The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1894-05-18
CHAPTER VIII.
The Prey of the Sen.

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Ing he was more than hal1 lll'liile'. "
think that the events or the hlSli' na'i
been part and parcel or Il cream. pu'
an uncomfortable stiffness OF the lllil1's
and certain red marks on ms WtlS's
and ankles convinced him tllit 'hc eA-
perience which he had passed through
had been quite Il material one, ana ne
rose and set to work TO dress hiillS'ii
in a somewhat pensive mood. Ills III
t,]ljrcnce, as s,uuralkin had hintcd. was
not of a very receptive ORDER, ne WAS
slow to make up his mind ana SLOW "
change it. so that he had some dllll-
Guilty in believing that the Russian WAS
what he had represented hlmseil 70 De
The man had spared his life Wheh ne
might have taken ii. it was lrue. Out
then there would have been SO mllch
more risk than advantage III nofuefliS
him. Was il not 1T least possible that
this apparent magnanlnlty was ollv II
blind to conceal some fresh plot:
However, he put these SlSplrions
away from him when he was out OF
doors i'm the fresh air and the sunshine.
and gave himself up to the joy and trl-
umph of success Come what might,
no one should rob him Of Laura now.
he thought as he paced up and down
the beach: and presently he saw Laura
herself emerged from the hotel and ad-
vanced toward him. He was at once
struck by the brightness Of her face
and the elasticity Of her gait. She
came mp holding out both Of her hands
and the first words she said Were. i
am free.
Have you seen SoIratkin:" asked
| Eyerard quickly
Il saw him last night you know. |
told him what | promised you that
would tell him, and he argued with inc
for long time. | thought he seemed
less sure of himself than usual: but he
said nothing about releasing me, 1t
was not anything that he said-only |
woke very early this morning about
half-past tiye-and all OF !, sudden
knew But you will think that is all
nonsense.
No" answered Everarl; go on"
We'll. | knew thar | was free. that
is Ill. | feel a> | aSrd to feed in the
days long ago. before saw hiin. Somn
how, | don't think he will ever .et hold
Of me again
II don't think he will. said Eyerard.
And thel he gave Il brief account of
what had taken place between him and
Souratkil on the previous night
1t Is to be feared that the lovers did
not trouble their heads very much
about that unfortunate man. and the
despair To which he had asserted him
self to be i prey. Eyerard and Laura
roameu about the whole morning re-
jolcing in TIL, present. maxim. 2lllls for
the future. and we'll pleased to forget
| the painful past. But when. after hav-
Ing considerably oyelstayed the lun-
cheon hour, they re-entered the hotel
together, the waiter. who had for some
time been eagerly watching in the door
way for their return. beckoned I.yrrarl
aside and said, in al excited whisper.
Sir, are YOU aware that that RoOsh
ian gent is no more!
Good Cod exclaimed Eynrard: do
you mean that he has put an end to
himself?"
"Ah. there, It's, sir Whether it were
| cramps or whether 1t We're seoicide
who can tell: But my br ,ther-in law he
says this is just what he feared: for
them premises must be entered upon:
and he thought as you. sir. bcin' Il
friend OF the deceased. might like 10 90
along OF him. and praps just take Il
look inside first. SO as to see''--
'Bu. how did it happen: How did he
meet with his DEATH" interrupted Ey
crard.
oh. he's drowned. sir. Between five
anu SIX o'clock III the molnin ii was
Some fishermen was cruisin' alon. mas,
bis place and they see him come down
70 the beach and undress hissclf for to
bathe lie swims out some distance
and then all of sudden he throws ~,
his arms and down he goes. they're
| all ready to swear as he never rose
agaln-which is i curious thing
'Haye they found thc body
No. sir, they ave not: but It's bound
70 come ashore afore long. they tell
me. I'm afraid this Will be il sad
shock to the young lady. sir
me sea gave UP his body in due time
ana the cproners jury returned \ vor.
dict IN accordance with the evidence
Some few people who knew him ana
VINO We're in possession OF evidence
which was not before the i,lry m.v
nave arrived ut Il different verdict. INT
II SO, they Kept it to themselves. Nrs
iallefSOn. TO whom death does not nv
lny means imply 4 severance If tha
Ties which bind the living. was long
nafassed by fears lest her former tnr,
mentor SnOlllu return in spirit ana
work some dire mischief to her ninoa
or nerself, but as he has never ,nna
,liis' she concludcs-correctly let ~
hope-that he is now 1T peace
THE END.
Wonderful Actor.