The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1890-10-03
able ftienu WAS preparing for another out

llOHCNSl put 50 MtIL " GCOLldlW duA AAGA
back from there. AS soon as / worked on
MT lay l found out all about 1t: Tho
lady went from Calendar to Edinburgh from
Edinburgh to London, from London to Flo!ke-
stone, and from Folkestone to Boul0ng.a
seemed 70 have returned. He was leaning
against the m%anteIpiece, and appeared quite
unmoved by MI. Sharpe's clear statement US
to the route Madeline had taken.
.Of course" continued Mr.. Sharpe, u was
not quite certain l was tracking the right
person, although her description correspond
ed with the likeness you gave me. But as
you are sure this article of jewelry belonged
to s ths lady you want, the matter Is beyond q
.,Of conrse,"I said, seeing that Carriston
you find it,"
ST was left behind, In a bedroom Of one Of
the principal hotels in FOlkestone. / did go
1ysr, to BoulSng, but after that l thought l
There was something in the MINIS manner
which made me dread what was coming.
Again / looked at Carriston. His lips were
curved with contempt, but he still kept ST.
lence:
ro .W'hy BOT have have pursued your inquiries past
For this reason, sir. l had learnt enough.
The theory l had concocted was the right one
otter all. The lady went to Edinburgh alone,
right enough; but she didn't leave Edinburgh
alone, nor she didn't leave London alone, nor
she didn't stay at Folkestone-where l found
the %pin-.alone, nor she didn't go to Boulong
alone. She was accompanied by a young
gentleman WIN called himself Mr.. Smith;
and what's more, she called herself Mrs.
smith, n Perhaps she was, as they lived like
Whether the fellow was right or mistaken,
this explanation Of Madelinesfs disappearance
GENE to give ms what [ can only compare
to q smack IN the face. I stared atthe speak
sr IN speeehisis asIonishmeht. # the tale
true, farewell, 50 far as / was concerned, to
belief In the love or purity of women. Made
line Rowan. that creature of q. poets. dream,
on the eve OF her marriage with Charles Car
riston to ty, whether wed OF unwed inattered
but a woman. Carriston-or Car, as she
only knew him-was in her eyes poor. The
comp MON OF her flight might have won her
with gold: Such things have been. Still
My rapid and wrongful meditations were
cut short in an unexpected way. Suddenly
chair and thrown on the floor, whilst Cars s.
ton, standing over him, thrashed the m n
vigorously with his own ash stick-a conye,.-
lent weapon, so convenient that felt Mr..
Sharpe could not have selected q stick more
appropriate for his " ,chastisement., So
Calriston seemed to think, for he laid on
cheerfully some eight or ten good cutting
strokes.
Nevertheless. being a respectable doctor
and man Of peace, | was compelled to inter
ferc. / held Carriston's arm whilst Mr..
Sharpe struggled to his feet, and after collect
ing his hat and his pocket-bOok, stood glar-
ing veDgefully at his assai!ant, and rubbing
the while such of the weals on his back as he
could reach. Annoyed as | felt at the un-
professional frdcas, l could scarcely help
the possibility of any one looking heroic aft
er such q thrashing.
'Ill have the law for this" he growled.
II amt paid to be beaten by a madman."
es's,a said tarriston. Go to the man who
has over-brihed you and sent you to tell me
your lies. Go to him, tell him that once more
he has failed. Out of my sight"
AS Cs:riston showed signs of recommenc-
ing hostile operations, the man fled as fur as
safety, he turned with a malignant look.
you'll smart for this" he said; when
they lock you up as q raying lupatic I'll ty
and get a post as keeper"
! was glad to see that Carriston paid no ut
tention to this parting shaft. He turned his
back scornfully, and the fellow left the room
and the house.
Now are you convincedq' asked Carrls=
Convinced of WHAT That his tale is un-
true, or that he has been misled, l ain quite
certain"
flush! That is not worth consideration.
Don you see that Ralph has done all this?
the espionage; suborncd my agent, or your
agent, / should say; sent him here with a
trumped,up tale. Oh, yes; | was to believe
that Madeline had deserted me-that was to
fool after alp
Without further proof l cannot believe
mat your suspicious are correct" ( said; but
l must " ! spoke with some hesitation.
Proof! A clever man like yon ought TO
see ample: proof in the fact of that wretch
having twice called me q mailman. l have
seen him but once before-you know il I
then gave him any grounds for making such
an assertion. Tell me. from whom could he
have learnt the word except from nalpn Gar
riston?'
I was bound, if only to save my own repu-
noted by. Carriston had raised certain doubts
IN my mind. But If Ralph Carriston really
was trying by some 1inely-wrOught scheme to
bring about what he desired, there was all
cised.
II am sorry you beat the fellow.nI said.
HE viii now swear right and left that yo,
are not i'll your Senses
"0t course he will. What do I carer"
Only remember this Ii is easier to get put
into an asylum than to get out of it,"
" IS not SO very easy for a sane man like
MS gnards Ihave looked up the law. There
must be certificate signed by two doctors.
surgeons-or, l believe, apotliecaries will do
who have seen the supposed lunatic alone
and together: III take very good care l
speak to no doctor save yourself, and keep
out OF the way of surgeons and apothecaries.h
1t quite clieered me to hear him speaking
50 sensibly and co!lectedly about himself, but
l again Impressed upon him the need of
great caution. Although l could not believe
that his cousin had taken Madeline away, |
was inclined to think, after the affair with
the spy, that. as Cairiston aveired, he aimed
at getting him, sane OF insane, into a mad
house.
But after all these days we were not a step
nearer to the discovery of Madcline's where
abouts. Carriston made no sis,, Ut doing
anything to facilitate that discovery. Again
l urged him to iptrnst the whole affair to the
police. Again he refused to do SO, aou,ng
that he was not quite ready. Ready for what
1 wondered!
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