Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1898-03-17
Ar THE SIGN Off, |
THE GOLDEN HORN.


In a fit state to listen to him. "Jn n
few years this girl will be acknowL.
Z TO be Sir julius daughter. She
VIII Inherit all the property. Captain
winter won't fight the case against
her, am sure of that; and, if lie de.
sired to do SO, where is the money to
come from? Now, l propose that we
JON forces, you and l."
what have you to do with it?
mean, What interest is it of yours"
only this. that if Captain Winter
nad succeeded to this estate | should
nave been paid a claim Of $4,000 for
money advanced and interest. | stand
to lose that; but, If, acting on my sug-
g%cstion, and with my help, You marry
ire girl, | shall expect you to pay me.
GU of all your wife will inherit, what
have actually paid to Winter in hard
cash"
And how much Is that:'
"Oh, a mere t1ea-bite To the owner Of
those estates.O Only $4,000. must lose
the interest forever" and Mr.. Kisch
groaned at the thought.
ITS no use talking" said Clovis.
after Il pause. Miss Joyce won't have
me-in spite of all that | have done
for her. L may as well tell you, |
asked her only this evening, and-and
she refused me-"
II dare say" said the Jew. drily.
Clovis, there Is only one way out of
it,
What do you meanY"-and again
that curious hoarseness made his voice
sound strangely.
sI maap hot 10 che x,n,s. ,,or.,, ,,o,,
for love, she must marry you for fear"
For fear:"
"For fear of me. | must terrify her.
and you must rescue her again; but
this time you must demonstrate TO her
that the only effectual way of esca.-
ing from me-since she cannot always
have you at her elbows by marrying
you
Il don't like the idea. Kisch. 1t
sounds rather hard upon her."
Why is she so deuced obstinate,
them" growled the Jew.
Her bad taste, l suppose. But il
you mean all this seriously"
seriously Great heavens |! What
does he mean by seriously? Isn't f12,-
000 serious? Isn't it serious TO lose
f11,0o0 INTEREST," What does the man
mean?"
IF o are serious, let me tell you
this-that you may spare yourself the
trouble Of carrying out your little plan.
There is no chance of Miss Joyce mar
rying me-"
'Hwill you try what | have pro
posedf"
Il won't consent to the girl being i'll,
.,-aJ 70 tbat 10 What Won MANI
ssWho Is talking about ~ilLusing? l
should say it's a rare chance for you,
il you've really taken a fancy to the
girl. You can think it over, n let me
know later on Only let me have an
opportunity Of getting hold OF her with
out your appearing to have anything
to do with it. Then you can play me
champion and the lover at he sane
time. OF course, she could not resist
you in the long run"
Perhaps you are right. l will think
It over" said Clovis; and there the
discussion ended.
For some time Clovis resisted the in
sidious proposals of the Jew; but, by
degrees he began to give way. The
maxim of cheats and towards: "All Is
fair i'm love and war;" was at hand to
Justify his treachery in his own eyes
His pride. his brutal. unsatisfied pas.
sion. fought against the promptings OF
his better nature. He told himself thai
no real harm could come to Ursula;
that. at the worst, she would be !
frightened. and inclined to flee to him
as her protector; and. in the cad. ne
Welded. Ursula vas for a time TO De
nantied over once more to the tenoer
mercies of the Jew.