The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-11-22
= CHAPTER III.

US 4Of our lODB pflfduOuSs dDu 1OE q
time we famished wretches forgot our
treasure in the keen animal pleasure
or satisfying the craving Of hunger.
Sir Edmund sat at the table with US,
uIrecting the servants, who surely had
never before waited upon such strange
company. One could see that it was
a real delight to this large-hearted man
to see us eat and drink. Miss Las
celles herself waited upon Van Hoeck,
attending to his wants with feminine
tact and delicacy; his affiiction app
pealed to her womanly sympathy.
she was tall and graceful girl, with
her fathers fair complexion, bright,
mirthful eyes, that added to the hap
by expression of her face, and beauti-
full soft brown hair, that took golden
lights and chestnut shadows in its I'M
dulation. Sh3 looked you in the face
with a fearlessness only possible to
those.swho are perfectly healthy and
perf& " honest. To the charm Of
physical beauty was added a faultless
manner the complete self-command
and unfailing grace inseparable from
q lady of birth and education. She
was as courteous to us, who must have
seemed the veriest outcasts Of society,
as though we were her equal. A true
lady can never be ungracious.
Her presence had an indescribable
effect upon my senses-the effect Of
fine music after discord. was con-
scious of return from savagery to
civilization. But it was not until my
gross appetite was satisfied that be-
came susceptible to the new delight.
The baronet spoke not one word
about the diamond during dinner. but
when it was all over he said:
well, now we will go back to the
library; and you shall come with us,
Edith, if our cigars win not be disa-
greeable to you, for we have a marvel
GUS matter to talk about"
In the library Miss Lascelles seated
herself beside her father, while we
three men sat facing them on the other
side of a small round table, on which
placed the diamond. At little dis
lance from us there was lion skin
on the floor, and on this the Kid threw
herself, and as she lay there looking
toward us, with her chin resting in the
palms OF her hands and her elbows
planted in the fur, we saw scarcely
anything of her but her great lustrous
eyes. because of the shadow thrown by
the lamp shade.
Now, let us understand the position
Of things, to begin with" said Sir Ed
mund, taking cigar, after handing
the box to us.
This will explain good DEAL" said
I, putting in mis- hand the copy Of our
agreement.
He held it that his daughter might
read it with him, and having come to
the end, said:
MAY / ask which is the Judge?'
THAT'S me- said Brace, with some
pride; appinted by the Long Pike Wig
lance Committee in So"
.sYou are an Americana
Located as such for twenty years;
born in Cornwall"
And Jake Van Hoeck?v
"Thats Israel" responded the Judge,
indicating Van Hoeck; and darkness
fell upon en- he added explanative-
ly.
During a short space Of his eyentful
career Brace had earned precarious
existence as travelling preacher.
sThen you are Bernard Thorne." thu
baronet said to me, land Lola is"
THE Kid" said Brace. Her moth
er was greasera Mexican" he ex-
planned to Miss Lascelles. The dinner
had warmed his spirits and loosened
his tongue, and he continued: 1--WE
were drawed together at Cape Town
by an advertisement in the paper. Our
afflicted brother wanted to stake his
little pile upon a mining venture He
had studied the thing scientifically
he had laid out a kinder chart in his
head, pricked down where the greai
finds had been made, sorter reasoned
out the cause thereof, end sot his mine
firm as a big find was to be made il
a certain spot known only to himself
We conversed, and he perceived with
out much difficulty es he had found the
right sorter pardner in me, end be kind
er left it with me to find third party
to jine in the venture. spotted oui
Gentleman Thorne here among doz-
en-. / liked the shape of his chest and
shoulders; liked the look Of his face
l see that though he was outer luck