The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1904-01-15
"Geoffrey Heathcote. Esq
BY JOHN FINNIMOREs Copyright 1893, by Is. Mcclure cos


,pyright 1899, BY s. s. Mcclure co.s
Iels, and taking advantage Of every
scrap of cover.
Two miles wary walking brought me
into the heath againSnnd I pursued my
way easily oyer its lonely face toward
the southwest, nov at last heading In
my real direction.
There thought L Ct have laid a
igood scent along the wrong track for
the pursuit that is certain to follow
me. East of that hamlet they will
travel miles before it will be possible
TO gain another clue, then they
cannot be sure have not passed.
And thought I had been rather
clever. Never once did I dream Of the
fashion in which the pursuit would BIO
made. A-ftersturntTg my face to the
proper qlarer, settled my pace at a
swift walk, and had made q dozen
miles before the sun Went down. ]
had now ~journeyed over twenty miles
since I left Butley, and was hungry n
tired. AS the dusk fell / seated myself
on the projecting root of a great tree,
and leaned my back against its trunk
Ito rest.
The air was mild and cool, and full
Of the sweet odors of the spring. Low
in the west the sunset fingered in a
broad band of shining sea-green, but
eastward all was thick and gray. Pres
emily a dim pail of cloud drew over
and the great slow dropsEo a spring
evening shower battered around me,
filling the air with the delicious scent
of newly moistened earth. cheerful
twittering of birds n all over.
the plain, and q thrush in the tree
above me eng at intervals two or
4 thrap pnfaSEfUf1 and sweet @4&s
As / sat there looking back on the
day, I saw clearly that it was all my
own fault. The letter I a destroyed
lay at the bottom Of everything. I q
had no opportunity of speech with Enid
In the interval and she knew nothing
OF ii. Jack supposed that it was de-
iiyered, and her civil deception of him
would imply in his eyes a receptance OF
Its contents Hence his sudden warmth
!, and presumption and ths#whola train
Of consequences.
CHAPTER XXXV.
THE ALE HOUSE ON THE MOOR
lit was quite dark when I moved on
again, and within half a mile I saw a
twinkle of light straight before me. ]
:. reflected and remembered that a small
I ale house should be somewhere near al
hand, and that must be 1t. adj
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a dozen yards Of the lighted window,
ftall was quiet, surely + might venture
to get some food here. Now that ! had
{ S. hat my appearance was IN no way
i beyond ordinary fer a country fellow,
.I slipped my quarter-staff Under q
bush, carefully marking the place thai
+ might find it again, and edged up te
the un~curtained window.
81 The first peep took cheered rns
= heart like asscordial and brought the
water Of desire into nay mouth. Be.
i side a cheerful fire stood a table and OF
1 either side of it sat Ieuan Gwyllt ane
Dafydd.
) There they were at ease in their inn
q. q dish of smoking Tashers Of bacon an6
II a. big brown loaf between them. Ths
i good, hearty smell of the fried bacoI
crept through the crevices OF the i'll
fitting lattice and tickled my nostril'
richly with It's savor. IAhad been yer.
! hungry before, and now my appetlt,
became clamorous for share OF thii
9 toothsonle banquet. The room wa
3 empty but for them, and I steppet
9 forward and lifted h latch of tn
door. Invent In and our myself il
a passagesWhich ran through theshouse
x The landlord was coming along It u
e the opposite direetioIW with q great jul
of@ale, andI followed him into tn
n room wher theERed Men OF h Dusl
eIAWGIG lGdStlliS sNg8l 80
e saw my face over tkslandlord's slloul
der "
6 AWell, indeed said hi with his read,
IS smile, as for an respected guest, v
n have come at last. Yes, that tss bette
s than o to come DIT all. Take a drin
y Of the ale.n
f NV hand was on the jug with les
delay, Tear, than was polite, and
$ took a hearty sdraught, which coul
s. not have given my parched throat NOR
y delight5had it been fresh brewed nee
= tar.
ssAnd you Will have some supper wit
* me- went on Ieuan, annually. Conn
landlord some more bacon and fe'
eggs again. Here ISIS ! big enoug
q for a. dozen. We will finish the suppe
before wesbegin business. Then We ca
about the prices OF things&Whil
q sit BY h fire with another jug {
! ale
Isl Ieuan8 pufred smoothly ssSng, and
" nodded q clownish agreement as be
came my character, and#the landlol
b BUSTED about and set U a. fres
x trencher and chair before it. { sea
$ ed myself! and began to make have
~ Of the slices still left IN the dish, an
the food tasted as sWeetly as it ha
8. Smelled. Ieuan had come pretty we
s Ito an end#of his meal, and he leane
his elbowsSon the table took his ia
& Between his hands, and Watched n
- with smile.
- eyes said he, when the landlord Ha
4. left ~tle9roorn. sIShaye a good eye
- tell when a man ISIS hungry. You ha'
Is n many miles on your feet since ye
q last took soI1lesfood
A. I have Ieuar," replied, and
u thank you for this. lean assure you
as ..You have taken to the road agai