The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-02-01
The De Smet Leader.
JOB PRINTING
In the line OF
STATIONERY, BLANKS
AND BOOKS.d
On short notice, at living rates.
FULL LINE DAKOTA BLANKS.

sted md peusIoned on, had son upon the
stage, in very mean position. Once year,
however and Of course In the dog.days, ha
had kind OF benefit at his suburban the.
ater; that is 10 say, the manager allowed
him TO sell tickets, and take halt the price OF
them. He persuaded Arthur to take some,
and even 90 TO the theater for an hour. Inc
! man played a little part, of pompous
sneak, with some approach to Nature. ne
seemed su home.
Arthur found this man out; visited him at
his own place. He WAS very poor, ana min
QIed prosperity with 0bsequiousness, so that
Arthur felt convinced he was to be bought,
body and soul, what there was oil HIM
He sounded him accordingly, and the re-
suit was that the man agreed to perform
part for him . a
Arthur wrote IL, and they rehearsed 10 to-
| gether. As to the dialogue, that wasso con
structed that 10 could be varied considerably
according TO the cues, which could be fore
| seen 70 a certain extent; but NOT precisely,
since they were to be given by Helen hoDes-
| ten who was not in the secret
But whilst this plot was fermenting, other
| events happened, with rather a contrary
| tendency; and these will be more ptslhgibIe
| IL We go back to Nancy Rouse = ottage. whera
indeed we have kept Joseph Wylie in an un.
comfortable position . very long time.
| Mrs. James, from next door, was At last
admitted into Nancy's kitchen. and her frst
word was, IL suppose you know what I'm
| come about, ma am.
Which il 10 to return me sass you
| borrowed, no doubt" was Nancyls ingenu'
| Gus reply. ~
mo. ma am. but III send my girl In with
| II as soou as she have cleaned 10, you may
depend"
Thank We, shall he glad to see II again"
You're not afeard shall steal II, hope.
LA. bless the womanl doh't dy out at q
body like that. j can't afford to give away
my sass pan.
"Nor in your hand neither"
"Pm come about my lodger; most respect
able gentleman, which he have mot with an
accident He did but go to put something
away in the chmbley, which he 70 curious
gent, and has Travelled q good deal, and
| learned the foreign customs, when MS hand
was caught in the brick work, somshows, and
there he is hard and fast" ,
DO you know anything about thisV said
Nancy, to the mite, severely.
No" said the mite, with conntenancs oil
polished granite, -.
LA. bless mel" said Nancy. with snddsp
WHY. fs she talking about the tAIef
sad catched putting his hand through
the wall into my room. ana made MIN fast
again tho policeman comes roundl"
| Thief" cried Mrs James, mo more thief
than am, Why, sure you wouldn't ever be
so cruell . deari deari Spite goes q far
Icngth There take an kill me, do. and then
| you'I be easy in your mind. All. little my
poor futher thought as ever Ishould come
down to letting Lodgings, and being maltrea-
who is a malterating ofye? why,you're
dreaming, have n drop o gin2'
| with them as takes the policeto my iodg-
erl 1t would choke me-
"Wen. have n drop. and we'll soc about IT,"
You're very kind. ma'am, I'm sure
Heaven knows need itl Here's wishing
YOU n good husband; and toward buying all
| unkindnsss. a..
Which YOU means Grounding Of IT,"
| "Ah, you're never ut a loss for word,
| ma am and always in good spirits. But
your troubles il To come, I'm WILDLY; fou
will let me see what Is the matter with my
| lodger. ma am
why not? Wen 60 and have n look at
him"
Accordingly. tho three women and the mits
proceeded to the little room; Nancy turned
the gas on, and then they inspected the i'm
prisoned hand. Mrs James screamed with
dismay. and Nancy asked her dryly whether
| she was TO blame for seiEing q hand which
bad committed manifest trespass.
| You have got the rest OF his body" said
she, ''but this here hand belongs 70 me-
| Lord mn am. what could lie take out OF
your chimbey, without twas q handful og
ssot3 DO, pray, ist me loose him.
| Not till have said two words TO him
But how can your He isn't here to speak
to-only n morsel OF him."
81 can go into your house and speak TO
| him"
Mrs. James demurred TO that; but Nancy
stood firrn; Mrs. James yielded. Nancy whis.
| pered her NJ yrmidons, and, In afew minutes,
was standing by the prisoner, areyersnd per-
son in dark spectanles, and gray beard, that
! created com mmiseration, or would have done
so, but that this stroke OF ill.fortune had up.
paren tly fallen upon great philosopher. he
had cont rived to get seat under him, and
was smoking pipe, with sang froid.
At sight OF Nancy, however, he made
sIight motion, ~ II he would nos objcct 20
follow his Imprisoned hand through the party
wall. at Was only for moment; the next.
he smoked imperturbably.
Well SIR" said Nancy, II hopes you are
Thank ye. miss; yes. I'm stdouble sheet,
anchor"
why do you call me miss?"
IL don't know. Because you are 10 young
That viii do. only wanted 10 hear the
sound OF your voice Joe Wylie" And with
the word she snatched HIS wig on with one
hand. and his beard with tile other, and re.
vealed hiS true features to his astonished
Ian ndlady.
There, num-" said she. 81 wish you joy Of
your lodger" She tapped the chimney three
times with the poker. and. telling Mr. Wylis
al. had few words to say 70 him In private,
retired for the preeent Mira james SAT
down and mournedths ~icksdness Of man
kind, the loss of her lodger lwho would now
60 bodily next door instead Of sending his
hand), and the better days she had by itsrs.
tion brought herself to believe she had seen.
wylie soon entered Nsncys house; and her
Arst question was, THE $4,000 how did
You get them7"
NO matter how got them" said wylle,
suIkily. What have you done With them
Put them away"
That il all right. I'm "blsst " didn't
think they was gonJ forever"
II wish they had never come. lllgotten
money 10 n curse" Then she tn xed him with
scuttling the Prosperpine. and asked him
whether that money had not been the bribe.
But Joe was obdurate. 81 never split on q
friend" -" said he. And you have nobody 20
blame but yourself, you wouldn't splice with.
out G2, 900 loved you, and GOT 10 how !
conId Dye think poor fellow Ike me can
make 60, 900 in a voyags by hauhnginr ropes.
and tying true-loVers knots in the fnTetopt
Hancx had her answer ready; but this re-.
membrance pricked her own consciencs and
paved the way to reconciliation, Nancy
had no high flown notions. Sheloyed money.
but IL must he got without palpable dishon.
esty; per contra, she was not going TO de-
nonncs her sweetheart. but then again chs
would not marry him so long an he differed
,, with her about the meaning ofthe eighth com
msndment. '......a
This led 10 many arguments, some OF them
warm, some afectionate; and 90 waisays MT
; Wylie under the slow but salutary inhuencs
Of love and uppretending probity. He con
tinusd TO lodge next door. Nancy would
only receive him as visitor.
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