Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-01-13
VACABOND PRINCE.


WltAin ~ sAsrt period Of Two years Ii
m&ntnG camp which had sprung. naush
IS eUoeasatkey into existence upon : SINAI
fofk Is ~ Colhrnbia River, had boasted o
tho nanee-boasied OF one, rather, an,
IN nsstially survived 70 deplore the neces
~ q ths Other.
Mhsn ~ Wild stories Of silver aAnds
vent fcst6 II H., g usual, there beeaI
\ eAns2apg forward of sa9sr souls 70 popu
P.oninsnt among he cosners were Ell
Brosk nd his inseparablc companion
Jamison Deal. Eli was ! widower, aud be
etdes haying besn long known 10 the cx
cited kr~6qnenters Of the assayefss Office ii
Erisco, unor said that his daughter Beula
~ The sweetest and most beautiful o
he1rpsoes.
Brock possessed considerable wealth. bu
VA mi familiar with the practical workin,
n mtnes; his constant business associate
Dsal, va : practical manager. and at III,
dats of Cur narrative was Superintendent
q Iittls Excelsior Mine. Of which Brocl
vas The 0stensible owner.
IN tne ffst year Of operations III Edo
fad0 Valley : change came Ser the spirit Of
many enbitious dreams; the hitherto toler-
ably lurky prospect0fs were compelled te
p1pnounCe their claims worthless, and
ehandOned them and the locality, aud were
followed By others in dozens, until, a,
-, r sheer disgust, the place was dubbed
OF 0nt Gully.
Bat, -atssnesly, The Litsle Excelsior con
tinusd ~ bold and apparently profitable
businesa. Brock and his daughter, occu.
pied ! dwelling that was decidedly hand
SOME for The region. notwithstanding
seyeSol coach robberies, it was reliablyre-
ported thot both Brock and Deal were won
deffnlly augmenting their bank accounts IN
Frisco.
Winter was upon the village now; The
blasas from the far hills hummed and
mOaned dismAlly around the rude stocls,de
IS Little Excelsior, and already the snow
1Ay esustsd On The frozen ground.
On : certain night 4 scene that was an
oedsal to the lovely Beula was Transporting
befors ths great, flaming hearth in the
uihs-owhers pAr1or.
Tn girl was on her knees beside her
seated parsuk her hands clasped upon his
imhs and her soulful, violet eyes raised in
fearful besseching. In the old mans face
~ - expression stern ahd set, though one
Aand rested IN seeming affection upon her
ka86l-brown tresses.
*Ltet ~ ssJyne no more, ho said, with an
000MXSA M&Nl1 ~ kAAy0 lOlO YOU tUAL
Al The wealth that I possess will vanish
from ME like 4 bubble At 8 few words from
Jamison Deal He - moi q bad fellow; he
tssenchantsd by your wondrous beauty and
oSeFg honorablv. You are quite old
enought to wed. When ron are his wife,
~ position md weahh will be secured be-
yol4d ~ danger: be has 10 promised, and /
trenble q the alternative IL you are obsti.
nate.
.But, father, tell me, wherein does there
possibly exist snch . power over you, that
You would sacrifice your daughter, who al
ready loves another, TO one whom she does
NJ and can never lover"
AA1feady lowest What mean you, pirl?r
siYss, father. Luke and / had meant to
kesP 4 - our secret until his prospects
bri9htened.r
4 look that VS. half anger, half starsle-
ment came Into his face.
~Lnks-who9" he articulated.
sLuke Claridgs.r
Ms isspsd 70 81 feet, fairly throwing her
"a.
.1As v.sabond Of Git On. yalleyl" he
cxied.
sNot ! vagaboud, father. Luke Is a good
worker, = noble and true man; he neither
drinks nor oambles-~
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And mark me-; no more OF this vagabond
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