The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-12-10

black carved frame, hung over the mantel
piece.
She took a t1ame-colored handkerchief
from her neck and tied it over her head
With gay laugh, and turned TO the old wo-
man who was watching, and said:
Tell your fortune, pretty lady, only cross
the poor gipsy's hand With {; bit of silver
That's the style, you see, aunt; I've notfor-
gotten the tricks of the trader
Trust you to forget anything YOU ought
not to remember You are, after all, true
gypsy, though Your father did hope to
make lady Of you,by sending yon to board,
lEg-school and Keeping you clear of the
crcus.'
why should not a gypsy be a lady, l
should like to lriow:r'
Because they are the vagabonds of the
earth. You can no more make gentlefolks
of them than you can make a black man
white''
There now, be quiet, or you'll make mo
angry. can be pretty spiteful when my
temper's up, l can tell YOU.
u know it to my SORROW. Have you seen
jena lately??"
mo; where is hep
'lle has gone to London to bring down a
new cob the master has bought. Master is
invest his money!
yes, he is shrcwd enough; he was only
hoodwinked once, and that was when he
madc Alison Lee, Alison Penfold. lord !!
what a life led him. wonder Inc keeps
you and Jem on; lie must know my mother
was your sister"
Yes, he knows; but he is a just man, and
does not visit your sin on innocent heads.
He knows Jeln and serve him faithfully"
Il can twist Jem round my little finger
leave .Jeln alone, you're no honest mans
cattle"
Keep civil cid girl or the next time you
go to Cardiff Dock TO see Jem's father, You'll
get ducking; there are plenty out there
ready to do my bidding
Il am not afraid; the Lord will look after
his own
Don't cant. You've got piety enough
for a regiment of soldiers"
Alison threw herself into cosy armchair,
pulled out tiny case Of cigarettes, lighted
one, and pulled the smoke out in q big blue
cloud looking so insolently beautiful that
the old lady could but admire while she con-
| demned her.
Meanwhile Ally and Dorothy had eaten
/ their dinner and sat before the fire in q big
chair reading fairy tales. The room was
warm and bright, and after while Ally
coaxed Dorothy to sing 'Froggy would a.
wooing CO." then, Ten Little Niggers,"
and still the little voice pleaded, Go on"
Dorothy sang q lot of nursery-rhynles and
then, coming to the end of her resources,
thought Of the Duchess's song in ''Alicc in
! Wonderland" and sang brightly.
Someone outside the room joined in the
chorus, and Drift reused up and stalked to
the door with growl.
| Dorothy got TIP and opened the door; she
could hear the swish of silllen garments.
None Of the maids wore silk. Who could it
! be?
''lf it were one Of the maids dressed up
! for an evening out, it was very rude Of her
| to mimic me- thought poor perplexed Dor
othy.
| She felt decidedly uncomfortable, and
i took Ally up in her arms, and sat down i'll
her old seat by the fire, thinking to herself:
Zone would think the house was haunted
| by an evil spirit, but it is perfectly idotic to
! feel SO frightened. [ am getting quite q
! baby"
But had she known by how evil spirit
! the house was haunted, she would have
/ found her fears excusabe.
| will papa be home by the Twelfth Night,
+ Miss Snow; If he is not, shall we eat this
TwelfftrCalle? 1t is SO pretty; Agnes FROST
ed itover with sugar till it looked like u
/ SNOWFALL; it has holly and a fairy doll on
| the top. Jane dressed the doll SO pretty"
''Prettily, you should say, dear. Yes I
! hope papa will be Lone sooa; the house is
i lonely without him, is it not?'
I Eyes; love papa. Do you love him, Miss
Snow?'
Yes, ] do indeed, darling, dearer than
| life. You are sleepy. Shall take you to
bed, and let you go to sleep in my arms"'
Ally nodded drowsily, and Dorothy car
! ried her off.
!. AS she went she had sensation of being
followed, and fastened on breathlessly.
When little Ally knelt down to say her
prayers, the door opened quietly as if Dor
Othy had not properly secured it.
She noticed, her nerves were at such cruel
tension, every noise, however slight.
"Gentle Jesus, meek and mild, look up
OH a little child'" said Ally in her softlisp-
ing baby language, and Dorothy saw the
door open q little wider.
] When the prayers were ended, and thu
baby lips kissed into silence, and Ally lay
snug and warm in the pretty white bed,
Dorothy went to the door to lock it, end 10
the key was gone.
TO BE CONTINUED.
Reason for Protesting.