Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-06-11
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ElrlA was III the room D0IOFe nim, EFottl-
| er than ever. people said. in the pale red
ball dress which exactly suited her gypsy
like eyes and creamy complexion, As she
/ entered she saw Sir Gilbert Gildefsleeve
| with his wife and Gwendoline. standing in
the corner by the big piano. Gwendoline
| always looked since Granville Kelmscott
disappeared, leaving behind him no more
| definite address for ioye-letters than simply
| Africa; and Lady Gildersleev was, as usual,
quite subdued and broken. But the Judge
himself, consoled by his new honors.
seemed, as time wore on, to have recovered
| . tribe OF his old clustering manner. A
| knighthood had treasured Him. He was
| talking to Mr.. Holker in loud voice as
Elma approached him from behind.
| "Yes. very curious coincidence" he
one big burly hand held dernonstratively
before him; "a very curious and unex-
planned coincidence. They both vanished
| into space shout the self-satne time, and
nothing more has ever since been heard Of
them. Quite an Arabian Nights affair, in
| Its way--the enchanted carpet sort OF bust
ness, don't you know waited through the
| air unawares. like Sinbad the Sailor, or the
One-eyed Calendar, rom London to Bag
dad, or Mmbuctoo, or st. Petersburg. The
| other young man one understands about,
| OF course he had sufficient reasons of his
/
| had grown too warm for him. But that
Granville kelmscott agentleman OF means
| the heir to such q fine estate as Tilgate,
should disappear into infinity, leaving no
trace behind. like lost comet-antl at the
very moment, too. when he was just about
to tcome into the family property why,
| I call i'll call it'll call it,"
His jaw dropped suddenly. He grew
| deadly pals. Words failed his stammering
tongue: Do what he would, he couldn't
finish his sentence; and yet nothing very
serious had occurred to him in any way.
he caught Elma Clifford's eye, and saw
lurking in it certain gleam Of deadly con-
| tempt before which the big clustering
| man himself lhad quailed more than
once in many = Surrey drawing-room.
For r. Sir ;. Gilbert sne h.a soa kh h
the truth in so many words. that
Elma Clifford suspected him OF being Nom
| taGue Nevitts murderer.
| Elma came forward, just to break the
| awkward pause, and shook hands with the
party by the piano coldly. 81! Gilbert
| instinct Of her race, Elma cut off his re-
treat. She boxed him in the corner be-
| tween the piano and the wall.
II heard what you were saying Just
now, Sir Gilbert" she murmured low, bot
| with marked emphasis, after q few polite
Il
passed between them, land want to ask
| you one question only about the matter.
| Are you SO sure rs You seem of what you
| said this miuutei Are you SO sure that Mr..
Guy Waring had sufficient reasons Of his
| own for wishing to leave the country?~
Before that unflinching eye the grsak
lawyer trembled, rs many witness had
| trembl I'd Of old under his own oroGs-ex.
| animation. But he tried to Pass It OF j0se
at first with little society banter. He
bowed and smiled: and pretended to look
arch-look arch, indeed, with that ashen-
| white face of his!-ss he answered with
| forced humOr:
| 'My dear young lady, Mr. Coy Wari0g,
| Is understand, 10 Mr.. Cvnl Warnings
brother. and as by the law 4 England the
ElmA cut him short in the lniddle Of his
| sentence with an imperious gesture. He
| had never cut short an obnoxious and OBJ
truding barrister himself with more crush.
mi; cslil w..ins hs. nothing q. II t. 2
the girl said severely. ATTEND to my
question What ask is this. Why do You,
| Judge wllo may one day be called upon
to try the case venture to say, on such
partial evidence. that Mr.. Guy Waring
had sufficient reasons Of his own for leav-
ing the country!
Called upon to try Guy Wariax's oaee!
The Judge paused. sbashed. He va very
much afraid Of her. This girl had snch .
| strange look about the eyes, she made him
tremble. People said the Ewes women
were the defendants Of "a witch, and thao
Elma Clifford looked straight down into
/ his eyes. She seemed to see into kis very
| SOU. He knew she Inspected HIM.
/ He shuffied and tesnporixed. We'll,
| everybody says so. you know,' Ire answer
ed. Struggling his shoulders carelessly; and
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Besides, ii he didn't do it, who did, won
| der?"
Elma pounced upon her opputqni..y
else who was at MaMbury that day, no
doubt" she replied. with meaning look.
tit must have been somebody out OF the
few who were at Mamnury."
That hone-thrust told The Judges coa.
or was iivid tn look upon. What could
this girl mean? How on earti, coaad she
know! How had she ever tound Ont he
was at Nainbury at all. A terrible doubt
fided his movements to EsiAa? He had
warned his daughter time aud again
not 10 mention the fact ''FOf
fear Of misapprshcns:on, he said,
with shutting eyes askance, 1T was
better nobody should know he had bean
anywhere near l)artmoOr On the day Of
the accident"
| However, there was one consola:;on-the
law, the law! She could have no legal
| proof, and intuition goes Tor nothing in a
court OF justice; All the suspicion went
against Guy Warning; and Guy Warning
well, Guy Waring had fled the Kingdom in
the very nick .. time. All d was SUI king
now-Hcaven alone knew where or why
in the rsnlotest depths ofsonie lar African
diggings.
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