Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-04-23

NJ ~ Wso the Wy Mill of ~ man
E1A9& 3n6e him 20 dANgecUus and - devil.
ny 1slt thas 9ndsr the spAl OF
seIS 81 e himss1 - bos - day =
Hut Nsvitt should never 20 trick him and
twist him again; - that his mind was now
tullX made up. He would never Let that
cold eye hold him nxed % Of y0re by il
stesly glance. Once TOR ell, Nevitt had
pscvsd 81. power too well; Guy would
II iuturs TO that uncanny influence. Ons
forgery VAS enough. Hencefcrth he was
adamant.
And YER And yet ne was going 10 seek
ont hewitt; going 70 stand lace 70 face with
that smiling villain again; Gotngt to tax
he meant BY THIS douhle-dyed treachery.
The landlord had told him where Nevitt
Was Most likely to be found. He followed
that direction. At gate that turned BY
the fivey-bark. tw,rty minutes from the
inn. rnlali boy. was seated He vas Z Dew.
short. squat. and tnick-sct. As Guy
reached the gate, the boy rose and opened
IL pulling his forclock twice ar thrice, ex.
pectsnt Of ha'penny. HAS anybody
gon. down hsre'" Guy asked, in an ex-
cited voice.
this there gentleman what's stoppin' at the
Talbot Arms: aud another gentleman, too,
on'y tother one come after and went t'other
way round. A big cart o. gentleman, wi
'Ands Wit fortwO eaxesi nie THE zau,eques.
tons. had anybody gone NY. This is
dres OF re . has come zinc I've bin cit
ting here. =
Guy paid no attention to the second
named gentleman. with the hands 1T for
two. or To his inquiries after who might
have gone before him. He fastened at once
on the really important and serious in Or
nation that the person who was stopping
at the Talbot Arms had shortly before
turned down the side footpath.
"All right. my boy" he said tossing the
lad sixpence, the first coin he came across
in his waistcoat pocket. The hoy opened
I 10 eyes wide. and pocke:ed it with u grin.
90 unexpected = laiges. sufticed to impress
DRY. He didn't forget him when few days
later, he was called on to give evidence-at
. corners inquest.
but Guy, u,,suspicious Of the harm he
had done himself. walked on, al on fire.
down the woodland path. II was . shady
path and II led through deep dell arched
bTawling brook ran org hard by. more
heard than seen, In the bottom Of the din
gle Thick braMblc obscured the petty
rapids from view and hali-trailed their
lush shoots here and there across the path
way: Il was just such NOISY spot -
Cyril would have loved to paint; and Guy,
himself haitian artist by nature, would In
any other mood have paused to gaze Dc.
lighted on Its tangled greenery.
AZ il Was however, lie was in no mood to
toiter long over terms and moses. He
riant branches Of fresh. green BLACKBERRY.
bushes encroached upon the track, still
seething in soul. and full Of the bitter
wrong inflicted upon him by the man he
had till lately considered his dearest friend.
fhreaded;ts way through the tnr4,,.
o,Ia tieil following cIose the elbow
81 TIE bickering little stream. he
sa.-.-s 49, ...,, 49,.
~! Escssu y cOno iuA "a slRns OF Nevltss
~ ~ sssss ~ 49, ~ Moula. NO NevlM aPPeaEeo;
1872. 49, In y, sons On, wy .nueuenh sn9
az! toaa g Hni s q sne porsers o. Mamourv sta
son ~ soio naha.
a. ~ lss s &c asrrivsd g delicious green
hsad was exceptionally dense, and where
tne terns oy tne side were somewhat torn
. the lot mstai elssp, cleaning ssiivery
among ting brecken, happened TO attract his
cns nas ~ s.se s sometn,ng 4pous tnas
and stared hard q i. Surely, surely he had
seen those metal knobs before. dash Of
Why, -; !. ' u. tie fastener Il Montasn:
Nevitt's pocket book. the pocket-boOk In
which he carried his most private docu-
ments; the p0cket-book that must have
held CyriIs stolen SIX thousand. Guy
stopped down 70 pick y mp withsa whtrling
sense Of surprise. Greet heavens! what was
thtsy Not only the clasp. but the pocket.
book ttsclf.--the pocket-book filled full and
crammed ~ bursting with papem.. All,
marcy. Whist papersI les: incredible
the money! Hundred. pound notes! Not
doubt upon earth Of 4. The whole OF the
stolen ana fe-stoten three thousand:
FcrA minuts OF two Guy stood there,
gna0le g believe his own swimming Eyes.
What On earth could haye happensdY Was
= chance or design Had Nevttt delioer.
ately thrown aWay his ilise0sten gainsy
Wefe dstsctivss on the track? Was he anx..
ious e conceal his part Of the thest3 Had
rem0ne got the oetter q himF ~ Was No
ni6htsned o last thinking Guy was on his
way - reooyer and restore Oyrtl's stolen
property
but no, TIE pocket book IVES neither hid
den ~ the terns nor yet studi0uaiy thrown
eeway. rom ne place there 4 !ay. Guy
ceived from Nevitt's pocket, and been tfod-
den ~ his heal unawares into the yielding
lee1rano!d.
Had la pulled Y out accidentally with
his hAO0k QnCtlfn4f VQFW likely. (3UVthOUR2at.