Evening journal., 1892-08-08

away. If she would only talk to me OF
Jack; but she viii not. even though
know that ever since the suicide of Mr.
/ Percival last August Mr.. Guthrie has
been working day and night reopening
the old matter. All the friends of the
Guthries are now more than ever conf
/ dent that Jack was absolutely innocent
that Mr.. Percival as president of the
bank had made away with those missing
funds and securities and charged it to
Jack and to his friend Harold Worden.
An effort has been made TO get ut Mr..
Percivals papers. all of them, but his
widow is still so broken that she cannot
be seen by any one, say her physicians.
It is believed she knows something of
the inner history Of the whole case, and
that she is striving 10 hide what she
knows for her children's sake. OF
course people say she has behaved very
ill-that she ought TO sell and restore to
the bank real estate and property that
from time to time Mr.. Perciyal had set
tied upon her. But she only goes into
Mysteries when lawyers are mentioned
Mr.. Guthrie is now in highly nerv-
Gus and excitable state, which natural
~ reacts upon Nita. | wish we could
get her away from here. He went west
you remember, when he left her with
us at Pawnee. He went in the hopes of
finding some trace Of Mr.. Worden. SO /
learn now, and to urge the immediate
return to st. Louis of Jacks old ana in
innate friend to demand justice at the
hands Of the Percivals, for he was
ruined irretrievably by Perciyal's accu-
sation when dismissed from the bank
But he has vanished utterly and know
that they have about given him up for
dead. A detective agency has been at
work for months, and twice Of late men
have come to the house asking if it were
not possible TO find somewhere picture
Of Mr.. Worden; but Nita says none ex-
ist that she knows Of believe that
she burned all that she had.
"Why will she not trust me and tell
me about it--she who used to have no
secret from me? We know that he was
deeply in love with her and that she was
believed to care for him, but there was
fearful scene between him and Mr.
Guthrie over poor Jacks body. The
old gentleman was wild with grief, and
in his misery he upbraided Worden as
the cause of it all-aecused him of be-
ing the thief and cursed him for con-
cealing the crime at the expense Of
Jacks life and honor. Possibly he did
believe it then, but since Percivals
: death everything is changed. believe
he would give all he owns to make
} amends to Worden now, and sometimes
think that that is what is killing Nits. y
\ THAT that is what is killing Nita,
read Holden again, this time half aloud,
= as he pondered over the word. Then a
r sound at tho door attracted him. He
] glanced up quickly.
Q ooh, come in, sergeant l did moi
hear you knock"
Q Il beg your pardon, sir" was the an
swer, in Ellis deep voice, faint fiusf
}; rising to bis pale, black bearded face
d ~ knocked twice at the outer door, anC
then, knowing the doctor to be here
7 ventured into the hall. Am too early
It sirgn
you are Just in time. Come in. Shu
, that door and sit down. How's the arm
d to day, EllisS"
Y Obediently the tall trooper had steppe'
Il within and closed the door, but he still
remained erect, shade Of hesitation il
IL his manner "The arm seems doing
n we'll, SIR"
d "And yet you yourself do not pick NJ
o as could wish. Take that chair, Ellis
we shall not be interrupted, and l wan
= to talk with you about your case. Yol
l. have won honor and troops of friends il
:. this campaign, and when the regimen
81 gets back and they find you pale an,
% languid, so utterly unlike yourself ant
II unfit TO take your duties as first sergeant
they will say was at fault Can't stan,
d that, you know, SO ! have spoken t
Major Kenyon about the matter, and h
has directed that you move out Of tn
{ hospital forthwith and under my roof
No keep your seat. You arc 10 repor
to me for special duty in making up tn
= field papers and reports, and shall nee,
g you right here where can supervise
1t all and look after you"
IT For IA moment the two men sat gain
n straight into each others eyes. The
Re again, trembling slightly, Ellis stroye t
rise.
re "Dr Holden, II ought not to talk
n advantage Of this Indeed cannot"
re THAT will do, sir" was the quietl
II smiling reply. "Orders are orders, SCI
S, geant. and being a patient you ar
at doubly under mine. What's more, 20
ID can ask no question until that chevrol
n is replaced by the shoulder strap. Ellis
under what name shall the officers Of til
s. Twelfth ask that you be made one 9
ut their NUMBER
= Making no reply, the sergeant bowe
s. his head and covered his face with hi
rs hands.
Il Late that evening old Kenyon, droI
* ping III to see the doctor, found the Ia
cavalryman seated at a desk in Holden
20 library, and, as he promptly arose an
re stood erect in acknowledgment of tn
d presence of the post commander, til
90 major strobe straight up to him an
held out his hand;
er Sergeant, | am as proud and please
ne rs your own father could be. When
y whole regiment recommends a man f