Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-08-17

bronze green humming bird Julien
sabe p he said. Il may be induced to
stay"
What! You're going to get mar
why not. if l have an invitation?
Twonty-two's getting on"
All" said Cambel and set to rock
ing his chair
Il didn't say anything"
You said All Patrick, and that
meant you thought a lot besides
quite right, | did II had never
quite struck me till then that you were
completely grownup young woman
now ana might eny day see a man TO
so into permanent partnership with.
It's a bit OF a jar--I mean II comes
eG3ly 20 one at first to think OF you
US married, Elsie.
"Shop- ssn-Pat get up and drive
that huuming bird away. He won't go
for me, greedy little beast, and il he
stays AMY longer ] know he'll overeat
himself Wou you'd better brace your
self up for "a blow, because married
mean to be some day Who knows but
what you'll beat me in the raceg
'I2"
"Why not? When Duvcrnay died,
Mabel became a widow
That said CambCl, is the usual
sequence OF events
You know she never wanted to
marry him"
so ! was led to understand some
five years back. Yet marry him she
did nevertheless and that after due
publication OF bauns | might remark.
Elsie that that humming bird you werc
interested in is still gprging himself
out Of those red flowers just on the
other side Of you"
Some creatures mover know when 20
stop. Now / do" said Miss Kildare.
That's the bell for dinner / must so
and tidy myself
Meanwhile a certain Mr.. Ken,-Wil-
llams, a young gentleman OF Eng
land who was throwing poker dice at
the bar with two friends for
ante prandial cocktails, was looking at
the subject from a different coign OF
view. He was a young gentle
man who had not made conspicuous
success OF himself in England and had
been dcTorted 10 Florida with view
to extracting fortune from orange
growing. AS on reaching the spot he
found this was difficult OF achieve
ment, he wisely did not worry his
brain with any vain attempts, but was
content with living in inexpensive re-
tirement for nineteen -twentieths Of
Of each quarter and blUssoming out
during the remaining days in riotious
living on the allowance which reached
Him from home. And with him were
two others who had been softly nur-
tured and who were also taking their
quarterly nip Of semi civilization.
II tell you" said Kent Williams.
she's a clinling fine specimen, that
Kildare girl and, by Jove! | ought 10
be a judge If any one is now here
LOcE-three sevcns. first shot! Good
I'll keep theze and see If l can't rattle
out another. Shell so TO England and
marry Il duke as sure as fits don't
you know. / wonder il Cambel will
hitch onto the other sister, Looks Ike
t, his coming here after the Duvcrnay
beast turned up his toes / never
eould stand Duvornay. Not a varsity
nan, don't you know, and hadn't been
anywhere to school Simply a bit Of
norey and thought he could swaggrr
IN that. BY Jove! two bullets. That
makes me fun house, and III stand
IN it. Collar the box. Willie, dear boy
and beat me if you can"
NO" said Willie, scooptng the dice
INTO the leather box and thoughtly stir
ring them before he empted onto the
pewter counter. Il don't think-ar--
Duvernay was anybody. / didn't know
him here, but l-ar-don't recollcct
meeting him at the club or anywhere
before we came out-by ped! look
there! Fours, first shot! or course
Kildares are all right as far as family
goes. But they're poor as regards the
-ar-almigthy dollar. II it wasn't for
chat. by ged! l wouldn't mind going in
TOR the fair Elsie myself. Wobingon, /
old Chappie take the box ana agitate.
You won't beat my four ladies'"
Il wish" said Kent Williams medi-
tatively Il knew what Cambel was
going. TO do. Mabel Duvenay's
charming woman, and she's got at
least { 500 a year. / don't want to
make a fool Of myself if Cambers still
IA the running. And, by Jove! l know
she's as fond Of him as ever. That
beast Duvernay used 70 tWit her with
I when he was in an extra vile tenn
per"
60 slow" advised Robinson, "and
hang back for bets Here. | can't i'm
prove on two pairs, so you and l throw
again. Here's the box. BY the way,
why not ask Caubel yourself? You
knew him well enough at Cambridge, !
and you aren't shy"
I'm not shy. dear boy, and used 40
know Patrick Cambel wei before I I
came out He's dcvilish genial fell /
,ow so long as you rub him the right
way but | shouldn't like to cross ques-
zion him TOO much about Mrs. Duver-
nay You see, don't you know. he wa 2
most internally struck on the lady be- /
fore she was married, and he's one OF |
these fellows with long memory who |
don't forget. Now, l. dear boy, have |
been in love with heaps Of women in my
time, and they with me, but when they
gave me the chuck, or 1 got tired OF
them | didn't break my blessed heart (
or play the goat, or do anything OF the /
Kind. / simply went on TO the next /
caravan, which is a devilish comfort !
able amusement. But old Pat Isn't /
5uilt thar way. He's one OF those fools /
who would get gone on a woman and /
keep her in mind for years and years /
afterward. Mighty dreary sort OF a |
game to my way OF thinking-by Jovc! |
four kings! II you beat those, dear
boy, may l live on sweet potatoes and /
mullet all the rest of my life"
"Oh, Lord" said Robinson. $500 a |
years., ,500-one could pig along with |
that very comfortably in lots of places |
What unlucky brutes some OF us are, /
Oh, curse it. Just my form, two pairs 4
again. We won't prolong the agony. |
My shout. Whatll you fellows have?" I
They crank their cocktails and went /
into the vast bare dining hall where a ,
shining negro waiter supplied each |
with a tumbler Of iced tea and two /
dozen oval dishes Of comestibles
"Cambel seems thick enough with \
the Kildare girl Kent williams OBJ I
served. But OF course he knew her 4
Wlen SNe was q kiu ana tney q nave 4
heaps TO talk about What do you
Think Willie?"
How should | know. dear chappfe .
I'm not one of those thought reading .
fellows. But perhaps she's--ar--teil-
ing him about her sister. Girls always /
try and run a fellow FOR their sisters .
if they can't get the fellow-ar--for .
themselves"
Here, waiter" shouted Robinson, /
what did you bring sweet potatoes /
for? Nobody ordered them Take the /
id things away and vary them"
The walter grinned and vanished with .
the dishes. and Robinson set TO saw
agely tearing at a tough beef steak F.
with a silver bladed knife Moneys
run out" he grum5led, "and back We
so tomorrow TO live like wild beasts in
q palmetto shack on that accursed food ,
and nothing else. | believe that foul |
grinning nigger knew and brought
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