Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1886-11-06

Ora wshaw enterel the huge caravSnsarv
egain. 1t was six in tina evening wien 10
commenced his dinn." there: it wa. hal.
past eight ere he hal finished. l.. was a
quarter to nine whel he took the liberty o.
proceeding to the counting house. VIII q,
Miss Daily was thinking of closing for the
night as he appe,r.d.
"Gooa eve :ing. Miss D,lv. 1 trust vo.
will excuse so late a vi ia,r"
Certainly. major"
They shook nand: together. AMI then Ruth
DAILY asked if he had been III the country OF.
abroad.
"Why should yor think that:' he n .k..I
almost peremptoriiy.
u thought YOU dined rcre very ~frequcn IL
at least understood you to saw So" IT.
marked Miss DAILY.
II did say so. l used 10 din. mere very
frequently" said the major: 'but l have
altered my habits la,e!y."
Indeed"
"Besides," lie added. with a suldeune.,
which made Mis-, Daily jump. II di! ,nt
want to BE- O spy again upon on AMI :y
nephew. IL thou III: if he c!cs. to COM.
here, AMI had mad up hi; mind t, c.",.
here. l had better ksep away, and .e.vs 80,
to yourselves"
3Tha was worry kind OF YOU sid N 81
Daily, quietly; 'but his people would lave
been very much alarmed, ami not al al
obliged to you"
n don't care" said tn, n,Hj II, b utA;
"On, but you did care once
SIN not afraid now "f y;ou.. maxim, a to,!
Of my nephew, or of my nephew : Mil, ;hr
to mase Il foo # vou." lie sal And 1t h. )
struck me that if Ii, wele really in love wiz
l Iva s.,., mo- l,, va q, 3, 90. ;Ll ,:
anil III. soonor you seir!'d TIE ma er tie
better, il IT'S coulin, roml;o the.. Tee"
9Th NIX you" said Miss DAILY.
"Anl if he has said anything to you-.le'.
internally IL, ard I cam; make him on. u.
ALL shou d ike"
II have rot spoken to NJ. Todd. Tit
gentleman does not know I am at III. III e
national" interrunte | Ms; d ,ly.
Not YETI" exclaimed he majo-. :. |
you m wan him to know, pcrhapss'
II should leave tho place Ut once II IL.
knew l was here, and if he became as foo.
a fellow US he was at til, Junction" ep...
Miss Daily. firmly.
Il thought {, telling him you ware b, r..
u"
@If you do. I will never speak to you
,gainl" cried Miss DAILY.
The major looked astonished; but he took
ler hand, promised not to tell young Todd,
hoped he had not offended her, and went his
way.
He came very regularly to the Interna-
tional after this; he altered his habits again.
He was evidently a man not very long Of
me mind. THOUGHT Miss DAILY. Tho Old
Cronies' club, Pail Mall, saw very little Of
him once more. Its peace and rest, its
capacious arm chairs in the smoke room. its
snug dining room, where the viands were to
bis taste, and the walters not hungry for
fees. were all deserted for the stir and hustle
oftae fash establishment at Lambeth Bridge,
and the mixed assembly which poured into
its mammoth dining room every evening at
six. and talked and laughed loudly. INC went
out red-faced and staring into the streets
The major did not sneak to Miss DAILY on
svary occasion that he patronizei the In
ternational: on the contrary, he kept his dis
lance to an inordinate extent. and was con-
tent with a good evening once n week. He
knew she was in the counting house-safe in
the counting house-and that no young Todd
was hanging about the doors, and that was
enough for him and his purpose. For his
purpose. thought Miss Daily, a little indig-
n%antlv. now and then. was to keep his eve
anon her, to suspect her: his mission in life
was to keep guard on his neohew and her
self, despite all that she had said. As if she
we're not to be beloved and trusted: as if he
had any right to watch her in this odd,
meaningless fashion: as if it answered anv
good purpose. or would have been Of any
use, had she been dispozei to assert her
rights. and clude his old fashioned VIGILANCE.
And vet he was not a spy, and scarcely
acted like one. He had expressed his horror
Of PLAYING the spy even. md seemed an earn
est. thoughtful, grave gentleman at most
times. She wondered why he came so often
to the International, for she was sure he did
not like the hotel. and she could not UNDER
stand whv he nut himself out Of the way. 80
frequently to exchange a few words with
Mr.. Freshwater, she being also sure that he
did not like Mr.. Freshwater, whose manners
were obtrusive and cloud" and whose head
had been not a little turned by the success of
his mammoth establishment He must
come to make sure his nephew was not
lowering about still. otherwise there seemed
to he no valid reason why he should take so
much pains to render himself uncomfort
able.
One day he came to the hotel before eleven
IN the morning. dressed in a new surtout
coat. with a flower in his buttonhole and a
hat so glossy that he might have shaved
himself IN it. He marched to the counting
house. "as If the pace BELONGED TO him"
said the head waiter to q subordinate.
ITO BE CONTINUED