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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-08-26
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| carefully searched, made no paragraph
reference to the affair." But how if
Norton's body should be discovered and
Identified by Zana? That would throw
the case into the hands of Scotland
Yard, and-well, although there was no
| more apparent reason why suspicion
should fall upon him, Richard Somer-
vile, than upon any man in the street,
he would feel far safer abroad than
in England; and, after all. what with
the securities and cash and jewels, he
would still be fairly wealthy man.
That night he was a passenger to
Dieppe, by the night-mail, and reached
Paris without misadventure. Now, in
telling his Wife that the object of his
foreign mission was medical research,
he had not lied to her wholly. 1t really
was the great ambition of his life to
stand forth before the whole world as
the foremost pioneer in the as yet i'm
perfectly understood field of hypnot-
ism, and to hurl back III their teeth
the calumnies of his detractors. But,
apart from these aspirations after
Fame, he had the all-important ques-
ton OF his own personal safety to take
into account; and he was, at bottom. a
pleasure-loving man. Residence abroad
clearly lessened his chances Of detec-
ton, whilst bachelor-existence in for
eign cities had many attractions from
the point Of view of mere enjoyment
of life. II deserve a spell of restful
ease after all these years of toiling and
penuly," he told himself, land besides,
recent events have unstrung me con-
siderably. Paris will do very we'll for
time. By and by shall move east
ward"
And so in Paris Richard Somerville
for the time being remained.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-08-26

He Called Here the Other Day.
thought that turned her deadly sick,
that caused her heart to well-nigh
stop. No! she coud not, she would
not, believe that her darling was dead.
Her mission was to seek him. But
where?
He had gone to London for the dou-
BILE purpose of procuring special IL
cense and Of depositing money and
jewels in a bank-what bank, she did
not know, but certainly some London
bank. And as, upon inquiry, she learnt
that, whereas there were several hun
dreds Of banks, there was but one place
where a special license could be OBJ
tanned, she decided to try Lambeth
first. To the palace she accordingly
went, and was received by a grave,
clerical-lool1ing gentleman.
Can you tell me- she asked, timidly,
IF Mr.. Ernest Norton has been here
to get a special license?'
The clerical-looking gentleman look
ed doubtfully at his fair questioner,
and then smiled. 1t Is allowable for
even an archi-episcopal secretary to
smile, when such a query is put by a
pretty girl. Doubtless she had strong
personal interest in the matter.
NO. he replied, after examining
bulky ledger, there has been no such
application from anyone of that name
AS yet"
There was kindly, consolatory EN-.
phasis upon the concluding words that
did credit to the clericel-looking gen
t1eman's heart. 1t was as if he
should say, Don't be disappointed, my
dear. No doubt the gentleman will
call to-day or tomorrow"
Zana sighed-a little, weary sigh OF
disappointment. Lambeth palace
should have been Ernest's first place of
call; and he had not called there.
"Will you please give him this letter
when he does Gomez" she said, striving
hard to speak calmly.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-08-26
CHAPTER WI.

LOn0'S quest.
Mrs. Baxter had recommended Zana
to stay at a quiet, private hotel in
Craven street. and thither she was
driven from Waterloo. She had fire.
quently been in the town Of Bombay,
and so knew something of the hustle
and turmoil of a great city; neverthe-
less, the gli,npses she obtained during
the short drive, Of apparently ceaseless
traffic, and Of thousands of neil and
women hurrying to and fro with rapid
feet and preoccupied looks. half fright
ened her. How could she ever hope to
find Ernest amidst such throng? Yet
she essayed to keep up bold heart;
it was something, at all events, to be
in the same city as he.
Mrs Baxter's Introduction secured
her every attention at the hotel, and
she was promptly installed in cosy
sittingroom, with bedroom ensulte.
Then, having eaten some luncheon,
she endeavOred to think out her future
plans. That Ernest Norton was still
in London it never occurred to her to
doubt for one moment, despite Mrs.
Bakers theories. Yes, he was in
London, lying somewhere, too Griev-
ously i'll to acquaint her with what
had befallen him; for, as yet, she
forced herself to disbelieve in the pos
sibility Of his death. That was a
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-08-26

Helen" he said to her next morn,
Ing at breakfast, Il have a surprise in
store for you"
"What is it, dear?"
"1ou have often expressed wish to
pay visit to your mother at Scarbor-
ough, but, as you know, we have hith-
erto been unable to manage it. Well,
in furtherance of my plans. l shall be
compelled to spend some time-many
months, probably-at the leading
schools Of medicine abroad"
"Abroad. Richard?"
Certainly. my dear Foreigners are
ahead of us in many branches of medi-
cal research; and are certainly less
prone to denounce the results of pa
tient investigation as charlatanism and
Quackery. Anyhow. have made up
my mind to go: and believe you will
be more comfortable during my alb
sence at Scarborough than anywhere
else"
Gould l not accompany your The
question was natural one. but there
was little of pleading in it. AS mat
ter of fact, the jaded. world-worn wife
regarded her mothers home as 4 very
haven of refuge.
mo, Nell said her husband, noting
with satisfaction how we'll the Scar
borough proposal chimed in with her
secret wisheh, You would hamper me.
and would be bored to death among
strangers. See! here is a ESQ note to
replenish your wardrobe, and shall
remit you f20 month whilst 1 am
away. That should keep you going
comfortably"
"Your friend. Mr.. Norton. must be
very rich and generous to do all this,
dear" she remarked after a short
pause.
Every rich" assented Somerville.
momentarily averting his head. land
the most generous fellow who ever
lived"
II shall pray for him every day." she
added earnestly.
"He does not ueed your prayers" he
answered coldly.
"Oh, Richard. don't say that. The
prayers of the worst Of us may avail
the best before the throne Of God. For
the dead alone it is useless to pray"
A smothered curse rose to Somer-
v1lle's lips. "Why the deuce do you
drag dead men into the conversatio ?"
be demanded, almost savagely Then
Ne Quilted the table abruptly. leaving
hss wife to puzzle out his strange be-
havior as best she might.
II suppose he cannot bear the idea
of death in connection with his friends
name" she murmured. And then her
thoughts took the pleasanter direction
of the tranquil home at Scarborough
Within forty-eight hours Somerville
saw his wife off. en- route for the
famed northern watering place, and
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-08-26

make Your Mind Ecsy. Miss"
abandon my theory and work upon
entirely different lines. If Mr.. Norton
is prevented from rejoining you, there
must be some third person In the at
fair l leave out the possibility of
some ordinary accident having befallen
him. because my inquiries have been
SO carefully and widely made that it
must have come to my ears. Now,
have YOU any idea at all as to who this
third person may be-!
No" answered Zana despondently.
ERNEST always gave me to understand
that he scarcely knew any one at all
in London. and but very few perosns
in England. never heard him men,
ton the name Of a single friend in
this country"
Yet. like most of us. he probably
had relatives. however distant they
might be- remarked Mr. Skinner;
and these must be sought out Was
be 4 rich man.
Yes was the reply. che was what
| suppose You would call rich. l know
be was So considered in India. and he
told me- So himself. Moreover, before
De lett Southampton gave him some
n1Hley and jewels Of my own to depos-
it in the bank
4 large sum- queried Mr.. Skinner,
with studied carelessncss.
About three thousand pounds" she
answered
"Cmph..'' was the comment. And
were tie Jewels OF any great valueT"
I Ernest said they must be worth
/ IRON twenty-five to thirty thousand
I pounds"
Mr.. skinner gave vent to a low,
prolonged whistle.
! Here is 4 motive. with a ven
geance. he muttered. though he was
careful the words should not reach
Zanas ears. The girl believed so thor
ousaly III her lover that he had not the
heart 70 Shake her faith at this stage
ol the inquiry. Then he arose to take
his leave
| wish you had told no all this
Ie1ose' With faint suspicion Of irri.
tatlon in his tone. 1T would have
saVel ME the trouble and you the ex-
lehse OF advertisements ard INQUIRIES
1or UT Ernest Norton"
..,l o"n understand" faltrrcde Hana.
~ nave some other plan now"
t.:;1iAlv." he asscn,ed. Instead
~ u! 'et;i'iA: for him. shall get upon
us tf'i.:. You shall lave news
hoie. VI some sort. within forty-eiwht
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-08-26

"He Is Not" She Cried, Passionntcly
then he set about carrying his 1inan-
cial projects into execution. He had
been unable to devise any better plan
than that of gradually buying foreign
securities, with the help of 4 broker,
and forthwith proceeded to make a
start by investing $4,000 of his ready
money in Rentes. Then he hesitated
for several days about cashins any
more drafts, feeling uncertain, despite
much constant practice, about having
caught Norton's exact signature. On
note paper his efforts looked right
enough; but what if his nerve failed
him when he Endorsed draft, and so
rendered it worthless or too danger
GUS for presentation?
Upon the very morning when he had
at length decided upon hazarding a
second withdrawal his eyes fell upon
the following in the "agony column" Of
the Times:
Ernest G. Norton is entreated to
communicate with his broken-hearted
Zana, either at the George hotel,
southampton or at 18b, Exeter street,
Strand"
Somerville read the lines three times
over, and then stared blankly at the
newspaper. Who was this broken
hearted Zana?"
The name sounded Eastern. Could
Zana be some Indian light O. love
whom Norton had brought back with
him! That seemed probable enough,
but he must have certainty in the mat
ter. 1t would never do for such an ad-
vertsement to come under the notice
of the people at the London and West
minister bank. They might even COM
municate with this girl and then?
Somerville shuddered to think Of posi-
Die results. No! At all hazard she
must be sought out and silenced.
southampton was long way off. He
resolved to call at Exeter street. He
did SO; but his heart utterly failed him
when he discovered that No. 18b was
a private inquiry Office. In a moment
he realized that 1.-THE game was up"
Curse my luck and stupidity both"
he muttered between his set teeth as
a hanson bore him swiftly back to his
hotel. Il could not know that Norton
had brought any one with him, but I
might ut least have forseen the folly
of delaying to cash those drafts. Now
they arc mere waste paper. l simply
dare not enter that bank again; for,
do Ahely as uot, These private detec-
tives have by this time found out that
Ernest G. Norton has been there and
are awaiting his temperance to
shadow him. as they term it. 1 see
onthing for it but bolt across Chan.
mel with what l have got."'
The more he thought the situation
out the palmer did the necessity fol
prompt flight appear. AS yet Norton
was merely being sought for by some
body called Zana. The newspapers
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-08-26

sonable frame of mind; nor was it
until the latter had added many pite-
GUS entreaties to her threat that she
at last gave in.
But mind," she added, as a saving
clause to her own conscience, you
must promise to write me at least
every third day, letting me know
where you are and what you are doing;
otherwise ], shall appeal to the police,
as said I would
every WE'LL" said Zana, II promise
you to do that" And so the compact
was ratified.
81 don't half like it." muttered Mrs.
Baxter to herself, after she had seen
Zana off by an early train next day,
''but what could do? The girl meant
every word she said; and after all
said and done, it's no part Of my bust
ness to have my dodgers spied upon by
the police
Nevertheless, the walters and cham
bermaids had even a rougher time Of
it than usual all that day.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-08-26
CHAPTER VII.

SAinher on the Trail
Mt josiah skinner was undoubt-
~! smart man in his own line Of
BUSINESS Dut. after all. the smartest
man man gong needs little luck upon his
sue 10 enable him to achieve rand
results: And it could not fairly ha
Sald mat luck favored Mr.. Skinner
IN reply to his first inquiry, at Wn+nr.
100; Tor the porter who had nrofossnd
10 nave delivered Zanas' telegram ha
vas informed that the man in Question
li;td since left in order to spr,, his fnr
, .uhe IN America, but nausht wns
Anvil. even amongst the other nor.
'e1S' Oh MS present whereabouts.
ms was NeXatious. since if IS wac
proDaDle. this erstwhilc EMPLOYS had
carried Norton's portmantcau to q cah
ne would perhaps remember tho dr;'
yer VINO had taken the ioh N,;l;na.
MN, however, Mr.. Skinner wos ' ~
out ~. 70 me necessity of ferretinr
lilo 1 tho canman as best he might; and
, ,lhe .ne practical man he was, hn
it.t; thc matter in the hands Of tho
s on, CAB inspector: Wanted, name
any. "n = aouress OF cabman who had driv-
W. 49, d passenger description civan
upon arrival Of the 5 o'clock Sonth
nn,'ton express, upon April Two
oa Having thus baited his bool, fou
;.nn! capture, Mr. Skinner now W., nv,
,.eu inc London and Wast,n,n. v.s.
VA, mnk. and upon stating the Imnnrtaet
na,ure or his business, succoaGod Ian ~
gaining admission to th noeeeeued IN
presence. " 'ne managers
SAW VT Ernest Ernest Norton missing, do 70,
is some na ahsur the latter Surely there ere
affair." 'ersation with him unon h;'.
ago" WY room, not long
awn nrs' Of "s ,ss9 4, his visitor, 81 an
hn"n , nnt' since that date u" NV It,, '.n
TO I M, neither seen nor heard Of. ~ 'Mas
cn rI, ,ne matter shortly, ! have L "n"'
& ' ,.n'' TO discover his wbnrn., n""ll
VAN Wv o VIII Sc" by my card, / n ,
<fo lie ContinuedA
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-08-26

WHO had disappeared 30 Suddenly, ana
whom ali Ills efforts had, so far, failed
to trace. might very possibly have GOOD
rs,sons of his own for keeping out OF
III" ,vnv Full Of this new Idea, ne
sought out Xana.
ii don't mind admitting to you, nus
that this case begins to look trouOle.
some" .hc remarked, bluntly; Dus
then YOU see, don't know the rights
of it. In my line OF business the hrss
thing we always look for, when any
thing goes wrong, Is a motive. Can
this gentleman have any motive, so
far rs YOU know, for hiding himself"
Xaua WINGED. and the sudden look OF
main ON her face did not escape the
astu,c detective.
"E,liryc me, miss, I have no wish
~ ask questions that may be hurtful to
vmr feelings" he went on, soothlngly.
"Eut the more light you give me to
work bv, the easier my task Will be-"
Whrrcupon Zana told him the story
of her t,gn, from India, almost exact
" as she had told 1t to Mrs. Baxter.
lint Mr., Skinner did not jump at con.
illusions quite so hastily rs the worthy
lanllady had done.
ut looks fishy." he said, thought
fully: lin fact, not to put too fine
point on it. it looks like a bolt"
you mean that 1t looks as though
Mr.. Norton has wilfully deserted meg!
Qucried ZaMl, angrily.
That's what l mean. miss, right
enough" asscntcd the detective. but
then, looks don't count for everything
more especially as you are so certain
he would not again leave you or his
own free will"
Never. cried Zana, eagerly.
"Then there's nothing for 1t but to
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-08-26

II see. And so Mr. Norton deserted
you In Bombay because you differed
from him In race and oeligion. Well?"
"In religion, no." said Zana. "But
loving him more than aught else in the
world and convinced that he loved me
in return resolved to hollow him to
England. did so, and, as 1t hap
pened, we travelled in the same ship,
though I was careful that he should
not see me during the voyage. When
we reached Southampton I followed
him to this hotel. And here we met"
well, upon my wordw exclaimed
Mrs. Baxter, raising her eyes heaven
ward in her amazement, ''this beats all
1 ever heard tell Of! And then,
I suppose, finding himself caught. he
begged Your pardon and promised to
marry you! -. Oh, the artful vii
lainr'
Zana sprang to her feet, her dark
eyes literally blazing with wrath. "He
is mott" she cried passionately. Good
as you have been to me, l could kill
you for saying sou
ooh, you foolish, misguided child"
walled the warm-hearted hostess, en-
tirely disregarding this outburst. "My
heart bleeds for you, poor lamb! To
abandon your home, your father, your
country In order to follow a heartless
fellow, who has now deserted you a
second time"
Zana stared at her with burning
eyes. but she said nothing.
Cant you see that this pretence of
getting a special license was merely
a trick to enable him to get away
from YOU and secure at least two
days start, should you be mad enough
to follow him again? Why, bless your
poor little heart, the thing is that
clear policeman could see through
it,"
Zana's breath came and went in
short, quick gasps. The fierce, set ex-
preston on her face gradually died
away, the lire in the dark eyes was
replaced by their normal soft lustre,
and she stood, with lowered, clasped
hands, like some prisoner listening to
the sentence Of a judge. When the
sounds ceased, she shuddered, and
turned upon the landlady a look Of
such agonized despair that the good
woman fairly recoiled.
For heavens sake, don't look like
that. my DEAR" she cried. Il can't
stand it,
Then the wells of the big, womanly
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she nothing doubted, would produce
a wholesome effect the worthy land
lady nodded several times very en-
phatically, and prepared to betake her.
self to her interrupted household
duties.
Zana caught her by the arm.
Mrs. Baxter" she said, In low, earn-
est tones, that carried conviction with
them, II, too, know my duty, and that
is to find the man love. You and l
worship the same God. My mother
brought me up in her own creed. And
I swear to you solemnly that,if you at
tempt to have my movements inter-
fered with, shall kill myself
Mrs. Baxter wavered. There was
no installing the quiet decision of the
girls tone, nor the resolute fire of the
dark lustrous eyes.
"She says what she MEANS" was her
mental verdict. Nevertheless, she still
strove to argue Zana into a more RED
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1897-01-22
INAUGURATION PRICES.
Chairman Bell Gives the List of Expense
for the Coming Ceremonies.

Chairman Bell Gives the List OF Expenses
for the Coming Ceremonies.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 19.-Washingtoni-
ans who are arranging the inaugural
ceremonies of Mckinley are disturbed
by statements that extortionate rates
are to be exacted of those who come
here to witness the Inauguration cere-
monies. Chairman Bell said: IF peo-
pie insist on making their own arrange
ments the inaugural committee cannot
be held responsible, but l can assure
anyone who will address Col. L. P.
Wright, chairman of the COM
mittee on public comfort, that
he will secure for them the
best of accommodations at rea-
sonable rates. He has listed already
accommodations for from 10000 to 80,
900 persons, mostly in private houses
which are we'll located and which are
supplied with all modern conveniences.
The list is daily increasing. The rates
will average about as follows: For
lodging, only 81 per day for beds and
rs cents for cots; S1.25 to S1.5O for lodg-
ing and breakfast, and So to $3.50 for
lodging and meals"
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1897-01-22
THREE BANKS CLOSED.
Louisville and Newport. KY, Nationals a,
q St. Paula SaYinga Involved.

louisville and Newport, KY, Nationals and
a st. Paul's Savings Involved.
LoUIsvILLE, KY, Jan. 19.-National
Bank Examiner Escott yesterday
closed the doors of the German national
bank. The capital stock was $261, 800,
with a surplus of S31, ZOO. The bank is
an old one, but for some time past had
been regarded as unsafe.
NEWPORT, KY, Jan. 19.-The First Ma
tional Bank of Kentucky failed to open
its doors yesterday, to the great sur
prise of the business men of the city.
The bank had a capital of $500. 900, and
December Il, the date of it's last report,
it had surplus and undivided profits
amounting TO $40, 453, and owed depos-
itcts S419,SO5.
ST. PAUL, Mimi. Jan. 19.-The Min
nesota State savings bank closed its
doors yesterday and filed deed of
assignment with an affidavit stating
that the assets would amount to about
$3.50, 900, while the liabilities are in the
neiphbOrhood of $3.50 OOO
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1897-01-22
The Agricultural Appropriation Bill.

WASHINGTON, Jan. I5.-The house
committee on agriculture yesterday
submitted the agricultural appropria-
ton bill to the house. The total
amount carried by the bill is S3,512, 1872,
net decrease of S1O2, $50. An appro-
priation of S15O,OOO for seeds was in
Guided, against the wishes of the secre-
tary of agriculture. The system Of
meat inspection, says the report, should
be extended, and the increase of S25, 900
provided in the bill for the bureau of
animal industry cannot be reduced
without crippling the inspection. The
reductions in appropriations is made
under the head of miscellaneous, includ-
ing the weather bureau. The amountap
propriated for the weather bureau is
exactly what was finally estimated for,
and is $3.50, 900 less than for the current
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1897-01-22
breaches PLAINLY.

Chicago Divine Gives His Congregation
Some Plain Talk About Present Condi-
tions.
DIR. Emil G. Hirsch, of Chicago. closed
the year with a nota BILE sermon. from
which the following excerpts are
taken:
Securities which some of you have
regarded as gilt-edge and ieyond
worry may appear as great ciphers-
obligations in place of assets The
year has been one of unmitigated evil
to many of you. There is. however, a
moral even in drought and famine.
The acres which do not bear one sea-
son will be stronger for crops the next.
The bad year may be blessing in dis
guise.
Gold and money are the final things
in too many lives To get rich is the
single aim of too many men. They
have taken Vanderbilt as their patron
saint They insist that the man who
breaches thus is an anarchist or So
cialist. but l have found that the first
man to cry anarchy and soc ialism i
the very same one who has been born
rich and has shown sense only in his
determination to marry the daughter
of a rich man.
Rich men are not and never have
been the great men. l once had one
of them in this town slap me on the
back and say: Doc, whatever you
may say, it's money that makes the
mare GO" had it on my lips to reply
that it rarely does make the mare go,
but very frequently does make the
donkey go The man who said this ex-
pressed the creed of himself, his fam
lily, his ancestry and his clan. It was
not of such as he that history is made
What standing would Jesus have had
in the banks? What collateral could
he have furnished? He would not have
been rated great . too many people