The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-09-17

have seen you DnI once III iioiH''''
must insist now that You come home win
us. and stay 10 luncheon.
I'm sure il would be- a charity on your
part" chimcd in his lordship. more sra-
ciouSE than usual.
you scc, my dear Richard. that .yon
have fallen into our hands. and that we
will take 30 denial sand the countess
with ner prctticst manner and with her
falscsl smile.
"AN fully kind of both of You: but, m
fortunately. | have an appointment with
a friend" rcjoincd Sir Richard, almost
dryly. Before long. depend upon 1t. l
shall look you up at Thorsdale. and so
often that YOU will vote me a bore. But
to-day my time is not my own. There
was Il brief leave-taking, and the carriage
rolled off.
You are always talking nonsense. my
dear. and always making mountains out
Of mole hills. growlcd the earl. As he
shifted u~neasi.y among his downy cush-
ions. Meanwhile. Sir Richard, turning
his head 10 ascertain by ocular evidence
that the barouchc. with its livcricd SER
wants and housekeeping grays. was out
of sight. wheeled his own horse. rode
back for n short distance. and then struck
into IL cart-traoK that branched of from
the macadamizcd road. and led into the
wild and lonely moorland. "Iet me see
ne murmurcd. pulling out of the breast
pocket of his coat n scratch map. roughly
pcnciled. such As hunting men often carry.
YES. this must be the way and presently
some shephcr. will Ike AT hand TO direct
me-"
NJ r.. ..l I-.> "a, ,1, ,ArniN,S
horone, had Informed his titled sister. he
had an appointment. certainly did live in
a drcarv and inaccessible part of the coun-
trv. and il was not for Il considerable time
,b,t Sir Richard could CONGRATULATE him
self on drawing near 10 his destination.
.Robinsnn CruSop's house. YOU mean.
moasrer? Yes. headed JET hunt
or chan we calls him ROBINSON" bawlcd
n lad from behind a loose stone wall, AZ
he lcanc1 mon his susd~.
You call him Robinson. my ho.. be-
cause he lives all alone" suggested the
barouot. refining in his horse.
Yes; and n main queer customer he
i. from foreign uartS." replied the boy.
'Anvhow. Won he lives. down in the hol-
low there. You're sure 10 hear the bark
ING of his log. once they nose We"
For a moment the baronet fingered. The
stony hin sides looked singularly barren
and grim. IN hollow between p%rccipitous
banks. toward which the lad hard pointed
with n urimv finger. anvthing but a cheer
rul resort. Nor WAS what he knew and
WhaI he heard respecting the reclusc for
whom no WAS inuniring of II remarkably
rcassurinc nature. Rui the boy. uninoui-
.itivn as becomes n rustic. had returned
10 his digging among the potato beds. and
WAS whistling ,hyilly as he delvcd. so that
Sir Richard was ashamed to question him
furthrr. He therefore rode on. The
birdie rack which led down into the
Larkljur holluW WAS Il Stcrp one. while
hrrr and There 5, bank of yellow iowcred
broom. or some great stone that had slip
mod down from rbe hin side. seemed to
bar the path. Above. the hawks wheeled.
soaring. and now and again there was Il
rusilinr amid the tall brackcn fern. as if
=, startled hare had brushed by. bur of
human hahi,a,ion there was for some
limo ma SIGN. \ wilder or more dpsolatr
snn, th,n that secluded hollow could not
readily lac found and Sir Richard. as he
carefully descended the steep and rugged
nath hn,,n 10 doubt whether his latest
;nformanf had moi willfully deceived him.
whom nj las, the deep. hoarse barking Of "A
hoo reached his ears. Almost instantly
mo w,rnjnp note WAS taken I'D by an
oihnr cnuiuc voice. and vet another. as
,bnnrh Cerherus. with his triple head
AND SAVAGE hnv. were aroused 10 guard
Tho shodovy frou,iers of pluto's sable
roalm Guilcd por,ly by the fierce bark
I'M, ~ ,h, 1o,s Sip Richard pressed on.
pared with which The Wigwam of a Paw
nee or the kraal of a Zulu are types of
symmetrical architecture.