Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-04-03
che Evil Genius.
A 4 STORY.
DY wILKIE COLLINS.

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DY wILKIE COLLINS.
"My dear fe.lev, you a. hill T. -ht. J
had been ~ %succgssi { IN iuttcUlir ''rs.
Liniey AMI iiN clild, - my eAcois:ni
COURIER bGd fGand such a charming place OF
,ctreat for them IN one Of the suburbs Of
Hanover. that she saw no reason nov foi
taking tie shocking course that | had recon-
mended 10 her-so %repugnant 10 all her most
cherished convictions; so sinful aud so
shameful in It's dong of evil that good might
come. Experience had convinced her thai
0flanks 20 mel there was no fear of Kitty
being discovered and taken from her. She
therefore begged Inc TO write 10 my agent iii
Edinburgh, and tell him that her application
10 the court was withdrawn. All. you under
stand my position at last. The headstrong
woman was running a risk which renewed
all my anxieties. BY every days post ! ex.
pected 10 hear that she had paid the penalty
Of her folly, aud that your brother had sue
ceeded in getting possession of the child.
Wait a little before you laugh al me. But
for the courier. The thing would have really
happened a week since"
Randall looked astoniShed. Months must
have passed" he objected. surely. after
AtAAtA AnlFf Va INV IL Llllf1 htttFt tafC
been safe from discovery
Take Your own positive view of III |
only know that tile thing happened. And
why not? The luck had begun by being on
our side-why shouldn't the other side have
IT, turn next?'
DO YOU really believe in luck?'
'DeyOutly. \ lawyer must believe In
something. lie knows the law too well to
mat any faftb In fbaf. aud lfa ,lfanfE .trazapt
10 him az he is a mar Of any %feelingl a hid
eous view Of human nature. The poor devll
believes IN iuck-lGther than believe in moth
Ing. | think il quite likely that accident
helped the person employed by the husband
Ia discover the wife and child. Anyhow.
Mrs. Liniey and Kitty were seen in the
streets of Hanover; seen, recognized, aud
followed. The courier happened to be with
them-luck again, For thirty years and
more he had been travelling in every part Of
Europe; there was not a landlord Of the
smallest pretensions anywhere who didn't
know him and like him. 4 pretended not To
see that anybody was following Us he said
writing from Hanover 10 relieve my anX.
ietyj: and ! took the ladies 10 q hotel. The
hotel possessed two merits from our point Of
yiew-it had a way out at the back, through
ilF HfNbifN. anu ~ was kfiA " ~ ldlth t'ih
who was an excellent good friend Of IN ne.
] arranged with him what he was 10 say
when inquiries were made and | kept my
poor ladies prisoners in their lodging for
three days. The end Of il j. that Mr.. Lin.
ley's policeman has gone away to watch the
channel steam service, while we return qt'iet.
~ by way Of Bremen and Hull There is
the courier's account OF IL. | nave only To-
~ A.. --. Al. III -. -. E.Exf..
frightened into Submission. She changes
her mind again. and pledges herself once
more 10 apply for the divorce. II we are
only lucky enough 10 get OR case heard
without any very serious delay ! am not
afraid OF my client slipping through ms lin.
gers for the >econd time. When will the
courts Of session bee open 10 IL? You have
lived in Scotland. Randal-
But | haven't lived in the courts Of law.
/ wish | could give you the Information YOU
want
Mr Srrdziu looked nj his watch. For
all | know to the contrary he said, 1--WE
may be wasting precious time while we are
talking here. Will you excuse me If | go
away to my c!ub?'
AN YOU going IN search OF ~information?'
Yes. We have some inyeterate old whist
PLAYERS who are always 10 be found tn the
card-room. One oil them formerly practlced,
| believe. in the Scotch courts. Ii has Just
occurred to me that the chance is worth try
ing
'Will you let me know if you succeed?'
Randall asked.
The lawyer took his hand at parting. "Yon
seen 10 be almost as anxious about il as |
am he said.
"T0 tell YOU the truth. ! am a little alarm
Ell when l think OF Catherine. lf there IL
another long delay, how do we know what
may happen before the law has confirmed
the mothers claim 20 the child? Let me send
one of the servants here to wait at your club.
wiz YOU give him a line telling ue when
the trial is likely 10 take place.
with the greatest pleasure. Goodnight"
LIFT alone, Randall sat by the iireside fol
awhile. thinking OF the future. The pros
pect. as he saw II, disiieartened him. As a
means OF employing his mind on a more
I agreeable subject for reflection he opened
his travelling desk. and took out two or three
letters. They had been addressed 10 him
while he was in America by Capt Benny
deck.
The captain had committed an error OF
/ Nittn llD>t VI us HdNt bCtH EuiANs III "
fine. He had been too exclusively devoted
tn work that interested him TO remember
what was due TO the care of his health. The
doctors warnings had been neglected; his
oyerstrined nerves had given way, and the
man whose strong constitution had resisted
cold and starvation in the arctic wastes had
broken down under stress OF brain work in
London.
This was the news which the first OF the
letters contained.
The second, written under dictation, al
;uded briefly To the remedies suggested. In
the captains case the fresh air recommended
was the air of the sea. AT the same time he
was forbidden 10 receive either letters or tele-
grams during his absence FROM town until
the doctor had seen him again. These in
structions pointed, in Capt. Bcnnydeck's
estimation, TO sailing for pleasures sake, and
therefore to hiring a yacht.
Tn third and last letter announced that
the yacht had been found, and described the
captains plans when the vessel was ready
for sea.
He proposed to sail here and there about
the channel, wherever ii might please the
wind TO take him. Friends would accom-
pany him, but not in any number. h yacht
was not large enough to accommodate COM
fortably more than one or two guests at 4
time. Every now and then the vessel would
come to an anchor In the bay OF the little
coast town Of Sandyseal, To accommodate
friends going and coming, and lin spite OF
medical advice 10 receive letters. "foa
may have heard of Sandyseal," the captain
wrote, las one of the places which has lately
been found out by the doctors. They are
recommending the air 10 patients suffering
from nervous disorders all over England.
The one hotel in the place and the few cot
tages whish let lodgings are crammed, as
h.sar, and fle speculative builder Is begin
ming his operations AT such a rate that Sandy
seal will lie no longer recognizable In a few
months more. Before the crescents and ter
races and grand hotels turn the town into a
fashionable watering place, ! want to take o
last look at scenes familiar 10 me under their
old aspect. liz you are inclined 10 wonder at
my feeling such q wish as this, i can easily
explain myself. Two miles inland from
SandyseaI there Isl lonely old moated house.
In that house | was born. When you return
from America write 10 me at the postoffice
or at the hotel q nm equally well known In
botii places, and let MS arrange for u speedy