Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-03-11
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how could any one enter The farmers bed
nom. and. during night Of Only restless
manning. take the keys from beneath bis
heal. unlock the secretary close by, mud
IA. hidden drawer. ascertain the combine
tion, and then. rcfattrning each lock. re-
place the kefs lscfwrcn mHttrr-s and fcath.
cr bed, and yet awaken neither husband
nor wifef u could not b.. ~ aid 'he DE-
tccilvr. W aid Squire Trappr. And then
both detective and squire looked kegniy At
Richard Forrest, who, rddening WIN IN
diriiant desire 10 thrash both of them
turned and walked awny.
"Ihnt young man. slli the detective,
leaning toward the farmer and printing
significant finger NJ the retfeatlng tgufe,
must Ne watched. he must not ho allowed
10 leave the place"
Mr. Holromtc frownei aud storincd up
and down the room many times
"For, continued The Official ne alone
of the household. Jon aly, besides YOURSELF
wife and daughter, know where tho money
VA. kcpt. had ioyed with The combination
lock. AMI understood whcrr the Keys might
b. found II twilight. nj noon. In the carly
mornlng Yes, sir Il il very plain case
10 my mind
zeno Traps stood by. dsrkiy snlien over
| The los oi The money, but eSpltant that his
I Judgment had been sustained and conn.
/ dent that Angle and the rich farmer would
/ yet ~ hls,
HIolcombe glanced NJ bis crafty fscr.
| vhcrr these ignohlo emotions held divided
sway. H. Cred him. Iiut the detective
spoke again;
"Yes. Mr.. IIolcombe. n !. a ca.e without
peer fot cicarness The young man had
10th the Information aud the opportunity
~ ssryn bis turn His needs no doub, nrs
grcai. Tor he V without visible means Ut
support. Mr. Tmppe tells me. he has i'm.
posed himself nh you on the slight clAiins
IL distant relationship. llr uses every
endcavor tn win your daughters young
affections; succeeds toa certain extcnt, but
l. not sure ~ your CONSENT. WIN make
himself absolutely safe on this other point,
and But big cane trembling aus.
ploiously In the farmer. haeiy hands,
coupled with m emphatic command 10
him 10 leave ,hs house NJ once puts an end
TO the dctectiyos calm cloquence.
"Mr. Tappc, you eau 20 with him, sir.
You needn't either Of. you rvtnrn My
family shant any longer be degraded by
the presence In this house 81 men who IN.
suit them by attnbu'lnR such conduct and
motives 10 them. 90, siri and when WANT
you again will soud for yours
Bat although hls generous manhood had
thus asserted ITSELF Mr. lIolcnmic wa far
from being a. INST about the matter How
cleo could the noney have gomez What II
lilehari wcr really unworthy u the blood
In his yoinsi lie always dismissed these
suspici0ns ~ base, yet he could not f,cl
toward the young fellow his former hearty
fonlnes-. nor treat Kim with tho same
open hospitality aud unconstraint. Ger.
tnlniy be had stolen Angles heart. aud
that could not he forgiven NJ once. .A,d
whcr he'd the money gouoi What II
what if-thorc II wns ngnlul
Troubled days they were for Richard
Forrest also. How could they be- other.
wiscf lie -nliom saw Angelina alone now.
her father had Invariably called her II they
started to walk. aud ho kept her always
BY his side In the house. II was more than
u week after The robbery that he saw her
one morning leaning from the dining room
window 10 trnln m crrailc Marie lienrl.
cite. Her father "a talking rloomlly Nc
tho gate with ncighlor iilisston. The dis.
constitute lover naturally found his way
quickly into the dining room.
'AngclineN taking both small hands IN
his and kissing \ tiny thorn scratch
what shall dor You know | told you
three weeks ago that had severed my
connection with The Courier 10 f.cngagu
with This Gazettc. Now The Gazette ed.
ltor writes me that they need me nj Oncr;
they cannot wait. had written them
that I would come the flrst Of last week.
But how can 60 until this horrible niys-
terry Il cleared ups and heaven only knows
when that will hc. for all Is midnii,A nov.
How can I even speak 10 your fathf OF our
AFFAIR until that money N recovered or nc
counted fori You cannot help seeing that,
despite his generous efforts 10 put aside
base suspicion, he still doubts me. Aud IL /
does look dark. Why, almost doubt my. I
self, everything points w directly 20 me ~ ]
the thief This morning | walked myself /
saying. 'Rlotard Forrest, wherc Il that
money you stoloN"
"You will break my heart, Richard. II |
YOU talk that way she rried. suspicion |
can no more point 10 you than TO me. You |
shall hot nay such things" aud she chung /
10 him 10 that no must necds repeat |
chem for the sake Of tho precious dis. |
chalmers.
"Jnst 10 contrast this wruiched state Of /
anairs with the happiness Of fortnight |
ago. he complained, after awhile. Il |
knew thai ! could make q little nest for |
my dove by next winter; your father liked |
me, your mother was fond of me. we OK |
pccied no opposition. Aud you had told
me that You loved me,n
"But, Richard, she said. with a pltlml |
small rob, II love you now aud mother |
docs. too. Father l. In 10 much trouble. |
that i all. lie does not doubt you. lie IL
Just worried all tho time. Mother says be- |
doe, not rcst NJ all at night, for when ho !
falls asleep from exhaustion he snatohes |
only troubled nap aud wakes with n |
grrat start. aud twice he has aroused her |
by unlocking the door and walking across
the back yard. aud when she called him 4
aud fan after him she found him asleep
Richard stared at her like ono dazed. for |
some moments, aud then q light broke |
over his countenanee. lie almost gaspcd. |
aud a. last cried In Joyous tonesi
"Oh, my sweetheart, why dldn't you tell |
mo bcfoTs that your father was a somnam-
hulistW
"ligt he isn't. except when he IL trou.
hled this way answered she. "Why, |
dearest, what DO you meant"
For he had seio,d Nm. Holcombe, as sho |
CHANGED 10 peep tnto the room no that mo,
ment, aud was dragging her, TO her lndig. |
nnnt amusement, TO Angcllne's side.
But they saw with his minds eyes soon,
and entered with glad excitement into hls
plan. Nelghbor Bllsston was drawn into
u, too, that afternoon, aud spent the night
In Richards room, ilniing Il necessary 10
enter Il burglariously At 10 o'clock.
II was hours past midnight when llght
tap on their door from Mrs. llolcomhe
aroused the young fellow modelling over his
book aud sprlnglng mp, he shook Mr.. Bllss.
ton excitedly, caught up the bulls eye Ian.
tern aud crept out. Mrs. Holcombc and
Ausellnc werc shiyering, half sobblng and
elingIng toge'he on the back steps Across
Tho yarl was stalking portly figure Ia
night dress