The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1898-12-02

Anything else?"
Nothing else worth MENTIONING
ut is sometimes safest to mention
things, in times like these, to the right
person"
every true, doctor. will mention a
few things that am not: I'm not a
Pinkerton detective; I'm not reporter
for the press; I've not run away from
my regiment; I've not hypothecated
bonds; I'm not raising funds for an
Irish rebellion; I'm not the murderer
of DIR. Cronin; and I'm not anybody's
lost heir. And I'm going to get out
| of these Occur d'Alenes as soon as I
can get a bond on the one thing here
that want"
(Which property is that, may ask %
"You may ask, but I shall not tell
you"
you are Scotchman plain enough,
by the way you answer questions"
ST need not ask what you are, doc
tor, by the way you ask them; but I
take your intention"
"You had much better take my adj
vice, and tell me what sort of layout
you are on: What's your game? What
are trumps-spades or hearts? Are
you making heart solo?'"
whats heart solo?'"
"Ah, you don't know the great Idaho
game-the greatest game out! Better
camp with us five years or SO and learn
the rudiments. There are points in solo
that I can't do justice to in a phrase;
but for snapshot, heart SOLO is
where hearts are trumps, and you play
the crowd for three times your loss
if you lose, and the same if you win.
The idea is, you are pretty deep in,
and if you don't make it, and the
widow goes back on you, you're apt
to leave your dead and wounded on the
field"
"There is no widow in mine," said
Darcie, unless it's the widow at Wind
sor;' but not all the sons of the widow
nor all the goods in FER shop can help
me if don't make it, as you say"
81 believe it is heart solo," said
the doctor; "you needn't mind confid-
ing in me; I've been married only
year."
'There is thing should like to con-
fide to you on the spot, and that's
letter, doctor. I wish you'd mail it
to this busybody lawyer to forward for
me. It's important, if you please"
with pleasure; mail it with my own
hands," said the doctor.
THAT'S what I mean. Where is that
Chinaboy? He will get it, and I shall
be eternally obliged when the thing
is gone"
Faith, returning, said that Wan was
habitually invisible at that hour, it be-
ing the time when he retired to COM
mune with himself, and to compose his
nerves with a pipe of the soothing drug.
But anything that was wanted she her
self would be most happy to get for him.
I'm the top drawer of the chiffonnier
in my room is brown leather letter
case. Will you be so good as to fetch
it? I am asking the doctor to mail
letter for me-"
Faith brought the letter-case, and
the letter containing Darcie's resigna-
ton, which he had written, but had not
mailed, was confded to the doctors
care.
Gle, breathing deeply. Il do not see
it here. Do you know who it was gave
out my clothes to be cleaned?"
ct was l." said Faith. ''Was the
other letter in that case?"
1T was," said Darcie. would you
mind taking another look for it in the
drawer? It is thick letter in a long
blue envelope, unsealed."
AS Faith left the room Darcie's head
sank back on the chair-cushions. He
was white to the lips.
whats the matter now?" asked the
doctor. "Is that letter so important?"
Every important it should be
burned" said Darcie. cts the mis-
take of my life that didn't burn it,
Perhaps it will be found" said the
doctor.
But Faith returned without the let
ter. When she saw Darcie's white face
against the chair-back and his CULVER
ing nostrils and closed eyelids, she
looked reproachfully at the doctor, as
if asking what he had been doing to the
patient in her absence.
VIII.
THE LETTER
Abby's object in following Mr.. Bing-
hor ~ 20 Ha h.