The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1922-06-15

bright, her pulses aglow, az they had
ever been, made Il gesture Of appeal
with hands that were worn and thin.
She had charm still, in a way as great
as her daughters.
II can see; but, Mrs. Llyn, l have
no hope. | am a man whom some men
fear"
Lord Mallow :" she interjected.
"He does not fear nae. Why do you
say thatT"
Il speak with n woman's intuition.
| don't know what he fears, but he
does fear you. Tou are a son Of his
tory; you had a duel with him, and
beat him; you have always beaten
him, ever here where he has been
supreme as goyernor-from first to
last, you have beaten him."
II hope l shall be even with him at
the last-at the very last" was Dyck
Calhoun's reply. 1--WE were made to
be foes. We were from the first. l
felt 1t when l saw him at playmore.
Nothing has changed since then. He
will try to destroy M here, but l will
see it through. The man is a fool. l
could help him here, but he will have
none Of it, and he IS running great
risks. He has been warned that the
Maroons are FESTIVE, that the black
slaves will rise If the Maroons have
any initial success, and he will listen
TO No advice. And up there"-he
turned and pointed-"up there In Ire
lawney the Maroons are plotting and
planning, and any day an explosion
may occur. If 1t occurs no one will be
safe, especially If the blacks rise too
mean the black slaves. There will
be no safety then for any one."
For us as well, you meanf"
For you as we'll as all others. and
you are nearer to Trelawney than
most others. You are in their path.
SO be wise, Mrs. Llyn, and get back
10 Virginia as soon as may be. 1t Is
a better place than this"
MY daughter is mistress here"
was the sorrowful reply. "She will
have her WI way"
II will tell her what / fear, and she
may change her mind"
But the governor may want her to
stay" answered Mrs. Llyn none too
sagely, but with that in her mind
which seemed to justify her.
Lord Mallow-oh, If you think
there is an influence in him to keep
her, that is another question:" said
Z nyaly Npith A c,riy, emilia .sp,t nayn
tbeless, / think you should leave here
and go back to Virginia. 1t Is no safe
place for two ladies, In all senses.
Whatever Lord Mallow thinks or does,
this Is no place for you. This place Is
your daughters, for her to do what
ought to sell it. There would be no
trouble in getting a purchaser. 1t is
a fine property"
But the governor might not think
as you do; he might not wish 1t Sold"
Mrs. Llyn was playing a bold, in
deed, a reckless game. She wanted to
show Dyck there were others who
would interest themselves In Sheila
even If he, Dyck, were blotted from
the equation; that the girl could look
high, If her mind turned toward mar
riage. Also she felt that Dyck should
know the facts before any one else. so
that he would not be shocked in the
future, If anything happened. Yet in
her deepest heart she wished him we'll.
She liked him as she had never liked
any Of Sheila's admirers, and If the
problem of Erris Boyne had been
solved. she would gladly have e e
him welded to Sheila.
"What has the governor to do with
it?" he declared. 1T Is your daugh-
ter's w property, and she Is free to
hold or to part with 1t. There is no
crown consent to ask, no vice-regal
approval needed"
Suddenly he became angry, almost
excited. His blood pounded in his
veins. Was this man, Mallow, to come
between his and her fate always, come
into his problem at the most critical
moment? GOD In heaven! !" he said
in q burst Of passion, us this a land
Of the British empire or Is 1t not?
Why should that man break In on
every crisis? Why should he do this
or that-say yea or nay, give or take
away? He Is the kings representa-
tive, but he is bound by laws as rigid
as any that bind you or me. What
has he to do with your daughter or
what concerns her? Is there not
enough trouble In the world without
bringing In Lord Mallow3 If he"
He stepped short, for he saw com
Ing from the summer-house. Sheila
with his paper in her hand. She
walked slowly and with dignity. But
In her face there was no summer,
there was only autumn and winter,
only the bright frost of purpose. AS
she came, her mother turned as
though to leave Dyck Calhoun. She
called to her to wait. and Mrs. Llyn
stood still, anxious. As Sheila came
near she kept her eyes nxed on Dyck.
When she reached them she held out
the paDer To him.