Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-07-19

with a little smile, placed her tw
hands on my shoulders and let me liz
her out OF the ungainly saddle and sc
her on the ground, wondering the while
how SO much temper and changeable
ness could possibly be contained IL
such n little body, for h could no
have weighed eight stone. AS / threv
the reins OF the two horses over m.
arm and started. along the only partl.
Tried ruts by her side, she laughed tina,
little laugh again:
"Of what do you suppose l am think.
Ing, Mr.. Balfort?"
Heaven forbid ihat 1 should pretend
to guess, madam"
II am thinking" she answered, ant
laughed again-"I am thinking that /
| do not have something to eat thii
minute, l shall die"
THE devil take me for n careless.
lout," I cried. and forthwith drew GU
of my pocket a dirty bit of paper-thC
only thing / could find at the tavern
and opened out a moderately clear
piece OF bread n a slice or w o.
ham. She locke up at me in surprise
and impulsively held out her hand.
You are a good, thoughtful man,
after ALL"
And L, /, this same Balfort-what the
fiend had gotten into my crop this day;
I raised 1t, and put my lips to the lit
tie knuckles.
AHA, sir" cried she with a twinkle
IN her eye, Boston is not so far from
his majesty's court as l have been led
to infer!" / dropped the hand as II
it had been a hot cake, and turned to
the horses, cursing myself for an ass.
Then she sat down by the roadside
on a rock and proceeded to eat the
bread and ham with as healthy an APP
petite as If she had just come from a
Canter across the meadows on her ia
vorite mare. After a bit we searched
about between the road and the river,
and at last came upon a pretty spring,
glittering In the sunshine, and /
showed her how to lie at full length
and drink from the pool itself.
So we walked on into the village,
through 1t, and out into the country
again. She had refused TO rest, as !
suggested, in one of the houses, giving
no reason except that she did not care
to, and since passing the last II we
had walked on in silence, until, with
out warning or introduction, she sud
denly turned to me and said:
you know that l left my fathers
house in the city"
Yes" | answered, not venturing too
many opinions.
you know, too, that you are in my
eyes a rebel"
YES"
"A reasonable person, who should
by rights be hanged
Yes"
"A very dangerous person, who
breaks the kings laws, and must not
he recognized or tolerated for an in
slant"
Yes"
Then, sir. when we reach the gate
of that large house which you see yon-
der, get you gone at once, If you have
any regard for me-"
ANY regard for your" 1 asked In as
constituent.
why, yes"
why 'yes'?"
Because, sir, / do not wish to wit
ness a hanging OF any kind, whether of
rebels or kings law breakers, or Ian
gerous ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS relatives
1 looked at her and saw her face as
serious as 1t had yet been.
THAT is the house Of a tory-a royal
island you stop there?'
Il do" she answered, looking off to-
wards it.
do you know OF the great danger of
such a house in his neutral country,
open to all the marauders that prowl
about-of such men as we saw last
night?"
Il do perfectly. That is why the peo-
pie have left It,"
Anu are YOU BOlilS liCIV alOhS'
Except for the servants"
"And who will hang me, If 1T please
your ladyship to answer?'
II shall be obliged to order the SER
wants to serve their king"
l laughed for the very absurdity of It.
Mistress Philipse, If you are indeed
to stop here, l shall conduct you to the
house and see that you are properly
cared for"
"You will do nothing of the kind,
SIR"
But think you that I fear your SER
wants, OF your kings edicts?"
mo, but you do me and mine"
do you think so, indeed?" said /, a
little nettled.
Eyes, because l will beg you to go
on" she said turning quickly to me
and putting her hand on my ARM, look
ing up into my face with an earnest
appeal in her eyes; because l am
quite safe, because I-I-you have
been a true gentleman this night and
day, and because 1 would not have you
do aughL to make me think otherwise
of you" The beautiful eyes were fill
ing with tears as she went on. BE
cause / have perhaps done q foolish
thing, and am quite safe now, and
would not do other foolish things, and
because-because you are too kind not
to do what 1 ask" and she was
through the gate and gone up the walk
to the house before l could speak.
1 stood watching her running on,
powerless to follow, and, as she reached
the corner of the house, she turned
and waved her land to me once
and then she was gone.
Slowly 1 tied the old nag to the gate
post. Slowly l mounted Roger and
the good horse up the road,
keeping my eyes he while upon the
corner OF the house around which the
little figure in it's hood and cape had
disappeared. And SO 1 sat across Roger
until the trees had shut out the view.