Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-05-15

The light died out of Flint's face. Il
sank back in his chair, and stroked h
! thin beard contemplativcly.
"Suppose you remain he1e, then, till
COME back" he said. Il shan't be gon
more than two or three days"
"All right" I said with alacrity. Il
truth, Ihated to leave Marie.
At daybreak Flint drove away, with
stable boy Of Bernard's for q guide.
"He's the last mar in the world II
take to he such q coward" / said to tn
tall trapper, Cameron, some hours late
on. Invited him to breakfast with me
and related to him our adventures o
the previous night. "Idon't know any
thing about gh0sts," l said, "but l Ger
tainiy heard the metallic clanking of 1
{saain,
footstep, too, mounting the stairs; and
as / fed down, a phantom like form dis
appeared before my very eyes in the
hallway"
"There are more things in heaven
and earth than are dreamt of in III phi.
losophy," said CAMERON. Gan we can
do Is to keep a clear censcience and lead
stainless lives" HeaM16A6 talking in
this way until l beg him
10 q kind Of evangelnkwrHia face had
tie guileless look d ARs{hflnk and yet
fheshad a keen eye M64sbraln for bust
MS. He explaine&o0aASA9Rethod of
skins which W1GSsty 1Rteresting.
Even Marie pauseAme1vha work and
III ened to him. oazAIsss we're fixed
his face with An ehgef, yearnine
expression, 80. beautiful that / wondered
it did NOT attfact his notice; but he was
absorbedSinlhk subj1ee 49,
That short CanS1lnn dsys was the
sweetest sOf ny lifes Bef0sesnightfalff
was fully p&rsnadeda NB6fos vas but one
woman in the worldatosA -; but allsI
could get Marie tos1y insIsturn was,
'ssOh, monsieur" This sshe repeated
wee and over again, each time with a
Different Injection, tili e formed a who'll
sGeet language in itself. "A
"A nigAtfall of taw ueend day Flint
cstne back, looking rattle. pale and
He, said the air waesfreezing; he
hoped it would be mildeffnt the morn
ing; that hemust go as early as possible.
"If you 80 on the morrow, ,Flint,"~f
said, "youri1 have 70 90 alone. l must
remain awhile" S~s@
al shall go alone'' nid Flint, ~
shall have plenty of company. But
why must you remain?n @s9
I didn't care to speak about Marie to
q man like Flint, bntEI stoldshim of the
opening in trade offered ne h. Cameron,
"The tall fellow with a blonde
beard?" said Flint, going I've and shut
tng our chamber door. Then he came
close to ME and whispered in my ear,
Y He is the leader efsthe gang. Hush!
De quiet; don't reply. 1haye unearthed
= troop of counterfefters. saw them at
work that night in the haunted house.
hey are the ghosts of Chatelousse. In
81 hours we shall have help. To-mor-
row we shall start of together, Bernard
gave them up. That was my business
out here"
Exactly" said Flint. TN 16 hours
everything will be ready. The officers
will come armed; be prepared. And the
willy Jesuit slipped cut the open door.
I sat there for I don't know how long,
completely stunned and bewildered.
When / gathered my eEses again, l
resolved upon one thing-not to 60 with
out Marie. We could get married at the
nearest town. l would not leave her in
this wilderness with her traitor of a
father, perhaps to fall a prey to some
early vengeance from an unseen hand.
/ sought her out, and found her feeding
the fowls in the court yard-a gray dove
perching upon her shoulders, and a
turkey-cock stretching his red neck and
strutting by her side. l drew her under
the archway.
.Mariei llsssstAHk~sd, .yvsIknow
how l love you'll"
ooh, monsieur" she said, hanging
her sweet head.
longer g child, ] satssas & yos. Yos
m inr. e Z. 's Z. NJ. es ss. so VEN; Hp1 !.
married. I will not leave you behind
me. There will be trouble, / am afraid
A gang of cOunterfeitrrs have been dis
covered over in the haunted house; Cam
eron is their chief. You have though
these men to b konest trapped, sALaie
but they are counterfeiters, my own one
and they are the ghosts of Chatelousse
A few hours more, and we shall hav,
help. They will be caught, Marie"
stopped, fos11foundthat sha was grow
ing deadly pale. Her hands droppeda
her side, the wheatfell out Of her aprol
upon the ground; the fowls came afte
it. She grew winter and whittier, till tn
was like the snow outside the stone wall
My God, my God!" she repeated, clasp
ing her hands. L tried to take her il
my arms. At fistsEe resisted; ttensh
listenS& Il Ieeg5ay,o ok wentcst ofhe
face, and she lslened eageflya e
"YQh will So>witA me, mydaSiingf
/ entreated;; s3the horses are already hal
messed"
Where-where are the horses?" sh
said. ! a gtf
"In the shed, my sweet one. Tell m
that you win VI
nov ss:i | sS IL, Ii ! Y Egaa ~" she ssldi an
vHRxAsaAsokaa 20 sst and Eigidsin
old reflection of the snow; the beaut
fhl face, no longer that of q child's;
yoman's face fun of resolution an
Strength as
s"Kissm me before you CO." Isaid, hole
Ing her close To my heart.
sShep put her cold lips to mine.
k"God bless your she cried: "God i
heaven bless you"
Might cam on; hour after hour pas
ed; lights began to flicker in the haunl
ed house. Flint glued his face 10 tn
window and gazed steadily out into tn
darkness. l did not dare tell him l ha
{. regret for Cameron. The man was 4
lovable, and had such q guiIeless facs
his voice was al melodious as a woman
At last he turned from the window an
went out of the room, giving a quic
gesture for me to follow. The men h
come. Soon ws were marching acfot
the field tAe pfRccrs Of the law cruncl
ing through tAe SNOW with their heAy
boots, and muttering maledictiol
through their chattering teeth. In trutl
il was piercingly cold. We had near
reached the house when an old. half-wi
ted servant of Monsieur Demands can
sn~cr .,& kx1xsS>k @~S sAlS ssSe8 sasNl