The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-12-18

CHAPTER NNXI.-Continued.

a., I'S y" 49,
hlot !uea WIS 10 peat q retreat. Sut i
80 i'pi'eie's anu l must lace II OUT, lol
"ICM GS'Sate ana d laIl man nov
- 4 d = tte oiiiy door. Upon JacI
"a@,Si y q S'tticc' put t%eu ms
Us |PoH ms ~ihpanlo Inc mar
Mas taiI, as I nave said, ana powerfully
Duitt. rs &c was SLiloott Il tiin
~ mou' h"Ne peeii iiaiIosoHle Out loi
d S't""ie' pony jaw his halr was
cropped close and he Wore a plain suit
u IGSstit pro"H' With pootS ana spurs
2eLeS tte tlan, SHlG FostSaae' rup-
nit5 Hi9 Hahos IN hlSh
n,'Ti ! want you 10 urn nm lilSlue
-, nv an gu cove h!t9 out every
u'Ii6 YOU can Iboul ms MISTRESS, as /
tola you, ana teli nm TO carry TINS iet-
yer 70 Her' ana ne too% d IetIef Wllch
nc heia bet#een numb n hngef.
ElGLG was d peasant stflls OF words TO
laIi mo u man ears ABOUT ms WlIe'
n he utterly, bound, both in tongue
ana hanas. | became sudGehly aWare
SH1I l vas moving uhsashy ana rest
4f$Sig on my seat, ehahng lurlousiy at
Ne Dolus OF ircalhstance ana tnat
cllg 5teuhSel Keen, nIiEht eye was
h@ea iGLl on me. Wltn an EFFORT |
EIlpGu oo"H itAy "F"ti an" assumed an
in11aSslEe an /,
me tiII man saIuleu me IN Weisn ana
l IFplleu' Tor d allnple tIllhs 'SucA as
p''97i,S tle t.,':e u udS ! GNuiu liidi-
W. Inns / ana Oh set lof 10
retuse 10 MAKE a spunu a ali nlish
l@l2e SuspicIoils, Wiilie u y opS1ltlatcty
uu4Ho "lleH questioHS upon private
meters we're put "oulu pear d hatul"i
e%piahation.
me Sttahset llaue Il snort sPeecn iu,i
81 ia"PlhS sultufals. lie lnlsilt us wen
nave Spohen Iaepre" ana ! stared SUI
leliy lnto me IRE. lie SPOKE again. l
| GIlEtlIlEtI tI
WIltL me matter WIN tHe lei,oW
salu JACK ne turned uuilp al Oh d
SuGdSI;
well sald the Stranger very IKE
~ ne mas oeeh toid 10 keep ms tongue
QuiGl.
lTy MN again, crled iostSate.
Try nlhl asalh, ana warn MN that
aioulu ms shouldeFs; ana ne crackea
ms WHIP rs ne SPOKE
Nilie ne was GONG on mao peen
SIoplts III NY CONSCIOUSNESS 10 III tWo
lhinSs together; the strangers voice
ttilu d name where a leard II pc
lore ana whose was 1t! lie began to
speak In gentle, melting tones, and my
heart ieaped IN my side. | pulled my
nat lower ana looked up. me llrst
siance tau&ht me mat the utmost eau
lloh was heeqed. JACK fostgate was
staring Sloohlliy al me, ahgered py.fny
silence; tne stranger proad, prlght
eye was pent upon me, with infinite
meaning ana warning IN the look. his
voice ran on, Alquid ana even, ana he
paused; then, with the utmost sloWness
ana de~llperatlon he added,
leuan GWyllt!
me ~utterance OF this name had no
meaning for his companion, everything
Tor me. Yet 1t was not needed, Tor !
had knoWn him upon the beginning OF
ms thlrd speech. other people could
play at dlSgulses, TOO. leuan's tangle
OF mar was gone; the forest or beard
n ln~ustachio, which formerly hid his
race to the very eyes, had vanished; his
worn ana dirty clothes were lac
by a suit OF sober color and excellent
texture; he had followed my own eX-
ample N almost every point OF his
chanse, ana my ignorance OF him
moved the strength or my own dis
gulse.
TOOK my cue at once, n looked
down IN the IRE, ana cleared my
throat.
Jack Postgate took a step forward. I
dld not raise my eyes, but heard Ieuan
say, NO, no. You Will spoil everything.
lie is going to speak. have just per-
suaQed MN. heep quiet. his tones
We're ilerle and eager, and | knew that
Jacks whip hung In h air.
He'd better be Quick growled Jack,
whose temper was not OF a nature to
parley long with n Whom he be-