Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-09-04

tn n,.;. =, Dorothy, fully expecting him
NAV am very sorry" replied the yonno
. man, 1mperturbably; II am DR.. Roh;ns
sons nephew, Neil SawtelIa. ~ 'oo M
very uncertain about your keen;no th NE
appolntment. In fact, he went ont hom rs
ing 70 meet you elsewhere. but left ~ uae
10 receive you if you came and a.. r. me
D1 r. en ~ authority to act in his stead"
that ~ s H1: course OF her life it is probable
snas Miss Dorothy had never exnar;.
a :. such variety of emotions. That
~ was case OF mistaken identity. an.
b'areu PLAIN; but how to account for
ner presence here, without hatray;Mr.
ner name and her reason for r;ng;neg
'ne oe4, appeared problem difficnIt of
am sure there is some mistalo .
sne stamered at length; "I am not tba
person DR.. Robinson e.nects T ~. Vue
aa,a 70 consult him about slight
coid, and will call again"
as my uncle is no longera praeticinp
Pnys1clen, am sure that can not have
peen your object" He drew himself
up TO his full height, which Dorothy
FOUND rather overwhelming, and adopted
a sterner tone. ''->' '>''t''oo
DO be seated" he repeated, sthis is
very serious matter and mnst ha
treated seriously. Your acquaintance
with my unfortunate cousin il az we'll
known to me in all its details as to nv
uncle. Why try to deceive me?" as
Dorathy made an attempt for a hear.
ing. Ae"'
But l am not the person YOU think
l am" she declared with spirit; II nm
Miss Dempsy." "'
Indeed! And to what reason does
my uncle, an old bachelor, owe the
pleasure of this visit to-day? You
must excuse my ignoring the cold"
He made a quick, CONVINCING gesture
as she started, hesitated was lost
You see it is useless" he went on; II
must insist on your remaining until you
nave answered few questions; but I
beg that you won't force me to be more
lmpolite than you can help"
When will DIR. Robinson Yeturn?"
In an hour or two at the most. II
you prefer waiting for him, that will be
even better and he drew forward one
of the easiest chairs.
But / can't stay here two hours"
cried Dorothy, now thoroughly alarmed
ana continuing to stand uncompromis-
ingly.
Nor is there the slightest neccessity
for it. Perhaps, if I state the case, it
Will enable you to see that you can use
the same freedom with me as with the
doctor, and, also, how little we require
OF you, provided you are honest. and
how unpleasant the consequences may
be it you evade. There have been great
complications in two of the banks with
which my cousin is connected, and
actual theft has been committed. 1t
has been proved past doubt at what
hour the latter occurred, and suspicion
has fallen in the highest places. NV
cousin will be implicated in the arrests
unless it can be proved to the salts
faction of those interested that he was
elsewhere at the time. By tomorrow,
or at the farthest the next dav, all New
York may know of it. For some strange
reason he refuses to account for him
self. Now, all We require ia that you
shall state under oath when and where
you have seen him since Monday last"
Il don't know what you are talking
about, and don't wish to remain here
any longer" protested Dorothy, vehem-
emily.
Nonsense" replied Sawtelle, almost
roughly, interposing himself between
her and the door; my uncle gave me a
description of you before he left. The
idea of you denying Chat you know AL
bert Van Twilleris absurd"
At the mention of the name, Dorothy
gave little gasp of horror and amaze
ment.
why, of course, know him." she
said, unguardedly; and then, seeing too
late, that she was only strengthening
his mistake. she sank into the nearest
chair, with a pitiful wall of distress
which did not help matters.
"Oh, this is perfectly dreadful" she
sobbed, forgetting her dignity and
hopping her eyes with futive dabs.
As for the blonde giant on the rug,
he looked scarcely less uncomfortable
and i'll at ease.
81 don't see but that you will have to
wait till the doctor comes. II should
let you go it would only mean publicity
and an appearance at court and all
sorts of complications, which you ought
to be as anxious to avoid as we are,
Miss Mckinney"
liam not Miss Mckinney"
@Well, my uncle will know who you
are, anyway"
mo, lie won't, thought Miss Demp-
sey, and relapsed into damp and pro-
tracted silence.
II wonder if you would believe me, !"
she said at last, impulsively, turning on
him pair of moist, indignant eyes, if I
told you exectly how I did happen to
come here"
II am dreadfully sorrow. presume
I have made mess of it" he replied;
irrelevantly, perhaps we had better
not try any more explanations till the
doctor comes. You see, if I had known
that you were in the least"-reddening
pereeptibly-"the least like what you
are, I never should have attempted q
conversation"
AS Dorothy found nothing to reply
to this, another half hour passed, re-
ducing her to state of nervousness that
went far toward confirming Sawtelle in