The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1911-01-20

p attMS So oA -
6.d, Lake Michigan. stronghold of the
M0rxnnns. Obadiah Price. an eccentric
~ man and councillor OF the Mormons.
DDnfronfs him and tells him he is expect
- P1nm insists he has got the wrong
CHAPTER Continued.
b seated. Captain Plum; right
Uver there-opposite me. Sol"
He continued for q moment TO
smooth ont the creases In the letter
ma then proceeded 10 read it with as
much assurance as though its owner
wers ! thousand miles away instead
- within arms reach of him. Cap
tim Plum wan dumbfounded. He felt
Ghe hot blood rushing to his face and
~ Arst impulse was 10 Gov the
orump1ed paper and demand some
dining more than an explanation. In
- next instant it occurred To him
onnf this action would probably spoil
whatever possibilities his nights adj
vunture might have for him. So he
I'D his peace The old man was so
lm1umf IN his perusal of the letter that
- end Of his hooked nose almost
oraDed the table. He went over the
G1nv partly ~obliterated words line By
- chuckIing now and then. and APP
mrunt1y utterly oblivions of the 9th
- Dresence- When he had cone I
- end b looked up. his Eye glitter
with unbounded satisfaction. care
my Folded the letter. and handed II
- Captain Plum.
1hntsn the best introduction in the
vur1a Captain Plum-the very bests
- hos-it couldn't be better. I'm
unn6I found IL. He chnckled gfeeful-
md rested his ogreish head in the
nn1mD u his skeleton-like hands. his
GGDows on the table. $50 you're going
1aek home-soonY
haysn't made up my mind yet.
81 responded Captain Plum. pulling
of HI pip0 and tobacco -Ycn've read
60 Iettsr pretty carefully, ! guess-
Witt would yon doy"
Vsrmcntrs Questioned the old man
nHnt1y-
.Ihnxs -
WAL. I'd 80. and very soon. Cap
ou1n Plum. very soon. indeed Yes. I'd
nmrxyl~s The old man jumped up with
0ufcknoss Of 4 So sudden
80 HI movement that it startled Cap
- RInm. md he dropped his t0bac-
- rpuch. BY the time he had recov-
ebin article his strange compan-
~ hack in his sea again holding
Isnkhsr hag In his hand Quickly
- unt1ed the Knot ct its top and
ruurod ! torrent Of giittering gold
y1spas out upon the table
Dun1ness-business and gold" he
urrlsd Lappily. rubbing his thin
49, ana twisting his fingers Until
oEncks1 a pretty sight Ell. Cap
onnn P1nm. Nov. 10 M account. 4
lmnarsd c1rhines. chr And . thou
nn1 q powder and ! ton Ct balls o.
nMA Iead. n doesn't make a DIFF
1Hunre-not : Bit IT'S three thou
On6. that's the account. ehr He fel
~ enunting rapidly.
= full minute Captain Plum re
wn1noa III strpened b-ewilderment. ID
nnH ~ the sudden and unexpected
NJ o1xentmP had taken Easel
- Y watched the skeleton finger
mGay olfnksd ths gold pieces Wha
81 mynteE1ous plot into which b
ornUuoa himsezf 10 be drawn
wro ! hundred guns and . to1
- hnlfof powder and balls wante'
Mcrm0ns a Beaver Island
nnne1uo1y - reached ont and close
- Usor Do counting angers 9
- Their eyss not An
$50 - : shrswd- haif4undsEstans
- II - black 0Fhs Tint ffxe
cn1ra p1um q N ~unflinching cha
- @lltklo space there ~
- - Captain Plum N
Dk
~ eulng = tan y0u for u
ut dr. that you've mad
~ - eight q the be-
un Il Anmlrn abanrd my sloop o
80 H n9sns = man p eve1
And rwo ~ scmsthing hidds
- undsrassk thnk would blow 7
Jsnes = III - hnur- And the
n - I'M - tho whole on
~ tinku N m III you VII
r&-m G001 DE1caL Beyol
yu1vsx - th1 wEung mans
- rcef1sd hark md hlsw : voaur
Ga fkun III pipeL For anoth
m1nuto Tho Oh mnn continued
Etn. ~ eyes tuinklings =
- IN 10 counting again-
6m1n npm 49, m 0iven 0ver
tnSIk u cursinE- But nov
& nis ~ ~ feax wfkh m oath "a