The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-11-27

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv
nnauestionablr high praise.

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m,de , friand of no ana thonol, so,,,o
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son Slo,,ld 10 naado of lis dood 10
Ind nm e,sv law ,nannar md /, slow
cvnicaI smil4 tbat rarely left his face
md tho onIv s,ion of daanoni,,y nassion
in him was > littIa broadanino of his
smile old latour who kant tho SION
ming place toid mo how once the
D,,ka had hroken into ;, oantla lauph
A French half breed freiehter on his
way north had entered into game of
nol,er with thn Duse With tbe result
that his civ ,nontbs nav stood in a
LITTLE hcan NJ his encmy's left hand
The enraged freiohter accused his
smilino onnonont If being a cheat and
was proceeding TO demolish him with
one mighty hlow Rut the Duke. still
smiling and without moving from his
chair. caught the descending fist
slowly crushed the fingers open and
/ steadily drew the Frenchman to his
knees. gripping him so cruelty in the
/ meantime that he was forced to cry
aloud in agony for mercy Then it was
that the Duke broke into a light laugh
! and touching the kneeling Frenchman
on his cheek with his finger tips. said:
"I.ook here. my man, you shouldn't
play the game till YOU know how to do
it and with whom YOU play" Then,
handing him back the money he added;
I 81 want money, but not yours" Then,
as he sat looking at the unfortunate
wretch dividing his attention between
his money and his bleeding fingers, he
once more broke into a gentle laugh
that was not good to hear.
The Duke was by all odds the most
striking figure in the Company of the
Noble Seven, and his word went
further than that of any other His
shadow was Bruce, an Edinburgh uni
Versi'9 man ne'apis si.",' a. un naI'Ia
i've, persistent ueNo.eu u 'ne DuAe
ihdeeu' ms cnlel anioi'ion was ~ a.
tam 10 the luke hlsn auu oiuiy
manner out, llasihucn as nc was
rather squat III inquire anu nau an open'
good hatured lace anu oeotcn Nolee
OF the haru ana raspils hihu' MS at-
! tehpts ut iihitailoh were not coiispie"
ously successful. fNefy man 'li''
, feached swan eteeh Drought MN 'et
n 1
got 10 MO" nun nv Nooiu Si'' niV
now ana lheh iet'er 10 re'u' p'' 10
the tone beeaille mort anu n'oie
anxious ne ceilseo TO iet me r'au 'nehi'
ana was si''u enough VI this' ~"
ne couid READ nose letters anu ~ 'ne
pace OF the Nopic seven couiu ho'
see FOOT bruce' ne ia" Soou h'i'
pulses generous le'rt' nut the per
init nights ana the hunts anu the
round ups anu me POKER anu an 'h'
Wlld excuses OF lhe company "ere
more thai ne couh sliuu'
lhel thefe were me TWO hp' proti'
ers, the younger, berue' u tau naircu
bright faced vounpster. none too able
to look after himself. but much in
clined TO follies of all degrees and
sorts. Rut he was warm hearted and
devoted to his big brother, Humphrey
called Hmm. who had taken TO ranch
inc mainly with the idea of LOOKING
flor his vounper brother And no
easy matter that was for every one
liked tho lad and in consequence helped
| him down
In addition 70 these there were two
others of the original seven. but nv
| forco of chromosomes they were nre-
vented from any more than a nominal
connection with tho comnnnv Blake
tvnical wild freshman had Joined
tbe nolice 1T the Fort ana clifford had
cot married. and as hin said "was