The Red Cloud chief., 1896-02-28

where | was watching. had just time
enough to Jump ont the window with
my graft "a lot of silver plate tied up
in % tablc-clothl. when he came in. |!
couldn't see what he did. but
in a little while he left the
house. | Sneakcd around back Of the
housc'and got out into the road ahead
of him. ! left the silvcrwarc hchind:
| had u better graft in view than
that. | knew that the notebook was
what Dyke Wa, after. | made up my
mind To get it before him. ! aid along
the road waiting for the doctor. !
didn't want to kill him, | never
thought of that, | only wanted to get
the note book. | had made up my
mind hat the sex of the two kids
was written in il. and if | could get it.
l could make Ad Dyke give up some of
his money to me.
~ heard some one coming. II was
the doctor, but there vas another man
with him. | knew him, too, it was
Frank Dyke. They passed me. ! can
tell you | felt pretty hot about IL: !
thought | was going tn lose my graft.
Pretty soon | heard some n coming
the other way. laid low again. 1t
was the doctor coming back. As he
got opposite me. | stepped out and
grabbed him. lie struggled, 4 don't
want to hurt you. Doe | saio, Il only
want that little book in your pocket.
MY notebook" he asked. Yes |
answered. What do you want with
it, he asked. lied: | said, 'Ad by Ike
wants it, lie flew into u passion. lie
wants it, does he? He wants to make
some base nsc of it. l'it neither You
MOI he shall have it. told him was
| -..- 4 . - hal hin fa11 H.,
took il from his pocket, and thought
he was going to give it up. but rs
quick as lightning he opened it, tore
out a leaf, rolled it up in "A
little wad, put it in his mouth
and swallowed il, all in less time
than it takes me tn tell you lie
pauscs for breath.
The listeners look from one tn the
other in amaHement. This is some
thing new to three of them: part of il
is known to Takcr. IL is becoming
clear to him now. he understand
where the missing leaf is. lie does
not know of the strange In
which it has been recovered. lie has
the notebook in his pocket,
The sinking man is given som,
more of the liquor. Reviving under
its influence he continues: II felt y,
mad when | saw what the dOtor had
done, that | shook him pretty rough
He laughed at my actions. Il have de
featcd both you and your MASTER Ia,
said. lie thought Dyke had hired me
In the middle of his laughing h,
stopped all of a sudden. | could Sc,
his face turn pale, the night was no
dark. lie fell on his knees, then go
OF his feet again, and wiz a cry o
a..fl ,.us., IA. s.. "a, 1 NJ a..
malady, il is killing ne The mex
minute he fell forward On his face
. striking his head on "a big stone lyinI
by the road. | didn't know he wa
dead at first. bent over him, ! shool
him, but il vas no use, he was dead
| needed money, ] thought he nigh
= have some. | searched his pocket
and found nearly w hundred dollar
in them. put IL in my pocket, an,
e. thcn took his watch and chain an,
the notebook, and left him lyin,
there"
lie pauscs again to catch his breath
: lie is sinking rapidly. The grayisI
? hue of dealt, is spreading DER hi
features.
, Talcr bends over him.
, sl'Tell me-" he says. did you plac
the notebook in the drawer Of Adrian
= Dykes desk?'
Yes gasps the man, ~"I~wcnt-
, back-and- put it-thcrc. ibid
/, -to-savc--mysclf. l-thought-th
-othcr-would-bc-foun -out-anr
, he uld-be-blamed-for-it."
: But why SHOULD you try to ruin thi
| man? lie had never harmed YOU"
. A look of hatred comes to the dyin
, mans face.
"llc - ruined my sister, She
I known-as Mary-Caldcr.'
His head sinks back. 1t is all Over
lie dies without a struggle. the,
. cover him with the straw and lrav
him.