The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1896-05-01

twenty pound note.
Staonley started and frowned.
II must first be assured" he cried,
''that Your sole strength is not derived
from the letters which you have read:
and thar you know something more
than that OF which | am myself in
formed"
Il am ready to pass my examina
ton laughed Abraham. and then com
menccd. gravely: The worthy James
frampton has made Il discovery which
will deprive you Of your inhrritan"e.'
That is in the letters" sneered stan
ley
Abra ham looked cunningly and then
said. He has succeeded in finding a
certain old lady"
Still in the letters. With the Christ
ian name of the old woman'S daugh-
ter. again Sneerei Claremont
All if that name had not been in
the letters" cried Abraham. and.
Struggling his shoulders; but il was
fortunately for --' lie paused. tiNal
knowing look on Claremont. and
then added. for both of MS"
Stanley was rhating impatienrly. but
the p"dllcr was not To be hurried IN
his speech.
''In the neiShborhood Of Brompton .
he Went Oh, slowly. in certain
street -"
'Siill in the letters" Interrupted
Stanley. with grinlare which ex-
pressed great contempt for the ped
dler. Poor IDIOT. Won are not iuvnnt-
i've would be to me Il useless atyili-
AIRY. At the first favorable moment
Shall myself endeavor-"
Yourself. interrupted Abraham.
AMI with the coarse laugh which had
before elra-rS ilarrmont .Dh. /
know there is a grandmother in the
letter, and know that street in
Blompton- It's inhabited almost eutirc-
ly 10y grondmothers. You would get
on very we'll With the tirst eight or
ten II the fifteenth, YOU would be dis
Erartencd at the twenty-thitu dis
suSted and II about the thirty fourth
you would fall down in a swoon."
And Ion. and loud laughed the ped.
dlct. while Stanley Claremont furious
lN paced the deck
Presently. again placing himself he.
fore tlIrenent, and stopping that
gentleman i'll his agitated walk. Ahra-
ham said. cunningly: How easy tho
matter would be for you If you knew
that Old 2randlnothcr's name"
Stanley understood him
y on know that name?" ha cried
eagellr
ALLOW me 60 say" he replied. "that
have not yet touched that twenty
pound note"
Claremont hastily drew forth his
poftEonnaia. and thrust Il bank note
into the pcddlrr's hands.
And Abraham Mailer held the note
up To the light and carefully examined
the Watcrmlrk. while Stanley was
stamping with impatient rage, whiel,
WaS almost beyond his power OF con
troll
Rnf the peddler was not 70 be pat
out Of his WAY. When he had thor
oGshly satisfied himself that the note
was genuine, he proceeded to fold It
into Il very small compass. and then.
SLOWLY ana carefully, he placed 1t away
III small pocket within the lining OF
his waiStcOlt
And When all that was done he at
last and winklng 1t Claremont said:
Dame Willouyhhy"
Stanley WaS satisfied that the ped
dler had spoken truly for now he re-
membered that which he had vainlv
endeayored 10 recall. Yes. Rosa MIL
ou2llby had been the na nl,. which. only
once. and Ion. since, he had heard his
uncle murlnur.
And he vas thinking thar this lone
old woman it would be easy to ntimi-
date. and WIS WiShn. himself near
her II that moment, fir then would he
H. at h1r
which he desired to know.
As it he had OWNED the other,
thoughts, the peddler said; There is
y" ae,d that yon should troubi. Mrs
Nillnuehby. | can give you the young
gentlenan's name, which is that 81 his
rpputed faihcr.'
eyes. Glar.nrant said: How much
for that .aung mans narne."
~ most profound AMI Intelligent
question: observed Ablaha ",How
mueh2'- words which are everything
il this world
Tell me that nampnt demanded
Claremont
The peddler tapped against tho peck
Ct i'll which he had placed the bank
note.
The poor fellow IS rather lonely :
ne sald. another 10 keep him COM
palfy and the name is yours
Glaremont gave him another twenty
pound note, with which the peddier
Went slowly through the same pan
tonllne as With the preceding one
Stanley waited as patiently as he
might. aud then exclaimed. Now YOU
are paid speak. Where may | find
Rosa WilouShby's som
Abraham Mailer glanced towards
the spot where few of the passengers
had just taen gathered into Il group.
and said, He is not far from you at
this moment"
Stanley Claremont's followed the IL
recton In which tho peddlers had al
ready taken