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

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Most certainly not, my dear papa,
| j promised you ! would not write 10
| him"
I, .sYou are a good girl, Nivette. Did
Mr.. Gust write to you:-how is 1t, my
peto!'
..He wrote to me once; l could not
prevent that.
And didn't want to very much, eh?'
mot un~pleasantly). did he say any
thing about my attack of cholera!
Not a word. OF course he did not
know of it. or he would have told me.
mo. he would not. Heidi know it;
but he knew also l would not wish you
to learn of my sickness until your re-
turn Then after a brief hesitation.
.sVivette. it vas Joseph Gust nursed
me all through that terrible agony.
The girl started, suppressed an ex-
, clamation. but made no response.
do you know anything OF Joe
Gusts history? Has he told you any
of his suspicious as to his parentage?
/ Have you heard anything about that
matter in any way
Not a word. papa. from him or from
others. Why, papa?'
Very good. Do not ask him if you
meet-as suppose you will"
you did not forbid that. papa"
"No; l do not now forbid it. Has
your cousin Adolf asked your hand?'
"He has"
"You rejected him."
sit gave me great pain to do SO, on
your account, papa-and his"
Il can not doubt your word, my
daughter; but you know the alterna-
tive?'
81 pledged you not to marry without
your approval. l can not break my
word, even
Even for Joe Gust, my pet? Never
mind. keep your pledge. And now for
the Gray Sulphur"
And for two hours Nivette recited to
her father what she had learned of the
Blakes and their history-Molier TAX
ing notes in his memorandum book.
At length he said:
And neither yourself nor anybody
else has any suspicion as to what be-
came of jeff Blake and-and the boy?!'
81 have none. certainly; and know
that Mrs Blake has none. She told me
all her feelings. She is a noble woman,
papa"
Good night, my daughter. 1t is
getting late
And when Vivette had retired, Old
Charley talked to himself:
sect the whole story-old Tom
was his grandfather-Sam Blake
well his uncle-great scoundrel-
father vas Jeff-high life folks, and
rich-Joe's a man all over-has got
Kentucky blood.-gets the whole es-
tate by the will-sorry for Adolf,
though; couldn't be ~helped-bad about
the medal: but the wax will cure that
and that lost memorandum may
breed trouble" :
eth bring MI. Sam BLACKWELL to
time!.' And in ten minutes he snored
like one with a clear conscience.
A few days after Adolf Molier had
departed for New Orleans, Mr.. Joseph
Gust. Junior, called at Charley Molier's
jewelry store to say that he had beer
commissioned by his father and mother
to invite Mr.. Molier and daughter t.
be present at the t~hirty-frst anniver
sary of their marriage. And he re
quested that the old man should com
municate the invitation to his daugh'
ter.
They deserve to be your father an
mother. Joe-excuse me: [ knew yo,
as Little joe when you did not know
yourself-and for Gusts sake hav
known him for twenty years-and TO
yours, Mr.-Gust, / would like to b
there. But ! never go out. Vivette will
go; she is in her room: she would b
pleased to have her invitation at frs
hands. Will you go up?-first door t
the. right above stairs.
Nivette was pleased. and promised t
go. of course. 1t had been long sine
they had met under her fathers roo:
though they had frequently met else
where: and her father had himself ser
him up. They discussed this fact, an
wondered what might be it's impor
! They did not talk tender nonsens,
their love was too we'll established f
that: and arranging that Gust was t
: call for her at 8 in the evenins
: the long-bafaed lovers separated wit
nope renewed.
! At the appointed hour there we
! gathered at the pleasant home Of M
! and Mrs. Joseph Gust, a small an
! select because carefully selected) con
:, pany. Among these, Rev. Villa:
Burky, (s'Billy Bnrky' as everyboc