Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1928-06-01

Thank you. Archie"
He got up n rang the bell to order
dinner for two.
TX.
The little dinner may be described as
a success. Emotion had sharpened Hes
ter's appetite; Invercauld, during a long
days fishing, had eaten q few sandwiches
and done without tea. Assuredly an APP
probation of Gods good creatures opens
mouths n hearts. The waiter in at
tendance. one of the leading gossips of
Yarmouth, never doubted that brother
n sister were meeting ~joyously after a
distressing and long separation. He said
as much, and more. to the proprietor of
the hotel. also une bonnie gazette du
pays.
To relieve any anxiety on the part of
the motherly Mrs. Tuffin, Hester tele-
phoned to her that she was dining with
Lord Invercauld. Mrs. Tifin calculated
Thank Godl" and straightway shared
the uplifting news with Messrs. Pointing
and Lavender. Pointing beamed; Taven-
der scowled.
Warmed by good food and sound wine,
Hester told her story ~convincingly. In
vercauld was amused and touched. He
slipped his coffee, contrasting possibly the
speaker with his sister, too stout a pillar
Of the Kirk of Scotland. When Hester
AlAoAltQt 4C lASld odb las lldllQ dIIOSS Jllt
table.
y have only n regret" he said.
"Yes-?"
II wish you were my sister. Tell me.
why can't you be my sister for a few
days2 We can fish and play golf togeth-
err
"Oh-h-hl Archie-!'
Dear little Hesterl"
Il never had a BROTHER she sighed
Swiftly her voice lost its soft infections.
as she abandoned the present and faced
the future.
You must go away tomorrow. I know
what to do, and thanks to you, I can do
it. Yes; you have soaped the ways. With
in twenty-four hours I shall tell Mrs.
Tnffin that you are a kinsman and a
friend"
"A kinsman?"
My great-grandfather was a Murray
Of Glenfask."
You don't say so? We are sure enough
cousins
only north of Tweed. Mrs. Tuffin,
must contradict. Letters addressed to
you and your sister might easily be sent
to q k~inswoman."
What a clever darlingl"
Must call you Lord Invercauldp"
"Quoth the raven: Never more'l'
He asked her many questions, alert to
her Then in turn she. began
to question him-"What did he do on
his ranch in CANADA"
II don't make much,' he admitted
modestly, but / save some bawbees."
I'm a pincher, too. You see, I have
the Quickest cottage, and I want to get
back to it,"
My hearts in the highlands" said
Archie. Il hope to go back to the Did
place some day. My solicitors think it
can be done if l live on fifteen hundred
a year for ten years"
Fifteen hundred a year-l Surely
you can do that?"
I'm Canada, not in England. I had to
come over on business. l return to the
ranch in o few weeks time. Perhaps
you thought I was safely out Of the
way?"
Eyes; I did"
I'm Jolly glad I've met such a jolly
cousin. It's lonesome out there. VIII you
write to me now INC again?"
Perhaps"
Address me Major Murray, Kicking
Horse Ranch, Calgary"
Major Murray?"
Il got my majority in the war and a
bullet in the hip. I limp. Hester, in
every sense OF the word, to my objec-
tives."
why did you drop your title out
there?'
ITS cheaper, and it saves bother, too"
They laughed, pleased to discover that
they had much in common. Archie went
on to speak of his ranch. He admitted
that 1t could hardly be termed a gold
mine, but 1t engrossed his energies. He
preferred an open life to any other.
You'll agree with me that it's not easy
to make money"
Hester said hesitatingly: 1T would be
easy for you to marry It,"
To her surprise he took this seriously.
II ask you-is it likely that a rich
girl would marry me for myself2"
quite likely"
MANY thanks. Anyway, I should loathe
living on q rich woman's money. and
that's that. Would you marry, not for
love, but for all the things you haven't
got?"
1.-THE possibility has entered my mind"
You don't look that sort, at all. AS
we're brother and sister, let's play swaps.
Two or three rich girls have hurled 'em-
selves at my ugly head. I speak of 1t
with humiliation. Now, how many rich
men ave offered to marry your"
Not one; nobody really rich. A man
in this town wants to marry me because
he believes I'm your sister. Another man,
whom I respect more, Won't ask me for
the same reason"
you like him?"
Not half as much as I like myself"
AS h spoke she stood up, after glanc-
ing at her wrist watch.
Ten o'clock / must fly. I had no
idea 1t wa so late"
Then she thanked him, almost pathet-
ically, for being SO mice" to her. Inver-
cauld offered to walk as far as Mrs. TUT
fms.
"No-it's not two hundred yards from
here"
He accompanied her no farther than
the door OF the hotel, passing through
the lounge. The proprietor land many
others) eyed them with interest. When
Hester held out her hand he pretended
not to see it.
Il say, Hester"
Deliberately he raised his voice.
"Yes-Archie?"
I don't think I shall move on tomor-
row."
She frowned. Did he rate another days
nshing higher han her expressed wish
that he should leave Yarmouth?
He said quickly: Lets have a game Of
golf, old thing?"
oh, Archie! What price my work2"
Bother your work. You don't see me
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