The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1894-03-30
She pushed tho DIV,
and fell once more ean on ir'a 70
ma went down stairy ''et

feet. is witt
-, Uncle and nephew r,,
the cellar door; tho ,,'' @eH
We're at the head of thu ~ :: \
waiting for her. I,noaS ,ae St :.
diss''ade Algy from "ra "a,
the curiosity of The s'Iss m
strong. ' otlsl,
Please don't rcmemh,
saw-when YOU We're Lr da,
time painted Minna uoNa ..
tiem 1,n on her way down !"
The young men yaya
sent, and followed he, !
bottom of the staircase y
herrlnston's hard voice w W.,
ing to them to come ''
Duke himself, still su,,.
uncle's arm, still lookins, ktia,r'0 Y
nail understood the ilnna- ,
uons' took the key from p1a /.
some difficulty, for ls ' n
weak and trembling, I'm ln,,a'
lock- and suffered his uneIa q
into the cellar. He st SSir.
stepped over the uneven !.
glanced about him as # l
escape. His uncle's str.l 4
echoed through the yanlrs nsA :
Come now. where i A
bin? Don't pretend You H.. =
the way to it,"
NO, | have not forgotts, +
Duke in a faltering vi H
Minna's surprise and bor,. L,
way straight in the dirsr.
secret door.
But it was no longer IL o
row OF white bins partlg M ii
the space against the vail.
Duke started in a bpwf,, J
ner at the new ohstructIor !,
1T was here, I'm sure i
was all he said =
Ills uncle shook his arm |,
Nonsense" he said abnT, J,
had been there then, 1t WON'T : !
there now" !,
Somebody must have ng :
again" he said at last.
His uncle moved impatisle
Now who would, who mto
a thingT' asked Mr.. Berrv n
ly. 1a
Dukes answer was sIva ie
concerted simplicity. r
I'm sure | don't knor- 81
Then a fresh idea seemed pN
and he began trying to nrso
away. Glancing round towl- y
two young men. he called 70
help him. e
Reluctantly enough, and 81 -
mas fear. they did 50.
But when by their units
they had succeeded in rel s :.
wine-bins. it was only TO ii =
obstacle. The doorway was z.
entirely hidden with hoar4i,,
broken bricks. q
Duke uttered an cxelamlJs (
tirely like genuine >urprse lsc
almost impossible to beligfa
could BE- oilIy acting.
Its bolraetl un," be excl :
The bricks. however, Wep
in one upon another WithoG
any kind, 50 Tilt when he E
Of tie boards the whole
began 10 give way 4 fEr
disclosed the paddock on The
That's IT,. | tod you y.
turning 10 his uncle. 4 kH
was here. though how i q
blocked IN again ] can't lA.
now. where's tile Key
I'VE must do without tha,
elder man shortly" Tie dor
! don't suppose It viii hold !
any one who means buslas
there's a vii there's a way
Selling orc Of the disp.aca
dealt on the door a SaoES
which made the old WOOD
crack until 1t last, with lQl
broke AWAY from lis hlAse
hanging 10 the pldn
same moment 4 horrible siln 1#
faction filled the outer gu
one but Mr.. William Baf7N
back in horror and dlslnaY
ever, in a state of frenzle1
jumped down into the lnnel
STOPPING, touched the hiaHa
heap on the foa
erect.
II Is the dead body o. VI
Joseph Radstoek, he erlea
nephew with the sternnes
Duke rceled rs il he had y
It was impossible 70 mlsf9
Of horror and utter heWlhelS
iseoyery came to him as "
surprise.
"The body Of Joseph kab
exclaimed slowly. inrredl'lolt
not possible. " no put Il af
Ills murderer, | supnef -
Mr.. Bennington, as hafslll' 4ns
Still Duke could not bellr'9 - =
who could have murde'" =
gan. III
But he stopped short, anus " y
Wildered face there eallle L.
lorror SO intense thlt lN
lis face seemed to conffaf, ~
oo.sed like 4 Withcred on Ill
standing behind the resi- y nn
Ter face even more livld' ~
than his own, va
-'icely. And in her -
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