Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-12-12
q. The Brute.

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want you. Let go Of my neck"
The man who entered this protest against
imprisonment In the arms OF a fine woman
was one of the human beings who are grown
10 perfection on English soil. He had the
fat face, the pink complexion, the hard blue
eyes, the scanty yellow hair, the smile with
no meaning In II, the tremendous neck and
shoulders, the mighty fists and feet, which
are seen in complete combination in England
only. Men of this breed possess a nervous
system without being aware OF it.; suffer at-
Fiction without feeling IL; exercise courage
without a sense of danger; marry without
love; eat and drink without limit; and sink
(big as they are) when disease attacks them,
without an effort to live.
Mrs. Westerfeld released her guests bull.
neck at the word OF command. 1t was i'm
possible not 10 submit ~ him-he was 80
brutal. Impossible not to admire him-he
was so big.
"Haye you no love left for me?'' was all
she yentured TO say.
He took the remOnstrance good-humoredly.
"LoyeP' he repeated. Come! ] like that
after throwing me over for a man with a
handle to his name. Which am | to call you
Mrs.? or My Lady"
"Call me your own. What is there to laugh
at Jenny? You used 10 be fond OF me: you
would never have gone to America when l
married Westerfield if | hadn't been dear To
you. Oh, II Pm sure of anything I'm sure Of
that! You wouldn't bear malice, dear, If
you only knew how cruelty | have been dis
appointed"
He suddenly showed All interest In what
she was saying; the brute became CHEEKY
- - - 4 ~ 1000. 1Al
husband, did he? Up with his fist and
Knocked you down, 1 dare say, If the truth
was KNOWN
You're all in the wrong, dear. He would
have been a good husband If had cared
about him. ] never cared about anybody but
You. 1t wasn't WesterieId who tempted me
10 say yes
That's a iie.'
NO, indeed it isn't"
"rhen why the devil did you marry him?"
when ! married him, Jenny, there was
q prospect-oh, how could | resist 1t? Think
Of being one Of the lie Basque. Held in
honor, 10 the end of my life by that noble
family, whether my husband lived or died!"
To the barman's ears, this sounded like
sheer nonsense. His experience in the pub
lie house suggested an explanation. II say,
MY Sui, NAVE lou Dtcn ullllhllk.
Mrs. Westerield's first impulse led her TO
rise and point Indignantly to the door. He
had only to look at hef-and she sat down
again a tanned woman. "YOu don't under
stand how the chance tempted me-" she an
swered, gently.
What chance do You meany'
"fhe chance, dear, OF being a lords moth
err"
He was still puzzled, but he lowered his
tone. The true-bom Briton bowed by i'll
stinct before the woman who mad tilted him
when she presented herself la the character
OF a lords mother. How do you make that
Out, Mariar' he asked, politely.
She drew her chair nearer to him whea he
called ber by her Christian name for the first
time.
when Westerfeld was counting me-" she
said, "his brother my iord) was a bachelor
A lady-if one can call such a creature u
lady was living under his protection. He
told Westerfield he was very fond OF her,
and he hated the idea of getting married. III
your wife's first child turns out 10 be a son.
he said, there is an heir to the title and es-
tates, and | may 90 or as | am now We
were married a month afterward, and when
my first child was born ii was a girl. | leave
/ NOu W JuuAt Wldt III disappointment NdS !
My lord persuaded, as | suspect, by the wo-
man | mentioned just now ran the risk of
waiting another year, and a year afterward,
rather than be married. Through all that
time | had no other child or prospect of a
child. His lordship was fairly driven into
taking a wife. All, how | hated her. Their
first child wasa boy-abig bouncing. healthy
brute of a boy! And six months aiterward
.n.r moor Itttia fallxxy x.aS hnt,, fAuly fhit,E
of it! And tell me, Jenny, don't l deserve
10 be a happy woman after suffering such a
dreadful disappointment rs that? Is 1t true
that you're going back to American
Quite true"
sTake me back with YOU
"With a couple of childreny'
mo. Only with one. i can dispose OF the
other in England. Wait a little before you
say no. Do you want money!"
''You couldn't help he, ii 1 did,
Marry me, and | can help YOU to a fort
me"
was in earnest. What do you call a fort
une?" he asked.
Five thousand pounds" she answered.
His eyes opened; his mouth opened: he
scratched his head. Even his impenetrable
| ndtuIc DlONCu W bS NNpuOiN VI iVtStsthS y
shock. Five thousand pounds! He asked
family for a drop of brandy"
She had bottle of brandy ready for him.
"You look quite overcome" she said.
He was too deeply interested In the rest0ra-
tive influence of the brandy to take any no
tice of this remark. When he had recovered
himself he was not disposed to believe in the
$4,000. where's the proof of it?% he said
sternly.
She produced her husbands letter. ibid
away his shipg' she asked.
II heard of it,"
ssWil you look at this letter."
ais it iongT?'
"Yes."
'Then suppose you read 1t to me-"
He listened with the closest attention while
she read. The question OF stealing the dia-
monds Qf they could only be found did not
trouble either OF them. 1t was a settled ques-
tion, by tacit consent, on both sides. But the
value ia money OF the precious stones sny-
gested q doubt that still weighed on his mind.
show do you know they're worth ES,Oo0%'
he inquired.
"You dear old stupid! Doesn't Wester.
field himself say so In his letter.?
Read that bit again."
She read 1t again: AFTER the twT eaiami-
ties of the loss Of the ship, anu tn. .isap-
pearance Of the d~iamonds-the last being
valued at 45 ,000-l returned to England"
Satisfied so far, he wanted to look at the
cipher next. She handed it to him with q
stipulation, 'Yours, Jenny, ON the day
when you marry me-"
He put the slip OF paper into his pocket.
"Now, I've got It," he said, suppose l keep
itg'
A woman who has been harmaid ut q pub
lie house Is Q woman not easily found ut the
end OF her resources. In that case" she
CURLY remarked, II should call In the police,
and then telegraph to my husbands employ
ers In Liverpool"
He handed the cipher back. Il was jok-
ing" he said.
$50 was T." she answered.
They looked at each other. They were
made for each other-and they both felt It,
At the same time James kept his own inter
ests steadily IN view. He stated the obvious
objection to the cipher. Experts had already
tried to interpret the sigis. and had failed.
quite true" she added, '.but other people
/ may succeed"
'How are you 10 find themy'
Leave me 10 tiy. Will You give M y fort
/ night from to-dayy'
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