Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-08-26
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heavcu!" nere.. Cns
We'll! I'm dashed! n Voc
sayl IL that Is not q nra, rs going d
which to welcome an old fr,.s' way ID
Burns, yeu look struck with na. Wig
tor! Just rs though | had ~sous'efna
IN some wickadness, Who.a ught yoq
man aliye?' ais you
III cn you have NOT haon,
me major commenced; but ha q
voice before he could Gomez aoSt bis
question. Nohciade Tia
Heard wnat, confoun1 %,
going to saw. what do Won noa = vas
on; Fuiloy Fuljcy! Old rsp.-
what brought you Town here to ls.es,
We'll! upon my soul ana /,
that Is not "A pretty auestior v'
me! What brought me dn,a. 70 AK
My legs 10 be sure, or ra. aeel
horses. But if you want e ny
what motive brought me dow, Know
why, that's a Ion ser story, NJ ns'e
Fulse and ny pretty Daney ccr, g'aVe
live longer without me. eve,, 'a ~ ny
they had each Others comnan sa0usa
what do they do but write ! y
short, Deremptory order for mo neV'
down to them-the little desna soat
there IT is" said the captain lan.h,.
and thrusting into the majors hn .V
the note written by Fulke. whIe a'aa
had just drawn from his poke. "
Major Burns ran his eyes ov..
and recognized it as the ono NAL
Fulke must have written FROM aa T.
prison. though II dated from tha ~ ~
and contained 10 hint Of tie lata ,s ss
ic events. The major groaned deanlr !.
he returned 1T to the happy. nnsoa
scious old man.
Yes, you see, young tyrants' ma.
have me down directly, couIln,t ls'
without me! Lord! Lord, how
have spoiled those children. to be sr,s
Wei! | should have come down ~
the boat yesterday morning. only u,
see, a happy accident, of which an
not yet at liberty 10 speak. detaiuaa
me and made me lose my train, al
also enlarged my family party and a.
termined me to come down By mad
But no more of that at present Can
you tell me where | can pick IN a Sfe
boat TO take me up TO the island Ia
night! For, l assure you. never was
bridegroom more anxious to greet hi,
bride than | am to embrace nv HtAs
Daney"
"Um-um-m-e" groaned the major, Il
reply.
What the foul fiend Il was going %
say is the matter with you;"
"Um-m-m e. Captain. my boat Is At
the wharf, l will take you to the ISLE
said the major. in a tragic tone.
Thank you! thank you, heartily Old
friend But can you take our whole
party? have a lady, a lady's maid
ard II gentleman with me. Can yu
take us alp
"Um-um um-me! yes" groaned he
major.
Thank you. agtin! But, | say vh,i
the mischief ails you! ou look dreai
fully ill.,"
II am in PAIN gasped the major
"Wnere?' an<iously inquired tn
captain.
Here. In the region of the heart
said Major Burns. laying his hand gr
cn lis vest.
"Oh, nothing but wind! Come inii
the Wheatsheafs and take a mint u
lepe"
Not no, Il is too deep for thu: !
I'LL ~ .~IaIf 4 x,riil arm. and apt tXA
boat in readiness. Pray heaven spGs
body else may tell him before ! Ss
him again. mutt"red the miserable
litti,. man TO himself.
BURNS looks queer, ! am afraii w
has been drinking hard. and Is lust y
covering from its effects. said TIC cap
tain. as he took his way back 70 te
inn.
He stopped ut the bar for a nlonlen.
10 give orders for tea to be pfegafu
for the lady. aud While he stoo1 laese
these words, passing between tWo msa
who were drinking together AZ us
other end OF the bar. "eached hs eas.
"Oh, he did it. there Is no uoaa
about 1t in the world. No one sS
could have got into her chamber. ~
IL he didn't do ii himself. wha' CIV
was he doing? For. as to tna' lane
story of his being asleep III ',e az. ~,
chair his dressingIo0m-faugn. NM rs,
IL an insult to our common~sense' VIZ
the devil ever heard OF a Driaesivm,
going to sleep in his char ,ns WA,
first night he brought his Drloe hg ,ss
Tell that to the marines, II you ns'
but not TO an intelligent jury-a' N''
IL | were on it, ts
"No.' was the reply, "for even A,u,
magistrates couldn't help Mu ~
when that came o~ut-laughihs ~ 4
midst of all that dreadful sctle. IL
sir. there must be some pcve a,,Ios
tense than that got UP, or hch
for iti,'
Hush, by George there's ,ne sr
tain himself! and he has nealu Il,
wore we have said exclaiua' navpr.
first speaker. in a whisper, tna' s q
theless reached the captains eafs M
distinctly Ms any other portion
conversation. .d
He was startled ana surpriseIs ops
made vaguely anxious about. 90 add
not what. He felt impellcd ~ ssl.sus
ask The men what they weie md Be
of. hut TO do This he thought Nrsrst
rude ard unjusrihable The cV nr ls
ton was evidently intendeu z, ,hes
ears End besides, good eracious ID
were other brides and brides .sir bis
this world than the YOUNG should
partiality del.ied. Why. then ,,,crIarf
everything that was s'lia Ps a Gre
concern Colonel ald Mrs. f ud ir
Vile, And the captain nsotisn