Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1888-04-07

he reelcl forward. for he had tainted,
either from the want Of food, from in
tense excitement, or both.
CHAPTER III.
When Van lloeck recovered. and the
baronet heard Of our long fast, he tool;
Us at once into the dining room. and had
us served with the best ne could give. Il
was a repa5t to rcCOmpense Us for our
lOny privatiOns. ard for a time we fam
i>icl wrctches forgot our treasure i'm the
keen, animal pleasure of satisfying the
craving of hunger. Sir Edmund sat at
the table with Us. directing the servants.
who surely had never before waited upon
such strange company. One could see
that it " a real delight 10 this large
hearted man TO see us eat and rink.
Miss Lascelles herself waited upon Van
Hoeck, attending To his wants with fem
inine tact and d~elicacy; his atlliction APP
pealed to her womanly sympathy.
She was n tall al graceful girl. with
her fathers fair complexion, bright,
Mirthful eyes, that added to the happy
expression Of her face, and beautiful soft
brown hair, that took golden lights and
chestnut shadows in its undulatIon. She
looked YOU in the face with a fearlesSness
only possible TO those no are perfectly
healthy and perfectly honest. To the
charm OF physical beauty was added a
faultless manner-the complete self-com-
mand and unfailing grace i~nseparable
from a lady of birth aud education. She
was rs courteous to us, who must have
seemed the veriest out-casts OF society,
rs though we were her equal. y true
lady can never be Ungracious.
Hon. pra..nra hnl m nI.aprihnI1o Of
feet upon my scnses--the effect OF fine
music after discorl; ! was conscious of
a return from slvagery to civilization.
Bat it was not until my gross appetite
WAS satisfied that | became susceptible to
the new delight.
The baronet spoke not one word about
the diamond durlnG dinner, but when it
was all over he said:
"Nc,i, now we Viii 20 back to the IL
brary. and YOU shall come with us, Edith,
IL our cigars viii not be disagrocable TO
Won. for ~" have a marvellous matter to
talk abuut.'
In tn. library Mss Lnscelles seated
herself 5cs-I2 her father, while We three
men eat facing them on the other side OF
"A small round table, on which ! placed
the diamond. Ats little distance from
NN lilttt NAn - il'Ist cAA4t va AilC lip'' 'lF'
On this the Kid threw herself, and as She
LIS there looking toward rs, with her
chin resting in the palms Of her hands
and hrr elbows planted III the fur, we
saw scarcely anN.G.ng of her but her
great lustrou5 ewes, because of the
shadow thrown by the lamp shade.
"NOw let rs understand the p~o&itlonof
things 10 begin with" said Sir EtmunG.
taking a cigar, after banding the box To
IL.
This viii explain n good deal" said
putting IN AiaEand thecoPy OF Il agree
ncnt.
lie held it that his daughter might
read it with him, and having come to
the end said:
Might [ ask which IS the Judge
That's mo. sail Brace, with some
pride: 'appinted by the Long Pike Vigil
aDcc Committee II %.
you are an Americana"
located rs such for twenty years;
born il Cornwall"
And Jan Van HcecE?"
That's Israel" responded the Judge.
Indicating Van IIoeck; land darkness
fell upon ON" he added, eXplanativeiN.
During "A short space Of his eventiul
career Brace had earned a p~recarious eA.
istence as a travelling preacher.
Then Won are Bernard Thornc," the
baronct said to me, land Lola is
The KID said Brace; ''her mother
was a greaser-a Mexican" he explained
to Miss Laoccllcs. The dinner had warm
ed his spirits and looscncl his tongue
AMI he continued: we were drawedto
ge.her a. Cape Town by an advertise
mcnt in the paper. Oar afflicted brother
wanted to stake his little pile upoE /;
mining venture. lie had studied tn,
thing scientifically: he had laid ont +;
kinder chart III his head. pricked dowl
where the great finds had been made
sorter reasoned out the cause thereof
end sot his mind firm as Il big find wa
10 be made in a certain spot hnown onl'
unto himself. We ~convcrsed, and n
perceived without much difficulty. as h
he'd found the right sorter partner III me
end he kinder lett IT with ne TO find
third party TO jine in the venture.
spotted out Gentleman Thorne here
among a dozen. / liked the shape of hi
chest and shoulders; ! liked the look o
his face; | see that though he was QUITE
luck, he was Il gentleman, every inch o
HIM; ana | tell you, miss" lie said. al
dressing Miss Lascelles. THAT though
amt no gentleman myself. | back bio
AMI trcelin' ag'in all creation. a ma
like Gentleman Thorne, who has be-.
ken clean in his infancy, fed wholesome
trained up in a public school. and beer
learnt to respect hisself and God All
mighty, has better temper, more endur
ance. more pluck and tightin' power Il
overcome and win, than a dozen Of tin
muckers that bounce about bein' workin
men" He paused a moment to let Iii
W, rds make due impression, and thei
continued, "Gentleman Thorne had II,
experience, but he had a hundred poun,
10 put into the concern, and that fetchet
Israel just as much as his looks fetcheC
me. Israel had three hundred, | he'
nothing in the shape Of dollars, bur
ihrnW IN tho KID. which. bong 4 feMale