Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-12-10

extreme end Of the store. and then faced
round painting and iivid
"Hahv' said the shrill voice of the man
on the threshold. Private theatricals,
see. / did not know, Mr.. Timmons, that
you went in for such entertainments.
Don't you think, Mr. Timmons, that you
ought to ring down the curtain, and that
this gentleman, who no doubt represents
tine villain Of the piece confronted with
his intended victim, had better get up and
look after his breakfastw He pointed
i to the PROSTATE Stamer, who lay mo-
tionless upon the sandy floor
Timmons did not move or speak. Inc
shock had, for the moment, completely
bereft him Of his senses.
II have Just come back from the coun-
try" said the dwarf, "and thought I'd
| call on you at once. l should like to have
a few moments conversation with you,
| il your friend and very able supporter
! would have the kindness to consider him.
self alive and fully pardoned BY his IN
tended victim"
| The PROSTATE man did not move. TIM
mons shuddercd He made prodigious
effort and tried to move forward, but hao
| to put his hand against the wall to STEADY
| himself Leigh approached Stamer ana
touched him with his stick. Stamer dio
not stir.
SIS there anything the matter with the
/ man? l think there must be, Tlmmons.
| What do you mean by running away to
the other end of the place? Why, TINS
man is unconscious. l seem to bA fated
to meet fainting men"
Stamer did not speak, but struggled
slowly to his feet, and, assisted by Tim
| mons, walked to the opening and was
helped few yards down the street. There
the two parted without word. BY the
time Timmons got back he was COMPARE
lively composed.
"Are we alone?' asked Leigh impatient
", on Timmons' return.
1--WE are"
"uah! am glad we are. It your friend
were connected with racing l should call
him slayer. came to tell you that !
have just got back from Milwaukee. !
thought it best to go there and see again
the man had been in treaty with. NOT
only saw him, but heard a great dea!
about him, and am sorry to say heard
nothing good. He is, 1t appears, very
poor man, and he deliberately misieo me
as to his position and his ability to pay.
l am NOW quite CeELdlu IAuS A. AoO SpS~S~
business with him should have lost any
thing intrusted to him, or if not all, a
} good part"
"Then am not to meet you at the same
place next Thursday nighty" asked Tim
mons. He had not at this moment any
interest in the mere business about which
they had been negotiating. lie was Curl
GUS about other matters. His mind was
now tolerably clear, but aabby and In
active still.
: "No. There is no use in your giving
me the alloy until see my way to doing
> something with it, and / feel bound to
! saw that after this great disappointment
feel greatly discouraged altogether"
''Then, Mr.. Leigh, l suppose we are at
standstill:"
Precisely"
/ "What you mean, / suppose, Mr.. Leigh,
/ is that you do not see your way to going
any further?"
; "Well, yes. At present do not see my
, way to going any further"
"You went to Milwaukee yesterday.
May 1 ask you by what train you went
downs?
'Two-thirty in the afternoon"
"And you came back this morning?"
eyes. Just arrived. l drove straight
: here, as told you"
"And you were away from half-pas,
: two yesterday until now. You were out
of Chicago yesterday from 2:3O until early
this morning"
"Yes; until six this morning. Why are
! you SO curious? You do not, hope, sus-
|. pect me Of saying anything that is not
! structly true?" said Leigh, throwing hi.
head back and striking the sandy fool
. fercely with 10 stick.
!. II mean, SIR" said Timmons shaking
!. his minatory finger at him and frownina
4 heavily, mot that l suspect you of lying
!. but that am sure you are lying. / was
4 at the public house last night; you were
there, too"
! Leigh started and drew back. He looked
: down ad said nothing. He could not tel
= how much this man knew. Timmonl
I went on:
. II was in the public bar when you came
! in You called for rum hot, and you wen,
a away at close to twelve o'clock to WIND
!, | up your clock. was out then and saw
you at the window winding up the clock
was there when the light went out jus
at half-past twelve. Now, sir, are yor
7 lying or am II"
- Leigh burst into a loud, long, harsh
:, roar OF laughter that made Timmon.
. start, it was so weird and unexpected.
Ito be continued)
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