Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-07-14

"lny Is an 0fenso against the
law. Um-um-um. Let's see, yor
received this telegram this morningp'
Yes, and packed UP and came off al
once. Lesby thinks it's important bust.
ness regarding money affairs"
"HuInph!" said Reston. holding the
telegram first on one side, then on the
other, and then between himself and
the light, as 4 expecting to obtain brain
illumination that way, while John Au.
das watched his movements with
speechless anxiety.
LOO here, Jack" Reston said at
iast, its one of the principles in the
law to believe nothing unfit Il can be
proved"
Eyes, of course" said Audas.
"Well, look here, then, old fellow,
now 90 we know that this telegram is
"oh, it's genuine enough"
"How do you know"
] know" AZ :
Yes, I will repeat nv question q
dozen thses # you like, nv good sir. )
said Reston, i6v61dhtafify dropping in
to the cross-examining style, chow do
you know t&at this telegram is true?
1t may be a hoax"
"What?" roaxed Audras.
i say it may be a hoax"
1onn Audras got up, drew a long
breath, %clenchehed his first, and BEGAN
walking up and down the room.
u say 1t may be a trick" said Res
ton, again.
:!f t!s, and I get hold of him who
did it; lll treat him like 1 would a nut"
growled the great fellow.
''Humph! [ wouldn't do that.n said
keston, quietly watching him. "Man-
n worse than bigamy."
rHere, 1 say" painted Audas, i'm
plfrlng1y' don't say that last word
again; l can't bear it."
rBesides, it might have been done by
. Jeaious woman. It's rather q femi-
ni1e-looking trick"
fCouldn't be, Frank, old fellow. for I
never take notice of women. Tn all
forlhorses and dogs. I've neglected
poor Lesby for them"
'iaah!" said Reston. "Well, you
wait my advice, eh?"
'fYes, old fellow, if you will help me
Lock here; go down to Folkestone and
seelWhat you can do with her. Promise
anything, only tell her she can't have
me again. I'll blow out my brains
first"
''Don't be a fool, Jack. You'd like
me to see her, then, ehP"
'Yes, yes, do. Frank, for Lesby's
sake as well as NINE"
|. frank Reston rose and touched the
bell. "Here, go and get a sixpenny
BRADSHAW" he said to the man who an
peared.
~ know what time the trains are"
said John Audas, excitedly.
"You leave matters to mes said the
hrother-in-law abruptly; and the coun-
Try squire sank back in his chair.
"Thanks, that will do" said Reston.
taking the little fat square book from
the clerk and turning yer the pages.
H"Ah, here it is-Ultramarine Hotel,
F~dlkestone, James Thompson. Now
we'll see."
He took a telegraph form and wrote
q message: ''From F. Reston, Emper-
0r's Chambers, Temple, London, to j.
thompson, Ultramarine Hotel, Folke-
stone. Is Mrs. Grace Audas or Mrs.
John Audas staying at your hotelP
Answer paid. Wire"
'Now, we shall have taken our first
STEP said Reston, ringing. "Send that
telegram directly"
Chow long shall we be getting an
answer" said Audas, gloomily.
depends on tae amount of business.
Perhaps in an hour, perhaps in three.
There, take the paper. l must 90 on
with my brief"
.'That you shan't," cried his brother
in-law, snatching away the papers.
"You must talk to me. This is a con-
sultation. I'll pay"
Reston saw that it was of no use to
combat his brother-in-law, SO to make
the time pass more easily he lit a cigar,
and sat and listened to the great earnest
fellows long-winded details of how
badly he had behaved to his '.little
darling" IS he called her. .But she
must never know of this, Frank" he
kept saying.
"Not if we can keep it from her,
said the barrister, quietly; and he sat
back in his e%asy-chair, looking grimly
amused, and thinking that, after ali,
his sister might have done worse than
marry the big honest Englishman,
whose good looks and manly ways had
won her heart.
But it was a tedious time, and it took
all the young barrister's skill in tempt.
ing his brother in-law into fresh nara
tives, to keep him from rushing back
to his hotel, and taking flight to avoid
the police who would soon be on his
track.
At last, though, the telegram arrived,
and there was a curiously puckered APP
pearance about Frank Reston's eyes as
he opened it and held it., gazing at it
fora few moments without speaking.
why don't you put me out of my
misery?" cried. Audas at last, and,
%snatching the telegram, he read the one
word 'No."
"What! Why, what does this meanp''
81 asked if Mrs. Audas was at the
Ultramarine Hotel" said Reston, slow
ly, "and the answer comes back, NO.
My dear boy, it's a hoax"
"Hah! calculated John Audas,
drawing in and expressing a long
breath, and then striding toward the
door.