The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-01-29
THE MAN WHO VANISHED,
Ely FERGUS HUME.
CHAPTER X-CoNr1NUra.

ter's whereabouts. and Mrs. Buckles
was seated III She kitchen moraliaing
over d glass Of ale and the remnants
OF a frugal meal which she dignified
with the name of luncheon. Like
most old people. she was very garru-
lous and. in default of a better lis
tener, talked to herself when alone.
So she had no chance of interruption,
but had it all her own way.
ats that heavy" said the lady vic
iously, referring to the bread, las
lead is feathers to it-on my STUN.
mick it lies like a pawn stone, and
the indigressions l suffers is night
mares in 'emselves. I'm getting as
thin as a lamp pOst-a shadder of the
hold days-ah. WE'LL" she continued
philosophically. finishing the beer:
1T don take much to fill a cofing as
I'll soon be occupying"
At this moment the front door bell
rang, and with a grumble at being
disturbed at her meal, Mrs. B1ckles
took d large key in her withered claw
and crawled upstairs in an aggressive
temper.
Why can't they hol!er down the
airy" she whispered. pushing back
the bolts from the door. ats a DO
liceman or a post l kno-what with
'urrying UP and skipping down, nv
legs is a-shaking like aspinalls."
She unlocked the door and threw #
open. when. much to her surprise,
Olive Maunders stepped inside, fol.
lowed by a young gentleman dressed
III an lrreproachable tweed suit with
a flower in his button-hole and a smile
on his face. Mrs. Buckles with manv
curtseys began to apologize for her
delay in opening the door; when
Olive cut her short in a peremptory
manner.
What is the most %presentable room
In the house?" she asked; IL have
come up on business. but leave again
by the afternoon train
The d~orin-room's mua1ed up," ex-
planned Mrs. Bickles IN a thouehtful
manner. and. the dinin,, :ain't fit to
receive co%mpingy--I won say as what
was the best bedroom needs dustin,.
but | think the library is most,ada.
cent
Very we'll. then. the library swill.
do. replied Olive, walking towardfit,
followed by her escort and if i
n calls to see me in about an hour
show him in" : # II. ~:
YES. miss, said the .charwoman,
with many genuaexions, hut thera
amt anythin' TO eat" "&S
II don't want anything thank youn
answered Olive. and disappeared with
the gentleman into the library, leav-
ing Mrs. Buckles looking after them
in astonishment.
Olive Maunders was seated on a
holland-covered chair in the library
talking earnestly to Teddy: Rudail
who sat in a similar chair with a nuz-
zted look on his genial young face.
Il want you to understand plainly
why l have asked you to come up with
me to-day, explained Olive deliber-
>ately. II put an advertisement in the
paper concerning Adrian Lancaster
and it is about that advertisement 7
am here to-day
HAS it been answered." asked RI.
dali, with a look of interest.
Yes and in extremely bad En-
glish. too" replied the girl, handinc
him a scrap Of blue paper. Read
it. please. and see what you make of
it."
Thus adjured, Teddy took the paner
and smoothing it out read as follows
in his slow. languid voice:
The writer of this knows some.
thing OF Mr.. Adrian Lancaster-if
there is muny. he will come and tell
all he knowes' without preggyduce-
adres D., Manor Court Yew street
Hampstead"
Extraordinary documentn com.