Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-05-16
care; she will be obliged Is 81 ne ne out

care; she will be Obliged to- set me gu,
Of the mess!
Mrs. Chesterton has not wished ia
wait until you are captured before
! coming to your rescue" pufaled the
stranger, "but leaving in y0nr posses
sion the money Of which you have de
prived her. she has arranged every.
| thing for your immediate escape from
the kingdom"
II can't exactly see my way said
Nicksey, very distrustfully s'she must
have great confidence In you, my
friend, to entrust you with such a com
| mission"
And the other readily replied:
~ am but poor man, to whom,
formerly, Mrs. Chesterton rendered 80
great service that she can now, with
confidence rely on my discretion.
"You advise me, then, to make q
bolt Of it?"
This very night. But before leav-
ing you must place in my hands the
man hesitated. rs
well, 80 on!' cried Nicksey, ..what
must 1 place in your hands q?
"Those letters which. by accident,
happened to be in the pocket-hook with
the bank notes.
"Ohr' drawled out the other. .Mrs
Chesterton then. is rather anxious
about those letters?"
"Shc wishes that 1 should annihilate
them. and the instant have received
them from you shall burn them here
before your eyes"
MY good friend!" laughed Nicksey,
Il fancy, somehow, that should lose
H>xv l,o, sV> 10 mn
IF not satisfied with the money you
have already obtained"
Nicksey interrupted his visitor to
say:
mo. 1t isn't that" and then, raising
his voice:
Il want to know why you say all
this to me with your face mutf1ed up,
and your hat pressed down over your
eyesw
And as he spoke. with rapid wave
of his hand. he sent the strangers, hat
flying from his head.
"InSolent yillain!' cried the man as
saulted, bursting with rage and ex-
ingly toward Nicksey.
And the latter said quietly and sar-
castically:
'Why, your hands are as white as
those Of a gentleman who can't eat
his dinner without gloves"
Instantly the strangers hands were
thrust into the pockets of his coat.
II will have no more of this" he ex-
claimed; give me those letters
And then to that demand, sternly
uttered. Nicllsey quietly said:
'Shall tell you what l think Of your
visit?'
What matter your thoughts to mew
was angrily answered.
Il think that if l We're to give you
up those letters and suffer you to burn
them it would not then be long before
Mrs. Chcstcrton would do that, which
at present she dare not attempt; I
mean, send me to Jail for having, with
out her permission, made free with GER
tain bank notes"
He paused, looking keenly and close
ly at his visitor, who was foaming with
rage, but attempted not to speak.
So Nicksey shouted in his ear:
And instead Of a poor devil to
whom Mrs. Chesterton has rendered
service, believe you to be-her ac-
complice."
''Wretcn!" muttered the stranger.
IF 1 am not Mistaken, resumed
Nicksey but now lowering his voice.
you and had little business togeth-
er about twenty years ago. You were
the master in that job Of One Tree
Square. who gave me draught from
your flask which was intended to re-
lieve you of all uneasiness on my ac-
count; and the hand which gave me
that flask happened to be ungloved.
and was just as white as those Of
which you just now suffered me to
have full view, and more than. that!'
and Nicl1sey snatched one of the mans
hands from it's hiding place, the hand
which gave me the poisoned liquor had
a scar on it, precisely such ais this
And Nicksey held firmly the others
hand and pointed triumphantly to a
large scar with which it was scanned.
Having presently wrenched his arm
from Nicksey's vice-like hold, his Wis
itor said:
That suspicion may cost yon rather
dearly!'.