Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-05-21
The Empires Dream
Amazing Adventures Of Gang Of Thieves
Who Stole World-Famous Dia-
mond of Fabulous Wealth.

i And as Godfrey West walks in the
4 warm sunshine, with Marys arm
drawn through his. he thinks that tb.
4 world holds no more beautiful spot on
earth than this fair Eden where they
nye so happily.
i Then shouting from the shrub,
/ berry a bonny little boy comes run.
i ming toward them as fast as his sturdy
legs will carry him.
4 Nam, Uncle Joe is tumin' to-day"
Yes, my dear, he is"
An Auntie Kate, too?"
'Yes. darling
Godfrey likes Uncle Joe an Auntie
Kate. an don't you. MANI
Yes, dear; we all love them, and
| here they come now. Run and meet
| them"
AS Joe Drawn stepped across the
lawn. with protecting arm thrown
round his wife, he looked the same old
rugged Joe as eyer-a little trimmer
and neater, perhaps. with more chal.
longing look in his kindly blue eyes,
but still the same old stanch Joe
Drawn OF Ballarat.
'Aw, sure, Godfrey, me lad, an you,
Mrs. West, ma'am, ut's a powerful
proud day for Joe Drawn to be seeing
we once again; an me bonny little
Kate here, she's so overiowin' with
joy that ut's breakin' out into tears
she is every minut-aw, yis, sure
"Ah, we are SO glad to see you back
from Australia, and to welcome you
both to Loremuir; but what Of Audrey
where is she; we thought she was
coming with your
Sure, an it's here she'll be in no
time, an not by herself, faith, MOI"
Not by herself?"
Faith, ut's that young fellow as
succeeded to the title OF Lord Lore.
muir after that scallawag Winton
Sure, an he saw Audrey once or twice
before we went back to Ballarat an,
faith, he followed us out, an the re-
suit is that me bonny little Audrey is
goin' to be my Lady Loremuir after
all
And you are pleased?"
Pleased! Faith, an that's not the
word fort. I'm delighted, an SOS
Kate
4 am SO glad He asked me if I
thought he stood any chance, and |
told him to go out and try. But who
is this extraordinary looking man."
Sure, an ut's that disreputable
blackguard Nosey Hammond. His sen
tence was up a day or two back
Nosey ambled toward them with a
broad smile Illuminating his volumin-
Gus countenance.
Evening, gents ALL an you, my
lady, wi my respects ter Mrs. Drawn
Parding me hinterruptin' sech a ar
monious meetin', but / couldn't resis'
Their temptashun ter come an pay my
furrin parts, 50 ter speak. l done me
sentence, an can assoore you, ladies
an gents all, as it wasn't amoosin'.
This 'ere Mr.. Joe Drawn, as takes
me at OFF ter, not fergettin old fren's,
meets me at Their Jail door as | was
turned orr an 'ands me enough Doodle
ter see me on me way ter Hoystralia.
an. a bit hover. An promises yer,
ladies an gents. as I'm goin' ter turn
over a moo leaf an ave no more ter
do 18th yer Monty Wintons an yer
Percy Twists: Their game amt profita.
Bile an 1t amt amoosin'. So ] bids
yer good by one an all, an when |
gets ter Hoystralia, if I as any luck,
although Their famous diamont is still
foatin somewheres about Their no.
shun, I'm goin' ter start tavern at.
Ballarat, an If any on yer does me
Their homer Of a visit yer'll find as.
Their sign over ther door'll read, The
Empires Dream"
The End.