The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-08-28

IT was with Sir George Booth, last
summer. at Chester
II see," said my uncle. you've hae
practice before at running away.
Prom Wilmington bridge. you
mean" said I. Yes; Whitesock car
ried me through the fight, ana tnen
thirty miles from the field beIore
drew rein, I got clear by FORGETTING
The Chase and Cops Holding.
Ny uncle raised his hands ana let
them fall. 1.-THE Chase and Gopps
Holding" he groaned: Il would ex-
change INV waste of barren hills FOR
the rental of either. Nephew, nave
done wrong to desert Butley Croft for
so many years. You will dash the es-
tate to pieces"
"Sir Arthur" I cried. would you
have me idle when such Things were IN
train? How could I hang back! why,
there are others who have lost all for
the king"
And it is likely you have lost all,
too" said Sir Arthur, looking vene-
inously upon me. do you think they
will forego such goodly chance as
this?"
stared at my uncle in astonishment
I had supposed our family to pc I'M
bued through and through with the
principles in which I had been brought
Of anything and everything was to be
made at once, and gladly In the service
of the king. Then I bethought myself
that perhaps my uncle, Keeping alool
from such affairs for so many years
had conceived unfavorable opinions OF
my rashness, and supposed that had
pushed forward when there was but
little need, wasting strength which
might afterward have been more use
full.
He sat staring into the fire. the long,
slender fingers Of one hand tapping
nervously on the back of the other.
In form he was tall and thin, and
slightly STOPPING, and, though still UNI
der 60, his hair was white.
you have reason to be afraid,
nephew" said he, looking up at me
quickly IF they catch you now they
will either shoot you out of hand or
ship you off to the colonies"
I laughed and stood up.
They have to catch me first" said l..
I stripped off my riding coat, and my
uncle glanced at me curiously.
II must make you my banker, SIR"
and his eye fired instantly. A small
sharp knife for making pens lay on the
table, and took 1t and began to rip
up the lining of my coat. AS hacked
at the stitches gold coins began 70 pour
OOWI llCCly. oOIlG ASiiCu vi lIC l1OO1 .
and Sir Arthur Vaughan bounced on
these and collected them carefully.
Then he began to arrange them in
stacks of ten. He laughed gleefully
as he did SO. why, Godfrey, this is
a rare device to store your money 1t
clinks in its fall like the music. TITS
a second shower of Danae."
when had the word to march,"
said I, Roger Thorne, the steward.
hn0 20 Sv~,,vH ,l1o< e,%o 80 VOL
there was about the place; and old
Dorothy, the housekeeper, sat down at
once to fasten them In small parcels
In my coat. I wanted to put them in
bag, but she insisted. and, indeed,
have carried them more easily and
surely thus"
"One hundred and seven pieces of
minted gold" said Sir Arthur. THE
sight does my eyes good"
why, uncle" I cried, surely you
and gold are not such strangers as
that. have heard that you have here
half as many acres again as we at
Butley Croft"
Acres" repeated my uncle, twisting
his features into contemptuous ex-
preston, acres enough and that were
all. But Of what worth? Three out of
four Of them will feed you one sheep,
and that a little one, per acre, and the
A~oS ~ ~ AAoSAAA6 61Gdt " speak Il.
Land SO poor as that went clear be-
yond my experience or Imagination,
and could only nod my head in SYM :
pathy as my uncle continued to grum-
bic about the poverty Of Nant-y-Bryn.
Never penny do I receive In coin
from the tenants" said he. reaching a
black leathren book from shelf near
the fireplace, and opening 1t. Here
are their methods of payment, and you
might as well try to shake the hills
themselves as try to change their GUS
toms. Jenkin Evans" he read, "holds
sixty acres of land known as Tynant,
He pays yearly two cows, S-year- old
OK, and four sheep. Evan Jenkins holds
seventy acres. Frongoch, he pays three
tubs of butter, six pigs and thirty
sheep. Pedr Williams, the weaver. he
pays forty yards Of homespun cloth and
q roll Of blanket stuff. have to be INV
own chapman, and turn. these things
to account as well as can. It's a poor
country this. poor country"
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