Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1896-11-27
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SuS OOthiiiu MIlO, Gl IltfFlCk HUI. Iu-
swered the doorbell. and who stood a:shast
at the amdacity of the proposition.
II do desire to see Earl Wyvern," re-
piled Obadiah. who was the applicant for
admission. II am little used tn trouble
the mighty of the earth to listen to my
words for my sake; but l come IN bust
ness, to attend to which. unless ] judge
wrongly. my lord the earl would GLADLY
rise, even from Il kings feast"
What name, plcasc:'
III am Obadiah Jedson-Captain jed
son they call me-" answered the jet
hunter, imprcssively. Tel Tie Earl thar
l can throw light upon what happened
here in Horseshoe Bay seventeen long
years ago. Sir William IIcrr:cl,, your
master, can hardly fail to nave heard of
Captain Obadiah Jcdson. the jet seeker"
The footman capitu!atcd. and went in
to do Obadiah's errand. In Il few min
utcs-in fewer minutes than the gaunt
old chief of the jet hunters company had
reckoned on-the footman came back.
"Sir William did know of you, Captain"
he said more respectfully than he had
spoken before, "and so did her ladyship.
Please step this way. My lord will see
o in the dining-ronm."
Thither Lord Wyvcrn quickly came,
somewhat of IL frown upon his brow.
"Mr.-or Captain Jelson," he said,
"you have evoked very painful rcrollcc-
tions-1 trust not OH frivolous grounds.
If you have anything to tell which is
worth the telling, l am prepared to listen
to YOU"
"Lord earl" replied Obadiah. confront
Ing the peer with y grave dignity that
challen .cd respect. II forgot neither what
is hue To a noblcman's rank nor to Il fath-
er'.; heart, when ! ask your lordsllip TO
hcarlicn TO IL rough man like me. l ann
a jet hunlcr-n captain of jet hunters. 1t
seems to mo but yesterday that our camp
was pitched as it is to-day. in Horseshoe
Bay. hard by. il was seventeen long
years ago. II WAS Summer weather. II
was the day of Il sharp and sudden
Storm"
Welt" said the Earl. as his lips 1uiv-
cred, and tlle lines that furrowcd his
broad white brow seemed to deepen.
My lord" Obadiah resumed, II am not
one OF those who believe in luck-hcath-
emily so called. But there is Il guidance,
if we could see ii Alright. On that day
of sudden storm on the sands, close to the
leaping waves, on the inner side of the
black rocky hcn'lland that iuts out into
the sea. and cuts oil the bay from Shrap-
ton and the coast line, we saw. as if it
had dropped from the sky, the figure of
a child"
"Alive?" asked Lord Wyvcrn. hoarscly.
"%.alivr." Obadiah FASTENED to say. and
we'll and fearless. A beautiful boy. with
silken curls and great dark eyes, ricill.
clad. dainty to look %upon-likc n little
prince torn from Il palace. and set there
on the dcsolate sea beach. almost within
reach of the furious sea-"
''Of what age was the boy:" asked the
Earl. quickly.
IAN hour or two ago. lord earl. l knew
not of your loss answered tho jet hunt
err. ''Tlie overhcnring of Il chance con-
ve%rsation--if there be such Il thing as
chance. for l hold that what is written
that shall be-has brought home to me.
after all these years. that our founding,
and my own fostcr-son. the little fellow
whom we adopted among lis, WAS no
other than your son. my lord
The tears that started TO Earl Wyvcrn's
naughty eyes and the dep sob that shook
his frame were answer enough.
lis hc-my boy-yet living?' asked the
Earl. and it was with almost an implor-
ing gaze that he liked his eyes on Oba-
dinh's rugged face.
''lIe is-he is. my lord the jet hunter
made haste to say. Roughly as we rear
ed him. and poor as we We're, he grew UP
to be as handsome and as noble Il youth
as ever sladdcncd a fathers eyes. He
still goes by the name of Don-Mr. Don
they call him, for all believed him to be
a gentlclnan's child from the tirst-and a
drawer lad. or a gcntler, never Won the
praise of high and low along the coast
here"
don! Yes, it was Il name the Italian
servants gave him at Naples. where they
called him Don Lioncllo-Lionel Arthur
Wyvern was his real name-and /. too,
called hin nothing else" said the Earl,
thoughtfully. II saw n young man. and
q s%ingularly handsome one, ut Woolburn
Parsonage. who"
why. that must have been our Don
pardon me for intcrrupting your lordship
since MIR. Langton taught him, md
liked him well, until that business came
mp about Miss Mowbray."
And in a few words Obadiah recounted
now Don had become n clerk in Lord
Thorsdale's land office. how he had won
Violet's love. but, at her guardians bid
ding. had been banishcd from the house.
W. may remedy that" said the Earl,
smiling. But ! forgot. Have you pre-
served. Captain Jedson. any of the clothes
which the child WORE"
~ have carried them with inc. under
lock and key, in all my wandering ca
rear." answered Obadiah. as he undid the
bundle. and laid it ON the table before
him. Here. my lord, are the boys
clothes. This inc green velvet tunic, as
you see. fraycd and whitcned now. bu,
with the silver buttons yet bright, for !
have FURNISHED them at times: and here
ere the rest of the things-cap. shoes and
all, and the belt, with its clasp of silver
that is bright, too-and n coral thing tina,
hung by a thin gold chain"
"That," said the Earl. sis a Ncapolitar
charm against the Evil Eyc-a mere toy
But the belt-did you not wonder at wl,a,
you found within the clasp:"
"Indeed, no. l doubt if l understand
you, my lord" said Obodiah, wondering
In his turn.
~ will see," said the Earl, "if I have
forgotten and after one or two Mt
tomnto ho procood n socrok cnr;np u,ho,