The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1894-05-11
6hat 6Qrrible Ma3.
BY w. E. NORRIS.

row, and not 10 attempt 10 -" III"
While he is here. will proml>" I" leli
him that | love You ANA that | can
never love him. Perhaps he may yet
let me off it is possible II" ,aS
said al along that Il" would aot marry
II " Without my cons nj.
AT the same tim" doing all that h"
could 10 make YOU fancy that goa wish
eel 10 marry him
That is no NOR" than every On"
worlG do. OF course | have told hlm
tho same thing before. but | WtS ,niN
hlf-hcartcd about it: | Thought ii W@ud
h' nn good | shall speak TO hm iii Il
different way, now
My poor child, YOU axe only stdEin@
eff the evil day"
And if | ana lay STAYED :, # is
something know what yol ire think
ing: but you need have no fear If
you doubt me YOU can tell the servants
10 let YOU know the moment that |
leave the house but | shall not leave
If. Let me let me have this last
chance"
Evvrard yielded somewhat reluctant
~. An appeal to Souratkln, 5 mercy
did rot seem 10 him Gktlr to meet
with success: but on the other hand he
had no desire tu come to blows with
that rcdonbtablc parsonage in the pres
cree OF Il lady. He withdrew to his
bedroom anl stationed himself by the
window. awaiting. with such patience
as Ii" could command. the approach ot
the enemy. The latter however did
not appear. and after Il time he Went
down to the cOtfcr-room and disposed
of haSty dinner It was while hc
WAS thus employed that he at length
Saw the tall figure Of the count pass
along the street and enter the hotel
Know anythin' o that gent. sir
inquired the waiter who was sewing
him. and who had already been dis
corascd in several attempts To enter
into conversation.
II have met him." answered Everard
shortly
Ave You. indeed. sill: New if you
could be 50 kind rs 10 tell me some
thin about him -leaStwayS Somcthin'
To his advantage, it'd be Il kind o. com
fort to me, sir. Down rreaboutS we
think hes Il Irish American. which his
accent is very singular as you've no
ticcd sir. l dessay''
He is a Russian. il that makes Your
mind any easier" said Evera,tl
"a Roo>hian-dear. dear. Sour At
kins he calls hisselt but he'd aSsuom
4 name no doubt. for 10 put people
of the scent. What | SAYS is. WHY
does he 80 and take Il cottage il mile
and art away from any other alb
ltation: Why don't lie keep no >rly-
ant: What is he Up 10: that's what
| want to know"
IN afraid | cant enlighten sun.
answered Escrard is il any partie-
ular business of yours =
We'll. it is and it aint. sir. 'riS not
OH my own account I'm uneasy. b,t
my sisters 'ushan1 sir. he's III the
county conStabulary, and rs courage
Gus 4 man. sir, rs you or me. Bur
there's jobs as is enough to terrif,. the
boldest, and no later II Yesterday he
says e me: It's bore i'll upon me. he
says. as shall be horiered To search
that there feller's premises aforr long.
and it do make my blood run cold l.,
think of IT. His Very words. sir. For
It's one thing 10 arrest despe.ate char
which comes in the way Of
dooty TO all perlice. both borough and
county. at times and It's quite another
To get messin about with them b ,astly
Internal machines and nite o'plyerrln.s
anu such like. It's Il bit ard on il in
nercent man i'll the hex ncootion of his
dooty. sir to ave his remains thu man.
Sled that they can't De given Il ..ert
Durlal-a leg ere Il harm there. anI
his ead nowhere. maybe. The Ameti-
can GOV Eent ought 10 be ED response
bic, sir-my opinion.
Il think you may safely reass,lan ,.our
brother-in-law Eyerard said. III
is extremely unlikely that he will b,.
ol dcred to search this .entlelaln's
premises. and still more unlikely that
he would find any Internal machines
ulsn them. il hc Were Wner. is Ills
cottage that You speak Of"
~ little way off the Sand W.eh r..9l.
sir. il as lonely !; place is you'll find
he gent he've been there off and on
for !, matter of three moathS now. ard
II he cemes down here for nethin' more
than sea air and qliet--well, he don't
look like it that's all | ean say. nor
yet he don't talk like it. Why. taint
SO long ago he steps into This very
room one eyenin and gets into conyer-
sation with two commercials. as was
talkin' about them drefful eXpl ,sions IN
London. and You aint heerd the l1sl
9 that. hc says smilin' and lookin' as
pleased rs ever he could look: and .dy
namlte's 4 powerful argument. he SAYS
One 9 the commercials passed the re-
mark 10 me aftcrWard that Il man as
would say such things didn't ought
to be 1T large"
The waiter paused for \ moment and
then added. Il 'ODp you'il px4.tfs,A a.
me mentioning il. sir but il rpe,y do
distress mo 70 see the WAY he carries
on With that poor young lady upstairs
Rneshan or Amc",can he's i bad lot:
and if yon're Il friend o. hers. si
But Everartl judged il best to put
stop - this loquacity The young
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