The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-03-01

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81 w my life to vivette. But where
in this panic-stricken city. uncle, could
a nurse be found for you?"
Il vas very sick replied Molier;
''had a quack doctor who cured me by
steam. He sent wv young men to
nurse me-God bless EN-"
"God bless them. indeed" responded
vivette. adolf had cholera at the
Springs. but did not reach the stage Of
collapse. Everybody was frightened,
and l looked after him and took the
doctors orders and saw to the
giving of the medicine-that's all, 1t
was calomel, the doctor said, that
cured him
Old Charley laughed a low chuckle,
and said:
My doctor said. No. 6 cured
me, and that calomel was even worse
than cholera! But we are all alike.
We laugh at the doctors and decry
their remedies while we are we'll; but
no sooner. are we sick than we call
for both calomel Or No. g.
it's all the same. / got well on a
DuSnel OF DOlleQ OatS.
"Why, papa exclaimed Nivette.
Il didn't swallow them. of course,
Vivette. They just wrapped me up in
the oats boiling hot; never felt any
thing so reviving inmy life"
After Adolf went out. and father
and daughter were alone, Old Charley
took a small memorandum book, and,
with pencil in hand. requested Vivette
to give him a statement of all she had
learned of the people at Gray Sulphur
Springs.
But | have it already written down
in full, papa: you will not need. to
write.'
Then she looked in her reticule for
the memoranda. The notes were not
there. She searched her travelling
bag, her portfolio, her pocket book
and the bosom of her dress; they were
nowhere to be found.
4 had the little book in my hand
just before we left the ferryboat and
entered the carriage. We took a hack
dropped it in the carriage-or possibly
in the boat. But it is no matter. l
have it every word i'll my memory. The
Blake family has had . strange his
tory, and l can remember it ALL
THE BLACKWELL family you mean
suggested her father.
'sNo; their name is Blake-not Blake
we'll"
sAnd you are sure of that"'
"Perfectly sure; there was sOld Tom
Blake, as everybody called the father
he died while we were there, poor ole
mainland his son, 40 years old OF
more-Sam Blake they only use hal.
the name in Kentucky, it seems; San
is'the host and general superintendent
at the Springs; and Mrs. Myra Blake
a very nice lady (she and / became
friends); and this Myra Blake is thu
widow Of a lost son named 'JeH-Jef
fersonI suppose-who has not beer
heard of for thirteen years"
That will do, Eivette, for the pres
ent; you are a good girl and have dom
well. Say nothing to Adolf about thi
nor to any one-now or hereafter
Come up to my room after supper an
tell me all you can remember"
Then old Molier went to tn
city clerk and asked to b
shown the list of hackney carriages i
the city, with names of owners, thei
residence and the number assigned t
each carriage. Finding No. 20, h
went to Walnut street, found the hac
!, and the owner, and also learned tina
the driver who had been driving whe
Adolf and Nivette had entered the ca,
rage had left the city and gone no on
knew where. Nothing was known {
his having found a memorandum {
any papers. Molier took the nan
and an accurate description of tt
missing driver, writing it carefully j
his memorandum book: and theD r
turned home, vexed and a good de-
mystiied. The driver had been d
j scribed to him as an Englishman-t
!. perhaps a Canadian, 20 or % years oil,
tall and Of fine proportions, and WEI
J by the name Of Smithers-Matthe
Smithers. He had been some time at
hotel as usher before coming to tt
employ of the carriage owner, thong
he was an expert driver and famil;
with horses.
Vivette spent the evening alone wit
her father. Before asking Nivette +
full particulars Of all She had learn,
at Gray Sulphur Springs, he took Q
caSiOu to say: