Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-02-28


the book he was reading. I am glad the I
sunshine induced you to remain.
The weather has had little enough to /
do with it, I answered. In the first /
place, 1 oversight myself; but, even If L !
had not, I believe I should still have
stayed"
Saturday is only a halliday at the |
bank. L remembered that, if you did
not"
You'll laugh when tell you what de-
cided me to remain.
Tell me and see.
We'll, Doctor, you yourself have re-
marked what an uninteresting set OF peo-
pie have been staying here ever since 1
came. Not any concerning whom one
could possibly feel the smallest amount
of curiosity. The case is quite changed
now. The new arriVals-that woman and
that girl who came last night-Ars. and
Miss HargreaYe-"
PaUsing, looked steadily at him. He
was seated opposite to me. The morning
light fell full upon his open cOuntenance.
What interest can you have in the new
arr1Yals?' he asked. Do you know
them?" And, as he spoke he leaned back
In his chair and looked at me as unwaYer-
ingly as I at him.
1They are so unlike the stamp Of peO-
pie one would expect to see here, I went
on, slightly Disconnected by his GOODNESS.
They appear ladies OF position, yet
seem to have no servants with them. 1
have made up my mind there Is some
mystery connected with them
I can give no information whatever,
he answered coldly.
But, in spite of all the self-control he
evidently could exercise, thought 1 de-
tected evasion in his words.
You Will probably be called in to at
tend the inval.d?" / said half jealousy.
He arose and pushed back his chair.
My dear fellow, he exclaimed, what
mere boy you are! Have 1 not told you
a hundred times I can read you like a
book? You have taken into your head
that know something of those people,
and are trying to get it out of me. Pray
spare yourself the trouble. 1 assure you
I never saw the ladies in my life until last
evening. 1 should not even have known
you referred to them as Mrs. and Miss
Hargreave had I not, like yourself, looked
in the visitors book and read their names
/ there"
As he spoke he stood erect, his finely
shaped head thrown back, his eyes IN
! finchingly fixed on mine.
1t was impossible to doubt his words.
/ I felt shame even to have called forth
| such assurances.
Taking no heed of my hurried apology,
! he looked at his watch.
Its time for me to go and see some
/ sick people in town, he said. will you
| walk with me?"
! [ acquiesced readily, and we set off
| When we had passed through the grounds
and into the road, why do you stick to
! that wretched bank, DudIey?" he asked.
I've been thinking over your case seri-
| ously. You are not constituted for the
work, either physically or mentally"
If you can put me in the way OF earn
! ing my living honestly otherwise, Doctor,
| I shall only be too thankful, answered
| warmly. "Beggars may not be chOOsers.
I'll tell you how I'm placed. My grand
| father made a fortune; my father lost it
on the turf-and died five years ago.
When could fully realize the fact that
! 1 was penniless, 1 left the Southern
county where was known and came to
the North, a stranger. I had lived as a
country gentleman lives, hitherto; but ]
knew now that must work. It was nc
easy task to find employment. At last
took this clerkship in -- Bank, where ]
must remain till fortune turns hel
wheel. She's slow enough about it in my
easel" And laughed a little bitterly.
You should marry an heiress, my dear
boy. You are gOOd-lOOking, and, what's
more, you know it.
r "Ayel TO my cost.
"HOW's that?"
{ Because if had been a plain fellow
1 or even ugly, I'd have stood a better
chance of doing what you suggest. Ny
} employers perhaps might have invited
} me to their houses; as it is-having mar
riageabie daughters, they are afraid Of
me. The apple of her fathers eye
might think Jack Dudley a hadsOmt
fellow, and he might have worldly wis
, dom sufficient to follow up his advan
tages. Well! he's never had the chance
yet, that's all.
Fate is not always cruel. Something
/ may turn up, and shortly, too.
I don't expect it.
5 1T is the unexpected that always hap
!
scarcely had he spoken than he tool
leave of me at the house Of one Of hi
patients.
In this manner our talk abruptly ended
and I, turning, retraced my steps at i
the unlocked for that always happensl
, Somehow these last words Of DR.. Gas
> | cOigne's haunted me.
AS entered Glendale House I saw tn
=, visitors book lying on the hall table. B.
; no means absently, but quite cOnsciOu
= of what 1 was doing, opened it an
read again the names of the new arrivals
: then I walked upstairs, turning deliber
I | ately in the direction L believed tn
rooms p, %, and % to be situated.
found myself IN a short corridor.
led to these rooms only, and gave one tn
idea of being private, if not someWhs
! isolated, part of the building.
I had never penetrated there before
nor, In point of fact, could have frame
: any Legitimate excuse for being theT
Z now At the end was window. I So
down on the window-seat.
Scarcely had done so than some on
. turned the handle of a door, rafting
e no silly and impatiently. 1t was the han
. die of No. %.
Presently there was a smart rappine
J as of the knuckles against the wood
! work This was repeated more and MOI
\ loudly I approached the door.
= Il am looked in. Bring a key-ir
stantly," an excited and imperious vote
demanded.
= yes, +" I responded, in an eager whis
u per. And in less time than it takes t
: tell, I had gone to the service-roon
3 snatched the key of No. 29 from its bool
! was upstairs again. and had turned it