Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1892-04-14
efter temner more endurance. more

hat bounce about bein' workin men.
lie paused q moment to let his words
make due impression, and then con-
inued, Gentleman Thorne had
10 experience, but he had hundred
POUND to put into the concern, and
hat fetched Israel Jest as much as
his looks fetched me. Israel
lad three hundred. I he'd moth
,g in the shape OF dollars, but
[ threw in the Kid, which, being
emale, was calclated to be useful un-
er us in the nat'ral order Of things.
What we he'd we lumpt in, and by
written agreement drawed up mutual.
we undertook to play it out to the
bottom dollar and the pint OF starva-
and thin, through the measliest streak
of luck mortal man ever struck.
"Israel was the first to funk it. My
calculations are wrong; it's hopeless
venture let us chuck it," he says; to
which Gentleman Thorne replies
No, he says, we'll stick to our colors
and fight it out, says he; end he did
his level best to cheer us on. You
should have heered him there whist
lin like II black bud, singin' songs,
DRAWN MS out of ourselves, and
maxim n pleasant joke out OF our bad
luck. Asst the Kid down there who
WAS her best friend in that trouble.
She'll tell you it was Gentleman
Thorne, not her father. She had q
bit OF fever,-it was him made up a
bed for her, built u screen to keep the
sun off, walked fifteen milein the night
to get things from the store, set up
night after night to give her water,
end used for o sing out about the
sleepin' beauty and CineralIa, while
he was pegGin away at the burned
stones. | will allow. miss, | were
ashamed to let him see was loosin'
heart; and, when felt like blasphemin'
} at things in gem al, used to take {,
short walk and let OIL all my swearin'
where he couldn't hear me; we'll, it did
look as ei we had hooked onto the ever
lastin' fshkittle. Then Israel funlsed
} it a second time. We hev still a few
pounds LETT, he says to Gentleman
Ihorne, let's throw up the cards,
which they might hev done without
| going from our written word, they
two iormin' majority. But Gentle
man 'rhorne wouldn't agree to it. IT
n wouldn't be fair to the Judge, he said
and then he promised that ii 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
: hlSSclf, which was more than ia heV
e promised him, | will allow. Well, we
e PLAYED on till the last cent was spent
l in stores, and the stores had got
1 down to Il hal! tin OF beef and q
l screw OF shag, and rhen lighted
e on a tyo-cnrat stone. The very next
e day Gentleman Thorne found the
i Great IIesper. We couldn't allow II
i was real. vet we sortcr thought it was
e Anyhow, we didn't sleep till we got tc
u Natal and had it tested. We sold thu
$ littIer stone, and scraped enough to
" eethcr to pay our passage to South
hampton by the next boat. In com
J. mItiee we agreed to 90 to Il bank hnt
+ raise money on the diamond as soon
< we landed; but no one wouldn't tax
us on. end ii the police hadn't put II
~ on this track, I'm burned if ! Enov
y what partic'lar ole we should he
been Stici;in in at the present mo
ment.'
During this recital which | have at
breviateI considerably, Van lloeck
who dcsDise,l the Judge, and aDomlna
ted all he said, sat with his eyes close
. w shut his nostl'!s pinched, and hi
black brows creased together SO tina
they almost met Miss l,ascelles list
ID ened with intense interest, her prett
~ lips lust parted, and | thought sh
4 looked more kindly upon me Tor tn
~ glowing eulogiunl-Of which L haV
omitted great part--paid to me b
Brace.
The Kid changed her position, seen
ing to catch some other fathers enthl
siasm, and; sitting upon her heels wit
her hands clasped before her, turned he
flashing eyes sometimes upon me, br
: more often upon Miss Lascelles, as
- to catch the effect of this narrative.
y Zone thing is obvious" said 5
Edmund cheerfully; you won't wal
hit to leave me tonight.
to "Neery one on us. sir, you bet r
piled the Judge, while Van Hoeck al
/ expressed the same sentiment
ne other words.
Ike The baronet spoke in low tone
his daughter, who rose and lett tt
room.
RS; 1.-The next thing to consider is,"
then said, chow can be OF service
YOU in this affair. 70 purchase yo'
he treasure is OF course altogether out
nd the question. But l should like
eX- buy q small-a very, very small
share in it, paying down a certa
iul sum for your present convenience, al
ous taking it back when the diamond
=, ultimately disposed OF, with reaso
e." able percentage upon the outlay.
ola make this suggestion as matter,
business, that you may feel yoursellv!
her free from any restraint in accept
Tin nv offer"
lad it took us but few moments
his agree TO this proposal.
We "In that case" he proceeded;
ape should wish to have a voice In t
the management OF this business; and
ted first suggestion l should make is, tn
ling the finest artist in work OF this kind
limo o,o,ood To cut the diamond under I'll