The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1892-05-19

Tho former was gesticuIating fOnribly
and evidently laying down the law IN n
very decided and autOcratic way Hts
square, ungainly figure seemed 70 diIAte
and take on q mastsrful and almost
heCtoring air. while Mr. Birchmore
stood with his hands In his coat pockets
undemonstrative and submissive appaT
emily accepting with meekness all that
the other advanced and only occasion
ally intsrpolating 4 remark or q sngges
ton TO which Slurk would pay but slight
or impatient attention Both were en-
IDENTIFY talking in a low tone; for though
they were not more than ffty or Eixty
yards IRON where sat could not catch
. single word. or even 20 much - an In
articulate murInuT unless BY delibeT
ately strAining my ears. But I did not
need nor care 10 hear anything what !
saw was quite enough 10 StartIe and
mystify me
After a few minutes the two inter
lOcutOrs moved slowly on up the path
and were soon beyond the dsId Of my
mirror But the unexpected scene which
| had witnessed did not 20 soon pas out
Of my mind
got up frOm my table and began
walking about the room with the reat
lessness Of one who cannot make his new
facts tally with his preconceived IdeaA
Who and what was Slurk and how hAIl
he obtained ascendeDcy over q man like
BirchmoreI Certainly It could not be .
natural ascendency BirchmorS must
have put himself In the otheT'7 power
In other wOria. Slurk must be blAch
mailing him And this was the trouble
was it1-this was the mystery Il Was
an ugly and awkward buaineus certain
"; but the main question remained after
all unanswered What was Il that
Birchmore had done TO give Slurk hold
upon himH and had that act whatever u
was compromised hiS daughter along
with himI
For now that l gathered up IN my
memory all the hints and sigma which
bad come under my notice In relation 70
this affair. could not help thinking that
Hates attitude had in II Somsthing sug
geatiVe VI more than mere dliaI sympA
thy with her fathers misfortune IN
that misfortune or Disgrace she had =
personal and separate. In addition 70 y
sympathetic. share And yet 10 what
conceivable way could q low william nee
Slurk fRsten his grip upon pnrU aud
SpOtIeR young girR And what = md
cons thOught-that such . giri should "
IN any way q Ina merry. The more
turned the matter over In my mind the
more ugly did II appear No WOn'leT
that father and daughter hAd whrns'i
me away
SOme men IN my psItlOn. having nSsh
thus fur. might nave shrunk bark and
given up the enterprise But was not
In that category was more than ever
deterInined to nee the adventure 70 ~
end nay. 70 gain my own end IN Il t0O
The conditions Of the contest were ~ ali
events narrowing themselves down 70
recognizable form Il was 70 Ds thai
Of strength mainly between myuelf and
Slurk between an educated plucEy
Engliahman and base German rufliAn
between one. moreover. who hAi
right. moral and legal. on his aide and
love ~ his goal and one armed only
with undeFhaRd cunning and tSrrOrAm
and aiming ct nothing higher than tbs
extornOn Of money Thts WnS the way
read the situation. and battered my
self that was equal 10 the emergency
Upon consideration however ! de
cided TO alter my intention Of airing
Mr.. Birchm0re about bis valet II va
tolerably clear that be was not IN . poa
ton 10 give me any information. and
besides. had already learned everything
except the particular Thoso paFtiru
laEa. II did not succeed IN Discovering
them unnided. must b extracted FROM
Kate She would not withhold tholn
from me " Questioned her rosolutsly
and direCtly. enforcing my tnquirs.
with disclosure Of the knowledgO hnd
already obtained This. then. should b
my nozt step | scaled up my lOttSra
locked them in my deak and. Il bsing
now nearly seven O'Clock. | went down
10 supper
CHAPTER w
But ~ supper thsFo was no KatA Mr.
BirchmorO and were asryed b. Chris