The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1890-03-14

should have hcered him there a-whistlIn'
IKE hlackbud. singin' songs. DRAWN us
out OF ourselves, and maxim q pleasant joke
there who was her best friend in that
trouble. She'll tell you it was Gentleman
Ihorne. not her father. She had bit of u
built a screen to keep tho sun off.
walked fifteen mile in tho night to
get things from the store, set UP night
after night 10 give her water, end used
tnr to sing out about the sieepin beau.y and
Gincralia, while he was prgg n away at the
burned stones. | will allow, miss, / were
ashamed TO let him see was losin' heart
and when felt like blasphcmin' at things in
of all my swearin' where he couldn't hear
me. Well il did look as Of we had hooked
on 10 the evcrlastin. 1sh-kittle. Then Israel
funked it second time We hev still few
let's throw mp the cards. which they might
hev done without going from our written
word. they two formn' majority. But
Gentleman Thorne wouldn't agree to it. 1t
wouldn't he fair to tho Judge, he snid and
then he promised that il we failed in the
end he'd stick by Israel, and keep him like
his own flesh and blood until he found the
means of keeping hissclf. which was more
than I'd hev promised him. will allow
Well, we played on till the last cent was
spent In stores. and the stores had got down
to half tin Of beef, and screw OF shag,
and then L lighted on a two-carat stone
The very next day Gentleman Thorne found
the Great Hespcr. We couldn't allow il was
real. yet we sorter thought il was. Any
how, we didn't sleep till we got to Natal and
had IL tested. We SOLD the littler stone and
scrapcd enough together to pay our passage
to southampton by the next boat. In com
mltteo we agreed TO go to u bank and raise
money on the diamond as soon's we landed
nut no ono wouldn't takG us on, end IL the
police hadn't put us on this track I'm burned
II 1 know what partc 'lcr ole we should hcy
been stickin' in at the present moment"
During this recital, which | have abhre-
Waited considerably. Van Hoock. who
dcsPised the Judge and abominatcd all he
said. sat with his eyes closely shut, his
nostr,ls pinchcd. and his black brows
creased together. so that they almost met
Miss Lascolles listened with intense inter-
est. her pretty lips just pared. and
thought she looked more kindly upon me
for tho glowing eulogium-of which have
omitted great part--pad TO mo by Brace.
The Kid changed her position. seeming
To catch some OF her fathers enthusiasm,
and sitting upon her heels with her hands
claspod before her. turned her flashing eyes
sometimes upon mo. but more often upon
Miss Lascclles. as if to watch tho effect of
this narrative.
One thing Is obvious" said Sir Edmund
cheerfnlly; you won't want to leave mo to-
night"
Merry one on us. sir. you bet" replied
the Judge. while Van Hocck and expressed
the same sentiments IN other words.
Tho baronct spoke in a low tone to his
daughter. who rose and left the room
The next thing to consider ia" ho then
said. how can be Of service to you in this
affair. To purchase your treasure is OF
course altogether cut OF the question. But
L should like to buy small-a very, very
small share in it. paying down certain
sum Tor your present convenience. and tax