The Dillon tribune. [volume] (Dillon, Mont.) 1881-1941, 1885-10-31

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as leaving England forcver ,s,'altilng a ~
upGn nm stu better, it postpons%y draw
", ssm ~ sme when cooler judrmaase s9
clearer clearer, sight would be possible. ssSsnt vi
present course. rapids Of n.
He had another trouble. His
me bound him to disclose all he n pronia 10
40; ana ne told me like an honest n,oposed t, /
low, though his cheeks were na1a young IA.
Or twice Years stood in his eyes. va ana oos /
was poor old DR.. Book to saw. 1 n, VIA.
l advised, argued, scolded, even ,s ~. Course
loss my temper. which did no ro s@snaed.e !
world. Indeed, when I wateSo1 n b. F
pleading for hi, sweetheart nsa.ea. Will.
confidence In her, felt as il she u@ias h
ter than I thought. But these wor au - De BE-.
However, when Willie beeped mo - sIe facs
secret I promised to do ,so-reln ~ seepha
confess. oetantly
There lived at this time in u.r,..
aamed Clock. You call TINT an 9 css n,, /
,erhaps; but you have only hesr Juu aaue
eddity; for, behold, his other , una naf IL /
Gracious, the whole amounting 80 Ss
baptized Christian, to Gracious rnaan am
you doubt me. refer to Hamnto. A
register, under date Of Novembs, parish
There you will read that Grac;o, , Z, ISL
Thomas and Martha Clock, was ch,; sa
privately on that day. Myself. d;d I nse
lieve the name to be real until 7 h. wv q +
out with my own eyes, the parish o,.u.
old friend, helping me. There il s, r.ssk ~ +
name, Gracious Clock-as plain as ;uu
make it, excepting that the latter WA .ss eoaa
what fa I'D - sle |
I fancy 0x,j,n l>~>...
heard the who Of his lawful name ,n nsst
way. The father o" Gracious C,ock w
was a brewers dr.vman, used tn ~, 1 -
son my Gracious, and at other ~ ~ ~ |
''Gracious Me-" The last name stuc. -
years and years the man was knov, 'e
''Gracious Me-" and nothing else
Gracious Me was Little man. with
even and oce lirnping le;. He had = r @
large nose, crooked on one slde to kea, ' =!
leg company. His daily dress was = s. ~
for shabbinoss, and his red eyes. red cha.s s
and red nose made him the picture Of dsss
drunkard. He was Il 1nan-of-al,. wow !.
furniture shop, aud might be seen AM A.
carrying small articles of woode, v.:
through the streets, dab of paint hera .,s
there ON his coat. On Sundays his hahit ~
to appear in a new black suit; and then -
would look as fresh and glossy AZ a -.
newly turned out Of pod. The weehd.,
clothes never looked any better, and The IN.
day clothes never looked any worse; butt w.
curious the difference the two suits mads !,
the rad face of Gracious Ne. Meet him ~
Saturday night. and you win conclude tn,
his color was got in tap room; mesthim m
Sunday, you would refer the same to mn,
hack parlor, and would. perhaps, trd yc.
sef trying to guess how much lin. oil Dor.
went to finish that respectable ruby nm
H.: in his Sunday clothes Ci!aci,,u, !s,ksl
quite tho gentleman. He had no Friends q,
children, no wife, and never knew for u.
tain that he had any horue, tho. b be NUT
have had pag somewhere Oh which be hun,
the second suit. He looked a. agiy a sa
and between you and myself much p.i4
than many sins: and ugly looked that vt
| was.
Inevsr found out WAY Nancy Steele ss
pected, ut this particular time, that sue
thing very important was going forward b.
tween Willie Snow and Mis-, Hartwar
Perhaps the news that harlworkng WI
meant to take q three months holiday st
her thinking; perhaps she read the facts N
bis face. A Jealous woman will erst
whole edifice Of conclusions on the found&
ton Il some trihing incident as fine y TIA
point Of her own needle. However that may
have boon. Nancy guessed rightly the actui
state OF the casa Knowing that myste?
hung around the Hardwarus, and decidin.
In her own mind that they were not likely
have any secret which couli be credit y
them, she resolved to set watch upon ts'
house. and SO, perhaps, find out more about
her rival Vanity than would be to that lazy
honor. But who was to keep the watch
'Gracious Me-" said Nancy to herself the
slant that question presented itself. I'm
cious Me will do it,"
A rat is happier in sewer than he wcui
be in any clear, daisy-bordered brook; OH
Gracious Me, who would have felt e1cat
lively uncomfortable II Nancy had sent als
on any mission. Of charity or mercy, rerla
this undertaking beyond measure. he W.
sincerely moved, and shed manly tear
two when he pledged himself to absoias
secrecy. Tho reason he gave for this VI
violable secrecy may sound to the ear SOM
what irrelevant. -,
why, bless your heart, miss, said ne J
knew your mother!"
But Gracious did not set up for los's
mind.
As to succeeding. Of that Gracious had ~ =,
the slightest doubt. He went away WIN
something in his hand which bound aa ~
faster to Nancy's service than al ~, ~
promises he could have made in tsea'e
month, as she, no doubt, well knew, GEM
prudent las% you observe, and woTiais ~" =.
Al that Gracious Me saw and heard w.
his adventures at Tumbledown Farm cur u
to my ears after time: and relate ~ u
whole here in the order of events. ms
structions were to keep himself out OF w.
of the Hardwares; and for several oa! s, \
skulked behind hedges or lounged IN Tut u,
in the neighborhoodo of the farm. taking I as;.,
snug nap, dare say. He saw n w.nr
whatever, and had to return to MISS sa ~
empty-handed. Either she suggested u s,si
thought arose in his own mind. that " >. I'VE
try the exneriment of watching the Nv ~: