Kimball enterprise. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1883, 1883-04-27

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the same skill he had used in forcing
him into the cssriage. Then he closed
the door again, and gave orders to the
driver to move on. He felt confident
that the young gentleman had enough
for one night, and would 90 into the
house and 90 to bed.
Fifteen minutes after this, William,
who had let himself in by the kitchen
door, stood in his masters room in his
long flannel wrapper, yawning heavily,
as II just awakened from a sound sleep.
Mr.. Cunningham sat in front Of the
CRATE, apparently dazed mentally, and
used up physically.
Anything wrong, Massa Court?"
No answer.
You better tuck right into bed,
Massa Court. Shan't l bring yon some
thing hot, chile?'
There was no reply to this, but Mr..
Cunningham lifted his right foot for his
servant to remove his shoe, then his left,
and alter a while reused sufficiently to
submit to the disrobins process,
William waited till his master was
sound asleep. and then crossed to his
mlstress's sitting-room, and knocked
softly at the door.
"Wel?"
There was q little color in the lady's
face now, but she WAS still under great
excitement, and her companion hasten-
ed to relate the occurrences ofthe even
ing.
,"But. chile, jest tend to this. Every
things all right till tomorrow morning,
and then if you don't come to the front
thereU be a murderin New York before
the sun goes down. I've done my part.
mlssus, and the case is out of my hands.
l tell you now, chile, folks has to knucKle
sometimes, and faint no disgrace missus."
"You have done Your part nobly, Will
liam, and l will do mine"
Mrs. Cunningham tucked her fair little
hand in the great black one, and then
William silently left the room.
Mr.. C~unninghom hau his breakfast at
ten O'Clock the following morning. His
wife presided at the cotfee-urn. At the
conclusion of the silent meal, the little
lady took her husbands arm, and led
him to the library.
sit is too ate now" the miserable
husband remarked, drawing her arm
away more in sorrow than in anger.
Lawrence Gage will kill me to-day, or
l shall kill him. 1t will be the one who
shoots first, Amy. Remember that"
"Obige me with n moment, Court"
Mrs. Cunningham insisted. "Then, if
Fou NuiiG W So1 YOU CdI.
A lady rose from the low rocker as the
husband and wife entered the room.
Court, allow me to introduce you to
my friend. You have ALWAYS known her
as Miss Gloster. She has passed through
a world Of trouble. and is the divorced
wife of Lawrence Gage"
With this William threw the library
door open, and the gentleman in ques-
ton walked in.
"And allow me to finish the the SEN
lance Mr.. Cunningham. We are to be
remarked tomorrow. Your wife has
brought US together again-managed
and made me the hapEiest man in
New York. l have been all to blame,
just as you would have been had you
brought your unjust quarrel to an is
sue"
Great heaven!' said Court Cunnig-
ham. "Amy," turning to his wife who
this true?"
eyes; aud because you accused me 80
unjustly, I could not explain. Forgive
me, Court, l beg of you"
For answer he took the little woman
in his arms and covered her with kisses.
Then the two men shook hands, and
Mr.. Cunningham said, with a dubious
smile:
81 suppose, Gage, you did the square
thing last night, but 1 swear to you it
will always be the humiliation of my
life"
"What do you mean?" the gentleman
inquired.
."Why, the way you dragged me into
that internal carriage, and held me down
on the floor, and kicked me out at my
own door when you had finished with
me-"
"Look here, Cunningham" his COM
panion responded with a laugh, II
pledge you my honorII never saw YOU
after 1 LETT the club house. on remem-
Der you drank more than was good for
you last night"
"Hang it all! so I did" said the gen.
tleman. musingly, "and upon my word
I really believe / must have been drunk"