The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-09-24
CHAPTER, NIL.

ro,pugh, d"cpvoice exclaimed. jet hunt
er'r's password. my chap
SSir Richard. ierplcxcl AMI inpatient.
r"t'turnei no verbal answer. but tapped
again with his whip.
"'If YOU haven't got tho password then,
! lion't care 70 listen TO Your pattcr. 50
sh.leer IF, If YOU value a whole skin. my
manr-tramp. yokel, or pc1dler. whatever
yo)u be-"
why. Crouch:'' exclaimed the Devil.
drr.red baronet.
Apparently the fcrocious inmate Of the
hopvo. recognized the voice IF his visitor.
for,r he grating sound of rusty bolts was
hea.ari and the uncouth figure of Rufus
Cr,rouch. with his shaggy red beard and
seoow.ing face appeared i'll the doorway.
SO it, You. is il. Sir Il. Mortmain.
Baaroner:" -rutiiy demanded the hcrni;
Of this singular hermitage. cycling his
gI4rSt with a sIllcn stare.
""Ani 4 queer reception. to say the
leaast Of Il. ! nave met with" replied Sir
Ri,ichlrI. trying to laugh and TO look I'M
councprn"l.
""Nalk in. Sir H.: You are free Of the
hurlt."
with som" slight hesitation the baronct
strrpped across that ill-omcncl threshold.
NJ NUM- '44'-Afis lALtP p'A. 'l. -
RI" asked he ruiiianly master Of the
howe. MOT quito up to the mark Of your
swrel house in Hyde Park. Yet its what
Ivr- come to. No one knows what he
maay cone 10. Slr K. Mortmain. Barone--
doses he. aow: Who can tell what might
happpen 20 yourself: The cells at Mill
blunk anu Portland are trim. and kept well
Whh!r"w5>h "i. 10 Ne sure. and the beds
aree IF good eocoanut thor. and the -ruc!
a0,Nd The soup and the bread and III" eight
0runres ~ meat free from bone-but you
loobl quite pale. Sir X. Not Ill. | hope%
There was 4 malI-nity in the mans
n.an,Aer 'hat was Intentionally offensive.
SIR Richard. gAa>tiy pale. and conscious
i A.> pa..or. answered by a hollow laugh.
~ he tapped his polished boots with The
ll-i-h >: his riding whip
~ do wish. Cr"Ich. that Your vivid
lnla.a-iua'ion expended itself upon pleas
lu-.ter themes he said. Here ! am III
Yorrk>h.r-. after a fashion by your invi-
f@at.t.on, and IL | hoped. for our mutual
l-,.ue;-. Let u talk things over. then.
audd Try - arrive al u comfortable con
clu,ls.0n."
rim your man. Sir r." rejoined
Cro'oacA. a. he pushed IN empty barrel set
on end toward the visitor. Pray be
..u..1"
Trh. -wo co,f.,oro,os ;nmo,oba
T.. ,,u r..n.o,. s,r. ,ha, - v,sn-nn,lnu..
p.. sa- down confroo,ing ..cb other
r. oe do,. vi,bn,, kon, NJ, - snh3noj cbo.
rr.o f ~r~owline sir Ricbard Nnr.main
uoss -b.. frs, 70 sna,k "pn.,s ala
fr."eMi," he SAID. softly. Il have not known
~, - lo,, v;,bnu, nar.o;v;r, ,ha, nmo
lining has vav..I vnr susnoc, !, ! .ha
~f,irtl,~a If vnrr ~. huu,;no ,r,i. -.
Dvr+chman.s RI"
.yWoulJ von Srp IA ILL.,. 70 Lrov"
daunande1 Cro,ch yer, an.,.ralv .h,vn
rknod r. have sav.n DAYS surb work a.
nav,var vorr wn,,a b,njs did ir ,o,r Efa
,nld rhen. i4,sn.e rho la,s, nf , $50
o,v.reI in. 10 be- cheated out If vor- r,in,
aull hear a wh:ppcr-snap,er Of a bow Ike
th,nt Young Don. that all rhe dnncos h,ra
combine to worship. praised and fiatter,-I
hocAAuse he saved a life or two m th, end
of -,the iob:"
ri. for ono, think tina, Mr. Don an
,varr-rated Young elbow said IN. haro.
nor with f.icn,,I sincerity.
$50 do i. 50 DO L." shouted Crouch
v4baemeutlv. As he seized n big sr.u.w,ra
hottie and poured some of The fiery IInI.
landds it contained into a glass and drain.
,d hit ar A drusht. Confusion To- Don,
II II could cut that young cocks prou,i
cras1st. ia be happy. And now. Sir r. IA
like to know how YOU speed in your Woo.
ing Is little Miss Violet willing yet 10
be umy LADY,"
.HHave onytning IA po, havond q nrat-
ty faface by what you are pleased 10 desig.