The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-01-25

but 4 Delleve he dld ~ on purpose, s
replied Adolf with anger.
What do you propose to do about
ftp,
what should I do? That is just
why Icame to you for advice
what did you do about the affair at
the Broadway"
Treated it with the contempt it de
served. You saw the account in the
Gazetteer
Yes
81 did not challenge him
'That was manly, and / honor you.
But only declined because / did not
esteem him a gentleman. How could
/ fight the fellow?"
mot very we'll; you are
sighted and he can split a bullet on a
knife blade
Adolf WINGED. Those were the very
reasons why he had not sent a chal
lenge to Gust. But he said:
Il wish | could find as. good reasons
for paying no attention to the affair on
the river"
"Of course you cannot. Your first
act OF self control will give you-at
least in this latitude reputation for
moral courage; your refusal to acknowl-
edge your Indebtedness for your life
from what appears to have been an
act of disinterested heroism will be es-
teemed rs moral cowardice-if not
something worse.''
"Whv, uncle, do you forget that this
man GUSTS your daughters suitor?:'
81 do not forget it. 1t would be best
for all if you could do so. Is not
Vivette quite lovable?'
'Indeed she is lovable, and lovely
"And you are jealous, and hate Mr..
Gust for loving one you say is both
lovable and lovely, You expect a good
deal from human nature. Don't YOU
know that Vivette has given me her
word she would never marry without
my ~consent??"
"Young girls are sometimes carried
off despite the fathers protest.
You do not know Vivette, Adolf.
She will keep her pledge though she
die of a broken heart
Bear with me, uncle; will do any
thing in the matter which you may
suggest-except-'
why not call uponh him like a man;
offer him such thanks as would be
proper, and so relieve your mind and
save your reputation??"
81 will do it, but not to-day" And
Adolf retired.
Then Old Charley Molier communed
with n who never told his thoughts
to others; he talked to himself.
"Old Ben is right; honesty isthe best
policy Get great moral courage
hasn't got very much-hundred thou
sand dollars-New Orleans society
Joe's a fine f~ellow-hasn't gota dollar
might find his folks, some day
might be all right-look into the mat
ter if 'Dolf don't succeed And so on
for ten minutes, when he took up the
newspaper, looked quickly over it and
went to his store below stairs.
On the next day Adolf Molier found
courage enough to call upon Joseph
Gust as he had promised to do. He
was ushered into that gentleman's
study-room at the house of his adopted
father. Then he was met by a series
OF surprises. He was surprised at the
room itself, it's contents and
ment. No study-room he had ever
seen surpassed it comfort, good taste,
appropriate furnishings and appoint
ments. Especially the library-chiefy
the books of his adopted father, and
which filled all one side-surprised
him. He had expected only a few old
law hnnlyc IN Tho 4,l1o - -. !
Gust had just been reading was a vase
OF choice flowers; that surprised him.
On the whole, he decided that the
word fellow was not exactly an appro-
pirate cognomen by which to designate
Joseph Gust. But most Of all was he
surprised at the polite and unem-
barrassing tenor of his reception.
II did not desire the sacrifice which
has been made of a most natural re-
l%uctance, by which you have made this
call, Mr.. Molier. But l may be allowed
to say l properly appreciate the act it.
SELF said Mr.. Gust with most manifest
candor.
MIR. Gust, after all which has passed,
at least can afford to be candid, and 1
know that you yourself are always so.
thank you as only one whose life has
been in jeopardy can do Please be-
lieve me-
But your obligation Is much less
than you appear to imagine, Mr..
Molier," said Gust. II knew I had
saved a a but what man was wholly
unknown to me until l saw the morn
ing paper. So you owe me no