Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1898-02-10
CHAPTER WI.
VIA Dsubi~ ronsae

Eug~n- Clovis did o 90 ID resi- hat
night He sat NJ the Op-n window ~f
his String rs-om-f0r the weather was
warm n spite OF the raIn-and smoked
eigaree--s TIL long after tns morning
sun had drie-f I'D the misfs of rhe
Thames valley. AMI the grey dawn had
broken ever the giAat city. He rose at
last- esssesi the window and threw
himself On a couch. bur even then x
was nGr 10 sleep. He had set hrs heart
upon making the diamonds his own.
lar question was. how was h- 60
accomplish this end with Lease risk TO
himself
But There was another question that
he wzs trying Co solve az the same
me Vow that UrsuIa's father had
ilfrTTrf-vi in.the engagement between
her AMI Frank Lester. wOuif IL noe BE-
poSsi0fe 10 separate the lovers perms-
nearfy. and eventually secure her for
hImsefTz How eeuld he - guide and
slse rfir various passions and prpju-
dierS % rhe players in this drama 80
rs u9 bring about this desirable rsuir:
Was the probism soIvabla? And IL 80.
what vas b solution? What should
b. his first steps? Joyeps unseru,u-
his past 0fenses and his So
eial xmbitions-Lesters simplicity and
hts narrow means-the Jews know
beige OF precious stones AMI OF Illicit
wzys OF disposing OF them-ClarSson's
n@ree longing for rp@enge-h0w were
they All To be utilized, % a. 10 give
hfrs- Eugene Clovis. she wealth. he
coveted and also make Il possible for
him o Gust Frank from his position as
trsuLa's accepted lovsrs
IL was a difficult problem. ever for a
man OF Clovis intelligence: and he
pondered over IL for hours without
coming TO a definite CONCLUSION.
In the evening he went { o see Lester.
and found him In q state % great de-
s~pon1ency- Joyce had, IN some way.
gnS 10 hear OF Franks visit. IND asked
his daughter whether she and Z old
Squir-'s o were in correspondence
TIN hearing thar letters had passed be-
tween them Joyce went into a furious
passion. and solemnly swore thar II
she did not break with her lover he
would never rest until he had found
him n taken hts life The rhrear.
silly As II might have seemed TO uaost
people. wore a very different aspect 20
Ursula She had heard thar her father
had taken q simiiar~vov with resupcy
10 a g~amekeeper, when she was a
child. and this man was q OF these
attacked by toe poachers AMI nearly
killed She wrote a farewell letter co
Frank entreating him. a. he valued
her peace OF mind. not To write to Der.
or attempt % see her. so long as Lsr
father hated him as he did then.
All this Frank todd Clovis. as a mat
TER OF course, and Clovis was ready
with his sympathy. a sympathy appar-
emily so YARN and whole-hearteSf' thar
Frank never for a moment
that tx vas unreal.
For a minute or two the men
smoked in silence, or. rather. lows
took long. slow pulls at his cigarette.
while Frank liz his pipe. and then.
brooding On the dark future before
him forgot IL and allowed IL TO go out.
Il wedldn't give up hope, IL I wers.
yeu, said Clovis. gently.
z have not given up hope. end 1
1onft mean to- al long as L live ~
aIrned Frank But the Question i.
WHAT can l aeg msst see Ursula. or
write 10 her sometimes. or the engage
nenr VIII die a natural death; ana. In
that case I might lust as well give up
10ping at nce