Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1886-01-16

lnen ne repeated slalu OUT" ana paused &c
say "a grim phrase"
He changed his dress clothes, packed
them away, examined the dispatch boz
thoroughly, investigated tho dressing case,
winch contained several rings. a few SOW.
erelgns. some silver, and q miniature por'
trait of a lady in a lccket, and a letter
bearing yesterdays LONDON postmark.
"Who Is this from! My sistera Yes
Kate NcrEury." He read as follows:
my DEAR JOE: Good by again, my dear.
1t is already very, very lonely without you,
but l can bear it for your sake, and as the
days 60 on there will be the looking for.
ward to your coming back, and that will
make the time fly. AMI you will take great
care of yourself, won't you? If ever you
are temptcdto run any risks, think of me,
AMI Aunt Dorothy, and Dick. and always
remember that we are thinking Of you.
Aunt Dorothy arrived two hours ago. and
Is full of good spirits, AMI she insists that
Dick isto come AM spent. Saturday and
Sunday as usual, whereby I am writing to
him now to say that Aunt Dorothy insists,
and that lie can come if he likes. Do you
know, Joe, my dear, think Dick is as fond
OF you as he is Of me-, only that I am a
woman you know and you are not, and if
you were l should be jealous Of you, for, il
l don't tell Dick that Hove, him very much
there is no harm in my telling you, is there2
Because you know what love is, and You
know how much l love you; so much, that
I will never marry Dick without your con-
sent, though Aunt Dorothy says that is
nonsense, but she is very much prejudiced
in my favor. The greyhounds missed you
yesterday, ami the old cob seemed to ask
for you when 1 gave him some oats, and in
the village they are all talkingof you aud
wishing you a good voyage and a safe re-
turn. 1 SHALL expect to hear from you in
the morning, and you will send me a tele.
graphic message from Liverpool, won't
youa Take care of yourself, and write to
me the moment j. o III arrive. and always feel
that You are in all our thoughts, and es-
pecially in mine. Your most loving and
affectionate sister, KATE"
"Ah," he said, bordering the charac ter of
the writing, 'tslle is a woman of more
determination than her brother; she writes
a firmer hand, makes no t1ourishes; it is a
pretty style, too, jaunty; wonder what lie
said in reply! Wonder what he wrote in
the letter that probably crossed this! Did
he mention me. Aud if so, how: Did he
say l was like him i'll appearance or he like
me-"
He waited 10 be called, pretended he was
in bel when the porter knocked, told him
to leave the hot water and his boots at the
door.
"Aud tho newspapers" said the porter,
1.-TWO, SIR" -,
"All right" said Needham; and as he
quietly unlocked the door when the porter
had gone away, he said to himself, ''Noose-
papers, indeed! Not il l know it. II dis.
covery is possible they will never get any
head into a noose!'
He locked the door and eagerly scanned
the two papers. They contained no refer
ence to last nights dark work. One Of
them had an Oh dit respecting his coming
financial fall; but that did not disturb him.
BY half-past nine o'clock he had break
tasted, paid his bill, received the parcel
Of money that had been deposited at the
bar, and was being driven to Euston, the
sun shining on him as freely as if he were
not the least saiut-like of the thousands of
worshippers for whose behoof many church.
bells wee already beginning to chime for
Sabbath rites and sermons.