Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1885-12-26

pothy and all. he was very goOd to me IN
those days He was more than a friend,
more than a brother But, in spite Of the
compassion which l knew he felt for me, no
word which ENCOURAGED the faintest hope
passed his lips. Sympathy is preclouA but
I wan'ed hope.
The days went BY until I guessed that
Viola's departure must be near at hand.
Igrew nervous and s'nep'ess Wild tho .hts
# flying hack 10 France AMI seeing her
cnce more shot through me-. To see her.
touch even her hand once more. be o"e I
learned the iaial secret which l nd by now
brourht myself to believe would part US
forever,
"When does she sailr' 1 Saked Grant
abru ply one night.
1.-THE day nftar tomorrow"
"From wherel"
"From H ,vra.'
In torty.eight hours shs would be gone.
In forty.ei, ht hours I should know why she
had left me.
"Eustace," l said, before I learn what
there Is to learn, there is something 1 should
like to dc. VIOLA is my wifi. Whether she
has acted rightly or wrongly l shalt soon
know; but must make some provision for
her future.'
EYES," said Grant THAT you should
W03G CERTAINTY 90"
Come with me to my solicitors to-mor-
row. l will give him in ;tructions."
Grant nodded; 50 l wrote al once aud
made the arpoin .lneut.
lreso!vei to 40 oil ! had purposed doing
before Viola left. Bv this act I could at
least Snow her that. Whatever the pending
reve alton might be, I loved AMI trusted
her. l told Grant Of my intention,, ami
wondered be expressed 80 littls surprise at
what, undar tie circumstances, might he
well callel generous, it not quixotic.
1T will be just AMI fair be said quietly.
DO it, as you suy ,est, at oncs."
1hs next afternoon found us at my sole.
itor'a. TIL largo tin box, labeled "Ju.ian
Lorraine. E;q.," was putlel down, busted
and opened. The notes which, two years
ago, hal be.n ia zen reipectil the settls.
ment were looked up and %proiucsl. 1t was
arranged that GRAFT should bs one trustee:
AMI MI SO. icito,, in whom 1 put great faith,
tho otl al was to b., Iona VITA as little
deiav as p-snbia. Ism.l,d sadly, psrhaps
bitterly. as thought i1 wa, to be done Tor
the ga is OF oae who WAS eaysr 20 puY tho u
san Is OF miles BET we,luL
l was loo klny through some papers,
anon, W ica / sou1i oas injo.sei "Co,v
Of Julian Loraine's W H." l drew it out,
Opout4 IL Nu1 uSAA IL bOWarA 0r1ut. 3d.
l aid, '.ho"e Is my tltle to all poss, s.
W at a d .ffe:enc3 ynois few Ines made t.
me at The rimsl NV, little good, afssr
a., th,y AVE done nal"
'tShortes, will | ev NJ roai, Mr.. Grant,"
sal tn, s~olicitor. III every one male 50
slmp. 9 a will astlat. law rers woull starve."
Gran, wi ;hour much show Of interest,
tooi lh, plD,cil his han l and ran hi, eve
ovo" 1t. Suiioaly h, stopped short. and
stared at IL ak, one wIo s,e3 a ghost
Nevsr b,f):, aal 1 se,a a Tals face AMI
b lr:ng SO chan ;ei II a sin sle s,conI
was pos tlvolv fl. ,lton,l.
WHAT IS til, m l55 ~" I c-i3i.
he turn,l to tn, solicitor. will Won
leav, Us a.on, far on, minuts" he said:
'only ono mlalt,T
The SOL tor 4ooksl surpr;s,l at the
brusqu, req lest; but. nev,rths.ess, court
eCus. Y vac tied ths oflce.
CIR INT s,-zed nv arm with a grip OF iron.
wv at does it mean-thi,r b, a,xel, In
a voics lull of will excitement. As ne
spoke. he lad has for,flgsr on thu words
"adoptei soap
mean! 1T IS En- shsh. 1t means what II
rays,