Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-02-14
CHAPTER XII. Continued,

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had a good meal. and a glass OF doc
tored brandy. by way OF a nightcap,
and 1 think he will have a good, long
sleep. and wake without the slightest
trace OF a headache. And now. Cap
tain. and you, sir. you must let me at
tend TO your wan and hen III leave
you to talk as long as you like"
You would be doing me a great fa-
ror." said my fsther. IF you would
hear what I have TO say. / had thought
that / never would tell IL TO any one
rot ever to my son here; but IL you
viii bear with me. / think I can con-
vince you that you haven't done wrong
IN siding with US"
SUPPER first. Captain.' said Manuel.
and thin I'm your man for an all
night sitting. If you like. You know
I'm a bachelor. and perhaps that will
explain TO o why things are
what rough"
He ciapped his hands, and In a trica
supper was spread. but / was too eager
TO hear what my father had to tell to
10 justice 20 the meal. though the good
hings provided were tempting enough
When the dishes had been removed and
t3ur cigars lighted I heard at Iast the
history that I had twice before been 50
tear clearinghouse when Mr.. Trayers
vas smitten dumb. and a second time
xhen the horrors Of remembrance had
upset the balance OF Jim Maguire's rea-
son.
Let me see" my father began, tho
Did are you. jack All, yes, six or sew
I'm and twenty. Then IL viii be we'll
high nineteen years ago since this feud
began. and / hope and trust that IL VIII
and tomorrow. Your mother and 1.
Jack, were married secretly. for her
parents were bitterly opposed TO the
match, and when she died. a few
months after your birth. I sent you to
4 i've at a farm house.
You can remember me coming for
you one evening VIII n you were about
eight years old, and I took you away TO
he Continent, and you know how close
he ties became that bound us to each
Dther. Had you been old enough 10 IN
ierstand things then you would have
teen that our departure from England
vas very much In the nature Of flight.
had married very young and when
you were four years old my father, who
had no knowledge of your existence,
zoo 1t into his head that I must go to
cambridge. though ] was a good deal
older than NEST men are when they
enter a University.
1.-THE idea pleased me, and / was glad
10 go up. and when two years after
( wards my father died. leaving me well
off, I still stayed on TO read for a
degree. / must say hat I made my
i life at college as pleasant as possible,
e% A..x ~-t47~& n wv~w< T. F@~ all Ahn rCvfoI
Amusements I did a fair amount of
-eading, and this brought me into
! touch with poor Starlight, and he AMI
T struck up a great friendship.
'You knew him. Jack, as Travers.
and by that name i shall call him.
N could seldom get him to my rooms
et night, where sometimes we played
for moderate stakes. for although he
was a fine whist player he wouldn't
gamble even for penny points, and
;ome Of those with whom I wished to
stand well were inclined to laugh al
aim for his goodness.
Well, n day he and I were reading
quietly. when all at once a noisy party
BURST In upon US. for / hadn't sported
/ I my oak
ut was a dull afternoon, and with.
but any ceremony they tossed my
books away. We've come for a hand
at cards. said one Of them. Here
Paddy with a new game that he's go
ing TO teach us Little did he thinl
4 that he was sounding his own knell. ans
that OF more than one who was stand
ing there with him. "A new game
said. What is 1t, Paddy?'
tts Now. this man, as his nickname i'm
piled. was an Irishmaan, as hot-heade,
and handsome a specimen of the fer.
race as you could well find. His nam
was Fergus Lennon. and the passenge
who came here with me In the Corisan
I de is his brother Maurice. What's thi
4 game, Paddy?' I asked. It's not a ney
game Mt ALL he said. It's c~ribbage
',sOhi I know it, I said. i don't min
4 having a hand with you, just to sho,
these Johnnles how to count, but
haven't a board. Someone must pu
Il up the scores for u.s. and, with that,
rose to get the cards.
wait awhlie!' said the Irishma,
Every one of you come over TO m
= rooms. I've got a lovely board, an
you all - ; me a visit. We can max
ourselves comfortable there. and we
pay for the honor of our countris
Horoop Here's Ireland against Ems
lana. and bad luck to the one tn;
draws out OF it,
"The men seemed TO like the MOTTO
all except Travers. but we got the be
ter of his scruples. and he came wit
us. There were five of US in all-Lel
non. Travers. myself and two other
4 Mayna and Foster.
"sWhat shall we play for, and no
III many cards shall We have?" ask,
4 Lennon.
Anything In reason I said. and l
us have six cards. We shall get mo
TO count that way. and IL you'll tai
Mayne beside you I'll take Foster, ar
Wen explain the hands as we go alonl
III 1.-THE first W. or three games we
close. and I won them more by luz
than skill. and her Foster began fee
ing Lennon, and / could see the latter
temper rising.
.Here,' said he IL you have u
courage of your opinions. Foster, I
play Morton-that is our real name, I
you know. Jack-.rn play Morton II