Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-12-24


was to trace the Whereabouts. y
ing persons. and he avowaS y ~
as certain OF success. Surelw .amN4
know best. And so, for a tImo - nv
more kept the demon DESPAIR ) sue onc
To do him justice, Mr.. Skinn.oa y.
ed no pains In his pretty clienras M
csts. Every measure that b;a ! me
experience could suggest was ua!ne|
every agency Of which he knosM ~
inner workings was brought int Y
And then. detective-like, he fan pa3J
upon a theory. This young rnn.,.Oa9
who had disappeared so suddon,leaa
whom all his efforts had. SO Far ~
to trace. might very possibly h., iaile
reasons Of his own for keen,n. goo
the way. Full Of this new p out Z
sought out Zana. uea' 3
II don't mind admitting to VI,
that this case begins to look tro. Mn
some" he remarked, bluntlv. 0aa1
then you see, l don't know tSa :. y
OF 1T. In my line Of business tha w
thing We always look for, when : ~
thing goes wrong, is n motiva w
this gentleman have any mot;n. y
far as you know, for hiding himsa,s.s|
Uana WINGED. and the suddan ~
pain ON her face did not escana n
astute detective. y
Believe me. miss, / have no ~
to ask questions that may be hur,sa,J
your feelings" he went ON. soothinl
but the more light you give my
work by, the easier my task will, Ivy u
Whercupon Iana told him tho =.
of her flight from India. almost a~a
ly as she had told 1t to Mrs p.~aJ
But Mr.. Skinner did not jumn ot oa]
~clusions quite 50 hastily as the wor,,j
landlady had done.
1T looks fish," he said tbo,u,I
fully; lin fact cot to put too Ors
point on it, it h. - like q bolt"
You mean q 1t it looks as tho,,l
Mr.. Norton has wilfully deserted ma
queried Zana, angrily.
That's what | mean. miss. rlc1
enough" asseRted the detective. "a
then, looks don't count for eyervtbII}
more especially as you are 80 cer,a1
he would not again leave YOU az 4
own free will"
Never! cried Zana, eagerly.
Then there's nothing for II but I
abandon my theory and work mn
entirely different lines. If Mr.. Mort
IS prevented from rejoining you, theI
must be some third person in the
fair. i leave out the possibility
some ordinary accident having befalll
him, because my inquiries have hi
50 carefully and widely made that |
must have come to my ears. No}
have you any idea at all as to who n
third person may baY"
"No," answered Xana, d~espondenfH
ERNEST always gave me TO uuderaa
that he scarcely knew any one at
in London, and but very few peros
in England. | never heard him ma
ton the name OF a single friend
this country"
"Yet, like most of us, he prolat
had relatives. however distant ID
might be-, remarked Mr.. Sklnn
''and these must be sought out. W
he q rich man.?
yes vas the reply, she was WI
1 suppose You would call rich. | kind
he was 50 considered in India. and
told me so himself. Moreover, bcfj
he left Southampton I gave him sol
money and jewels Of my own to depX
1t in the bank"
"a large sum?' queried Mr.. SKIM
with studied c~arelessncss.
about three thousand pounds" !
answered.
"Umph!" was the comment. IA
were the jewels of any great valued
ERNEST said they must be wol
from twenty-five to thirty thousa
pounds"
Mr.. Skinner give vent to a ID
prolonged whistle.
Here Is a motive, with a VI
geance!" he muttered. though he v
careful the words should not red
Zana's ears. The girl believed so th
oughly in her lover that he had not
heart to shake her faith at this std
Of the inquiry. Then he arose to I'd
his leave.
" l wish you had told me all
before with a faint suspicion Of
tation In his tone. "It would LII
saved me the trouble and you the
pense of advertisements and iraillll
for Mr. Ernest. Norton"
II don't understand" faltcrede zai
'You have some other plan now
Certainly" he assented. 'Instd
of advertising for him. | shall get ut
his track. You shall have :lews
hope, Of some sort, within forty-el9
hours.