Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-03-01
CHAPTER II-iContinucd.)

.tad and as III ScafCtiy hiaS.ei NM
70 Rut there was no reller IN his
Ee no. no seemed strung up to a high
az ~, Of nervous anxiety. Algy Hurst
e N.Y. plump and placidly self salts
oa !, . little too much Ike a very high
a,sshed fashion plato. perhaps, with
n,nssv clothes, his silk Innings and
y S.bite flower, but withal beautiful
is IL mon. Then came Leorard Har-
gaunt figure, on whom the cas-
Nes,a.,ing clothes would hang loosely.
-, last Of all. in shutlied the quaint
aa,rn that ever wore wore evening
dresS or;1o,uu
.arybelmed by the honor of dining
,':eh his PROSPEROUS nephew. To do
,',riee to the occasion, he had appar-
,ntlv borrowed the waistcoat and tro1lS
Ma Of a city waiter, while the coat he
wore was evidently a cast-off one or
Enrre's and was n great cal TOO short
f. tbe waist and sleeves. He was a
III loan man. with a STOPPING, sham
Ming ticnre and a sodden, mean face.
III manners were those OF the most
iyo,c;ve type of poor relation, alter
natc;y seryiic and familiar. Duke &C
,,rIed him a half-tiierant, h"alf-insolent
,,ronage but the rest, with the excep-
.inn of Cicely, ignored him as far as
.bnv could. Radstock, who had n great
| L,,I more aStuteneSS than any one
nrnseut gave him credit for, observed n
ttiScrpat sobriety in his enjoyment of
tho wines, though he gazed with loving
oyas on the decantcrs. In srrvile graft
,,r,,ia or the semblance of it, he echoed
all Dkp's REMARKS but directed his con-
yersation chiefly to Cicely. In whose
ee;tle courtesy he found l refuge from
The coldness Of the rest.
R,+. although she listened TO tie I'M
| WELCOME guest with patience, and an
| swerpd him with kindness, Cfcely was
absorbed all the time In watching her
husband, who, under the influence OF
the wine. was growing nor and more
excited, more reckless in manner, u
or in tolk. The young wife fingered at
the table, unwilling to lose sight OF him
ard full Of vague uneasineSs. Leonard
Harvey noticed the anxious look on her
face. and ne and Algy became resolutc-
IL slow In employing their glasses.
Why. you drink nothing, either of
you!' cried Duke, impatient ut their
moderation. Here, R~aslStock, can't
you set them an example! Or have you
all an idea that there is something bet
ter In the cellar than anything l have
offered your
No. indeed. Mr.. Bennington; moth
ing in any gentleman's cellar could be
better than what you have put before
Us. I'm sure" b
There you're wrong. Uncle Joseph.
There's some wine in my cellar com
pared to which what we've been drink
ing is as tenpenny ciarct TO Chateau
Iaitte. You know" he went on, turning
to Hurst, that / bought this house,Just
as IL stood, from the o of 4 wlne-mer-
chants who had built 1t ont of the pill
ferings of n lifetime. Well, the young
fool hadn't taken the. trouble to go into
the details of his inheritance. and i
have had the benefit of his neglect. In
the cellar. the designing Of which had
evidently been a labor of love TO the old
boy,I discovered, not long ago. a row of
secret bins where the ex-wine merchant
must have buried his heart 1t was the
strangest find in the world. was try
ing to poke into a rat-hole behind one
Of the bins, and l came upon a paolick-
ed door. Quite exciting, eh: But moth
ing romantic inside; only bin after bin
Of choice wine in q small room"
Wont YOU let us have n peep ut your
mysterious chamber, Dukey' asked
Miana, who wanted to relieve Cicely's
anxiety by getting her husband away
from tie table. I'VE are a little in-
eiined TO be sceptical about treasure
trove.' #@
Come along. then, ali of you. You
saaH sample my discovery, and If I've
oyerrated it | give you leave TO smash
every bottle.
lie sprang up from his chair, found
tne eellar-key after momentary forget
rulness where he had put it. ana led the
way downstairs. The rest all followed.
The cellars Of Dial House. had evident
~, as Duke slid, been a hobby Of the
builder. They extended under the
ground for some distance.
IL was grewSome after the soft lights
aud the sceat Of flowers they had left
III TIC dining room. Tie spiders had
sp'tn their webs from wall to wall in
me dark corners, and these. thickly
hung with dust. yelled the dark hooks
nfore which they We're suspended, and
gave an uncanny suggestion of there
oeins unexplored vaults and passages
aca'ad, IS they approached the fur
nler extremity of the range Of cellars.
.'as", trying to turn up the last gas-jet
WIN unstead.' fingers, put out the light
altogether
mind" he said, with g bolster
-, -
however the next moment a crash of
broken glass was heard, and he uttered
: sharp exclamation Of pain AID impa-
tience.
Duke You have hurt YOURSELF cried
voice In agony.
a stealthy figure passed the resi-. half
ven IN the obscurity. Hurst struck a
way Sesta and lit the gas. He was so
luick that the stcaltl,y figure was seen
- De Radstoch, who was discovered
ms hand on a bottle Of wine. He
@,aiurew his larecnors fingers quickly.
~, not before a litter had been raised
Ut his expense.
ahd there came into lds drink-sodden
ny 80 an evil look Of bafisd cunning rs
me uerk retreated again into the back
luxe, who had not noticed this incl.
,a na, was revealed 10y the light leaning
ssa'nst q narrow, E:a;Ucked door. With
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