The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1888-05-18

him behind a thicket, and babe him lie
down, As he CARVED cut this ihstfue-
ton, ! got baHk into the footpath, and
was then enabled to trot along at q brisk
pace.
It was aaiy saHaat III time, for looking
back q couple Of minutes lateraI per-
ceived the Judge ,ploughinG his way
through brake aud krer,B.e, %"hicn came
well up te ..a..ss Level of his breast, with as
little difficulty rs though it had been
meadow-grass, and with the same steady
swing of his bent shoulders. He had
caught sight of me from the bridle-way,
and struck out at once into the thick Of
the undergrpwth
did rot IL the, slightest degree par
slcipate in Van HoeGGk,'s ssnspiei6hs and
Tears, and having, es 7 hoped, succeeded
y d'yetttEg from him the object of his
tread, | was Indifferent as to whether
the Judge overlook me or not. Had ]
been In the humor to enjoy q joke, ]
think l should have enjoyed giving him
a long chase for nothing; but ci9rcum-
sued the path antlll i dipped ia down ! in Rol i
hollo&. and there finding a fallen treFn
across tie path, I sat down ard waited
for the Judge to come up. In a few
mirutts he stood before me with his arms
folded on his chest, his feet planted
apart, and a particularly stern look on
his gaunt, weather-beaten face.
"He has given me the slip; has he Civ,
en- it to you likewises" he asked.
No. / replied; N gave it to him. /
Stand ut; GeItieman T7ihoorrn1;e. and
let us iook each other in the face" he
stoea up up. lie held cut Ms Ms hand and
g;asxe hi'a Mine.
. Tow, standin' here hand il, hand and
face to face, say, air we the MODEST works
of natur' or air we not"
l could not ga as far is TO admit that
his appearance realized my highest ideal
| of nobility, but l understood his allusion,
and replied.
81 believe you are an honest man, if
that is what you mean, Brace"
at is; and that is my opinion of you,
likewise. Let us sit down and hold d
committee. Now, pardner, will you tell
ne why you let Israel gits"
"Becauss the poor wretch Is half dis
tracted with the loss Of the diamond and
his fear Of YOU
why do he fear me?'
"He believes that you took the dia-
hiotit5 UNA w lFiSC lllo llle, III OI-
der to get the reversionary share, or
something of that kind. And now, tell
me why you pursued him when you saw
he wished to avoid you9"
Because lie did SO wish for onething,'
and he added with emphasis, because
he's got to speak. Israel's got to speak, y
he repeated, with still greater decision.
ga man what has presentiments as a
thing is going to be took Sc accurate as
hisn, must naturally have presentiments
what's gone of it when it's took"
And suppose he cannot tell your
"Well, then, he's got to try till he do.
AS a ledge, I've had to try n pretty con-
siderable number of bnd lots, but i more
f-durned onprepossessing lot than Israel ]
never yet sentenced to q we'll Armed gal
lus. End mark this, pardner, eff Israel
was charged with this crime, and it was
my duty to direc' the jury as to the yer.
die they should we'll and truly find, ]
should direc' them to bring him in gull.
ty, or I'd lock EN- up till they did"
You are as unreasonable in your BUS.
picions as Van Hoeck is in his. but You
have not his ~eNcuse-you are not under
The influence of fear"
TO be con,inucd.)