Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-01-30

to find out certain facts. Do you mind
telling me when-the exact date, if pos
sible-Lynn admitted you to be free?"
Jane Knox stood for a few moments
in silence, her face flushing with the feel
lngs of alternate shame and sorrow,
which these questions had provoked.
Did you complain to any one of-of his
annoyance?" he asked, after a short
pause, and had to lean forward to catch
the unwilling murmured assent.
''To whom? To your father?'
"No."
Then WHO was it ?"-somewhat i.npa
tiently.
Colonel Prinsep."
Colonel Prinsep!''
Nothing but that ejaculation, yet Jane
knew that the suspicion which had been
growing on the deputy commissioner had
become q certainty in his own mind.
Fact after fact had been forced from
her, not rendered by her own voltion,
and with the worst results BY her own
lips she had betrayed the lover that she
loved, yet only by direct lies could she
have saved him.
rs that all you wish to know? May
go!' she asked, YEARLY
1t dawned upon him slowly, for the
commissioner, though shrewd, was not
naturally quick of apprehension, that he
had caused her more suffering than he
had known of at the time Whatever
reason she had had for jilting Stephen
Prinsep, upon what should have been
their wedding day, on her side at least
it had not been lack of love.
Eoresecing many difficulties ahead his
,,r1-n ,,4o InI f,cyx
as he continued his way to the Cutchery.
lie was only too we'll aware-ass what
magistrate is not-of the number Of
crimes that remain unproven, and con-
sequently go unpublished, and knew it
were certainly better that this should
add one more to the list than risk making
a false or untenable accusation against
one who held so high position, socially
as we'll as in a military sense, as Stephen
Prinsep.
When he went into his private Office
he found the Quartermaster had been
there, and gone nearly an hour ago. An
accumulation of letters and business
papers lay on his desk, and during the
morning a case came on at the Cutchery,
but he went through all mechanically
and without his usual keenness. 1t was
a relief to him when the thanedar came
in with his report on the subject of
which his brain was full.
The report itself dealt principally in
negatives. Trooper Lynn had no enemies
among his comrades-was not of a quar-
relsome disposition even when in drink;
no ole in the barracks seemed to have
suspicion as to who was ansWerable
for his death, yet vague opinion pre-
vailed that had it not been for his fatal
passion for the Quartermaster's daughter
he would be alive still.
When Mr.. Knollys returned to his
bungalow in the afternoon, he met his
daughter on the veranda.
II am just going to send off those invi-
tations for the dinner party-Monday' .
dinner party" she said, standing on tip
toe to kiss him.
did you ask Col. Prinsep"
Then, as she held up the addressed en-
velope in reply, he took it rather roughly
from her hand and tore it in half
81 won't have him enter my house
again. You understand, Diana. IT you
meet him in society, you must be merely
civil to him, nothing more; if he calls, he
it not to be admitted
''But, papa"
"Not another word. You may be quite
sure 1 should not give such an order
without good reason"
"Then whom shall ask in his stead?'
"Ask Valentine Graeme."
"He was here the night before last"
"Never mind. He is one of the incest
fellows in the regiment. I sometimes
think he has a penchant for you, Di."
Nonsense, papa!' brilliant
blush.
(To be continued.)