Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-11-30
CHAPTER Y.
THE RLOM EAILS

THE BLOW FALLS
Dinner, that night, was anything but
cheerful meal; in fact. II was evident
that the house party possessed that
fatal bar to suCCeSs--a spirit of an
tagonism. Drysdale and Grace Croy-
don maintained a careful silence and
Mrs Delroy was SO obviously depressed
that her husband was alarmed
4 don't believe this stay in the coun-
try is doing you lit of good, Edith
he observed
She smiled wearily in answer to his
anxious look
Il don't feel very well. tonight" she
said. Il think / shall lie down right
after dinner"
Il would" he agreed You must
save yourself all you can | can't have
YOU getting ill, you know IL I'd had
amy sense, I'd have got away from that
New York whirl month ago"
I'm not going TO be i'll" She assured
him, III be all right in day or two"
AS soon as the meal was over, she
and her sister disappeared upstairs
while the men lighted their cigars and
Strolled down TO the boathouse TO view
the preparations made by the Grahams
for the protection of the necklace The
night was very close, with promise Of
rain unmistakable.
They went through the boathouse
withoIt finding anyone but ON the pier
beyond old Graham was sitting, gazing
across the water and smoking an odor-
iferous pipe. Between his knees he
held Winchester repeater and re-
Nolver butt stuck from case at his
belt
Delroy laughed quietly as he looked
at him
why you're regular arsenal"
he said You're taking IL in earnest
for sure"
Might as well be on m safe side.
sir" responded Graham sententiously.
And where's the uecklace?"
Lowered from Tn end of TIA pier,
sir
No chance Of 1t getting away?"
u tied tn knots, sir"
"AlI rght-that settles it You're
not going TO sit out here all night. /
hope?'
"Willum takes his trick at midnight.
sir. He's gone over L tn house 4
bring a cot an some beddin' down 4
tn boathouse. Wen take turn an turn
about"
Well" said Delroy, turning away.
Il see l can sleep without worrying
any over the safety OF the necklace.
If there's anything you want, Graham.
i'm the way of eatables or drinkables.
don't hesitate 10 send 10 the butler for
them"
~ t"iih SH' ou' guess we II
Wiou oCI ,',S .'loilC Iei IA present l.
i'm tn boathouse"
What do YOU want 10 do that for?"
Well returned Graham slowly.
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as lhSy mounted the steps to the door.
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m not put leel IKE tramping to-
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80 80 y9H1tt tHlSie1 lAe outer hal with
ni1Il anu 'Uoh Gown ms Iaincoat from
the rack. \ n3has' VINO was stationed
~ tne EeS'.puie' helped MN on with it,.
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uoil looH lot me TOT an hour or two"
an TIsHt we Won worry an
sNe'S4 l'ir"y lu1ush Tor my part
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1ht ar tHat S'Iih,S lniousn one after
Nn,Ie' anu JaCk soon get enough Of
~ NJ ny l oet'sI - up ana see how
my Wile setuis 'IohS' houll excuse
me-
-, NeI IIaliiIS anu stay as long as you
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ny SCI haNe some letters To write
leroy houueu ana went on up the
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S,'al,s DTi@oIe @ tne I'ie ana watched the
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