The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1900-08-04
val street and conquer fortune.
so.ning could be simpler, few things

Wall street and conquer fortune.
Nothing could be simpler, few things
more certain.
lie did not at once give way to the
,emptat1on Not until afternoon had
ne 1uily made up his mind to Weld to
=. but having done so, he was im-
patient to act .
ina wa the purpose he had in
view when he entered Joints af-
yer Addie Halls departure, and it was
70 await Lottiess leaving him there
alone within reach of Johns silver
nagon that he seated himself at the
window.
y pawnbroker looked nskance at
ne Dig chunk of silver, scanned sus-
piclonsly the inscription it bore. and
after good deal Of d%eliberation said
ne would advance $a5 on it. He adj
mitted5 that it was intrinsically worth
Ten times that sum and perhaps more,
u that was all he proposed to risk
on the chance of its being reclaimed
by the police.
Chester burned with indignation,
bnt he did not dare 20 resent the fell
lows insults, for it was quite true
that he had nj right to dispose of the
property and-he wanted tbe money
With II small sum thus obtained at
such n sacrifice of honor and self-re-
spect, he almost ran to Mr.. Cofferty's
gaming table. Within an hour he saw
the dealers long, snaky fingers close
upon the ivory disk reprcscntiYrsy the
last dollar of the twenty-five and with
easy. graceful Indifference slide is
upon n pile of its fellows at his side.
The young man walked slowly out,
down the stairs and away, like N
walking in a dream. The blow seemed
to have induced a sort OF mental tor
pidity, in which somehow he recog-
nlzcd that he was an %ungratcful. des-
tltute, hopclessly dishonored thief,
and yet even that thought could not
sting him into wakcfulncss and mad
ness. 1t slipped away from him.
An electric light a long way before
him fascinated his sight, and he
walked on and on toward it mechanic
ally, without purpose. thinking of
nothing. Out of a saloon door, sud-
denly opened as he passed, came n
burst of coarse music, and the strain
he caught OF 1T chung in his dull brain,
repeating itself m~onotonously, p,alt-
ing him unconsciously time his steps
to it. 1t was finally dispclled by the
vehement profanity of u cab driver in
front Of whose horse he deliberately
walked Mt a street crossing. He
heard the mans lurid remarks, but
went OH without answering, changing
his gait or looking back like an auto
maton.
After a time he noticed a bench md
S'AN "AAN
membered that thew we're weary 4
the shadow Of n clnmn Of eynrorsens =
the middle Of the road rrpnrl;ng him
snsniciouslv part;alir saoa'Iai ~ ~
himself he looked ,hor+ Rim racou,
nized that he was in The saventb az
ennc entr,nc. If cen+ra, ,,or,. on
rising. went out To tha street ,ao;n
S1nlvIv Ia vale, u,.s+ r5i, ~
4 Kne nanatra+;nn ro1d ,,;, ,.,s
faninn and graa,,oiiv 4 se,,sa - ,h,.ss
icnl d;srnmfort forcss ;tsalf nnop 81.
CON ~ 4bo sa,na +inin ,vaLs
iny n keen 1nen+ai annnr c;,oa Ne
NECESSARILY frnr,I hEeoLf,s+ No NOD
eaten notb;ng nna NM. ~ oJl;+;an
70 helm s%,tnrate1 Nv Ibo ,,;n nh;1iaI
to the hone and very wenrv he WIS
horribly hunprv. Worse Than ,Il-.ha
WAS mn o,,tc,st tb;of
Where he Yy,s he had ro ;doo f,,,.
tber than that he mms+ he Far ,,n
own, ~ tho Wet sida ~ .as;5onap
section Of the o;tv yerr lovely md
nu;et M this bo,,r n.,.t;c,,i,r ~, ~
such a night MS this. IF he conl1 fnd
n nIace wbrre he could Dot snm,s faad
nnh nsrun ~ NOT coffee he ,vonld Mt
care where he was Carer ssorch
throuph his nockets hronnht ~ i;rht
NM ono soI;+nry ,,;cl,al r. ,.o,ii ~
~nsa,ese ~ 6nd = o1,na Far ,.f,,asl,r,ast
without having more money than
that He sat Ioyyn ,,non - roo. na.r
n street c,rner With 5. aro,,inr s,l.
len indifrerence To av~ervfh;nr
Tie ,;sa ~ +ba b;il onten ,an
yvhera no cat , r;a,v ~ 1ba C;,.h ~
enl,e elevated ra;i,vav ~ M aost
ward Int he corid he,r no 4ra;n,
moving on # to and FRO, After he Mad
restad ;, l;t+lo ba ,,.o,,id ~ n,ar ~ q.
md n station. nse his last e nickeI ~
get down town and as], sr1naholv for
menns 10 get some fond Re~i yas
he hnt1 cons 10 that WV M Nc
was n th;ef coulL ha s;,h in,caro NJ
He mipht IS veil be . na.re,a rNor die
Die! Well. YES. that. too mjol,t he
rood-hut.joter
me f;gnra ~ n man ammo, rod COM.
ing down heslittle nil tcwnrd him
from Inc d;rrction If tho r,ilroaa He
would have a chance to try bereinp
without WAITING To oct down io,vn
ua stood nm xya,tah mil the NAN
came close and then said in n
trembling voice.
excuse me. sir. Will YOU spare me
the nrice of n mealp Il really need It.
Or / would not ask for It,"
The sidewalk was narrow. owinp to
the piles of broken rock heaped up on
each side from d great excavation inst.
within the pavement line, so that the
two men faced each other, with only
a couple of yards Of space between
them. But the man addressed. after
hearing him through, took a step
nearer and exclaimed:
You have a genius for surprises,
Mr.. Sewall."
His fur cap and muller had con