Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-08-04
CHAPTER Nv.

the lat" bankers residence.
.Amt Hannah admitted him..
rs there anyone save your mistress and
Miliie III he house. lIannaliy'
..lr>. Mars Lang, Miss Jennie Camp
bell. pa's in de p%arlcr.'
".Announcc that l wish to soc them"
Hannah did so, and soon returned and
nslirrcd tlc detective into their presence.
The two girls arose To their feet as he
entered the door.
oh. Mr.. Scllars!." cried Jennie. I'VE
have been nearly frantic and dare not seek
you. Can you bid us hope: / visited my
dear brother in Jail to-day. His sole re-
lial,ve is OH you. oh. speak. My dear old
mother is hrart-hrokcM!"
My dear Miss Campbell. hid her be of
good 'lecr. Your brother shall leave the
c%,s.o,:y of Sheriff Cobb without Il single
stain on his character and fully vinlicat-
ed. More, the murderer OF the banker
shall swing from the gallows. nor shall he
swing alone. But patience and time will
he required"
oh. now that | have heard your voice
again. I feel like another girl. DO you
Not. dear llattic!"
~ have IN abiding faith. Jennie. that
justice will br done. aud tlin: the efforts
of NJ. Seliars will he crowned with sue
cess. That Robert is innocent of my faith
er murder, it needs not the tongue OF an
o.."i' 10 assure me-. but there is much, so
mi'.i. iliat | cannot understand"
"i"r scarce expected. Miss DrRoscttc,
thai !ynur father would name Herman
Craven rs his administrator and your
guarlian?"
How could he. Mr.. Scllars. when he
had no faith in him? AS to n desire OH
his part 10 have mo become Nrrinan's
wife. my father entertained 10 such wish.
On He contrary. | almost think he would
have preferred that | ceased to exist to
Sc IL me the bride of the son of the one
WHO wrecked his sisters life. 1 know that
'ny lovrd father was pleased IL. my prefer
'"Nrt' 10y Robert Campbell. who was IL
grca, ~tayoritc of his. l know, sir, that he
de;rs.rd Herman Craven"
"-ii,d vet he left him Il goodly sum in
lis viii. named him his administrator
without bond, and your guardian. There
RAN ''c 10 question as to the senuincncss
ri h., signature or TO those of the wit
ne>scs Of his will
II ealinot understand it. Mr.. Sellars. Ii
rcii.li.S for you to Wlravcl the mystery.
Tina, my father. who, living. had no faith
~ ~ r'H'N SitNNu A''sa w NliiiilS ttslt
after his death he should administer on
his estate. constitute the guardian of his
daughter. and become the president of his
bank. | for one moment do NOT believe"
+. You know, Miss DcIsosettc. that prior
10 yu,ir fathers death he had drawn a
wili?"
"Nes. my father stated to me OH one
occasion that he had lone so. He further
said that it almost seemed useless. as in
any event l would become his heir. 'Eut.'
h. added. it will simplify matters in case
OF my death. and define my position in
regard TO Herman. i have left him. my
father said. a sum sufficient to enable
him IN ,-..agc in business and arcumu.
late more. III he secs proper to dissipatc
ii. ! do not wish YOU to replenish his
cmpty purse. Promise me, my daughter
thai you will not. Stephen Craven's son
shall not squandcr YOUR inheritance.' i
promised. MIR. Sellars. yet nov this man
has The handling of my fathers estate
and is my lawful guardian"
And himself ~inhcrits Il fortune by tho
terms nf the WILL observed the detective
Fifty five thousand dollars is no small
sum. Why. II man with Il fortune of tina,
amount need not seek to augment it b,
engaging in business"
True. Mir. Scllars. Now l have toll
you all l know about the will. aside from
the fact that ! recognized my fathers sig
mature. and while | at first doubted il:
gciiuiMrness ] cannot do so longer. L an
assured thai the signatures of the wit
1lcs>cs are genuine"
"l;cyond question:" said S.llars, "an,
they We're both lost ut sea-
Strange. Very %s:rnngei There i
something wrong about that will, Mr.. Sci
lars. My father. rs you know. was
careful. prudent man. l recognizes in man,
OF the provisions of the will his own tru,
nature. The manumission OF Uncle Duk,
and .iat of Hannah. and the money LEI
them. with Il desire that l look after it.
expenditure. Also his wish that Adam
an! Mile should never pass into othc
hai.!s. and his rcniembranrcs to then
Thr sum of five thousand dollars left Al
so.slcy Dobbs. his old aud trusted fricnd
81; III the matter OF Herman Crave
there is something wrong"
"ncciicdly wrong. Miss DcRosctte.
exclaimed the detective. but act not i
Hernan'S presence, or that of others a
though you thought so. Leave evcrythin
prefer thai Miss Campbell do not yisi
NptI ibi1it WV A'N!h'Hs9s. IOu I!lllSJ al
pear satisfied tina. the man in Jail is guilt
of yoHr fathers murder"
'Puor. dear Robert. l know he woul
have died to protect my father. His ever
word of the transactions of that night
true. My heart blccds for him. vet ther
Ne il. an innocent man. with the gallow
-onfrontin. him"
"Viniication. you mean. Miss DER,
.sette. Your sweetheart shall never stan
on the sallows trap: but lIer-otiier
shall
Herman? MIR. Scl.ars. you would hay
said Herman Craven! Is it possible tn;
you believe my cousin to be my father
assassin? No. no! 1t cannot be!
could not have been he"
ut was not. my lear young lady. OF er
this he would occupy a cell in Jail, an
Robert Campbell would be a free mai
Calm yourself: FOUR cousin did not stril
the blow that bereft your father of life.
"A nephew murder his own uncle, an
that nephew the guardian Of the murde
ed mans daughter. the administrator {
bis estate, and here daily in my presenc,
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