Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1898-03-03

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..Graciousr' she exclaimed. hurried
Nv. snatching up the skirt OF a dress
and throwing it around her shoulders.
How dare you come here. and she
turned on her visitor with an angry
look.
I'm sure I beg your pardon. Miss
Annesley." said Hurrell. composed, as
usual, though his pale cheeks were a
little flushed. 1T is not against the
rules to knock at the door Of a lady 8
dressing ROOM"
"Oh. I know" said the girl. impa-
tiently. 1T was my fault. suppose.
But you have no business to be in TINS
part of the house ut all. What on
earth do you want!'
II came up to congratulate you on
having a part assigned TO you. had
no opportunity yesterday. And L ven
tured 20 bring you a flower" he said.
holding out the bouquet timidly.
mo, thank you, Mr.. HUrrell-well,
there, | will take them. Ii was very
kind of you TO get them for me. and
they are just lovely. But you should
moi bring me flowers. you know. And
perhaps | shouldn't take EN-. | don
want to-"
10 be thought to encourage me. L
know that perfectly well, Miss Annes-
ley"
We'll. so long as that's understood, l
! suppose it's all right" said the young
lady. coolly. proceeding 10 put the
blossoms into a cracked tumbler on
her dressing table.
Have you been at Mysore Lodge
since | left:" she said, bending down
over her flowers.
only once"
WAS a Mr.. Clovis there, DO you
know"
Clovis? No. There was nc n
there but myself"
Something in the tor of his voice
startled Blanche Annesley. do you
know Mr.. Clovis she asked, quickly.
Il never saw him, TO my knowledge,
was the answer.
Again the girl bent down over her
flowers. Hurrell moved slowly to-
ward the door.
IF you could bring m some news
OF my mother now and then. | would
be Obliged 10 YOU" she said at last.
Il expect she'll have 10 leave that
man before long" she went on, with
out waiting for 4 reply. IF she took
my advice. she would leave him now.
L was tRere ON Sunday, and | thought
she had something ON her mind. l
know YOU are not on the police force
now, but if you wish to sset a friends
part by me, try TO get my mother out
OF the way b~efore-before anything
happens 10 her husband
''Ycu may depend on it that IL l
have a chance l will try to get her out
OF the way. She ought never TO have
married that man"
YOU'RE right there, She was a fool
but then. we were h~alf-starving. He
IS a bad man. and he has mastered
her, body and soul. She has no win
OF her own now. whatever. But you
must be off now, or l shall be late
and what would happen if l wasn't
ready 10 go on when my turn comes;
l should be ruined for life. Goodbye.
and thank You for the flowers"
Hurreil went down to his place in
the orchestra, not altogether satisfied
with the result Of his visit upstairs.
Vt a quarter past twelve Hurrell
was sitting in the Darnley Street DO
lice station, a newspaper in his hand,
and a Light bicycle leaning against the
waH behind him. Nothing happened,
however. that night. and on the fol.
lowing night Hurrell was there again.
About four In the morning he was
sound asleep before the fire, when the
ting-ting of the warning bell was
heard: and in an instant Hurreil was
on his feet, as wide awake as he had
ever been in his life.
Dark brougham with fast bay
horse seen two minutes q passing
south side Of Deyonshire Square, going
west came the message; and almost
before the last word was uttered Hur-
rell was out of the room. and was Di-
loting his machine through the pass
age. n few seconds later he was fiy-
ing westward like the wind.
Ii was ut the best rather a forlorn
hope that he would be able TO over
take the brougham: but there were
two or three main thoroughfares lead
ing westward. and If by chance he
should take the one which the brou-
CHAM had taken before him. it was
quite possible. he thought. that he
might be able 10 run IL down.
The detective went on at racing
speed until he had reached one OF
these thoroughfareS "a wide road
stretching away in the distance, at
that hour quite deserted. AS soon as
he met a policeman. he rode up TO
him. ard asked whether n brougham.
driven very fast. had gone by within
the last half-h0ur. The man said
No." but Hurrell was not satisfied.
from his II of answering, that
he had actually been In the street at
that time. He rode slowly n. Iu
three minutes he met another police
man, and receiving the same report.
that no brougham had been seen-he
turned down a side street, to make his
way TO the second of the main routes
he had in his minds aye.
He soon reached it, and the same
process Of questioning was gone
through. with the same result.
A good deal of time had now been
lost. and Hurrell was beginning to
think that he might as well give 1t up.
for that night. at all events, when his
sharp ear caught the beat Of a horses
hoofs ON the road behind him. There
wus no sound of wheels, but Hurrell
was prepared fon that. 1t was most
likely that the b~rougham would have
rubber tires.
He darted into a side street. and
waited. with his bike" hidden in the
approach TO one of the houses Ha bad