The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1894-07-13
CHAPTER. y-tContincud1

serious, and meditative, that certain
~ might be. But" he continued in a
new tone Of alarm. what does all
this speculation mean? You surely
haven't let your suspicion go so far
as to imagine poor LacroiX came home
toto find a violent death? Have YOU
really let Yourself think so morbidly
of things rs 10 suspect Steinhardt Of
causing it! He, | know. is without
much scruple of conscience--but that.
my friend. is altogether too horrible
TOO incredible. Besides. Why he
stopped. but could see what he would
say in the careful, considering look he
gave me-
Yes" said I, II know: YOU think
why should | imagine that this should
have remained undiscovered -unsus-
lcctcd, If YOU like-for a year, only for
me TO find out. or suspe6t-me. Il man
of no extraordinary perception or dis
elimination
We'll. Tnwin." said he. II will con
fess did think something like that
You must excuse me.
Certainly But | don't pretend to
have lighted on the things that make
me suspect through my own shrewd-
ness of suspicion don't pretend to
bc the mover in the matter al all: In
deed. when / look back over the few
months | have been here, ] am sur
plised In see how the several ., ints
of my suspicion have been almost fore
ed on my attention in ways that appear
to ne quite unusually provdential."
Freeman turned and looked through
the window, very grave and thought
ful
1T is perhaps said |, low reused
to a considerable pitch Of feeling. not
q very Christian doctrine, but / believe,
or | imagine. there is a conscious Dl-
vine Vengeance that breeds upon the
! world. and that takes severe note OF
the persistent evil deeds of evil doers.
and marks them ont for unrelcntlns
nunishment. secret or open, slow or
| swift, and that chooses its instruments.
ar arants of punishment in a fashion
| of its own
\ Good gracious. nWln-Wiaai =
! dreadful belief
Il don't think YOU would nave hlncA
! to say against i If you had been WIN
me last night IL the dining room oi
1inpcrlcy Hall and seen our dear
/ fricrd Rirley moved almost 10 tears hs-
fore that German rufflln. aud th.n seen
him leave the house ruined aaa heafl-
broken man
He sat in silent amazemna'. anu IS
lated the SccLe ! hid witnessed
After baarin. all that. | sail, "nu
seeing how Stenhard behaved ana
locked. | can believe any cruelty or
.wickpdness Of him. | do not ta.hk
that even YOU now will consider my
horrible suspicion 50 prepostero'ls.
Freeman sat silent. pulling his DE
beard. ;,,, :
- think said he at length WITH
shin smile. Mature after all can nave
intended me for a criminal lnvestsa'o 'oa :
7 couldn't find it III me TO thlnk any
/ human being capable of such CRIME
as that: then perhaps you Wouia sas
fSteinhardt is not human beng, nc Is
on,v a foreigner sent for our sins 10
,,a;.on ne with his diabolicaI chelnls-
try ,,.nnenod
.o see Steinhardt frequently III his
worst | know that he can ilah,
clear shrcvd speech on 4 pubhc pla'-
form. that he is cheerd whenever he
annears. that people who see nm eilis
4 in nublic and hear of him from 4 corr
portable distance respect nm liiiii..,i9.
| " as one of the most distinguished =.
self made men, that he IS a plliai -
the church, and supporter VI .ia, is.,,.
,ias and in spite Of all that ! think
him utterly without pity or selap'e. ,
ayan think with anxiety now OF MISS
Iacroix.s being in the same mouse VIII,
h;n, R,lt of course you unders'iiiiu
.hat yyo1ld never think Of SAVING TINS
- another. or Of hnting at the s,s-
,i.;nn that haunts me. indeed lan ~
;n.ant;an If mentioning 1t TO you Nheii
! came n - snnnnse
..Nell.' said Freeman. = suppose.
- s,id the instinct Of detec'lol. -
.,snicinn even. is not very strong ~ ~
80 80 Rut | will do my best 1of You IL
And said /, I think ! can iiah'
a.,ia,,l,r inaui,y at Kings cross 'ns-
-. ~ fnr yor. | used TO be very fileholy
.,,;,h an official there OF hlsh s''hu-
;na. | will write TO HIM
~ wrote 10 nv old friend as soon a.
,o,,,rned ia my lodgings: ! iel.'''u
a;.e,,mstanccs :. of Iac:oiX dlsap-
.anna ~ and mentioned the suspieloil,
peni ,'..,, chose who are most interested
VII. -. 9.,ta entertain that he really
n n. ll,s n',t NV ~ rain. probably from King
SCI W. - - raturn home. and asked him 70
.'ross' - aa as to give such help as ne
pe sa ~ .o = NV friend Freeman in his az
eoulu - - - sna out whether that We're
.ei,,p' m ~ nat / wrote the letter, and pest
80 80 II i. vet vet had not such hopes as ,,oa pe.
ca - - - Eraeman's succass-a conse-
! -
quenee' i, l'Ip half hopes and lingering
bu. 'n ,,.ora soon melted and merged
doup's nassionate m.. conviction that the
INTO MYSTERY would yet be cleared up and
mvs,els ,onaing TO take a more active
nart ,el TN myself in effecting that, a,,,,n, on
paa' = n was the very next morning 3nan gron, on
uot,rning - ing along the Laeroix lane IRON De