Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-08-16

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81 THOUGHT YOU WOULD NEVER COME"
Edison is gone-vamoosed, disappeared.
chap has been playing 'possum' for days
back, in my opinion, and took the first good
chance to make his escape. I am bacl
where was when first begun
CHAPTER Xxx.
WATCHING AND WAITING.
81 don't know how I came to give him
the chance. This will be a lesson to me,
Norris. l was too conceited, and thought
myself far too sharp; wanted all the credit
of unraveling this affair. You remember
that Maloney told US Edison had gone out to
seek the assistance of friend that night
when you so OPPORTUNITY found him? Well,
I set myself to watch for that friend, sup
posing he had got an inkling of Edson's
whereabouts, and to-day when l was told
that person had been inquiring for him,
went down to interview the person. It
turned out to be one of those cadaverous
tract pcddlcrs, on the hunt of sinners to
convert, but 1 spent some little time talk
uineness of his mission. When I went back
to the sick room, found it empty. Mind
you, that Miller, as he called himself, had
never fairly come out of his stupid state
He took what we gave him, ate and slept,
and lay there like man whose mind was
torpid; but l can see now he had his wits
about him through all He knew he had
given himself away to me, and he took this
way of beating me. You're in the right of
it to be modest, my boy. I'll never boast of
my OWL srnartncss again."
''He kay have wandered away in a fit of
alteration" suggested Norris.
mo. 1 thought of that, but in that case
he could not have gone far without calling
attention to himself. can find absolutely
no trace of him, and 1 have been hunting
since noon He knew what he was about,
and has been storing his strength for just
such an effort. have no Doubt
Uncle Amos spoke modify. He was Bit
terly disappointed and Inundated at this
result of his detective experience.
There was another feeling in the young
mans breast. His orc hope Of serving
Carol and saving her from Ingot had disap-
peared with Edison. Fate was taking cruel
pleasure in thwarting him whichever way
he turned.
1t might be as well He had no doubt
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influenced by her brother; but would she
care to be saved at the expense of that
brother, whom she adored. The more he
thought of it, the moro Norris was con-
WINGED that Lyman Childer had been guilty
of some wrong doing which gave Ingot
hold on hlm. 1t might be completely in that
dcfalcation of the previous cashier, or it
might be something entirely independent
of the business of the bank. He could not
give form to the suspicious which assailed
him, but some underlined forebodiag led him
to a step which he did not think necessary
to reveal even to his uncle.
About this time, good Mrs. Bates began
to shake her head and sigh dolorously over
the change in her model lodgcr. Daylight
was struggling in at the windows before
his latch-l1cy clicked in the lock, and he
dragged himself YEARLY up to his room to
lie there till noon, when he appeared heavy
eyed, Estles5, without appetite or zcst, only
to go through the same performance when
night camo around again.
The first time or two this happened, Ms.
Bates only murmured that ''young men
would be young men, but after nearly
week of such actions she unburdeued her
self to Sally.
"T'vc seen many one go the same way,
and it's alters them that seems inner
contest that's the worst when they once
gets goin'. It's downright shameless not
to miss one night, / say! Had the head
ache this morning, had hea Well, I don't
wonder. 1t would be a hardened old topper
that wouldn't have it after such a round.
I'll give him a piece of my mind if he starts
out tonight, you sec if don't"
Accordingly, when Norris made his prepar
rations for leaving the house he found his
landlady in the way
1Hr,ft nal IN ca
but can't bear to see you going on so, Mr..
Norris. Hain't you any mercy on yourself,
at all? How long III you stand it at this rate,
do YOU think? 'Tain't as if you was seasoned
to these things. It's a-tellin' on you now,
as blind man might see, or l wouldn't a.
took the liberty, for I thinks to myself he
hain't no one to advise him, and mcbbe q
word spoke in season will make him see the
danger of his ways"
s'Thank you, Mrs. Bates. AN sure YOU
mean kindly said Norris, with hidden
smile lurking at the corners OF his mouth.
81 hope, then, you'll stay in this evening,
sir. If you knowed how I've Worried, you'd
take better care of yourself TO to bed at a
Christian hour, Mr.. Norris, do You'll feel
enough better in the morning."
ssYour advice is good, Mrs. Bates, and
I'm sorry can't act on it; but don't worry
about me. I'll turn over new leaf with the
new year, promise you that Every young
man must have his fling, you know, and
mine is, perhaps, not SO bad as you Think
Laughing, he left her, to make his way &c
a many storied building which he had
rented o room. 1t had this advantage, its
windows commanded n view of the banking
institution of Everleigh & Childer, and here
Norris had been keeping watch night after
| night, expecting he scarcely knew what.
Some attempt upon it, possibly, in view OF
| that note Althca had received-or some
| traitorous deed by one employed within.
He was here in pursuance of his promise
| to protect Mr.. Everleigh's interests as ha
| would his own. He would trust to other
means when he was once admitted to the
bank; until then, he would keep guard in
the only way he could
fro BE CONTINUED
| A SHERIDAN COUNTY (Neb.) settler, in
proving up his land last week ut Rushville,
| presented q warrant bearing the portrait OF
| JEFF Davis. The settlers father had re.
ceived the instrument for services in the
Black Hawk war, and even at this late data
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