Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-10-16

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/ Gamma 90 without you
Here Nine. Dcbrisay made her appea
Gucc, and sentiment was merged In finnnc
Uncle sandy was positively aghast az q
torrent of information poured forth by /.
, capable Franco-Irishwonan.
Let me see" pulling over the msp-
"Contrexeyilie' can't make II out her,
but ] was at D1Iuremy ouce-Sheu Ia
poor husband was aliye-and it's not "a
from Contrev. I dare a1v the fare will b
close on forty fraEcs-that's eighty FOR e.
two Of you-and the through fare by Gala
--yOu must take tho shortest route. Diepp
or Havre wuuld b. the death 81 you-i
something like seyeniy-two, sag seventy
that's n hundred M forty. and a night II
Paris sixty or scyenty;an cabs; ana Nocr-S
and luggage, aud doucrurS, and refresh
ments on the way viii ruu into fifty q
htty-nyc more; that's a hundred ana forty
ana eighty: two hundred and twenty. ant
sixty; two hundred and eighty three hua
ured ana forty I'm round numbers
Lords sake, woman" ciied Uncle san
os, startled out OF all proIrlety, IL you are
e,hilhg oy hundreds, III bettcr stay here
anu uee' while have siiier left TO carry
my puir bodie back to ~StrathairIic."
VA don't take fright, my dear sir: re.
member the hundreds do not renrasan,
pounds. I'll tell you the total In English
money; we viii just make il three hundred
anu hity TO save time and trouble that Il
reckoning four pounds 10 the hundred
franc ana you may get II trile more II the
eNchahge IS favorablel, that is Just four
cen pouhhs-1rst-class to Paris, and Sec
ond on 10 ContrexeviIie,"
N! he returned, with n sigh: "tbat ia
possible. though IL is desperate costly. and
a. Lnueh more 10 come back. Twenty-eioht
pounds sterling-for how longg-less than
Perhaps. my dear Mr.. Craig. you might I
a"st "anal 20 nrolons your rambtc. and uo
nnd-nnd dict nsixht SsSs . sa'as ts"saSi.i
effect"
Perhaps; IL she will come wI me" point
ing to Mona.
"Of course she viii. She might as well
breaking up nov she cannot expect to
get any more pupils this year"
"Oh, indeedv' returned Uncle Sandy, III
an aggrieved tone.
Mona, my love, there is n letter for you
downstairs. You had better go and sec
IL il nee1s an answer" Mona obsyei.
~ am sure youH forgive me, my dear Nj.
Craig, if from my deep interest in all that
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But | consider It my duty to one | look
upon as n child OF my own, to inform you
that the very small sum | holI for her"
continued Nine. Debrisay, not needing an
interruption, would soon BE- exhausted
were she to draw on ii for her personal ex-
penses; and | think You ought
II am much Obliged TO you, madame, for
telling me what Iought to do, =" interrupted
ITunla GarIu Is, IfrI ,yroth " noy4r dill
need any instruction as to my duty in this
life. / shall do what | think right by my
niece, and you needn't interfere. II !
thought she had any act or part in this at
tempt to extort money from me, ibid
disown her"
"Extort money-indeedr' cried Nine.
Debrisay. Those are words you have no
| right to address to me. Extort money! l
am more apt To give money away than TO
cxtort IL. When your niece was deserted
by everyone because she would not sell
herself in D mercenary marriage, did l
count what it would cost me to keep her
if took her inl No, | was proud and hap.
Ply"
'Eh? a mercenary marriage broke in
Uncle sandy, his Indignation merged into
sharp curiosity. "Wha-what do you mean?
Did she refuse n MANI
"Yes; a rich man, and areal gentleman"
returned Nine. Debrisay, recovering her
self, and perceiving she had made a false
move.
Then she's fa'en in love wi another
iads"
.Ahsp cried sia.s. Dah-:say, es ~ p new
light had broken in upon her; THAT must
be il. My dear sir, you have the furthest
-. a -. Ill .rlff- la,uhinr rood hmm.
oredly-"I am really ashamed of my own
folly, talking to q man Of your stamp about
what you ought or ought not TO do; you
really must excuse me. | have not often
met a man of your intelligence and pene-
tration, SO you must forgive my stupidity,
and give me plenary dissolution"
II bear no malice" said Uncle Sandy,
with dignity, land I know it is hard for a
woman to keep her tongue quiet. Least
said. soonest mended. Let say nae MAR
ABBOTT ii. IT had best not come TO Alona's
ears"
Trust me, I shall not breathe q syllable
TO her; and will 90 and prepare you cocoa.
Let me shake hands with you, my dear sir"
Having done so, Nine. Debrisay left the
room. murmaring to herself as she de-
scended the stairs-"Stingy, cross-grained,
cantankerous old miser! He thinks he can
set the Thames on fire."
While Uncle Sandy, reclining q con-
queror in his easy-chair, musing on the al
tercation, "A hasty, stormy woman" was
his mental verdict. but ne devoid o sense"
CHAPTER xIv.-COSTRExEvILLE.
Finally all things were arranged, or AZ
ranged themselves; and one fine morning
In June, Uncle Sandy Ito whom 1t was no
difficulty to get up 'in the middle Of the
night" as Nine. Debrisay said) and Mona
were ready at an early ~hour-packed and
breakfasted-to start by the morning train
for Dover, en- route to Paris.
II do not know now I'll live without
ycu," said Nine. Dsbrisay, embracing
Mona, with fast-1owing tears. II was all
right before you came, but now ! know
what 1t is to have you by mel 1t will be
awfully lonesome when you arc gone!'
And how l shall miss you. dearest Debl
You know ! am half afraid Of the task !
haye undertaken! II Is a serious matter to
be bear leader to Uncle Sandy"
THAT 1t lei Bnt you will do well!
Above all, hold your own. II You give In,
he'll be sure to trample on you. And you
will write to me every week."
81 will, dear Deb; and you must answer.
Goodbye. God bless your
The journey across the Channel and to
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