The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-06-26

n mean / -. You knsw Fn war
n<asssf ssi9tion ncw. I truly 6ssl ~ you
n yoxs dssc,afs cundIttcn, ~ tkeugh je
10y - b. Tho right time 70 - IL, I
nsust tn ron ! hope, wksn ~ funefAl n
Svcf. you Nm accompany - hsms And
shase snf kunsbis hospitaiity. Mm Druanr
ssond joins - II ~ iavitaeten.~
II have not hsS tiHs 10 think g future
a-sfaneemenfs." aid WaItes; hut I thank
you Tor yonr ~invitatSon.'
NY son Joshua. too" 011 NJ. Drumr
meod, - Ioa6in9 70 make yous ecquains-
ancs. He n Ojder than ron, but noe much
iargss. J0shua h eighteea, but ~ win
naeks . very pleasant companicu fos you.
LII me hops that 700 win accspt NJ In
yifAtien.~
THANK yos, Ar. Drumnosd; ! win
consult my friends about IL"
II wonder bow much I cuuA vsntufe
3 - Tor board" thought Mr. Drum
ms0d. IF I an his guardian l can AZ
that 10 suit myself. A hundred thousand
d1Ilars would make me Z rich man- That
n, ! could m axe money from Il without
in1uring the boy"
Mr.. DHmmond asked . few more ques-
tons about Mr.. Conrad's sickness and
death. Walter answered them. bat did
not think II necessary to speak Of his
lc~ses By the mining company. Mr.. Drum
mond was = stranger, and not = man 70
inspire confidence. 30 Walter told - lit
tie - he could. At length the visitor.
having exhausted inquiries, rose.
II shall be- here TO- morrow" be sAid.
II shall return 10 Stspletcn SITTER the
ceremony. hope you will make up your
mind 10 30 back with me-"
II could not be ready - eoea,s m
swered Walter. donbtfuiiy.
II can wait till next day"
shat win not be necessary, Mr.. Drum
mond. shall have no difficulty In max
ing the journey alone. IL I conclude to &C
ccpt your kind invitation"
Mr.. Drummond shook our hero's hand
~ mpathetically. and 1t length withdrew.
A. he went down the avenue he took 4
backward glance at the hapdsoms man
sion Ia which his cousin had lived.
That boy owns all that property" he
said. half ~envioasly, and never worked
= day for II. I've had to work Tor Ill
my money. But II was foolish = spend
- much money ON . house. A third the
sum would have bsiit . comfortable house,
and to rest might have been put at in
1ersst. II II turns out that am the
boys guardian. think I shall ssll h.
That1l BE- the best course..
CHAPTER ~.
The funeral was over. Mr.. Drummond,
~ indeed his relationship pefmltted, was
on Of the principal mournera. Ceasider~
ins that be had not sssn Mr.. Coorsd Tor
~ pears prscsding NJ dsatA, - curing
ut H. comnsanseatsa wsSA hin haaav
wayt - appeafs1 - - vesy nuch No.
coms b. CRIED. He kept his sya covered
With : large whits handkerchief. and his
movemsnts indicated suppressed agitatica.
He felt mat this was I tribute due b .
cousin W. haA LETT oves ons hundrod
thousand dollars when they had return
- from the grave - MANAGED - NV .
word with Walter.
-Havs 20 decided to accspe NJ e9r,
anA make your homs bensatA M humhle
ruoff. hs aake1
'.Thers has bsea - time % consult With
ny friends here. Ar. Drummond- win
~ 90 know next wsak. I thank ycu at
any nts~eee youf kipdnsas
twt03ng Ab nAn features Into a a6ec.
tioaass snilA. with yoa bsasatA ~
hunhis rcd. ] sAaI uaas notAins - cem
pasts NJ havpinsAs
Jaesb DFunqool went back 70 Staple.
~ 9noEsne ~ stats cf Mr.. OparaA's
a9ain ~ rauardias vAlt9 - = ~ u
neat vGn1nh.
WDm ~ yin ~ opsnsd h was found
= hsas 49, tws ysars haek. hsfors Ar.
CsaraA - Dlnnosd imts - spsculatisa
WAieh - provs1 - lmsreus 70 Hin
Hs begsaakhs1 ~ ~ psspsfu which II
~ poenms - Waltss, VIII IL exssptioa
= ~ kunAse1 1ellar1 vhteA wsrs lsel
- lagoey = ~ GAitAful h-ouseksspss.
Naney fssSa A. ~ dine IL vim NJ
m6A ~ psovisions nAde Walees Asir b
Z lares festunA Nsw h VA quite uncsr.
tain hew tAines would turn vat Clsmsnt
shaw, ~ village lawyG. - honest and
upright uan, vas nAAs executoe, beins n
"a "a trssa frsnd = The Ascsased.
VIII NJ walter had . long and conf
dcntdal c~envessatioa. imparting to him
what - knew q his fathers mining spec.
ulaticn an1 II disastfous result with ia
probable e&sa = accelerating hjs death,
~ knew something of this before. Wal.
Ter" hid Mr.. shaw. "your father spoke
70 NJ q being largsly interested in thu
(3sua1 Metropolitan Mining Company
~ q ~ COMPANY itself and ths exteni
- whicA - ~ Involved ! knew moth
ine.~
r tAink NJ father must have been
very eerionsly involved" said Walter. I'll
may. psrAApA swallow up the whole prop
erxy.
'IAk - Aope not. Indeed. I can hardy
believe tAat yoaf father would hare ven
tused In - dep y tAat.N
sI1e had every confidence IA the ccm-
pAny /: he thought he va going u donbls
~ money. II only : part Or his property
was threateneA. I don't think ii would
have had such m e6ect upon him.
~ will thoroughly examine into the At
fair MID Mr.. Shaw. "Meanwhile. Wa
tcr. hope fur the best. II : hardly b
thar the whole property y lost. DO mol
~ TO ~snxions."
~Do not fear for me GA that acconnt.'
saia Walter. Il aiwa-s looked forward
70 being rich. X II true. bat for al that
can bear poverty. II he worst comes
and | Nm penalties. l am strong. aud car
work. can ret along Is well - thou