Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1898-03-31
CHAPTER xxIu-oContinued.)

A quarter of an hour passed, and
Ursula determined to put ii to the test
at once whether she was free o. a
prisoner.
AS soon as the woman appeared Ur-
SuIa crossed the room, saying, II have
changed my mind. | shall not wait
the coffee, for | am not going to stay
over the night"
She walked swiftly TO the door. but,
encountered as the woman was with Il
small tray, she was too quick for
her; she reached Ursula before she
c0uld cross the threshold and pulled
her back.
Ursula screamed, and-Mr. Kisch en-
tered tie roomi
Ii was well that the poor girl was in
some degree prepared for him; but,
an IL was, she shrank back with
the same loathing that she might have
felt nj seeing a scorpion or some other
venomous reptile. Mr.. Kisch smiled
gently and sat down.
"You did not expect TO see me again
so s0onT' he said, with the air one
might have in speaking TO a fractions
cLild.
The very desperateness of her situa-
ton gave Ursula courage. She was no
longer the timid, frightened creature
she had been In the morning. She
seemed to know, instinctively, that she
was fighting for her life; and she
fought with the courage Of despair.
II did not expect to see you." she
said. ..and | wish 20 know by what
right you come into my room"
.All the rooms in this house are
mIne," he said, c0olly.
DO you mean that this is your
houser'
He bowed with mock humility.
"Tben have been grossly deceived,
and l wish TO leave at once"
THAT, / fear, is impossible. But you
need De under no apprehension. L
have no wish TO exercise anything like
a permanent restraint v your move
ments. Tomorrow we may be able to
come TO some arrangement. For to-
might"
She interrupted him with a wave OF
the hand.
How dare you speak to me as if l
were going to hold any intercourse
with your Who are you, hat you
should dare to restrain my movements
for one moment? We are in a free
country, and | warn you that when |
quit this ~house-and you cannot keep
me shut up here forever-my first visit
will be to the police station. We shall
see whether"
The Jew, in his turn. interrupted her;
but it was by a laugh, a long, low
laugh, of such malignant, cunning en-
1Oymcnt that it made her tremble, and
withered her speech as an icy wind
passing over a garden withers the bios
SONS of spring. But she would not let
her courage run down
You seem to think it is an amusing
thing to treat a poor, helpless girl in
this way but / am not without friends,
and when you are before a police mag
istrate You will find it difficult, l imag-
fne, to explain your conduct to his
satisfaction"
Again the same low, malignant, un-
ming laugh.
You make q great fuss about 10th
1ng,' said the Jew. 1T suits me that
you should pass the night here, AID
you shall do SO. You may as well
make up you mind to that"
1--WE are not In a lonely house In the
suburbs" she burst out. her cheeks hot
with Indignation. IF you dare to
show me the slightest disrespect. / will
scream and alarm the neighbors."
81 assure you," said Kisch, "tha,
there is not the smallest danger of
your being treated with disrespedt.
And, as for the neighbors-there are
none. The houses on eitl er side of us
are empty. Your creams could rot
reach the street, even If yon were to
open the shutters-which I hardly
think you will be able to manage. IL
you will only compose yourself"
go away Go away!' screamed
Ursula, almost beside herself with an
ger, and fear. and a sickening abhor-
renee OF the man she was speaking to.
IL cannot argue with you. and l know
better than to try to soften your heart.
You must have your way. Only leave
me alone. / beg you. And. as sure as
there is a God | n Heaven. you will be
punished. here or hereafter
The girl raised her hand to Heaven,
"a if she were invoking the Judgment
OF the Almighty, and, sinking back on
the bed, covered her face with her
hands. When she looked up she was
alone. The coffee still stood where the
woman had left it. and the door was
securely locked as before.
Mr.. Kisch was descending the stairs.
q well satisfied look On his repulsive
face. He put on his hat and yer TO
a house in a neighboring street, which
had q red lamp before the door.
'.Is DIR. Drummond at homer he
asked, and was shown into a stability
Furnished consulting room.
He was not kept long waiting. A
Eale-faced, demonstrating young
man, not much over five-and-twenty,
entered the
IL wish you would be kind enough 70
atep around and see my niece said
Kisch. ut is only a few doors of.
The poor girl is, we fear, insane"
And you wish me to sign a certifi-
cate? Did anyone recommend you to
come to mey' asked the doctor. in a
consequential, high-pitched voice.
'Oh. no, my dear sir. We brought
her up to London, at considerable ex-
pense, to take the opinion of Sir How
0rth Dixon and he named some of
tile best-known names In the profess
sion. 'sAJlI ask Is that you should see
her, and prescribe. perhaps. some
soothing medicine for her. The jour
ney seems to have excited her. Her
delusions are more pronounced than
usual. She fancies that / am not her
uncle--and she Is full Of the idea that
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