Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-05-31
CHAPTER II.
A FORTUNE FOR THE PAIR.

"A FORTUNE FOR THE PAIR.
Mr.. Theodore Shells carriage and
pair drew up at his house in Park
lane, n Mr.. Theodore Shelf went up
the steps and entered the door which
- man servant opened for him. He
was a stout, middle aged man, with a
clean shaven face and a short frock
coat Of black broadcloth. He allowed
himself TO be eased of his hat and
umbrella and then passed through the
gorgeous hall to the rosewood billiard
room at the back. There he found his
guest, Mr.. Patrick Cambel, in shirt
sleeves, practicing push cannons by
himself.
What, alone, MIR. Cambel?'
why yes. l did have a hundred up
with your niece earlier on, but some
one came for her"
Niece? oh, Amy, you mean-Miss
Rivers. All, my lear sir, from the love
we have for her in this household and
the way we treat her, you naturally
fancy she is q blood relation. 1t is a
graceful compliment for you to pay,
Mr.. Cambel, but it is my duty to cor
rect YOU. Miss Rivers IS legally only
my ward
Ward, oh! See that? Red hard
against the cushion and white being.
over the bottom pocket. Neat cannon.
wasn't ii, considering the long time
since I've handled a cue?"
The only child OF my late partner.
You know the firm still stands as Mar
maduke Rivers e Shelf. We call our
selves on the b~illheads, Agents to the
Oceanic Steam Transport company
though of course we own the whole
line. You see our flag, sir, in every
seat"
II know. Nagasaki to Buenos Ayres;
gin and gospel on the west coast; Goals
and cotton at New Orleans"
And we. do not send our steamers
for the business of trade alone. Mr..
Canbel. We pick our captains and
officers with an eye to a holier urpose
We trust that they spread q Chris
ton influence in all their ports of CALI
Yes, | saw them at work once at
AKIN on a tramp you sent down there.
They were taking Krooboys on board.
The skipper received them on one Of
the bridge deck ladders with a knuckle
buster and kicked EN- along. The chief
| stood by with q monkey wrench and
baptized EN- with that as they passed
down the lower deck aft. They men,
toned at the time that this process
had n rarely outstanding influence.
Prevented h boys from being uppish.
Showed EN- what the white man could
do when he spread himself, taught 'em
humility, In fact-I ay. there's a pull
lOWdTQ THIS DOllOin pocket. 1eOple nave
been sitting on the able
MIR. Cambel, Mr.. Cambel, you are
making a very serious accusation
against one of my ships companies"
Accusation? i? Never a bit of it.
The fellows only acted according to
their lights. That's the only way sailor
men n OF getting Krooboys to work,
n 1t was a case of getting them to
work or having the natural sack from
Won 4 So ne fhpU didn'f knnyv annfhar
method they fell back On knuckle
duster NJ monkey wrench. I'll play
you fifty up"
Mr.. Shelf put UP a large white hand.
mo, no, / don't play billiards myself.
SO many young men have been ruined
by the pursuit hat / refrain from Ii
by way of setting an example. But
my friends who visit here are not SO
scrupulous. and 7 have the table for
thcm.''
"Beau-tiful," said Cambel. He might
have been referring TO his own billiard
shot or 10 Mr.. Shells improving senti-
ment
You see. Mr.. Cambel, from my po-
sition. so many people look up TO me
that II is nothing short of my bounden
duty to deprive myself OF certain
things and be, SO far as possible, q
humble model for them TO form them
selves by. Long before a constituency
sent me to parliament l devoted my
best energies TO c~hristianizing h low
er classes, n / hope not without uc-
cess. III appreciation is any criterion. ]
may say hat l was elected president OF
no less thar twelve improvement So
~cieties. 1t took me much time and
thought to attend to them. Yet l wish
! could hate given more"
] THAT pocket does pull. There's Q