Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-01-04

the celebration here because well"
and he nodded significantly toward the
inner room
"Ceciy2'' 1 questioned
,n on5 s9g nssSs ,nSs to .,a hT"gt gt @%rg o%rr
IL I'm day or two"
when does she leave 2'
In the morning early, by the frui;
boat And by the way | want YOU 70
go down with me TO see her on. Shell
appreciate IT,"
WHY certainly but isn't it rather
sudden
In way ycs Tou see. I'VE ar
ranged for committee from New York
to go down to Martinique and look over
the ground, and | want 10 take them
before they have chance to cool off
I've got TO get my house there In order
Pud engage some servants FOR that viii
be our headquarters, and IL Cecily
doesn't leave by the boat tomorrow, she
can't go for ten days Ten days from
now I'm going TO have the committee
ready 20 sail and when | get them TO
Martinique, I'm going to give them
sample OF creole hospitality | wish
you c"uld come" he added warmly I'D
like to have YOU
There's nothing I'd like better" |
said, suddenly conscious of how | had
slandered him i'm my thoughts But |
We'll some day ! shah have YOU
there. and | warn YOU | shant let you
go In hurry Come iu" lac added, la
response To a knock at ,hu door.
Two walters entered and In mo-
mcut the diuncr was served.
''That viii do. said Tronaiue press
ing a coin into the hand of each of
them Wen attend 10 ourselves. Send
up i'm AN hour fOr the ,.ishes. / thought
that was best he added. us me closed
the door after them. I'VE can talN
freely now
He stepped to the inner door
"CeciIy," b" called
She appeared I'm "a moment, with eye
lids a little pufred ana red, but ON the
whole I'm much better spirits than / had
expected She was arrayed in all her
dnery-shc had put ON every piece Of
lrwclry. I thiuk--and she paused in thg
doorway TO throw me @ courtesy. Ire
maiaa took her hand and led her to
seat. with a grace worthy OF the Grand
Mona UQuo,
"Sce the spoiled child!" he said
laughing across the table at her, a mo-
mon, later shes been making herself
miserable ror nothing. IN two weeks,
we Shall be together again al Fond
Core
She answered his laugh with thin
smile and shot me a glance pregnant
with meaning | knew she meant that
her prophecy had come true.
lie brimmed her glass with wine
Drink that" he said. ITO our meet
ing iu TWO weeks
''To our meeting in two vceksl" she
repeated ironically aud drained the
glass
But i'm few moments the mood
PASSED and she became quite gay. 40:
lin then did IL occur TO me that Ire
Il Il. 6
tragedy at Edgemere Then | caught
myself Just IN time. Tor ! remembered
suddenly hat | vas not supposed to
know he had been there.
50 you have been successful2' /
asked finally.
Yes, | believe 50. I've succeeded IN
interesting some capitalists Richard
Delgoy- perhaps YOU know him2"
No. only by reputation.
RE has helped me greatly,
YOU cot through, then, sooner than
NOu oNpecict2'
Nce-l thought II would take a week
at lc1st Mr.. Delroy had arranged that
the conference should take place al his
country house near Babylon We fin
ished the details yesterday and he
added, after The talniest hesitation, an
extremely unfortunate event occurred
there last night which made amy furth-
en- stay Impossible dare say YOU saw
AN account OF ii in ihe evening pa
pyrSH''
"Dh. Yes that murder and robbery.
The evidence So ms TO point very
HlronE'% toward q Souhs leiloW named
Drysdale,
Very strongly, ne agreed, rodding
with Just he right degree Of concern,
although I'm hoping that he may be
/ ahl" 10 prove himself MOI guilty An
aniablc young fellow oN-somewhat i'm
pulsive aui headstrong- let as not
taik about H. It's too unpleasant.
This evening we must be gay.
There is no need for me 10 detail
what ue did talk about. since il i'm
no way concerns his story: hut have
never seen Tremaine to better advan-