The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-01-01

Adrian saw in the papers u notice OF
reward offered for the discovery of
the whereabouts of Adrian Lancaster.
II m wanted by the police. | sup.
pose, be muttered gloomily TO him
self; but this idea was soon dispelled
when he read the last lines of the ad-
vertisement which said that all in
formation was to be given to o. M,
The Nook, NARROW. Bucks.
Its Olive! Olive!" cried Adrian,
throwing down the paper, she wants
to find out where / ain and help me,
God bless her, if | could only reveal
myself to her. but it's impossible. DR..
Roversmire is a stranger to her, and
If told her what had taken place,
she would look upon me as a mad
man. What am | to do?-God help
me. what am [ to dop'
He walked up and down the O
plucking at his long gray beard as if
he would tear from his young soul
this mark of age.
She could never love me as I am
now, he said. clasping his hands,
'for that would be treachery to my
memory, and this face is not the one
to win any girls love-did not Row
ersmire himself say that the woman
he loved refused to return his passion?
stay! perhaps if | look through this
desk | may find out the nam of the
woman he loved. and go and see her
something may come of it. though
dread even to hope that things will
turn out well.'
Sitting down at a desk near a deep,
wide window he unlocked it with a
key which was placed therein. and
began to turn over the papers in the
hope OF finding some clue to the name
OF this girl. whose rejection Of Row
ersmire's suit had indirectly led up to
the catastrophe which had happened
to himself.
He was about an hour lookino
through the papers, but found NOTHING
likely to lead to discovery. until at
length he found a locked book, which
he Immediately guessed was the diary
of Roversmire.
IF it's anywhere, it'll be in here. "
he said to himself. .'but it's locked
wonder where the key is-it's a yery
small hole. SO the key must also be
small. don't think Two e an1
key that size, and yet-ah!" with =
sudden recollection, Its on the watch
chain"
And SO it was. a long slender golden
key OF Indian workmanship. with
which Adrian easily unlocked the
book, and was soon deep in the con.
tents written in the small, clea,
handwriting of the doctor. For 9
long time he read steadily on without
finding what he vas in search of.
The entries principally related to
the writer's life In India. the periods
of his fasts. the statements of his
feelings. the dates upon which he
arrived at and departed from different
places, and every now and then, wild
rhapsodies, peculiarly Oriental IN
their poetic thought and imagery II
the delights, ecstacies. and marvellous
pleasures he had tasted of. when SET
free from his earthly body. Later on
in the book, the doctor recorded his
arrival in England, the disposition Of
his affairs with regard to money. the
taking OF his house at Hampstead
and the way in which he lived 60.
cluded from all men.
Then at last came a declaration Of
his passion. and at the sight of the
name of the woman he loved, Adrian
Lancaster gave a low cry and LETTING
the book fall upon the floor arose
quickly to his feet.
"olive Maunders" he whispered
clutching his throat .he loved Olive
Maunders and she never told me anv.
thing about him-oh, impossible-it
cannot be true"
1t was true, however: for on recov-