Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-11-23

| air for they had the care OF the acres
OF lawn and garden and woodland
| and meadow belonging TO the estate
we was jest passn' sir began
Graham ''wnen Tummas called us and
| paid as how you wanted & see us"
Yes said Delroy, and held up the
little cage DO you know what this is
( for2"
Graham looked at It stolidly.
No, sir. don't" he said
Well, III show YOU. This string Of
White stones IS Mrs. Delroys pearl
necklace, worth something over $780,
000. ! put tEem In this cage close the
lid, and fasten il With these little
/ hooks. Now, Graham, these stones have
/ lost their lustre and sea waters the
only thing that viii restore st. / want
YOU TO tie rope TO this cage and
lower it into the bay from the end
OF the per, securing il, Of course, SO
that II can't thresh around or break
away II viii have TO stay there for
three or -four days, and during that
| time I'd Ike YOU and your boy ia steep
a. the boat house ana see that no
body NEEDLES with IT,"
The ,wo men had listened intcntly
with serious faces
Very we'll sir" said the elder. as
Deirov finished. ana held out his hand
for the cage.
Delroy gave 1t to him with a little
chucllIe Of enjoyment
You'd better have a gun with YOU
NOT that thlrk there's any danger
Never fear. sir interrupted Gra-
nam. Wen trud L all that Come
on. Wiiuu"
Deroy watched them tin the door
closed behind them
II believe Graham would say very
we'll sir, I'm just that tone. IL | told
him TO burn the house down" he re-
marked. Wen go down after dinner
and see how he's arranged things.
Aud now" he added. my nnards are
beginning 20 clamor vigorously for re-
fr2shmeut"
DrNsdale lost Ho time iu staring out
OF the window on in Improbable med
ltaton. for he was determined that
Tremaine should have no second oppor-
tunity for a tetc-a-tete with Grace
Croydon. Therefore he dressed as
rapidly as he could and ran lightly
down the stair But there was no one
waiting for him at the fire place.
lie sat down IN one Of the great
chairs, hoI ng against hope. PERHAPS
she would come; every moment Of
silence irked him he was chafing to
tear down the wall of misunderstand-
ING that had risen between them How
could she have permitted Tremaine's
threatening insolence? She was the
last woman i'm the world
Il think We're going 10 have rain"
said smooth voice and Drysdale
looked up with q start to find Ire
maine standing beside him
Sine" the night before they had made
no pretense Of friendship. they i'm
stinctively understood each other. and
Tremaiues smile now had Il cool inn
pudence very CALLING Nevertheless
DrysGale choked back his first angry
Impulses he must wait until Grace
spoke.
"Do you?" he said carclossly. and
turned deliberately away.
Tremaines face flushed az the tone
and his eyes narrowed like q eats:
then he, too, sat down and stretched
out his legs
ITS a great privilege, he said TO
be admitted thus to a place where life
passes SO pleasantly
1t is. agreed Drysdale Il confess
| don't understand how YOU obtained
it,"
He regretted the words the instant
they were spoken. he had no wish to
preCipitatc "a quarrel
TTemaiue lid not change his care
less attitude bat he turned upon his
companion gaze that gittcrod coldly.
i must tell YOU" he said I'm voice
Of steel that YOU have not the mans
Uers OF gentleman