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


me. you smile, do you. and truly
there is something familiar in it. De-
clare yourself"
WE'LL uncle" said i, 'you ought to
discover something familiar about your
nearest relation
80 you are" he cried, II see it now,
Godfrey Heathcote.
At your service, uncle replied.
1t is ten years since saw you last"
said my uncle, welcoming me effusive-
ly. and 1t Is not easy at glance to
see the lad Of IA in the young fellow OF
four-and-twenty. But you are well
come, indeed, to Nant-yBryn
These are Of my name and family,
owain and Enid Vaughn" he con-
t1nued, introducing the young lady and
her brother, but how you came point
to-point with owain at such short no
t1ce, hot as he is. passes me alto
gether."
Say nothing Of it, Sir Arthur"
broke in Owain Vaughan; IT was in the
wrong, and L beg to thank Master
Heathcote for the great help he has
rendered my sister within the past few
days"
$50 you are he, too, nephew" said
my uncle. We'll, we'll, how queerly
things turn out. But we'll get home,
and you shall tell me all the news"
fetched Whitesock and we moved
up the road together toward the house,
talking of Butley Croft and Worcester
shire affairs.
My Uncle, Sir Arthur Vaughan, was
my fathers half brother. My grand
father was twice married. first to Mar
garet Lathrope, of neighboring fam
lily; secondly, to Letitia Vaughan, a
Welsh lady. OF each marriage there
was one son. and, as my father did not
marry until late in life Sir Arthur had
nVed many years at Butley Croft on
the Iootlng OF hetr-apparent.
Not long after my birth, his maternal
GRANDPA Their died-Sir Lewis Vaughan
Of Nant-y-Bryn, and, as his mother
was an only child, Arthur Heathcote
departed for Wales. took the maternal
Inheritance and name, and was lost to
worcestershire
My father Joined the kings forces
and was killed in an attack Of the par
lament troops upon fortified house
In WarWickshire, into which a mum.
Der Of royalists had thrown themselves;
my mother died within two years at
terward, and had been left to the
care Of my grandfather, who Hved to
dead some years, and, practically,
had been master Of Butley Croft since
was of any age capable Of under
standing little of affairs.
AS we walked on, the ma rrowness of
the road parted us into couples, and
my uncle Jagged little behind.
But your appearing In this sudden
ana an secret fashion, nephew" said he,
u 1udge that you are flying from
som ething.
r ,st, W nave .a MT u e1actly, uncle
.:Ie - 81 D., - s - tne olo cause.
~ f ~ ~ q, salu olr Artnur. Whats
~, a o"
o,t ~ nus Know, began, What
nst 't mS hou. tne country at pres
~. AneiG are Imany VINO oeheve the
hin. ~ . nio. ne't "a iiient Amy rs lun-
are thinlsinp fiat the .,1,, e. aho,, 10 e.
turn On orr eide ~ ,+ha hadtre e" $780, ~ ~
sT haar mr. li+tIa af +hase
said nv, ,nc1e Tvs ,ra n,,t ~ ~ NC,
Of news TaIi mo evarvthinu ), 'Ae way
..Willinp,v !" said 800 20, 90 L,o,,,
Of matters This unrest ami The asn.
ara1 - disiiI,a ne 49, o at LIZ 81
drapoonea hy ,,,a, ,nho 49,, tStn as
of tbe nroner ~ s1,,,a,,,,,,, ~ -. e. e
aiding to rnanv nin+s Ssa,n.,1sfo,,,, q,
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fnrether n hnpes. of .tr,,stra hIa,e,
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49, 20 ~ - o,,-is-s 'SE1>- s.SslssR $500
oiie ol these analrs
have" said I; "but there was
traitor among US, for had word by
sure hand to tell me that Sir John
Postgate kneWAeyerything, and was
taking measures to lay us by the
neels
4 "Sir John Pcstgate,'' said my uncle:
"that bitter old Independent fellow. rs
he still alive?"
"He is. indeed J, T returned "ana &c.
active az ever + toolr the road WINS
two hours and. after ma king . Ions.
loon to throw Off nnrs,Ift headea for
your mountains"
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time Il, front ~ +ha ho,,sa ~ .nA'
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ma saes s,f s+sa 49, 49,
the neirhhorhood yielded nJan+,f,,II,,.
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ilv irone3l ! the door or hraa.inch oaL
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