Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-03-27

Sands glanced at the slip, and leaped to
his feet, all excitement.
"Yes, by Godr' he shouted. "Three
I-four-fve times that much, If you
will"
"Done p said Gallop, coolly. ''You
witness the transaction, gentlemen. Good
night"
I took Sands to his room. He had So
bered wonderfully in few minutes, and
he now sat upon his bed trembling like a
leaf
Sands" said I, suddenly where's
Miss Peach?''
He looked at me angrily.
whats that to your"
''Nothing at all; but it occurs to me
it may be considerable to you," and
I told him briefly the conversation 1 had
overheard between her and Gallop. l
pitied him very much as told it, for his
eyes were fixed in CLASSY stare upon the
| floor.
II left her at the well" he said, husk-
lily. She insisted upon staying all night
to watch the how."
Every well them" 1 urged; you
must stay awake and save yourselfif pos
sible. It is my opinion your mystery
has stopped flowing, the Pet has taken
the news to Gallop, and he has loaded
you up on the strength of it. But you
can take advantage of the exchange rule
and declare the transaction off as having
happened outside of sessions
He laughed nervously. "You know I
would never do that" said he. "But I
think you are mistaken. The market
can't change, for my well is a 'gusher.'
know it. As for Miss Peach, she is as
true as steel. Don't Worry, my dear fell
low; we are going to be married in a
month. And now am going to bed"
And he did.
When he awoke he found himself worse
than beggared. All the wealth he had
won the day before was gone and he
owed Gallop S5O,O0O-for his mystery
had indeed become cluster" He has
tened to Garfield. The Petroleum Pet
had fed. She had returned to the James
town House in company with Sands
trusted scout, and together they had then
LETT for Clarendon. There was note
for Sands, but when he read it he swore
himself into sweat, and cast the paper
in tiny bits upon the wind. Gallop was
simply as inscrutable as ever.
Now drifted away from the Cherry
Grove country, but returned last summer.
Meanwhile, as death ratified in the throat
of our President, go the town named after
him had slowly but steadily persisted as
Pithole had done; and when I reached
Garfield that summer afternoon the hotel
was closed, three of its former prominent
citizens were playing euchre on the floor
of an abandoned derrick, one or two wells
were slowly pumping the grass and
weeds were foot high in the main street.
Its population numbered eight.
1 saw well-dressed figure approach
ing me along the corduroy road. 1t was
Sands, and he greeted me cordially.
Il am delighted to hear" said I, "that
you are solidly on your feet again. But
what brings you here::" He colored
and fidgetted about for an instant, then
drew letter from his inner pocket.
''That," said he. It read: "Schloss
Hotel, Heidelberg, Germany"
"Ah, Mr.. Sands! Mr. Sands! why did
I ever desert you! Why, especially, did
1 listen to the words of rogue, and not
only abandon, but as I learn, nigh ruin
you! If you care for me longer, I will
write again and tell you all. I am very
poor and miserable, he has deserted me,
and I remain here because I can live so
cheaply. 1t is my daily habit to walk
along the Philosophenweg and think of
you and the mystery away over there
in the pine woods with the oder of oil in
the air All! know you would pity me
if you knew all. Come and let me tell
you. SUSAN PEACH"
"Well," said l, quizzically, what are
you going to do, Sands?''
Business will take me abroad in week"