The Red Cloud chief., 1889-02-08

"a years VI ouucGlOB no0 U0ou oouSo "
the handsome face before he tosset .
fire. Is she had requested him to. together
with his own. apd miserably strove to 60
on with his work.
The express came thundering In the
= morning. and Harvey stepped out
upon the platform - . relief 70 his rest
lessness, and pace1 up snd down before
tho train. He had passed . sleepless
night, and looked haggard. pale and old.
The mail sacks had beer exchanged, the
passengers had gone into IN eating-house
near by for breakfast, when Harris Miller
called out:
Hello, lnRraham. what have you been
doing to y~oIrselfl You look - II your
great grandmother WAS lead and you had
Just seen her ghost"
Harvey started in unpleasant surprise.
He had forgotten hat this was Harris NIL
ler's run, and the sight OF his face. never
agreeable to him, but now doubly hateful
with its triumphant expression was 30 IN
pleasantly suggestive Of Helen that his
misery came over him like . flood.
II suppose ! have your sympathy in
such q case" tie retorted. dryly.
.Of course" replied the other. joviaily,
''though what you have to be glum about
is more than l know" he added, ~hypOcrit-
ica.ly.
And you won't know from my telling
you was Harvey's mental Tue
fellows manner grated terribly on his
Overwrough, nerves.
"St- valentine didn't go back on you.did
he" and Miller put on . look OF innocent
inquiry.
What's that to youf" Harvey was
-.1.u- -..-. .-I h;. H-x- 800 90, eanv,
pleasant.
.Oh, nothing" returned the ether. with
assumed carclessness, ''only the jolly old
Saint used me 90 we'll that l WAS hoping
you had been rs fortunate also," and ne
drew q photograph from his inside pocket
as no spoke, aud removing the tissue ia
per in which it was wrapped held out the
pictured face Of Helen MOntjoy before
Harvey's startled eyes.
The action was SD sudden that he had no
time to collect his thoughts and bear the
bitter blow composedly, a he was white
as death as he said in y voice which
trembled in spite Of him: Thank you for
your good wishes. Inc Of course you ex-
pect me- to congratulate you"
He did not look up to see the look Of NAL
ice and the triumphant hatred which was
pictured on Millcr's face, he only saw the
sweet, naughty face Of Helen, the girl he
loved 30 devotcdly, in the n Of one
whom at that moment he hated Is cordial
ly Is he was hated in return.
"Well, Il amount to that, don't It old
boyl" replied Miller. ~ he turnei the
card and showed the tortured lover the
words, ''Your Valentine" upon the back
traced in the ~unmlstakable hand writing
he knew 30 well.
He turned away sick and faint a. the
bell rang. and the passengers came hurry
ing rack to the train, and the Office seemed
spinning around Is he entered the door
again.
He staggered to . chair AMI mcrcifully
forgot his pain for q few blissful moments
of ~uucOnsciou ,ness. Guess We tainted,
mister" said the ONCE boy, who. with an
instinct seemingly common to the human
race, had seized . water pitcher and
emptied its contents down the young
mans neck and into his ears rs he lay on
the floor. ''Granville's ben . CALM fur
the last five minutes"
Harvey weariiy arose and took the mes
sage in a l~istless. mechanical! way, very
unlike his usual brisk. b~usiness-like man.
ncr. He felt dazed and stunned BY the
thought that Helen had SO openly and de-
cidedly shown her preference for his de-
spised rival, the sight OF the picture In
Miller's possession having all the signiti.
canoe that Helen had intended 1t should
when received by himself, but the thought
neve. occurred to him that there could be
any mistake, and his trouble seemed
greater than he could bear.
His first thought was to write Helen an
upbrsidine letter. telling her what he had
seen. but his love for her conquered the
impulse.
..She has the perfect right to choose
whom she will, but oh! Helen, Helen,
you need not have thrown me away SO
sc%orniuily. without tho most ordinary
words Of friendship"
His sore no art would have been com
fOrted could he have seen Helen at that
moment - she sat In her room IDLY
twisting June's obnoxious valentine
around her white fingers; the bt Of paper
which was to have been . vexstiOn Of
spirit 70 teasing juno lnsraham-
Tears stood In her largo eyes as she
looked into the are, and abe already re-
pented the haste with which she had re-
sented its receipt, aud she cherished .
secret hope that he might yet VIZ. te and re-
quest mn explanation. Even now her love
whispered the possibility OF . mistake, but
her pride would not allow her 70 take the
first step to ascertain the truth. and SO the
matter seemed likely TO rcst where IL was.
Hsrvey's love being stronger than his re-
sentiment and Helen's pride keeping guard
over her love.
Harvey had an intimate friend, . de-
tcctivo in Pinkerton's employ. and As
he MAS seLdiu4 . message in cipher
| TO his chief he said TO him In . confidential
aside: There Il . systematic robkiug OF
| the mail going IN between Omaha AID Chi
csgo. and we havc not Is yet been able TO
| get any definite c.ew 70 the thief. but IL
| viii 20 hard with him when he is caught
| He must be an old bird. not easily caught
| with chat, fer We ~ sent out deccys
which would have spotted him at nce il
he had meddled with them, but these have
been untouched"
By Q curious conjunction Of ideas the
| memory Of Helen's photograph flashed
| oycr Harvey. WITH the sn%eerinely tri-
umphaut expression Of Harris Killers face
- he had taken 1t from his pocket and.
for the arst time since that miserable
morning., b had . doubt . happy. hopeful
doubt - 70 his lawful possession OF IL
The deeecGive AeeiosaA you look se.
renely happy ovcr the intelligence. Have
you any clew 70 the mystsryr"
NO. mo-" replied Harvey, vexed With
his tell. tale faca only n impressios. and
IL IL proves - b aAy thing moro tsea thai
I viii tell yoa-" Much - be disliked
Harris Miller, - would not do him The II.
Justice Of an s~ccusAaioa without proof
Tho evening mail brought him n anx'
ious letter from JunA sayiae that his
mother w1s sick oad VtsAod him - coO1
Aoma. end, sftse procuring . su6e0sase'
10 started ho0eWard. HI a4Aif viii
HAlon sinkinR into inSiGDi0oAAOo con