Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1921-10-22

gerous man when he's moved"
"Boland, you'll succeed as a school
master, when an else fails. You teach
persistently."
your honor is clever enough to
know what's what, but I'd like to see
the Maroons dealt with. This IS not
my country, but I've got interests here,
| or my mistress has and that's the
same to me. Does your honor
travel often without a suite?'
The governor waved a hand behind
him. u left them at the last planta-
ton and rode on alone | felt safe
enough till l saw you, Boland."
He smiled grimly and a grimmer
smile stole to the lean lips Of the man
ager of Salem. Fear is a good thing
for forward minds, your honor" he
said with respect in the tone of his
voice and challenge in the words.
IN say this, Boland, your mistress
has been fortunate in her staff. You
have a ready tongue"
Darius looks quickened, and he
| ierked his chin up. $50, your honor.
so. But might ] ask that you weigh
carefully the warning of Mr. Calhoun?
There's trouble at Trelawney. I have
| it from good sources and Mr. Calhoun
has made preparations against the
sure risings, I'd take heed of what
he says. He knows"
The governor touched up his horse.
"Boland, I'll think over what you've
said about the MaroOns and Mr.. CAL
houn. He's doing no harm as he is,
that's sure. So why shouldn't he go
Oh as he Is? That's your argument
isn't it?"
Boland nodded. ITS part of my
argument, not all of 1t. OF course,
he's doing no harm; he's deing good
every day. He's got a stiff hand for
the shirker and the wanton, but he's a
man that knows his mind and that's
| good thing for Jamaica"
Does he come here-ever?"
He has been here only once since
| our arrival. There are reasons why
he does not come, as your honor kens,
| knowing the history of Erris Boyne."
A quarter of an hour later Darius
Boland said to Shella: Hes got an
order from England to keep Mr.. Cal
houn to his estate and to punish him.
If he infringes the order"
Sheila started ''IIe win infringe
the order If it's made, Boland. But
the governor will be unwise to try to
impose it, / will tell him So"
Sheila had changed since she saw
Dyck Calhoun last. Her face was thin
ner, but her form was even fuller than
| 1t was when she bade him gooI-by, as
| 1t seemed to him, forever, and as 1t at
first seemed TO her. Through anxious
| days and nights she had fought with
the old passion; and at last it seemed
| the only way to escape from the tor
ture was by making all thought Of him
| impossible. How could this be done?
! Well, Lord MaIlow would offer q way.
! Lord Mallow was a man of ancient
Irish family, was a governor, had abll-
ity, was distinguished looking in n
| curious, lean way; and he had a real
| gift with his tongue. He stood high
In the opinion of the big folk at West
minister, and had q future. He had a
winning way with women--a subtle,
perniciously attractive way with her
sex, and to herself he had been deli
cately persuasive. lie had the ancient
! gift OF picturesqueness without orna-
mentation. He had a strong WIN and
a healthy Imagination He was a man
Of mettle and decision.
or all who had entered her field
outside Of Dyck Calhoun he was the
most attractive: he was the nearest
to the possible husband which she
must one day take. And If at any day
at all, why not now when she needed
n man as she had never doue-when
\ she needed to forget?
She was deludIng herself to believe
that what she was doing was all for
! the best; that the clouds were rising F.;
that her fate had fairer aspects than
had seemed possible when DycE Cal
houn told her the terrible tale Of the
death Of her father, Erris Boyne. Yet
| memory gave touch Of misery and
bitterness to all size thought and did.
For twenty-five years she had lived in
ignorance as to her paternity II sure
~ vas futile that her mother should
have suffered all those years, with lit
tie to cheer her, while her daughter
should be radiant in health and with
q mind free from care or sadness. Ser
the bitcrest thing Of an was the
thought that her father was a traitor
and had died sacrificing another man.
When Dyck had told her first, she had
shiyered with anger and shame-but
anger and shame had gone only one
thing gave Ter any comf0rt-tle man
who knew Irris Bogne was a traitor,
and could profit by telling il, held h.,
tongue for her own sake kept his onn
Z counsel. and sent to prison for four
years as lhe p-Ice Of his own silence
Re was Do@ Her ueJghbOr and be loved
/ ler aud. If the saaa9w 8f q grave was
nor Letsqeeu them would offer him
id marriage to her This she knee.
beyond au doubt lIe hal e.spa an y
u can gre-lad sae her aa6
killed 6er f.ther; Fl lose had saved