Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-07-31

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deeply enamored ms you are with pretty
Alice Dale would have a spur TO his in
gcnuity"
And is there no spur to the ingenuity
of Mildred Dacrcsf Ig ! nm enomoret
Of the pretty Alice Dale has not the
handsome Clarence Harlcigh excited YOU
admirntiony"
81 admit that ! think him fine speci
men Of humanity physically and intel
lcrtualN yet after all
you hesitate. Shall ! finish the sen
tcncc for youf"
~ sou will"
"Yct after ALL YOU would say, then,
! that with all his cndowmcnts. moral
| mental and personal his fine estate over
! the water possesses in your estimation
| the greater attraction. Am ] wrongW
- may rs well own that YOU are not,
! for il We nrc TO assist each other, there
| should be- Il fair understanding between
! us"
Certainly; it is nothing more than
| right"
And now, as You have undertaken to
| interpret my thoughts | will volunteer a
( similar piece Of service in behalf of your.
self. If it bc my wish to make the Wilt.
shire estate minister to my comfort and
expensive tastes so your desire to win
Alir" Dale for wife would be much less
ardent if she had not recently fallen
hcircSs to those broad acres in England,
to say nothing Of the large tract of land
IN this country, Of which her uncle Walls
worth gave her decd her last birthday"
II confess that you are good inter
prefer. The truth is. my father was such
flaming royalist that, in looking after
the fortunes Of the king. he forgot to look
after his own; the upsbot ot which is that
his only son and heir will soon he very
little better than n beggar, unlcsS these
same broken fortunes can bc repaired "
And a rich heress isn't found every
turn"
Not in these days-at least not ia Eng.
land nor among those Of English de-
scent; for, jealous and reckless OF any
injury to himself as my father was in the
cause Of Charles H., there were enough
TO keep him company"
"All we have to do, then is TO assist
each other"
And the first STEP"
1T must bc one that will cause jealousy
and distrust between Harlcigh and
Alice
True. but how to take this first step"
said Falkland
81 will help you. You have noticed
that she often wears a blue ribbon round
her neckf'
Yes"
But you may never have seen the
jewel which is appended to it,"
mo, ! never have"
1T would not be likely to happen. 10,
hse keeps it scrupulously concealed he
meath the folds of her neckerchief"
II suspect it is love token from Har
leigh"
1T is, and this first step we've bee.
speaking Of is to obtain possession of it,
Which will he no easy matter"
Perhaps not, but leave that to me
And now, If you know, tell me when Har
leigh is going to embark for England?"
I'm the first vessel that sails from the
port OF Boston
That will be in week or ten DAYS"
yes. somewhere Whereabouts"
And youT'
~ shall remain here several weeks
longer, 1t may be months"
IL thought of trying to obtain posses
sion Of this love token we have been
speaking about, tonight. On reflection.
however, ! think it will be better to do
nothing about il till after Harleigh is
gone. If Alice should miss it while he is
here an explanation will he sure TO take
place between them, which may thwart
my cunningly devised plan"
Ito be continued)