Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-03-21

I | laughed out loudly and without ef-
/ fort, for there never was anything so
| absurd as the change in the bailtns
/ visage. His color fed his cheeks grew
/ penduious, his lip hung loose. lie stared
( al me, gasping like a FISH out OF water
I and seemed unable to move toe or fng-
! er The rest enjoyed the scene, as peo-
I pie will enjoy q ma rNelous sudden
stroke Of fortune IL was as good as a
/ stage pageant TO them They could not
take their eyes from the pocket i'm
which mad placed my wand, and con-
tinued long after | had returned to my
meal 10 gaze at me in respectful sill
ence. The crestfallen bailin presently
slipped out. ana ! was left cock OF the
walk and for the rest of the evening
enjoyed the fruits OF victory.
They proved TO be more substantial
than ] had expected, for as | was on
my way up stairs 10 bed, the landlord
preceding me with "A light. man ac-
costed me and beckoned me aside mys-
teriously
The balm is very much annoyed"
he said speaking in a muffied voice be-
hlnd his hand while his eyes peered
into mine.
Well what is that to me-" | replied,
loking sterniy at him. was tired and
sleepy after my meal He should not
make such a fool of himself
Tut tut, tut, tut! You misunder-
HAOOu me young sire, the man
swered, plucking my sleeve as | turned
away He regrets the annoyance he
has caused YOU. A mistake, he says. a
pure mistake, and he hopes you will
have forgotten II by morning" Then,
with skillful hand which seemed not
unused 10 the task. he slid two coins
into my palm. looked at them for a
moment. not perceiVing his drift. Then
! found thA were two gold angels. and
! began 10 understand. "Aheml' | said
lingering them uneasily Yes Well
well. ! will look over II. | will look over
1t. Tell him that from me- I continued
gaining confidence as / proceeded with
my new role, that he shall hear no
more about il. He is Jealous, perhaps
oVer-zea lous"
That is it muttered the envoy eag-
erly, That is il, my dear sir You see
perfectly how ii is. He is jealous
jealous In the queens service.
ITO be sure, and SO will report him
Tell him that so | will report him. And
here, my good friend, take one of these
for Yourself | added, magnificently
giving him back half my fortune young
donkey that | was Drink to the
queens health, and SO good night to
you
He went away, bowling to the very
ground and when the landlord likewise
had left me | was very merry over this
being IN no mood for Weighing words
The world seemed-tu be sure, the ale
was hummiug IN my head, and 7 was
in the landlords best room easy
enough 10 conquer, provided one pos
sessed a white STAFF. The fact that |
had no right to mine only added be IL
remembered ] was young and foolish
10 my enjoyment OF it's power ! went
to bed In AN comfort with it under my
pillow and slept sondIy, untroubled
by any dream of Il miSChance But
when did lie ever help a man in the
cud2
When / aWoke. which ! seemed TO do
on sudden il was still dark I Won
dered for q moment where / was and
what was the meaning OF the shouting
and knocking | heard Then, discern
ing the faint outline Of the window. /
remembered the place in which | had
gone TO bed and sat up and listened
Some one nay, several people-Were 4
drumming and kicking against the .
wooden doors Of the inn yard and /
shouting besides loud enough TO raise I
the dead IN the next room 10 mine | 4
caught the grumbling voices OF persons .
disturbed ike myself from sleep And /
by and by a window was opened and / .
heard the landlord ask what was the .
matter
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