The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1884-08-29

squandered. He must be- followed.
tracked. and that Instantly, The fatal
ity that had brought him on some cas-
nal GRAND to FembuIy and To Messrs.
Kenworth's bank must Ia translated.
y by immSdiate enterprise into i mani
festAtionspf thAtsNemessis which. by the
logic of story books, treads inevitably
or the heels of wrong.
A decision was reached in far less
time than IL takes to- recount the fact,
Bernard seized his hat, and with a NUT
tered incoherent apology, pushed his
way past his ~scandelized superior. and
5i,traliy ran down the stone steps into
the street.
what is the meaaiaSg@s- Is the
I fellON mad" gasped Mr.. Hollis, q
poftanteus froKn gathering upon his
a1soy: u var certainly mysterious be-
havior, and the fellow clerk to whom
this queryswas presumably addressed
was taken nearly as much aback as his
chief He hadsno explanation to offer.
Careless 6f the CONSERVATION which
El1is abrupt proceeding had occasioned,
Bernard's steps were toward the railway
station. This was clearly the aim Of the
ispursued. sss+gessw4z
To be thirty seconds too late is, under
az circumstances, ,abundantly annoying.
This seaiss BsrnarslsH ooker's lot on the
tpresentSoccasion. sHereacled the plat
form OF the Fembury station Just in
time to see the up train steam into the
lsyasyning gulf of the north tunnel, and
itosknow that in one of that trains COM
partments sat, in regained security, his
fathers foe and his own. There was
nothing to do but to confess failure,
and return, after dining, to the druid
4 gerry OF the bank desk. He did not
even know the alias Of the rogue, and
after oil, his evidence of identity, if
sufficient for himself, might fail to con
vince another. 1t would be useless to
appeal to the local police force, for these
reasons.
AN impudent and a madcap freak,
Mr.. Hooker, what may be your excuse"
growled Mr.. Hollis. IF you want to
leave the oficeinse hurry again to over
take anybody-anybody, sir!-be good.
enough to ask leave"
Bernard was compelled to promise
that lie would. For the rest of the after
noon he went On his way with the tedious
columns of figures in o state Of mental
agitation and chagrin unparalleled since
the days OH which he had first learned
that his parents bankruptcy was nm
avoidable,
Those scraps of paper, Mi. Styles,
had better ornament the waste. basket
then the floor"
The hangers accents were harsh and
q%uerulous; his temper seemed TO have
been soured for the day by Bernard
Hooker's escapade.
Il have dropped them, sir" replied
the ~incnlpated junior, gresentipg as
much as ne dared the implied charges
OF untidiness. Zone fell from your
OWL. desk, ardstheothe Was left behind
by the gentleman whom MI. Hooker
Demands ears tiingied anew. What
il the last-mentioned fragment should
bear upon its surface some gclew to the
villains assumed name or whereabouts,
BY easy stategy he gained possession
OF the slip, and found it to be half an
envelope, with thelstters eJoyn-"
on n side, and the postmark- "Ickfordn
on the other. This might. or1night nor
lead tosa.d discovery.
In the solitude of his own apartments
that evening Bernard Hooker searched
iTout.tiT name Of 1chford on a Brad
Eshaw,s map. He found it to- be that of q
small town In the north of England.
Whatever the consequence, I'll run
down there and make inquiries. If
win, the game will be worth. the can
lie ,"Shesplloqarizeds saE
And the next day q note iii the bank
letter box accounted-tho,tgh hardly
fkatisfaetorlyato he3critcaI Judgment Of
Mr.. Hollis-for the second clerks alb
sences M Tss
AT Ickford the trail Enthusiastically
struck, Skilful investigation showed.
that a MI. u oynson-Mhose outward
man appeared to tally precisely with
Demands Observation-Disclosures been
staying at the chief hotel for several
Weeks, andfhad posed ns an individual
of position and wealth. Alas! it showed
also that lie had decampedg with both
= and baggage aSfews hours before
Demands ~arriyai.
4 Fooled a isecond timelpn moaned that
young man, in bitterness of spirit.
EAThe scamp has smelt danger, and prob
knblysRiHN make for SoluthAmerica or
some other safe hiding place in earnest
now"
With hopes sinking rapidly. below ze-
no again, Bernard took tickpt for Lon
don. He would put d professional de-
tectiyesson, the traoksand ~thenyeturn to
Fembury. III Mr.. Hollis dismissed him
for his pains, he must just recommends
his weary fight WITH fortune in some
other arena. "
Why. Bernardl This is sngagreeable
surprise indeedtI was wondering not
above . day or two ago what had be-
come of my ancient ally. SO many
pranks IS we've beenGuilty of-together!
Ha, hal"
The speakerwas Frank A1Ierton, Der.
nard's dearest college chum, and q young
Northern squire, whose sister Amy
but this was a romantic dream which
had faded into an absurdity in the thick
gloom Of %enyironing disaster. Whyr re-
call it?
The 10 conner had Joined the train
ct Cotchly Junction, and, like Bernard,
was bound for the metropolis.sAs the
friends were alone in the compartment,
Bernard's story was soon told.
And are you hunting the rascal
DOWN."
Il 4 have attempted it. and he has
beaten me- ~
What sort ola fellow is HEN per-