The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1894-07-27
CHAPTER VIII.
Oue of the Deems,

told them they must pack that night
To be ready to set off IN the morning
to the seaside somewhere where she
did not know yet but she would write
to me as soon as she had an address to
give, SO that | might send her any
news. How ] treasured that little
note, II was the first bit Of writing |
had had from her. and | read it again
and again that day. and for many
days and tried to coniure Il hidden
meaning. lurking touch Of tender
ness or concern out of its ordinary
words A strange feeling Of being alone
and forsakcn seized me-a foolish feel
ing, which could not shake off for
some days.
/ looked in upon old jacques. as us
ual He had been recovering himself
since | had seen him first: at least, re-
gaining a consciousness OF his own K
istcnce and Of the existence OF things
about him | thought that day could
see a something III his eyes. ana
in the twitching Of his mouth. which
told that he missed the presence OF
his niece. He sazcd at me long
and kecnly. till felt rather disconeere-
ed, looked down ii the hands fthe mn
gers of the right hand tremhled lit'le,'
and uttered some cultural sounds
! as II in an effort 10 articulatc. talked
| Ia him a little though | was not sure
| he could hear me: or. hearing. could
understand: | told him his niece hah
gone away to the seaside. ! h"ned IL
would do her good for she had been III
| y very anxious state of MIND since iicf
| fathers loss. 1t gave myself some re-
| lief TO speak of these things. When |
| rose to 90 away he looked me shrrWdiy
nm and down and watched me to the
| door 4 week or two passed before
| | saw him again.
NV time was taken up with attempts
to provide a post for myself against
| the dav when ! should leave that at
| Timperley Under ordinary clrchh
stances | would have taken the oppoi
| tunity of the season of the year. ana
such a luncture in my affairs % spehd
holiday among my friends. but was
now convinced the mystery Wiz
pleayed to clear UP was III IlmpeIt.'
and was resolved 10 SIT down anu -
siege ii there-the more obslna'els r.
solved since | knew StelnhalNI 80
| heartily wished me away
wrote letters. | made Journeys 70
this vicar and that rector III th' l. hSh-
horhool. who then needed, OF soon
| would need, "A curatc, with me SIM -,
snlt in all cases. | would no. ~
was not Just the kind OF man ~!
uanted. they were not sure ina, ny
onlnions were quite as they would WISH
the opinions of their euratc 10 of. -
became plain 10 me that | was 70 pe
..hoyrotted." the word had been Passeel
round apparently. and by Nhom u
not by Steinharlt:
The situation was indeed. oeto,iili'S
like i duel between Stelnhafd1 ina ~ !, !,
in which. for the time ne ceraailis n'"
III. best Of it, | ramhled All iiou' -,
valley. prying even into the eo'iliii'o :, -
rimnerlcy hall: | talked Win 'lle -
layers, | even riSked my rtp''' 'i'''
hy sitting for an hour III 'ap-'o'',', :,
listening 10 the dull. beely TAX 81 -
froouenters. sat in my solitary slt'iii-
room. and / smoked and ficheu ~. -.
n,,inI travelled into the town 10 ~
f,ao library. and read for hours "
~, head achea. and ! seemed elelleis
,,ar,ft ~ ideas Of my own books Wli''il
80 NOT written by theolosalls ~
1;,.;naS and which the a1'eli'ial' :, =
'a.nnoa surnriscd | should coli'liluaiis
.,,,, far Ill these things dia. -
,ha+ NV INV means l might discover ~
49,, =, hint 10 guide me OH my va! ~
~ a,a tho solution of the IaerolN nss
VIZ DIT I found none, and coui.
Mn, If none. and | was dlscousaaeu
nn.ame sometimes SO peMli''.,..
n.'ama assns that led to nothing, tlla'
,oI - restate the case 10 III. seii
,rhn next thing | must have was COZ
cns;ve proof that Mr. LaerpiA ,,au ,ha,
.''rnol Is Timpcrley Supposiliss : w.
faund was he. or was nc not eua. ,1a1
:, ~. had almost BEEN or seii,eu
;f he had fallen into 4 not hqulu
h;s death owing to asciden, 81 ', -
',,,aa n. my. own adventure. ! was iissa,i
-, dnuhts that after all ~ hi'sn
- - haen accidental and. hoNeNei
na'' 10th had been brought aoou'
-. 80 h,a Steinhardt bestowed lne ),
,;,,s3 Nn and if these should DC louiu
',,, li''n tbcv be recognizable as 'nos'
WV ! acroix? Al. these points NUS
- a,a.re1 land l shuddered again an,
" as tried to think tnsll ose
r,,,,l,a before the mystery eouii =
,ali. ,...aa solved before | could Nen.ui'
Nv INN Iouise's thoughts away iron
! her father to myself. -.
Thns fully three weeks passed sea oper per
,enjnr me with the addIuonal. ... 'ni si,anca
increasing anxiety OF LOUIS s;noa N,
| had not received q me IA M
Iav she had gone away -, + oo,l,
hnnu where she had gone anu ;.,,ar1t "a
only guess what desisns ,aaard 'a, to her.
} trying to carr carry tpat nut o on two Saturday
! dlscoio, .;on steinhardt had gone away
p suceessiund se,ss,i,nd absent over Sunday O.
= ana ie'ai,'ii ., = occurred to me to observ
!. the tnlru, : ~" followed him as ia
and 1o,l"w n,,,n A and one Of the railway sta
as the .oM,,t ,,nnt;eed / thought. but y
nea 1io,sa suddenly. and passed me w, WI,