The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1888-08-25

clothing next to his body, where 1t was
quite Inaccessible to dishonest persons.
aI reckon if will take a pretty smart
chap to find thet," he remarked COM
placently, as he slapped his hand on the
spot where the treasure wac concealed.
We could not deny this, and murmurs of
admiration where heard at his shrewd-
ness. All this time-1n fact, since we left
Sam mpson's-the mysterious Mrs. Smith
had not moved or changed her position.
She still kept her veil down, and in the
slowly waning light her black dress seem
ed to emphasized the shadows in the
coach.
"Judge," said the major at length, sit
must be lonesome for her. You're con-
siderble of lingoist, couldn't You give
her little touch in the native, just to be
perliteS"
The Judge looked embarrassed and
scratched his head oonfusedly.
"Why, mebbe might rack out some
French" he said; sit amt much to do,
but er-Whatll l sayg You got to be
mighty circumspec' in takin' French To
ledy-it's a terrible free langwidge."
Both the military men were impressed
by this, the colonel particularly so, and
for q moment his faos was expressive of
painful perplexity.
"Wsll, Just say aomethin' civil" he said
at length; task her il che wants the
winder up--'tain'tlikelv she does, tus you
might ask her"
"Ch, no! colonel" said the judge, mot
that. That particular word winder-in
Frsnch"-here the judge lowered his
voice to whis per, "is cussin,' an you'll
have to excuse me. That's where l draw
the line"
"Well, chin your own way, them" said
the colonel, testify, Though recon can
open winder for lady-in French
without breakin' any of the command
ments. Only say somethin', or we'll
think you don't know how"
This was touching the judge on ten
der spot, and looking at the colonel with
an air of haughty dignity, he said slow
ly:
"If it'll amuse the boys, / reckon I'll
take little pasear, though I'm tritle
rusty In my langwieges just now. Had
considerable practice, too, down in San
Nigel County"
Then, with a soft ahem and flourish
of his handkerchief, he leahed forward,
and casting bewitching glance at the
lady, murmured:
"Bueuos dias, sonora. Hsbeis vosotros
-er-that is-como este veyw
The lady made no answer, in fact, seem
| ed not to hear, but the Judge was in no
wise disconnected.
{ "Reckon she was thlnkin' of the late la
4 mented, and didn't wholly catch on TO my
0 idee," he remarked, pleasantly. "Ill
o open another lead" ana again he smiled
: as he nurmured:
o "These en'lemen"-indicating US with
8 graceful and comprehensive sweep
0 ''bein' gentlemen, and well acquainted
Il with good sassiety, hev asked me ts
o pass their compliments to you, ma'am
o which / now DO. Er--el tempo es bier
{ inconstantly, sonora, and sstra-er--'
a the Judge concluded the sentence Sith
= iesture. "It's little remark in vernacu
& lar OF the French" he explained, IAN
{ reckon itli fetch her"
1t certainly did seem to have som
a effect, for the lady uttered SCUM,
IT strangely like chuckle. but said moth
IT ing.
. "Judge," said the colonel altar waiting
IA a reasonable time for an answer, "Ir
v afraid your lanwidges have been-so t
d speak-tam pered with. ! always Above
Y there was some difference between Irene
>. and Spanish myself"
The Judge waxao indignant. "A joke
d a joke aa' all right" he said, "but didn
ia s'pose there was a man here but knew tn
q. roots of the two lanwiges was the same
1, an if you can only confipe yourself
n roota-an, you centrally can in gen'e'
a. sassiety-it makes no odds whether ii
( French or Spanish"
le "All right judge, all right" said tn
ID solonel soothingiy; "of course we knowe
that we'll an good, but Il man must has
sr his little joke now and then. But as
If her-ir your roots--if she's any obiectio
g. to smoke"
,e The Judge, partly Modified, did M
= essay this in speech, but beginning eve
In further back than roots, managed to as
,e the question by signs. The lazy nodde
O. her head with vivacity, aad drawing
silver case from her pocket, took ther
"a from a cigarette, whice after raising h'
az vail little, she placed between her lip
a At first we were amazed, but the colont
1t with that sGvoia vivre which had alwa.
ad distinguished him and made him 80 po
an ular with the sex, quickly recovered hin
ke self, and gallantly offered her ligh
or which she gracious accepted. The
va murmurs OF admiration wero heard. I'll
J." major audibly compared her to butte
N. fly and whip -poor-will, by gad!' IL
81, colonel SwOFe tHhL sHe tOOh biaIhas
,d il she didn't" while the judge repeat,
sr, his former opinion and declared that "sl
ed was a regular Cle-op- e-try from the wo
go" The professor was silent, but ha
~, reason to believe that he Endorsed all ii
nj others.
a. al thought likely" said the professe
,et significantly. "Just look here: wh'
to you are stopped you ante quietly and pc
IN, litely It's runnin' too much of risk
ke object. If any man is lookin' fur
chance to climb the golden stairs, throui
be barin OF his buzzum for his fellow ere
at without compensation let hi
.ty It amt in my line, TN pretty sure, a
I'M SO say il you're ever held up You il
he fork over withous any back talk
in really the cheapest, and long way I
,e saiestn
at These sentiments seemed to meet wi
m, universal approval from the other occ
ed pants OF the coach, and the doctor, qui
crushed by the weight of opinion agar
mr. him, relapsed into silence.
, q After this conversation became des