Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-01-17
CHAPTER yIII-(Continuca.,

WretcleuneSS; ana, iduSHlhShy "uuSH'
that the landlord ought to be very
grateful to the person who had
sought to rid his town or SO uhWel-
come an intruder.
Noel Darlington breakfasted ana
started forth on his days BUSINESS anu
returning in the afternoon toWarus hlS
inn was surprised to see leaning
against its doOr-post the man Wholh III
the morning he had relieved.
And he saw, too, that Il reno" WAS
at least three parts upsy:
AS harrington was about 10 entII
the house, the man placed hlmsei iuil
In the doorway, so that IL WAS III
possible, without thrusting MIN asiue'
to pass. our no
Il haven't gone yet, you see, nS
said, because ! wanted hrsI 10 ID"
hands with you and tell you Iha' one
day you won't be sorry Tor the Soou
turn you ave done me-
IF you will be good enough " SNA
me to pass" Noel said quietly.
But, ~unheeding, the man welt o IN,
Il am a grateful chap, l an 49,
never forget anything-nel1her penN
nor an INJURY shall be rlch one ~
these days, and then l shah i"ee'
you" ,,osted the
Once more harrington reQuesieu
fellow to stand aside, anu 'N'
not so patiently as before.
The mar still went on, uhIeuDe
II tell you one day l shail ne 49,
rich, and you and l VIII sllnl eoroat
swag fairly between us-l he'ei -
a good turn, l dont-el'e ~
fist" ,r+r hand
Ard q. HI thrust 4 very dlrty ILL
towards harrington, the reno" iulSna
md staggered forward from Tie N'''
way. ,s ~ tr,o+
cnnort,lnjty TO reach the door OF Vne
inn. while this frcc-and-1asy mehoIc@'A'
"Good.byc, old fellow you just wait
TIL l have got my rights u OF one
harrington was in the passage OF
the house when those words reacheu
his ear.
He stopped instantly. aud then turn
cd 10 the door, and once accepteu inc
amin offered hand OF the drunken
~vagabOnd.
Il believe you to be a good fellow
who deserves better fortune" III
Noel. with pretended heartiness.
And then, very adrOitly, he piled tue
man with questions, but could draw
nothing further from him.
Il shan't tell you any o now,
said the fellow, but l shall be rich
one day, and then so shall you, as sure
as my names Nicksey."
harrington was thinking how he
might contrive SO rs not. forever lose
sight OF this vagrant when Nicksey
said:
"Send me up to London respectfully,
and meet me two nights afterward at
the 'Sprat and Gridiron,' and III pay
you, and well talk a little more about
the fortune ! mean to have II day"
harrington paid the mans coach fare,
and gave him money besides; and TO
the great wonder Of the other passen-
gers, shook hands with him just be-
fore the coach started.
you will not forget your promlse?"
harrington said.
And tn" man answered:
'Nicksey's word is his boni-every-
body knows that
And after a long pull at the brandy
bottle, added:
"You are a good fellow, and / like
you, so don't be afraid"
And then away ratified the coach.
And Darlington was not afraid, but
had every confidence that NicksCy
would be true to the appointment he
had made.
On the following day harrington him.
self was in London. and lost no time
I'm proceeding 70 Mrs. Lindsay's house,
and found there only Emmcline, who
was attired in deep mourning.
He told the young girl Of the man
with whom he had so strangely made
acquaintance, and of the appointment
between them.
And then Darlington asked Emme-
fine IL the letter which he had request
ed her mother 10 obtain from his
house had enabled Mrs. Lindsay to
make any discovery, and was amazed
when the blackened remains of that
letter was shown TO him; and more
COMPOUNDED when told of all hat had
occurred concerning 1t.
'TO have only this il to possess moth
Ing" said Emmeline, ''if you cannot
complete those lines, which again and
again, increasingly, / have read with
out being able to afix a meaning to
them"
''That letter." said Noel, contained
but a few sentence, which / had so
often read, that two or three words
would suffice to recall the whole to my
memory"
And Emmeline commenced to read
from the blackened paper.
First" she said, 'there is . name
sEugenia-'"
And, harrington, striving to remem.
Der, exclaimed:
Eyes, i have II. The letter com.
menced thus: My dear Norton, have
you then forgotten EugeniaY'
Emmeline next read:
with gold wretch - Nicholas
Shearman.'"
nd Noel repeated from memory:
II am not to be paid with gold, like
to that poor wretch. Nicholas Shear
man. who, thanks TO your prudence,
has carried our secret with him to the
grave"
"a month heuce'-London'" Emme
line resumed.
And harrington repeated hesitatjngly:
"a month hence II shat ba In