Arizona republican., 1898-07-11

make her guest. Witnout d snado~e of proof to support the fabric of specuia- ton laboriously built up, contrived to persuade myself that he was rival. favored, of course, for his wealth and position. Even from his hasty depar- ture gained little comfort. The buga- boo, once installed, was not to be over thrown by such trifle. Full of gloomy forebodings, waited for news that he would return, plotting, in my more cheerful intervals, wild schemes for turning his triumphant reappear- ance into a by-word and a mockery. Once caught myself reading with vast approval summaries of famous cases in textbook on toxicology. The vol ume had been picked up hap-hazard, but it's terse account of several noted mat ters caught my fancey, and I read on until some noise about the house, in terrupting my recreation, brought me to a realization of the ridiculousness of the performance - for there were still moments when I could understand that was playing the fool. Perhaps. also, the plea might be entered that at this time I was a victim of a recurrence of my old perplexities, recent events having served again to force them upon me with even greater vividness than before.
 The jealous fit was ended by letter which the late visitor sent from New York to Mrs. Loring. In it he ex- pressed deep regret that circumstances | would prevent him from completing his visit. Business, he explained, called him abroad. and before the mis- sive reached her he would be well on his way to Liverpool. Iheard the news with a decent effort at an appearance of regret, and from that moment had more friendly impression regarding | the gallant colonel.
 | It had been my intention to speak of 1 him to Lamar, rather because of his | Brazilian interests, of which my client might know something, than because of his morning cruise about .tbe chan nels of the marsh or the abrupt termin
 ation of his stay. Mrs. Loring's ac- i count of the co1onel's manner of life in dicatcd that he was chronic tourist with no very active concern in happen
 ings in his own country, so long as they 1 did not interfere with his sources oi
 revenue. Che thing after another
 however, occurred to prevent a mention of him. One day Lamar was busy
 with his experiments; the nex, fo1 | some reason of his own, he cut short ! orr talk; the next he was back .n his 1 laboratory. Thus, before an oppor. ! tnnity was offered to tell my bit oi news, it's value appeared to haze beer 1 lost through staleness. and, in the end
 fresher topics took it's place wher ] Lamar showed a willingness to indulge 1 in brief gossip. So it happened tha' he heard nothing of the incident which
 had caused Ire so many hours of un-
 necessary perturbation.
 i Jones, meanwhile. had been making
 steady progress. and, while Banks and l l saw him daily, there was little need i of our attendance. We learned thai he would leave the neighborhocd as
 soon as his removal could be attempted
 with safety, but he told us nothing
 further of his plans. I tried occasion
 ally to lead him to speak of his reasons
 for coming to Rodneytown, but he was
 reticent, and had to be content with i the explanation given by Lamar
 Dorothy Gray came often to read to
 him, and he manifested much grati-
 tude for her kindness; but even to her
 he would say next to nothing of his | history or his projects.
 | Banks wrist was still weak, but his
 recovery from the sprain had gone far 1 enough 10 enable him to circulate in his
 old fashion among his patients, and my
 duties as his coadjutor were ended. He
 was beginning, though, to renew his 1 discourses about his desire to secure a partner a.id practically to retire, and it
 was clear that he would soon make me
 direct offer. It was only fair that I should prepare to give definite answer,
 but l realized that my plans were even
 more unsettled than ever. There was
 a new disturbing element in the situa- i ton. Could I but foretell what Dorothy
 would answer were certain question | put to her, then Dr. Banks might be
 answered, in turn, so soon as he chose
 to speak. But what would the young
 lady say?
 CONTINUED TOMORROW.)