The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1894-09-28
LOVES RACE.

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Not as | know on"
The caretaller at No. 49, WeStphalia
Terrace. leaned on the broom which
She had brought up to help her to an
swer the door and looked at me with
iiSfayor
DO you think the landlord knows?"
No answer
L took out half-crown.
Look here ! said this coin Shall
De yours if you'u tell me how long
you've been here, who the landlord is,
and anything you might have heard
from the tradeSpeoplc about the fami-
~"
4 never gossip with the tradesfolk,
nor nobody was her dispiriting reply.
but She gave me the address Of a firm
in Gray's Inn and shut the door with
all possible speed. leaving me on the
dusty doorstep.
Imagine the situation. A young man
goes away to Switzerland to the bed
side Of his dying father, and comes
back on the wings of the wind to lay
his neWlyacquired fortune at the feet
OF the dearest girl in the world, and
nnds her ona-hopelcssly. utterly gone
her house desolate, no flowers in the
windows. no furniture in the place.
To Let staring from every window.
had only known Clara three months.
knew not a single one of her friends
i knew she had some few relations
her mothers family-but | did not even
know their name. The Vanes knew no
one III kensington, and they only knew
me through our eat having fortunately
been killed by their dog.
But l was poor then, and poverty is
proud. The Nanes' house, dress, and
mode Of life betokened wealth. |
could not tell her | loved her. aud
now
Ihe charwoman opened the door
again and put aut her curl-paper head
to say
Ihere was funeral afore the sale.
perhaps they'd tell you at the under.
takers''
a funeral hailed a passing hanson
and drove straight to Grays Inn.
Yes. Mr. Nane unfortunately died at
one OF our houses-19. Westphalia Ter
race Left no estate; had systematical-
y oVersnot his income Sorry | can't
give you any further information"
NOT &C lue. The tradesmen knew
hethlnS, the vicar knew nothing. tho
ponce, Of course, knew nothing, and
dld hothing but pocket my money end
take .hlnSs IN notebooks with blunt
pencils.
Advertisements failed absolutely.
ana SO Clara Nane was lost to me-
passed out Of my life completely-leay-
ing ME with really respectable for.
sune, Wnlch 1t was entirely out of the
4uesuon for me to enjoy.
did See her again. 7 iii h,t not
ior Tour years. Four long years.
won't 60 SO far as to saw that an
honr never passed in which | did not
think Of her. but I'll swear that tr.o
ever A
Well, after four years of this life-I
,iau my own work to do and nv other
iiie 70 live. but that has nothing to do
Win 'hls story-after four years. busi.
ness TOOK me to Tunbridge.
went by an express train. r boucht
'he day papers and cot a comfort,hIn
corner IN a iirstclass carriage yhar.,
, le1 the papers lay on my knee ann
dreamed my usual dreams Clara
Clara. Clara. a.
80 we passed through Halstead Sta
,lon .he train slowedd for a little
.oone1 out. with torpid curiosity as
- .ne gardens. and saw-Clara,
WhiZz.-zz z-whirr, The train bod sho4
past the station, the carriage u,;ndn,,,..
ratified. the train yibrated and nn,so+ad
vi VII ne increasing speed. and eyery
ina pasa 'nu every vibration was carry
~ nle away from my hearts heart
~ hash ! saw that if I went on to
ihs eiioihs ana got train back she
"no was OBVIOUSLY waiting for the newt
, ~ .Iaiil' would have left the station
lDns 1S,lore | reached it. Probably sha
Nas ohlf spending the day at Halstaaa
anu any search for her there woula ha
In vain. Nouiu De
M ! proke the glass. pulled tho handle
ihe ,fain slackened, and as # stan,,,i
1ile guard put his head in at M, "a.
riage window . ny car
.p,Nns, you're all right" he said
pest II ! din't think you was daaI
!. m'ien ! heard that bell, It's \ wondar
!. y y connected. Just my luck too ana
Us ten minutes behind already ~ WIZ anu
dld You do it for. eh... nae
,,a stopped the train because I'm 90
Nothing wrongg'
70; but ! am going to cot ont.
l.,
doorway. - niy 10 the
No. You don't" he saih