Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-07-23

companied me, protesting, however, that
we could find nothing i'll there"
lie was wrong, however, said, 'for
which you have in your hand.n
Yes" faltered Captain Clayton. "You
hav sharp eyes. Sir"
1T is my profession to have sharp eyes"
l. answered. will you permit me to ex-
anime your paper!o
He gave. the scrap up reluctantly. Turn
ing in such a way that the light of the
mess-room windows fell upon it, I saw
that it WAS q bit of whatn newspaper people
call a proof" Looking closer. l perceived
that the words printed formed u fragment
of the fragment. Here it is:
of golden day,
OF mOOnlit night;
as autumn gray,
ing on my SIGHT.
cease to meet,
break the spell;
on memories sweet,
Farewell! FAREWELL!
You will permit me to retain this" I
said to Captain Clayton, who now was on
abled to don his gray coat and cap.
"Of course" he said, but with q hesita-
ton which l mentally noted.
Having elected as much as possible from
this gentleman. found An opportunity Of
listening to his companion, Mr.. Bromley,
but the information received Tailed in
every particular. From him 1 learned
ou"o 1ooiyA was 1he son v! SehGleLnan
who had been nearly ruined by the failure
of a bank before his decease. Sydney had
spent much OF MS tims In London, mixing
in good society, and winning tho reputa-
zion OF belng something of a poot. Upon
Gne ueath OF us only parent he returned to
erty left him. He still wrote verses and
amused himself by, having them printed
for private circulation among his friends.
ne nag long been a sultor for the hand OF
MISS Brooks, whose uncle lived in the
nelShborhood The latter, however, OBJ
a1ter the loss OF MS fortune, and ne was
nnally rejected upon the circulation OF
certain rumors regarding the dlsslpated
naTnre OF MS lie IN London -.
The sergeant OF police being on night
duty, !! requested nm to De present at the
hanging OF tho guard on the ruins during
Ihe night. Ihen, having sent a messenger
LOT 1he coroner's attendance, walked
howeward with the sergeant, and greatly
10 ms rs am ma PROCURE a cohstao M 10
watch Mr.. Beryls house all night. Next
morning at daylight l was at the ruins
Ing efSeaht mao nov YET gone OH uu!y,
and we both began to examine toe interior
LINE OLD nus together. Ihn rain had passed
of: and the soft mus Of the night before
nad become g~lutlnouS. Linen demonstrates
clearly To- the amazed police sergeant that
our aistineL 1n~aivlouals naa entefed tne
pace the nlght Defore; put Whlle l aston
lsned my compan9on was not a little
scareled h1yssl1, Ior one OF tne tour lnai,
ian woman win a very small loot,
ana US noots o. shoes WON we're OF the
most 1ashlonable make, With very high and
pointed neeis.
raging Procured En9 pooos worn py zap.
lam Ciays9n ana II VT. 6romiey tne nlght
ne1ore, anu verlaea !ne lIaPilhts mace by
tnese, mace inquiries ana aiscovereu that
none OF tne ladles preS9nG az tue preaK-
last naa passeu Deyona Iae qoor OIL tne
building Until they finally lett by the front
door and front gate. AS soon as captain
Clayton made his appearance l asked him
II II one else had accompanied MS TREND
ana hlmselt INTO ti.e INTERIOR OF the nut:
he answered., mo" polntedly, ana when l
said that there were clear and distinct
MARKS OIL announcer pair OF masculine ooots
You are a most extraordinary fellow,
and it is, it seems to me, impossible to con
ceal anything from you. 1 suppose 1t IS
my duty to speak out" he continued with
a sigh, and ye5l feol as certain as am
that live and breathe that Sidney Berry,
is as innocent as ! am"
Sydney Beryl!' repeated. What of
i'm!
81 told you,'' continued the Captain,
that my, friend and entered the ruined
hut togsther. Well, when we wers about
to leave we saw another man enter by the
outer doorway. l pulled bromley aside
into the shadow. and saw Beryl pass us:
He walked right into the inner room and
paused fora moment to look out OF the
very opening from which you said last
night you thought the fatal shot had been
fired. We hurried out and got round
toward the gate by the left OF the ruin.
when we met you. A moment afterward
we heard Beryl speak, and saw that he
must nave come round by the other side.''
'He very likely returned to sac if he had
dropped any thing on his former visit to
the spot" I muflmured. "Did you notice
from what direction he came when you
first saw him?"
NO" was the Captains reply, appar-
emily mortified at the web | was weaving
around the verse-writing lover of Edith
Brooks.
do you think" I proceeded to ask,
that, supposing he were the figure you
saw running away, he could have got back
to the highway in time to mingle with the
people VINO had gathered thsre!"
II should think So" returned Captain
Clayton, particularly if he had a vehicle
of some kind waiting" Il,