The Red Cloud chief., 1884-08-15

are you gong 10. what bringS 700
To Aricsiord. beyond tie charitable in
t~ention Of dining viii. me? On. non
sense. not dine; but you VIII. and ! can
give YOU a bed. too. and breakfast. and
shall be delighted TO d. IL for n week.
Ordered your dinner? Then well IN
order IL. Ill send the boy in and put
that all right Shall I make him bring
your bag back" Gordon. however.
though he assentcd 10 dinner. made his
friend understand that it was impera-
tive that he should be at the mn that
night.
YES" said Blake. when they had
settled down to wait for dinner. 81 am
parson here-a sort Of a One. at least
1 am not only curate. but live in espec-
tation Of higher things. Our Squire
here, who owns the living. talks of Civ
ing il To me. There isn't a better fellow
living than Mr. Furniyal, or his wife, or
his four daughters"
"Will he be rs generous with n Of
them a. with the liying?"
There is no necessity, rs far as ! am
concerned. came here already pro-
vided in that respect IL you'll remain
here till September, You'll see NE a
married man. One Katie FORESTER
intends TO condescend TO become Mrs.
Montague Blake. Though | say il AS
shouldn't, a swcete human being
doesn't live on earth. met her soon
after l had taken orders. But | had 10
wait till | had some sort Of a house u
put her into. Her father is a clergy
man. like myself. 80 we are all in a
boat together. She's got a little nor
ey, and I've got a little money, SO that
we sha'n't absolutely starve. Now you
know all about me; and what have you
been doing YOURSELF
John Gordon thought that this friend
of his had been most communicative.
Had Mr.. Blake written a biography OF
himself down to the present period. he
could not have been more full or accurate
in his details. But Gordon &c I that IS
regarded himself Re must be more
reticent. Il intended 10 have joined
nv fathers bank, but that came u
grief"
..Yes; / did hear of some trouble in
that respect"
..And then | went out to the diamond
fields"
..Dear me. that was a long way
YES. it IS a long way-and rather
rough towards the end"
I'D ii YOU do any good at the diamond
fields? / don't fancy that men often
bring much money home with them. "
Il brought some"
Enough to do a fellow any good in
his aftcr lifc??"
well, yes; enough to content me.
only that IA nan is not easily contentcd
who has been among diamonds"
"CreScit amor didmonds!." said the
parSon. 81 can easily understand that.
, And then. when a fellow goes back
again. he is SO apt to lose it all. Don't
you expect TO see your diamonds turn
into sl~ate-stones?'
Not except in the ordinary way OF
expenditure. My diamonds. for the
most part. have been turned into ready
money. and take the comfortable shape
of a balance at my bankers"
..Td leave it there, or buy land OIL
railway shares. IL | had realized in
that venture enough to look at il, I'd
never 90 out TO the diamond-iield.
again"
Its hard to bring an occupation
of that kind to an end all ut once, said
John Gordon.
.trescit amor d~idmonds.!" repeated
Rev. Montagu Blake, shaking his head,
'.lf you gave me three | could easily
imagine that | should toss up with
another fellow who had three also
double or quits till / lost them all. Blu
well make sure of dinner without any
such hazardous proceeding" TheI
they went into the dining-room and en-
loved themselves. without any refer
ence having been made TO the business
which had brought John Gordon int,
the neichborhood.
You'll find that port wine rather
good. | cant afford claret. because i
takes such a lot to 90 far enough
why do you make a ceremony will
me?:'
because it's so pleasant to have ~
excuse Tor such a ceremony. 1t WASH
YOU only | was thinking of. Thinl
what it is 10 have a prudent mind.
had Il get it myself out of the cellar
because girls can't understand tina
wine shouldn't be treated in the sam
WAY as phySic. By-the-by. wha
brought YOU into this part of the worl'
ut ALP
II came to see one Mr.. Whittle
staff"
What, old William Whittlcstaf
/ Then, let me tell q a o have come 4
see as honest a fellow. and as good
hearted a Christian, as any that
know"
.'You do know him."
..Oh. YES. | know him. I'd like +
) see the man whose bond is better tina,
l old Whittlesta!f~s $. Did you bear wha
| he did about that young lady who j
living with him? She was the daugnte
f of a friend-simplv of a friend-wh'
t died in ~pecuniary distress. Old Whittle
staff brought her into his house an
| made her his own daughter. 1t ism
| every one who will do that. yoi
know
..Why do You call him oid?" sal
John Gordon.
We'll l don't know. He is Old"
l Just turned fifty"
Fifty is old. Perhaps, if he ha'
1 been a married man. he'd locke
$ younger. He has got a very nice youn,
girl there with him; and if he isn't TO
old To think of such things, he ma
marry her. Do you know Miss Law
rieg"
t Yes: | know her."
..pon't YOU think she's nice? Onl
, my goose is cooked. I'd go in for he
sooner than any one l can see about.
+. Sooner than your own squire's fou
, daughters"
e '"Well, yes. They're nice girls toe
But / don't fancy one ont of four. An
I they'd look higher than the curate.'
"A p~rebendary is as high rs squire.
I said Gordon.