Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-12-19
a. let him go myself replied Ieuan.
yes. Gruffydd iss in his W home to-
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II let him go myself" replied Ieuan.
yes, Gruffydd iss in his own home to-
day"
Il am glad of it, said L.
Have you any food?" / asked.
Plenty" said Ieuan. w bought
some at the inn, thinking we might
want 1t tonight, and 1t nearly finished
the money! had left"
you must have spent n good deal
on your clothes" / remarked; you are
both so fine that 1t is hard TO make
you out"
Ieuan smiled a quiet, dry smile, and
waved his hand carelessly. "Oh, we
had them on the road" he said. The
suspicion which had prompted my re-
mara was ,0lHTTAS5, q / knew now
that some unfortunate travellers had
been turned adrift In their dirty and
tattered garments, victims of an un-
profitable exchange.
Can you amp here TIL tomorrow
morning." / asked.
THAT will be easy" replied Ieuan.
Very WE'LL" 1 returned, Il will be
here at daybreak with what money l
can bring you" Aud upon this UNDER
standing we parted.
When / got back to the house 1
tossed a pinch of gravel against the
lighted window of the room where
Roger generally sat of an evening. He
understood the signal n met me five
I minutes afterward in q sheltered nook
al one corner of the bowling green.
When he heard my story he strongly
urged me to give Ieuan his hundred
| pounds in full.
Roger had now u considerable
amount of money in his hands, or
which he had taken care that Sir
Postgate knew nothing. He had drawn
in secretly several large sums imme-
diately after my flight, seeing that evil
times were close at hand.
GIVE him his money, Master Geon-
rev." said Roger. Suppose he Informed
on you! What is his character
why, Roger" said 1, "he is savage
and vlndictive, and a thief to his finger
tips. II he owed me a grudge he would
handle my blood money with positive
delight. But then, tits his creed and
his gospel. He was brought up to re-
spect such ideas. These things apart,
he is an excellent fellow, and l I'M GER
tain is not bent at present on doing
me HARM"
Take him his hundred pounds by
dawn Of day." said Roger, every penny
Of it,"
Il had thought of giving him the
half" l replied. 1T Is not that l
grudge him the money, but | cannot
help looking ahead, Roger. Suppose L
have to fly from here again. Suppose
Butley Croft could no longer afford a
refuge to my wife, then that money
would be needed for her use, and L
scarcely feel inclined to give away a
penny which might prove of service TO
her"
Never fear for that" whispered
Thorne, eagerly. Leave me to handle
that turn Of affairs, Master Geoffrey,
should 1T ever come. Besides the money
in the house there are several large
amounts out in the hands of safe men
Of our own party, men who would new
err blab q word, yet render account 10
YOU pr to me to the last penny. We
can spare this hundred pounds to clear
this man out Of the country, easily,
easily, | say"
Hell be off swiftly enough when he
gets it," | returned, for fear any n
should forestall him at Nant-y-Bryn.
Coin or bullion, he'll touch another
hundred there" !.
The upshot was that | slipped out or
the house before peep Of day the next
morning with a small, heavy leathern
bag, containing Ieuan's hundred pounds
in gold. | received a score of ompli-
ments for every coin, and now leuan
told me where he was to settle. 1t was
on the border of Monmouthshire, and
he intended to devote himself 10 the
rearing Of cattle and mountain ponies,
n pursuit which he thoroughly under
stood.
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