The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1906-08-16
CHAPTER III.--(Contirued.) }


tS,nIng check for a large amount n
rsoney. Only a few words accompanied
tire check. These were 10 the effect that,
having heard Of my indiscretion, my father
tcsired TO put an end 10 the matter ~
once. 1t was very Kind letter AMI It
toox a weight of my heart. lost no
time In cashiag this check and taking ihe
money 20 my creditors. There was sHtii-
cieni 10 meet all owed. / wondered, as
! did this, If ! had wrOnged Gerald o.
qusrreling with him. II seemed 10 ME 81
IL tits gift from my father must nave
been brought about by his doing. / was
touched when this became a conviction n
my mind, ana NJ the same time that |
wrote TO Sir Maurice, thanking him n
tho best words I could for his great gem
erosity, wrote also 10 my cousin, telling
him what had happened, and asking him
TX ! ought not 10 express gratitude 10
him also. That was the last day, Ben"
Hubert Tenby said, that / kns% what
the word happiness meant, That same
evening / received a hurriedly writ
letter from Lady Charlotte Singleton, I"
sirins me TO go and see her the f0llowins
day. She mentioned in her letter that
little prepared for what awaited me when
/ reached her on the following day. |
found her indeed in great trouble. All
her jewels had been stolen, and il was
evident TO me before had gone very far
into the matter that this robbery could
have been done by no outside person, but
only by one who, like myself, was well &C.
quainted with the way in which they were
kept Can you guess the end of my story
nogT
Ben Coop looked into the other mans
face.
Surely, they never tried to say you
took these jewels, sirY
'"They not only said II, they proved it.
Ben" The young man started to his
feet. when look back | seem 10 have
been hemmed in on every side. Every
thing was against me; even 7, myself,
s1w how hard II was to disbeIieve the
evidence put forward. / had been the
last person 10 whom Lady Charlotte had
explained the working Of the safe in
which her jewels were kept. My need
for money was well known. / am afraid
/ had given lots OF people the right TO
regard me as rather a harebraincd fei-
low In any case, the whole world was
against me, especially when, in addition
20 this blow, my father wrote, declaring
that he had never sent the money / ae-
knowledged, and dcnouncing the check /
had cashed as forgery | cannot give
you line for line and word for word all
that happened. / must let you try and
I'LL in the picture for yourself. / was
made an outcast from my home. There
was nothing for me TO do but to leave
the country as quickly as possibly could.
In this sore plight il seemed 10 me that
the only friend | had In the world was
my cousin Gerald. He not only professed
to be amazed and bewildered at all thar
had happened, but declared himself to be
shocked and grieved that any one know
Ing me should believe me guilty of such
.dishonorabe conduct! 1t was he who
went with me that wretched day that |
sailed from England! / am not one who
doubts easily; but the truth of GeraId's
treachery was revealed most surely lit
tie later on. Not content with driving
me In shame from my fathers home, not
content with having blackened my career,
taking everything from me in the old
country, he worked his vengeance out still
further. ! had not been month away
before his vengeance began to reach me.
j fell into the hands Of men whom I
know now Eust have been G>-lld's ac-
completes. Friendless and almost penn-
less, l was an easy dupe to these men,
and almost before / realized what was
doing found myself arrested as an ac-
complice OF gang of well-known burg
lars, convicted, and given a heavy SEN
tencc! And should be now In the pris-
on had 1t not been for that days work
In your little station yonder! little ex-
pected 20 find gratitude from one of my
warders, yet II IL always the unexpected
that comes Ia life: and when that poor
fellow was recovered, he left no effort un-
tried TO give me my freedom. The fact
that had been n good-conduct man."
Hubert said. with bitterness that was
most painful went, Of course, In my
favor. / also. 1t seems, had friend at
court, although I knew nothing OF this
till sfterward. The Governor OF the Jail
lad taken sharp interest In me. and he
and the wardcr together managed TO give
me my freedom. That Is why you see me
here tonight"
Ben Coop'g hands came down firmly,
yet tenderiy,s on the young mans shoul-
der.
"Ay, but II makes my blood boil to
hear what you have been telling me. It's
90 like what Robert Tenby would have
been. There's work for you to do. AN
no, man to preach revenge, bus ] am a
man to urge any other to stand up for
his honor, no matter at what cost and
you must stand up for yours, my dear lad.
What are your plans? You will surely
.have something In your mind?'
Hubert Tenby stood and stretched HIM
self his full height.
II am freew - he said. in low, vibrant
zones. THAT Is the first thing I am try