Daily Colonist (1896-02-07) . aud there a mis-chief would begin, to end only tho Lordknows where. Thereupon I thotigUt itas well to prcacli Jack a sevnion andcaution him to greater prudciice, he took in amazfng good part, notbidding me tend my own , as hemight at another time, but assentingvery to all my hints of dis-aster and thanking mo iu tho cod forspeaking my mind so freoly. Then, sijfeing liiiii so sadly downcast, J, t<5 give asweol meat after a bitt55-afaft, bade hiwtake the matter not too much to heart,pruioisuig that, with a littlo practice,ue wou
Daily Colonist (1896-02-07) . aud there a mis-chief would begin, to end only tho Lordknows where. Thereupon I thotigUt itas well to prcacli Jack a sevnion andcaution him to greater prudciice, he took in amazfng good part, notbidding me tend my own , as hemight at another time, but assentingvery to all my hints of dis-aster and thanking mo iu tho cod forspeaking my mind so freoly. Then, sijfeing liiiii so sadly downcast, J, t<5 give asweol meat after a bitt55-afaft, bade hiwtake the matter not too much to heart,pruioisuig that, with a littlo practice,ue would 60on acquire a habit of selfrestraint, aud so all would go ho niailo no response, gave by shak-ing of his head sorrowfully, antl wojUdnot be comforted. AVlieu all wore abed that night, ^vcthree men met iu my chamber, where Ihad set the bags of mouey on tho tabic,together with a dish of tobacco and abottle of wine for our refreshment, andthen tho don, having lit him a cigarroand we onr pipes, with full glasses be-. Craninj his iicci, to catclKi t/J/mpsc of lici Uiriiiiuli the open us, I proposed we should talk of oaraffairs, to which Don Sanchez consentedwith a solnmu inclination of his ero I began I observed with a painof foreboding that Jack, who usuallyhad emptied Ms gloss ere others had theirs, did now leave his untouched,and after tlio iirst pull Or two at hispipe 111 east it on the hearth as thoughit Were foul to his taste. Tiiking no oi>tiunotice of this, I showed Don Sanchezthe gold, and related all that had passedbetween Siiuun and me. Happily, .senor, I in conclu-sion, here is just the sum you gener-ously otfcred to accept for your shareaud wo give it you with a free heart,Evans and I being v<rilling to wait forwhat may bo forthcoming. Is it. your wish both that I takethis? .cays ho, laying his hand on themouey and loukiiig from mo to Dawson. Aye, says he, tis but a titho ofwhat is left to us and not a btmdredthpart of
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