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

itatingly."
"Aweel. then, I'll Just POSSESS my soul
with patience: but it's bad takin' YOU ava
just when You aud the lad are good com.
pany t. each other; but | must, ! must, and
/ Gamma go without you"
Here Nine. Debrisay made her appear
ance, and sentiment was merged in finance.
Uncle Sandy was positively aghast nj the
torrent of information poured forth by the
capable Franco lrishwoman.
Let nat see" pulling over the map
"Contrexeville? can't make II out here,
but ! was ut Domremy ouce-wheu my
poor husband wa alive-and it's not far
from Contrex. dare say tho fare will be
close on forty francs-that' eighty for the
two OF you-and the through fare by Cala!s
--you must take tho shortest route. Dleppe
or Hayre would be the death Of you-is
something like seycnty.two. say seventy
mats n hundred and forty. aud a night in
FarisslNtyo or seYenty;an cabs. and gocyrs
ana luggage. and dDue'urs, and refresh,
ments Oh the way viii rup into dfty az
htty-iiye more; that's a hundred and forty.
ana eighty; two hundred and twenty, and
sixty; two hundred and eighty three hum
arcd aud forty In round numbers"
LORDS sake. woman" cli,d Uncle San
'y' startled out Of all prupriety, IL you are
counting by hundreds, III bettcc stay here
aud dee, while | have siiler left 10 carry
my pulr bodie back g. Strathairl.c."
Ca don't take fright, my dear sir: re-
member the hundreds do not represent
pounds. I'll tell you the total in English
money; we will just make it three hundred
anu NIFTY TO save time and trouble that is,
~tecAohlng four pounds 10 the hundred
lranc' u you may get "a trife more If the
exchange is favorable), that IS Just four
zen pounds-tirst-class TO Paris. ard sec.
Ohd on TO Contrexeyille."
AMI he returned, with n sigh: "tbat IA
possible, though IL Is desperate costly: and
a. much more 10 come back. Twenty-eipbt
iouhus sterling-for how long!-less than
a month"; "i
Perhaps. my dear Mr.. Craig. you might
sSsi iS sas sa. 20 nsel@ss sssr Sa.h!s aud 20
and~and aisS nsiast ssSS "s@es-s
effect"
Perhaps; il she will come vi ne" point
ing to Mona.
"Of course she will. She might as well
breaking up now. she cannot expect 10
get any more pupils this year"
ooh, indeedl' returned Uncle sandy, In
an aggrieyed tone.
"a - AfN1a kAA@hR - - ~ 49, 49,
downstairs. You had better 90 and see
IL it nee5.s an answer" Mona obeyei.
~ am sure You'll forgive me, my dear Nj.
Craig, il from my deep interest in all that
concerns Mona, / venture to take liberty.
But | consider it my duty to one | look
upon as a child OF my own, to inform You
that the very small sum | hold for her"
continued Nine. Debrisay. not needing an
-. 4.-..Il no. Ia nxha frEfnI
were she to draw on it for her personal ex-
penses; and | think you ought
II am much obliged 10 you, madame, for
| telling me what fought to DO, y interrupted
Uncle Sandy, in high wrath. II never did
need any instruction rs 10 my duty in this
life. | shall do what | think right by my
niece, and you needn't interfere. IL /
thought she had any act or part in this at
tempt to extort money from me, ibid
disown her"
"Extort money-ipdeedr' cried Nine.
Dehrisay. Those are words you have no
right to address 10 me. Extort money! /
am more apt TO give money away than TO
extort it. When you niece was deserted
by everyone because she would not sell
herself in o mercenary marriage, did i
coun what It would cost NE To keep her
IL took her in' No, l 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 a many'
Eyes; a rich man, and areal gentleman"
returned Nine. Debrisay, recovering her
self, and perceiying she had made q false
move.
Then she's fa'en in love wi another
lad?"
"Ahg' cried Nine. Debrisay, as IL a new
light had broken in upon her; that must
be it. My dear sir, You have the furthest
sight of US all, and"-laughing good-hum-
oredly-'I am really ashamed of my W
folly, talking to a nan of yours stamp about
what you ought or ought not TO do; you
really must excuse me. | have not often
met a mar 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 l know 1t is hard for a
woman to keep her tongue quiet. Least
said, soonest mended. Let say nae mair
ABBOTT it. 1t had best not come 10 Mona's
ears"
Trust me, I shall not breathe q syllable
TO Ter; and will go and prepare you cocoa.
Let me shake hands with you, my dear sir"
Having done SO, Nine, Debrisay left the
room. murmuring to herself as she de-
scended the stairs-"Stingy, cross-grained,
cantankerous old miseri lie thinks he can
set the Thames on fire."
While Uncle Sandy, reclining q con-
queror in his easy-chair, musing on the III
tercation, "A hasty, stormy woman" was
his mental verdict. but nodevoid 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 sin the middle Of the
night" as Nine. Dehrisay said) aud 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 how Ill live without
you," said Nine. D,brisay, embracing
Mona, with fast flowing tears. II was all
right before you came, but now ] know
what it is to have you by me! 1t will be
awfnlly lonesome when You are gonef"
And how ] shall miss you. dearest Deb
Won know I am half afraid Of the task !
haye undertakeni II Is a serious matter to
be bear leader to Uncle sandy"
THAT 1t Is! Bnt you will do welll
Above all, hold your own. II you give Ia,
he'll be sure to trample on on. And you
viii write to me every week."
II will, dear Deb; and you must answer.
Goodbye. God bless your
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