The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1894-07-27
nobody else knows this altogether.

NOBODY else Knows TINS altOGetnef.
Wen. | darcSay--'
II darcsay." said /. intcrrupting him.
Il am Il monomanilc. The impulse
seized me to take him into my conf
d"ncc. felt if would relieve and cheer
IN" To talk to him about The matters
1hat occupied my thoughts 50 much; he
must know them sooner OF later. md,
by knowing them at that Jun n>'turc. he
might give me Il useful hint. Per
haps." said |. YOU will think me mad
if tell you what really keeps me here.
1t is not. as YOU imagine, that ! am
in love with your ward, or with the
ground She has walked on: don't deny
that | am in that condition but 1t y
not that that keeps me here. ] wish
to tell you what ii is. but You mast
promise me TO keep il locked UP III
Yourself
Nay. lad if it's some very private
affair of your own. do not tell me.
But" said /. ''it is no private affair
of my own: indeed II concerns YOU
ut least quite aS much as me: ana !
think. perhaps. You might help me Il
little i'll it,
| then related my story. point hy
point. not even emitting mention OF
Louscs repeated dream. or OF my own
recent adv enturc in the chemical works
The effect my story had on him caused
me great anxiety. Being. by nature
more Of Il talker than II listener, he
could not refrain, at first. from break
ing in now and then with Il ITO be
sure" a Just so" or an "Ah. yes
there YOU are" hut as the point of the
,,fh u n
stinc1 sought vent merely in occasional
rlnntS. while he became paler and
paler. and more and more moved. lie
did not for Il moment doubt lh't' ~!
suspjcjons pointed 10 The truth; he
adopted them III once. and was enfa-eu
that he had not formed them for hlni-
self before.
Stupid or idiot" he exclaimed. that
7 was. not to ha guessed at"fe tnat
Manuel would stick at nothing 10 get
Paul eaten completely up. And fall
was hot temper. and, If ne had Wufus
wi Manuel. there would he ,he deNll
to settle! And Of course, Paul was IKE
! ly to come home unexpected. 70 eaten
/ Manuel OIL til hop. SO to say. WI 1ha'
/ confoundcd patent again. Lord LORD. II
/ had only thought of al that Il year
1 ago il might ha' been easier I" clear
/ it up, Well, now, what can we ao~eh
] What can we do:
answered that ! had been striving
for weeks to discover what next TO 90
but had moi yet discovered II. ! was
anxious. too. now. | said. about l.oulse
"Oh" said he. Il expect she is a.
righ, with my sister. in tn Isle o
Mar
Il think" said !. its rash ever t.
expect that anything is alto@'the
right that Stcinhardt is concerned III,
True fol. you. lad. said he.
"Eesites. | continued. she prolnlS
cd To write 10 me. and She has no
written: a Week or more ago. when
had found ont the Douglas address,
wrote and asked her 10 send me on
4 line Ia allay my anxiety hat nav
had none.
He looked Very grave.
Manuel. said he. is 4 double
dyed villain. il he does aught 10 harl
pauls girl. | can SEQ what he's up i
though: he has given no account
Pants affairs. yet and If he can -
Louise te marry Frank he needn
lie may want III the money he can -
hold of soon: the plaintiffs in that p
tent ease have appealed. ana he IL n
10 appear again and fight II ia ne,
siitin. of tn court. But he Shann'
plumber the lass, mum lind il she
with my sister. and II he
f.iu,l,.nin- her and If he p
10y III /. Il. mum get
writ If nandamas or sunmat. aI
tax Ill lass whoam wi ne.
guardian is much as him. and il I
lass would III atIer hide vi. me he ca
moi take her Yea; | shall set abo
H.
drew his attention back To the u
cen, necessity Of duin. something
her fathers case: had he anything
SuggcSts
Nell now, Lei me think. said Il
Wen suppoSe Paul came home IN
niyht-late YOU think. Very latc-V
his little portnlanteau carried in \
hand: hc pulls out his handkerchief
blow his nose Or his repeater watch
, know the time as he drops down Z
lane. and 50 he drops that ticket. i
, near one O'Clock. maybe, and there
) not il light burning: Yea. by the r.
] Int there is" he exclaimed. tnfnil
! and catching hold Of my arm. "Ris
in III road rs il We're. as he comes
, the pond. he secs III light that bur
! Il, nigh; in old JauueS's cottage. "
ley always pronounced the nal
.Jakes., "Th' owI chap seldom is =
q to bed. he usually sits or lies up
! that chair Of his al night and all ds
Paul was aye fond o III old cha
), and does he lift latch and 90 in, j,
! to say -how-dedo or does he thi
= il is too late and he'd best 20 and 5
i what Stcinhardts up to: If we 60,
|. only Get the old chap TO speak and
\. u.s.
] fro BE Continned.l