
she walked down the gangway with
the prosperous looking lawyer while
extravagantly dressed people with
piles Of luggage dashed here and there
~endeavoring to get it examined.
But Mr.. Hawkes. did not appear to
notice Pegs shabbiness. On the con-
trary, he treated her and her belongings
as though she were the most fashion
able of fine ladies and her wardrobe
the most complete.