Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-06-03

K%ingsnorth's LAST wishes by making
known the conditions of his bequest tc
Miss O'Connell and then let her decide
whether she wishes to abide by them
or not"
Mrs. Chichester came into the room
and went straight to Jerry. At the
same time Alaric burst In through the
garden and greeted Jerry and Hawkes.
Il heard you were here began
Mrs. Chichester.
Jerry interrupted her %anxiously
Mrs. Chichester, | was entirely to
blame for last nights unfortunate
business. Don't visit your displeasure
on the poor little child. Please don't!'
Jarvis came down the stairs with a
panied. not to say mortified. expression
on his face. Underneath his left arm
lie held tightly u shabby little bag and
n freshly wrapped up parcel. In his
right hand. held far away from his
body. was the melancholy and pic
turesQue terrier, Michael.
Mrs. Chichester looked at him in hor
rOr.
"Where are you going with those
%things?" she gasped-
ITO put them In q cab, madam" On
swered the Inundated footman. Your
niece's ORDERS"
Put those articles in a travelling
bag. Use one of my daughter's," or:
dered the old lady.
"Your niece objects, madam. She
SEE she'll take nothing away she didn't
bring with her"
The grief stricken woman turned
away as Jarvis passed out Alaric
tried to comfort her. But the strain
Of the morning had been too great
He looked cheerfully at jerry and
smiled as he said:
81 even offered to marry her If she'd
stay. Couldn't do more than that.
could IT'
Jerry returned Alaric's smile as he
asked:
you offered to marry herr"
Alaric nodded.
Poor little wretch!'
Down the stairs came Peg and Ethel.
Mrs. Chichester looked at Peg through
misty eyes and said reproachfulIy:
why that old black dress? Why not
one of the dresses | gave youT"
This is the way l left me father. an
this is the way I'm goin' back to him"
replica Peg sturdily.
you're tot going, Peg" said Jerry
quietly and positively.
Nv h o goin' to stop me?"
"lhe chief executor OF the late Mr.
Klngsnurth's Will"
AN who Is thatF'
"Mr. Jerry, pegv
You an EXECUTOR"
II am. Sit down-here In our midst
and know why you have been here NJ
the past month"
He forced Peg gently into a chair.
Have you eve wondered at the rea
reason you were brought here to thi
house and the extraordinary interes
taken in you by relations who until
month ago had never even bothere
about your existence"
Il have, indade." Peg answered
But whenever I've asked any one "
always been told 1t was me uncle
wish"
And 1t was. Indeed, his keenest dc
sire just before bis death was to atom
in some way for his unkindness to you
mother"
"Nothin' could do that" and Peg'
lips frightened.
THAT was why he SEM for you"
"Sendin' for me won't bring me pool
mother back to life, will it?"
"At least we must respect his inten
tons. He desired that you should be
given the advantages your mother had
when she was a girl.
In justice to yourself" proceeded
Jerry. you must know that he set
aside the sum Of $1,000 a year to be
paid to the lady who would undertake
your training"
Peg sprang up and walked across to
her aunt and looked down at her.
"a thousand pounds a yearp' She
turned to Jerry and asked: Does she
get a thousand a year for abusin' me?
Well, what do ye think Of that?" cried
Peg. gazing curiously at Mrs. Chiches
ter. "a thousand pounds a year for
maxim me miserable. an the poor dead
man thinkin' he was dom me q favor"
81 tell you this" went on Jerry, "be
cause | don't want you to feel that you
have been living on charity. You have
not"
Peg suddenly biazed up:
well. I've been made to feel it." and
she glarcd ~passionatcly at her aunt.
Feg's anger gave place to just as sud
den Il twinee OF regret as she caught
sight Of Ethel, white faced and star
ing at her compassionately. She went
across to Ethel and buried her face on
her shoulder and wept as she walled:
why wasn't l told? Id never have
stayed! Why wasn't toldT"
And Ethel comfortcd her.
Don't cry, dear" she whispered
Don't The day you came here We
were beggars. You have literally fed
and housed US for the last month";"
foor Mrs. Chichester looked at her
daughter reproachfully.
Peg grasped the full meaning of Eth
els words:
And will ye have nothin' if 90
away"
Peg DerSiSted: