Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-04-25
NIX.
Faith md FaIsehO0d.

Faith and Fatsehood.
Nicksey had been dead some hours
when a carriage was driven smartly
up and brought to a stand-still before
Viscount Dareleigh's mansion.
1t was decided about = o'clock OF the
morning when the v%iscount's drowsy
porter was for the moment aroused
that he might open the door TO his
master.
There were just then some import
ant political matters in agitation, and
1t was the discussion of those which
had detained Viscount Dareleigh so
unusually late at his club, whence
his coachman had just conveyed him.
Deeply interested, the v~iscount had
gone thither very early on the pre-
ceding evening, and there is no doubt
hat the members and walters were
under the impression that he had not
once quilted the building until his
final departure for home. which he
had taken care to render q very con-
Spicuous circumstance.
Many a loud good night" had he
uttered and many a hand had he
shaken; he threw, too, a few atfable
words TO the bowing walters as he
passed them on his way TO he car
riage.
The viscount reached his own apart
ments In a very comfortable state of
mind. He had nothing more TO fear
from Nicholas Shearman's indiscre-
ton.
The blow which had been dealt that
dangerous rufiian had gone home, ana
ne had not survived it an instant: the
~viscount was perfectly convinced of
that.
But even suppOsing that the fellow
had fingered for awhile, he would
have been unable accurately to de-
scribe the v~iscount's features from
the single glance he had obtained Of
them.
And, besides, not any description
which Nicholas might have given,
could be made to apply to Niscount
Dareleigh. for the whole long evening
he had not once been missed from his
| club.
So that, ever il an impossibility had
occurred. and Nicholas Sherman had.
a second time, escaped with his life
from out the clutches of his former
employer, stlil had the v%iscount moth
ing to fear. =.
But the miserable wretch would
have died without knowing the hand
by which he had been struck; and the
~viscount had no longer anything TO
dread from those letters which he had
so dearly purchased.
He drew them from the pocket n
which he had thrust them, and read
them through; and as he read, was
saving to himself that Eugenia had
not deceived him; those letters might
have been made the means of his de-
struction.
He threw those letters into the fire,
and. smiling blandly, watched them
as they buried.
When he had seen them reduced To
ashes:
"Impunity is now certain" was his
mental exclamation, land now and
henceforth / may defy Emmeline
Lindsay and her gallant champion,
Master Noel Darlington, both"
And then he retired to rest, and was
soon in sound and tranquil slumber.
Rather late on the morning at which
we have now arrived Viscount Dare
leigh arose greatly refreshed, and with
a sense of perfect safety.
Presently Mrs. Chesterton, whom
for the time he had forgotten, required
to his thoughts, and his brow knitted
and he stamped his foot impatiently.
Over his breakfast he cemmuned
with himself concerning her.
Eugenia had revealed to him the
danger, and would demand from him
the fulfilment Of the promise which
on the previous day he had made to
her.
1t was impossible to break the COM
pact which united him to that woman
although disarmed, she would be
still a very formidable enemy-while,
on the contrary, the viscount told him
self, his repose would be forever as
sured by Theodore's marriage with
Eugenia's daughter.
And so the viscount arrived at the
resolution that whatever misery might
be thereby inflicted on Theodore, that
marriage should be accomplished.
CTo Be Continued.)