The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1888-09-08
"Thank God, we got him out of the
house without q rowr'

mouse without row..
Here the butler announced dinner, and |
for the next three-auarters of an hour, as
no remarks could be made before the SER |
wants, each of the trio had leisure for re-
Election. Ida was harassed with doubts.
Why should Hilda have turned pale and
seemed agitated! Captain Kildare had
exhibited no sign of fear-she had looked
stern and indignant. The more she
thought, the more inexplicable il seemed.
Hilda was silent, How on earth was she
going to get out of the delemma? she
wondered. One thing was certain-she
must follow Algy's lead, even though she
was tolerably certain it would be bad
one. And her surmise was perfectly cor
rect. When Ida, the moment the servants
left the room, asked irnpatiently for an
explanation, Algy replied abruptly:
"I saw the scoundrel convicted of cheat
ing at cards at Nice!" Then he flung
back his chair, adding: "Never ask
man you know nothing about into the
| house egainr' and left the room.
Ida was petrifed. She could not bring
her mind to believe it, and yet she wae
too found of Algy to doubt his veracity.
| bat, Hilda," she cried, "why did you
turn white and look as If you were going
| to faintsn
| Hilda replied with perfect calmness
| "Mr. Wilton pointed him out to me last
week, and saw at once there was likely
to be scene. However, take my advice
and say nothing about it to any one"
Hiida was not to be induced to say any
thing more. Algy stopped his wife
angrily when they next met, as she would
have returned to the subject; and Ida,
feeling little guilty at having commit.
ted an iudiscretion, allowed herself to be
silenced.
But it chanced next day that Jack
Fleming, who was one of her particular
favorites, came in at 6 O'Clock and found
her alone.
"Oh, Jack" she uttered reproachfuliy,
"a nice thing you let me in for by intro
ducing me 20 that Captain Kildars." And
she poured her story into ois as.onished
ears. As she narrated the whole Incl
dent in the most graphic manner, adding
to, rather than taking away from the EN-.
barrasment OF the scene-Algy's anger
Hiida's whiteless-Jack, who was very
sharp at putting two and two together
had an idea. He listened attentively
making few comments, bit when he rose
to go he said;
"My dear lady, will prove to you be-
, fore forty-eight hours are over, thai
Wilson has made q mistake, or give yor
$50 to put in the poor box. There ISM
more honorable man living than Geo
Kildare. Meanwhile, don't say anything
! to your husband"
Jack Flemming, who was fond of Ida
had a very different feeling for Algy
: about whom he knew great deal, ant
l sa rsa sn M
hurried off to the iatter's rooms anS
; found him dressing for dinner.
, George" he exclaimed breathessly
'what was the row at the Wilton's tn
y other ight?"
, kildare, with grim smile, narrated
4 his part of the adventure, which shall b
| condensed for the readers benefit.
week before, he had travelled up 70 Len
n don from place some fifty miles distan
with very handsome young lady. I'll
"a had presented her with ell the week.
a papers as a means of introduction. Sh
had been IL no wise shy of conversin
a with him. and by the time they reache
~ town, they had made very rapid stride
a toward-friendship. He had ventured 5
:. far as TO steal an arm around her sleLde
!. waist, and eveu-shocking to reate.-t
kiss her just as TIE train pulled int
the station
a moment later, as it stopped, a re
e and angry mans face appeared at tn
I window. The girl-for Kildare had a:
certaiued that she was not married
a looked horribly confused. kildare, thinl
70 ing it was wiser for her cake, got out c
"a the carriage, being next the door, but
,. seemed as though the young lady, to d,
g fend herself, and believing him to be sa!
a out of the way, must have accused him {
having insulted hor. Kildare was abo,
g to step into q hanson when he was seizs
T. roughly from bshind, aad, turning
n found himself lace to face with I'll
10 yosng lady's protector, who was addres
n ing him in the most opprobious term
. Before he had time to reply, the obje
h. of the dispute came flying up, and b
ia sought her friend not to have any alte
cation in public for her sake. He, hov
in ever, continuing to bluster, Kildare sa
quietly. II think, for the lsdy's sake, '
"A will settle this matter elsewhere" III
70 told him his name and address. He tn,
Va got into the hanson and drove off, aI
heard no more of the affair until the eve
r., ing OF the dinner. Seeing how impossib
~ an explanation would be, and drawn
= speedy conclusions abou. the real sta
T. | withdraw and let them settle il amor
II the mselves.
I'd The author must here add an importa
link. Miss Gordon had not expected
?" be met at the station by Algy, KNOWN
u he was enssged to dine out with his vii
but so infatuated was he that, makil
o. pretense of being called away to a 81
er friend in the country, he had escaped
We the station, and, in order not 10 M
e. seeing her, had gone to .he very end
~ the platform, and had there witness
ed the, 20 him, most unpleasant episode
ly the embrace. As will be conjectured,
al and Hilda had the best reasons for II
wanting this story to come to Ida's ca
r.. In his excitement he had not caught K
h- dares name.
K When Kildare heard that he had be
lst accused of card sharping at Nice to pre-
IS ty little Mrs. Wilton, he was toierat
he angry, and vowed vengeance of no me
order on her cur of u husband. He a
or Jack dined together and having ak
,p | auaat cprnsal tpypthr thpy came tn 1