The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1890-05-16
CHAPTER Nv.
IL Duty BOUND,

When the young man had gone in, tho
self appointed detective arose and crept
near the rail fence that surrounded the
weed grown yard; but the windows OF
this house were hung with curtains
"Drat 'cm' he grumbled. "Ev'y yuth
er house has rilpd tne viii lie sight q
vit.les. en- dis ono hides me fun set.i,.
after Mawse Nick 'Sirct hits dat Mar
ous White crowd, pla~in' oyards, en- bet
tin high Doan b'liese hes gone ter
Te1is En- Mawse Nick he means right,
bat dc temptation is too strong. gwan
pintlv tell niawster ter tex lie boy outsn
dishver place.
Not finding another stump convenient,
Gilbert crouched down at the foot Of q
China tree, and resting his back against
the trunk, waited and watched. how long
l,a did not kaoa Eut ut last his vigil
WIS rewarded: the door opened, and
Nicholas stood forth in the moonlight
He was talking 10 some one within. but
only his voice, nu lis words. could tie
heard.
Old Gilbeits devotion to the "farbiy-
made eavesl.opping duty. Creeping
on his knees ia the shadow - the fence,
MS near the gate rs Il" dared. he cronched
in one Of the angles formed by the rails
and bent his best car, aide, by llis cur fstd
hand, 70 catch what Nicholas WAS saTias
/, And this v Us IS hat l4r heard
/ 1T il ts-1 gioriou- night 10 los,. let
ue have one little stroll. ia tisa moon
! light. :
.lI,,'s a gall old Gilbert waa almost
BETRAYED into circulating aloud. En-
/ he orter be savin' dat same tor 2lias
| Flora.
! It vas girl ahe came out into the
moonlight that flooded the porch, tall
slender. dark haired girl. with sanity
face and voice Ike a flute Sho said
something the old negro could rot hear.
bat he heard his Young master > reply
"Of course the colonel will make row
At first. You see. Dasia, hide nothing
| fral, you But when they know all
| ygu'se been to mo how you have re-
!, deemed ne from my wild he. Oh. Gear
| saint -
What moro he said old Gilbert did NOT
know. he had heard enough. lie drop
ped flat On his face IN great fright.
When he rose up Nicholas and tho girl
had passed down the street, arm ~ arm.
The old spy could see them as they went.
.Gret King" he gnsped. is ! come
! ali dis hyer way ter see na"ster son
mawster's onliest son gailivantin wld one
=. dam Furnivals? Sholy, sholy. MaWse
Nick ain gwan git tangled up wid dis po
white trash. pray L.wd' what gawr
do, ain gwan say nothln' ter Mawst
Nick. ter 90 mek him rampin' mad: It
! sight yuther mawster'd git mad with
no don rile Mavse Nick. Hits naWste'
ter blame, keepin de boy in dlshyer lone
.ome place. Wish WIZ home now
nerc's all nv money dat ole sow
drat her! En- my Dominicker hen mos
ready TO come often her nes whey
nv rumberilla. Lemme study whe, y
iefnm? | 50 sot on Mawse Nick dis
remember whey let1um
: Sore disturbed, the old negro hasten"d
hack to the stump where he had -
down. the umbrella was not there. Ht
retraced his steps to the store. out 1h'
cherished badge Of respectabllity was 10
70 be found for any search
well, we'll, he sighed, ill luck dnaI
nuyer come single handed. Maybe hit'
sirn DAT ole Furnival SOW y rooted VI
nv money. Dry is mishtI IN de way
dem Eurnixals. en- DC Des Whal 80 =
h,-;nst ,em IS ter wrastle in pIah.
Th,s communing with himself ana e;sr
,c;,o ! objected head old Gilbert came
! ma awares. upon one of the citizens 2
Elen who vas acting as patro'.
Halt" ssid the man brief authority >, J,
..Yas mawster,'' said old Gilbert, stop
ang short and taking of his hat wifn on
hand. wh,ls with the other hc fnmbled
his poke, for his pass. "l'se hernt
Tnornes Gilbert, sah, fun over ~ Leol
come ter De Sunrise plantation Ma"s
Nick wrotenei me permission tef eS'fii
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