Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-08-20

A. he sat there thinking and smoking,
the landlord came down the passage, and
bowling and wishing him "Good morning
In Spanish, entered his box, and pro-
ceeded to make some entries In his books.
The Senior nodded in return, and then
made another cigarette and went on with
his meditations: but, when that n va
smoked through, he rose and leaned
against the door post Of the bureau, and
addressed Zarates.
"And have any more guests arrived
since last night" he asked, and is the
hotel yet full?"
mo more, Senior, no more as yet" the
landlord answered him. "Dios! but there
IL little business doing now"
"That II not we'll! And he who loved
10 much our Spanish luncheons and din
ners, our good friend Dobson Che pro-
nounced the name Dobesoon) with the
heavy, fat face and the big beard-what
Of him?"
HE is a pig, a fool" Diaz said, as he
ran an ~unclean finger up a column Of
accounts. "He believes me not when I
tell him that Of his accursed Corot l know
man is In London"
The Senior laughed gently to himself
at this answer, and then he said: "And
he has not yet found him?"
"Found him2 No. OF that name l
never heard before, no, never! There is
no such name!"
"For what does he say he wishes to
see this Corot? Is it that he has a legacy
to give him, or has he committed a crime
for which this fat man, this heavy Al
quail, wants to arrest him?"
"Quien sabe! He says he has a little
friendly question to ask him, that is all.
He says il he could see him for one mo-
ment, he would tell him all he wants to
know. And then he says he must find
him. But I do not think, now, he will
ever find him."
"Nor do l." the Senior said. Then he
looked up at the clock, and seeing it was
past twelve, went to his room, saying
that it was time he prepared himself for
the day.
But when he reached that apartment,
which was q small room on the second
floor, that looked out on to the back win
dows of the street that ran parallel with
the one in which the Hotel Lepanto was
situated, it did not seem as IL those pre-
parations stood in any great need Of
hurry. Throwing himself into an arm
chair that stood in the corner Of the room,
again gave himself up to meditation.
"Corot," he said to himself: "Corot.
How IL it that that man has ever heard
the name-what does he know about it,
why should he want to find him? l
thought that, outside of Los Torros and
Puerto Cortes that name had never been
heard. Walter knew it, and Juanna
knew 1t, and I knew il, but Of others there
was no n alive who knew it. Yet here
II this big, stupid man, in this big, stupid
city (where one may be stabbed to death
and one find the slayer), with the name
upon his lips. How has he ever heard it,
how has he ever known Of it,"
He could find no answer to these ques-
tons which he asked himself, and gradu-
ally his thoughts went of into another
train.
$50, after ALL" he continued, This name
was not Cundall, but Occleve, and he it
was who was this lord, this Penlyn,
though that other bears the name. And
he, who inherited all that wealth from the
old man, had no right to it, no! not 80
much a. Juanna-poor Juanna!-and I
had. And now he IL gone, and it 10 with
the living that / have to do. Well, it shall
be done, and by my fathers blood the
reckoning shall be a heavy one il this
lord does not clear himself"
He rose from his seat, and, going to a
cupboard, took from it a suit Of clothes Of
good, dark material, and after brushing
them carefully, laid them out upon the
bed.
From q shelf in it he took out q very
good silk hat, which he also brushed, and
. pair Of nearly new gloves.
Then he rang the bell, and babe the SER
rant who answered it bring him sufB-
cient hot water for shaving and washing.
Al he went through his toilette, which
he did very carefully, and putting on now
linen Of dazzling wilderness, with which
the most scrupulous person could have
found no fault, his thoughts still ran upon
the subject that had occupied his mind
entirely for many days.
There ID danger In it, Of course" he
muttered to himself; ''but I am used to
danger; there was danger when Gonzalez
provoked me, though it was not as great
as that I stand in now. These English
Are stupid, but they are crafty also, and
It may be that q trap will be set for me,
perhaps II set already. Well, after all,
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one card that, IL I am forced to play.
must save mel What I have to do, shall
be done to-day. I am resolvedw
His toilette wa finished now, he was
clean shaved and we'll dressed from head
to foot, and the Senior Migual Guffanta
stood In his room a very different looking
man from the one who had sat, an hour
ago, smoking cigarettes in the hotel pas
sage.
He started forth slowly, making his
way through Leicester square and down
Picadilly, and, at nearly the bottom Of the
latter, turned OF to the right and passed
through several streets.
Then, when he had arrived at q house
which stood at corner, he stopped.
The big house outside which he was
standing formed the angle Of two streets,
and ran down the side a that the Senol
had now turned into.
At the back Of it wal . garden, fairly
filed with trees, that ran some distances
farther down this street, and into which
an open-work iron gate led, a gate through
which any passer-by could look.
1t was not q well-kept garden, and in II
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