Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-02-25
- Comedy of Youth.Founded by Mr.. Manners on His
Great Play of the Same Title-nlustratons
From Photographs Of the Play
copyraaat, 1918, ~ Dodd. Mead I. Company
Continued From Last Week.
CHAPTER w.
Anaeia In Distress.
By. Hartley Manners

Ns%&-a1 A&iS SSu1Af-H9EH IVs 49, 4tNt4 H4ftHs
Angela IN Distress.
ELINGSNORTH went n taTbe at
titude of the people, their
views. their conduct, is ,deplor
able-hopeess. I came here tc
see what Z could do for them. i even,
thought OF spending a certain portion
of each year here. But from what I've
heard it would be a waste of time and
money
It is discouraging at first sight, but
Well have a9better state, of affairs r
emily. We must first stamp out the
agitassr. He ds the most potent handi-
cap
Could it be doneg
1t would take time-every b~ig,Inove-
meIat takes time Roche paused, look
ed sbrewdly at kingsnorth and asked
him:
NWhat'de you intend doing with this
estate?v
amin a quandary. I'm almost de-
termined to put it in the market-sell
1t. be rid of 1t. 1t has always been a
source of annoyance to our family.
However. Ill settle nothing until ] re-
turn to London. I'LL go In a few days
much sooner than I intended. This
man being broughtfinto my house has
annoyed and upset me-.
I'm sorry" said the magistrate.
Miss Kingsnorth was so insistent.
and the fellow seemed in aAbad way;
otherwise I would never have allowed
it."
Asseryant am in response to Kings
north!s ring and was sent with q mes
sage ito have the man O'Connell ready
to accompanying magistrate as quick
" as possible.
Over a glass Of sherry and a cigar
the two men resumed their discussion
about the estate.
~ wouldn't decide too hastily about
disposing Of the land. Although there's
always a good deal or discomfort. there
is really very little trouble here. In
fact. until agitators like O'Connell
came among us we had everything
pretty peaceful. Wei! dispose of him
in short order"
lido. Do. Make anSexample of him
by all means.n
Trust us to do that said Roche.
After a moment he added: T. refer
again to selling the estate. you would
getvery little for it. Itscan't d~epreciate
much more, and there sis always the
chance 1t may improve. Some OF the
people. are quite wilingst ito work.
Are they? They've not shown any
willingness to me-
't0h. no.. They wouldn't.
What? Not to their landlord"
You'd be the last they'd show it to.
They're strange people in many ways
until you get to know them. Now
there are many natural resources that
might he developed if some capital
were put into them
my new steward discouraged me
about doing that. He saidtit might be
ten years before i got q penny out Of
the property"
Your new steward?
ANDREW Mcpherson, the prominent
lawyer
gF4N - - % LAA ~
THE estate needs one"
Burke understands the nature Of the
people"
he sympathizes with them. I don't
want Il man like that working for me.
i want loyalty TO my interests. The
makeshift policy of Burke during my
fathers lifetime helped to bring about
this pretty state Of things. Well see
what irmness will do-new broom,
sweep the place clean. rid OF sloveniy,
~ungratefui tenants, clear away the tap
room orators. have a definite plan
in my mind. IL ! decide not to sellIll
perfect my plan in London and begin
! Operations as soon as I'm satisfied 1t is
feasible. and can be put upon A proper
business basis. There's too much sen
iment In Ireland. That's been their
ruin. | am going to bring a little com
mon sense into play Kingsnorth
walked restiessly around the room AIS
he spoke. he stopped BY the windevss
and beckoned the magistrate.
There's your man on the drive.
See?~ And he pointed to where
a.Connell. with a soldier each side OF
him. waslslowly moving down the long
avenue.
The door Of the room opened. and
Angela came in hurriedly and went
straight to where the two men stood.
There was the catch Of a sob In her
voice a she spoke TO the magistrate.
Are you taking that poor wounded
man to prison?
The doctor says he isswelt enough
TO be moved replied Roche.
You've not Z the doctor. I've
Just questioned him: He told me yosl
had not asked his opinion and that Il
you move him II vim be without did
eanctions
Kingsnorth Interrnpted angriiy.
PLEASE don't ~fnterferes
Angela turned On him 10 ifs ron
who IRE sendipg him t0s PRISON