Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-06-08

allotted for such q task; Dunmore aat
Mackenzie supported his case with con
sidrrable heartinass; and there were
moreover. numerous rich horse dealer:
III Cape Town who were ready to testify
To their appreciation of his character
which was much higher than he deserved
He at last succeeded in cffccting his iii
s%lraiicc in the desired amount, after Iii
wiling the total among eight diffcrrn,
agencies. representing i;rst-class London
Liverpool and Glasgow companies.
Iuimore paid for IL first-cabin passage
while Mackenzie bought a ticket and !:
half i'll the second-cabin for himself AN,
ms little boy-Eobbie, by the way, l,av.
Ing been taken possession of ut the inn b,
Miss Muir. to keep her on til,
carriage drive that had bren proposed h;
Dashwood. Then Weems also boi.h,
IL scc"rd-cab!n passage for his groom
saving that he would leave the ticket III
the Office To he called for.
This completed the business of tn" ia,
for DIiinorc and Mackenzie, while
Wrems. hoping. he said. tn meet them
again at the inn daring the evening, sep
;lratcd from them to yn on board shin
Tor some business with the purser, with
whom he had had some previous ;c-
uuaintancr.
The Scarborougl-n large and lual.
some Flydr-huiit stcamslip-was living M
iicr usual anchorage in Table-Moui;aiil
bay. about IL mile froii the mole, a!l.,
Nee,is was not long III procuring ,lc
services ut IL Ioatman to put HIM Oh.
hoard of her.
He was so fortunate us to find the Hu-.
scr. MIR. i.ambtcn, alone in his Office. ana
comparatively unoccupicd. Now, il
Glanced that Wecms had once sold to the
isirsrT's father-a wealthy resident of
Cape Town-a span of imported hunters.
which had given Very great satisfaction.
and this circumstance had served to i'm
press the young officer u good deal in his
favor.
"A tine day to you. MIR. Lambton.'
said he. cnterin,, the office in his br,surc.
oti-haliI Way. You got my shipment of
diamonds, which the express coynpany
had orders To send on bourd!'
YES. Mr.. Wcems, the caskct is Won
der i'll my safe. and here is the s%hippiii:,
rcrcip, for liz" replied the purser, hand
ing him a document, which he took lruai
the desk at which lie was sitting.
NO, Mr.. I-amb;cM.'' said Mccrns. low
H"' N'tNC shd il.tiIslltllS II Slutslbils
squlnt 10 one OF his Eyes that had often
done excellent duty ut IL horse bargaining.
II must Request your private attention
To another little matter. L want to ship
on the Scarborough IL bale of wool that
isn't Il bale of wool"
"IIow?"
Il desire to work it through OH the
sly. yon know" continued Wecr.s. "It's
IL bale of wool, and, ut the same time, i.
isn't altogether Il bale of wool. because
concealed i'll the center of it is soinr
quartz which. l think, contains gold, but
which. at amy rate, renders the bale six
times as heavy as it would otherwise be-
'Oh, ho!.'
EXACTLY! I'm soi,y; to ship it privately
to a London firm of experts, and, in spite
of it's weight L wan it to so in the hold
as simple wool and nothing else"
II understand, Wccms. 1t can be ar.
ranged"
Il was sure l would find you cons;.-
crate" said Wccms, who thereupon, with
! an additional wink, produced IL tive-pounl
note. which he slipped into the waistcoat