Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1891-01-08


stalzesl The fellow must be cot rid o1
at any costI I'll cut his comb, now and
hereI"
Clearing his throat. he resumed:
.SOf course you are very anxious to
know where the ladies are, STRIP
Vance assented.
ssWell, sir, will be candid, /" and Radd
assumed confidential air. cit pains me
to see you in such diStres@it does, in
deedl Your difficulties with my niece
remind me Of various incidents in my
own career"
ST viii pay you well for any kindness
you can show me, Mr.. Moreland," an
nounced Vance, with the impotence so
natural to hts situation. @Please come
to the point
@Oh, I do not want any pay, sirl
What do I do out Of pure kindness of
heart, my dear sister-in-laW having left
me very comfortably installed here for
the period Of her proposed ABSENCE
Vance made an fmplOring gesture.
swell, sir, you know my sister-in-law
has dear and only brother in India?"
The young physician nodded
%Whom she has not seen for many q
long year?"
Vance bowed again.
@You see, therefore, how natural it IS
that both Mrs. Moreland and Jessie
should have thought Of this East-Indian
relative at such moment as the pres
ent?"
Vance could only groan, his fears run
ming ahead Of the pretended communi-
cation.
II see you comprehend, sir. What you
fear is only too real. My sister-in-law
and Jessie have sailed for India"
The statement fell with terrible force
upon Vance, it was so probable.
A tremor Of agony traversed his frame.
"My relatives, 20 see," resumed
Radd, with inward jubilance, "thought
that nothing less than such a trip could
remove the pain and anguish caused
them by recent occurrences. There is
not the least doubt in my mind that they
will visit all the countries have named,
and it is more than likely that they will
return by way of China and Japan-if
they ever do return-thus making the
tour of the world"
Any one less INSCRIPTIONS than Radd
would have hesitated about inf1icting
upon fellow-being such distress as these
words caused Vance.
SIf they ever return?" he repeated,
hardly conscious Of what he was saying.
eyes, sir, +" returned Radd. HThe truth
is, Colonel Ridley has invited them to
pass the rest of their days with him, and
they were strongly inclined, when they
left me, to accept this invitation"
The shock these falsehoods gave the
young physician was terrific.
He reeled, as if stunned
"I can follow them," was his sole
comment.
Radd flushed with annoyance, and re-
solved to drive his poisoned shaft
deeper.
at would be useless, sir, was his in
staht assurance.
@And why useless?"
because of grave complications, my
niece was unwilling to confess to you"
Complications, Mr.. Moreland?" ques-
toned Vance, in a husky voice. "Of
what nature?"
~Can you not guess?" demanded Radd,
as insinuatingly as possible.
@I'm afraid not. Please tell me-"
an a word, then, my niece is a mar
ried woman"
Vance started violently.
II will not deny that she loves you, {"
added the uncle; "but she is a married
woman, and that's why she rejected
you. That's her whole secret"
"And how long has she been married?"
demanded Vance.
"Just about year, SIR"
%Who is her husband?"
"He's the captain and owner of three
masted schooner trading between Chica-
go and Buffalo" answered Radd, with
out an instant's hesitation. "His name
Is Chapman, and he comes of an excel
lent family, but he has a rather Wild
history behind him, as is the case with
so many men who follow the sea. My
niece has been more or less acquainted
with him for number Of years, and
seems to have had fancy for him, but
she married him for money rather than
for love, as he is very wealthy, and was
inclined to deal literally with her."
Vance stirred uneasily again, con-
tinuing to fix his gaze upon Radd.
"Where is Mr.. Chapman now?" he
asked.
"He is absent on one of his trips" was
the answer. "In fact, he has never been
here but twice, and he remained only q
day or two on those occasions. do not
expect to ever see him here again, as he
and my niece have had terrible quar-
rel, which was occasioned by his making
shocking discovery about her. can
Of course, give you the particulars Il
you care to know them"
Vance turned away abruptly with G
gesture of pain and horror.
at is unnecessary, Mr.. Moreland," he
declared, with bitter sternness. II an
greatly obliged for the information yoJ
have given me, but there is no necesslt!
of pursuing the subject further. Good
evening, sirl"
He walked away rapidly, and wa
soon lost to Radios view in the dark
ness.
"Good!" exclaimed the latter, proceed
| ing to take a drink from flask he haC
drawn from his pocket. aha! hal" ant
he laughed exultingly. @I've succeeded
| Nothing venture, nothing haveP L
was risky thing to do-to draw it quit
so strong-but the result is all coult
have. desired. That doctor is foole'
completely. He'll never show up her
again! The projected marriage
knocked higher'n kite! As the girl
likely to take the situation to heart an
die, at the same time worrying her M
to death, 1 shall soon be the sole heir O
The Films and all their other property
and also of that millionaire East India