Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-04-26
Contlnued.

luR out. one saw tue i1"h
bright flowers, the cleaning, restless
sea, the dark, shady woods. Beyond
these last was the church In which tina
morning she had been married. Where
was Laurie, and why did he not come
Lady Station looked at the beautiful
restless face.
Have you heard OF this sad affair
Miss Gordon?" she inquired.
But Ethel was not in the least inter
ested.
Il have not heard of any affair, Lad,
Station" she replied; "but thought
as | came through the house, ther'
was something unusual going on"
'You may well say unusual" OBJ
served Lady Station, who delighted II
a little gossip. II have never heard o
such a thing in my life. If it gets int
the papers, 1t will ruin the Queens
Hotel"
1T Is sure to be In the papers" said
Miss Digby. Everything Of that kind
Is publsshed--and so 1t ought to be-"
1T is not often that am so COM
pletely deceived" remarked Lady
Station. ut will be warning to me not
70 put Implicit faith in any one again. "
Still Ethel had not taken the least
interest in the conversation; all that
she was thinking OF was Laurie, and
why he did not come.
ut is quite as we'll, Miss Gordon, ="
pursued Lady Station, that you were
not here this morning. There has been
terrible scene You were fortunate
to miss 1t. II will haunt me for many
long days. Poor Mr. Nugent! | can
not help plying him, after all"
"Mr. Nugent," she said in a low
voice--"what OF him?'
1T was terrible thing" put in
Miss Digby "In conceiylng dislike
for him, little knew how true my in
stinct was"
Ethel had clasped her hands so
tightly that the tender skin was
bruised, so keen was her impotence,
so terrible her suspense.
what has he done?" she asked. in
the same low voice.
Really, my dear Ethel replied
Lady Station. the story is hardly at
for young lady to hear. told Miss
Digby that considered 1t proyidential
that you were out OF the way when 1t
all happened"
Ethel curbed her lmpatience as well
as she could; her limbs trembled, and
the red marks on the white hands
deepened.
Il think" she said, you may tell
me. whatever 1t is. am sure TO hear
of it--perhaps had better hear 1t first
from you"
Lady Station looked pleased. Ethel
had tried to speak In her ordinary
voice, but she had failed. and Helen
Digby wondered at the strange sound.
1T seems, my DEAR" began Lady
Station, that the gentleman we have
known as Mr.. Nugent is no Nugent
after all. His name Is Laurie CARING
ton. He was manager OF a bank in
London. What was the bank called,
Helen?"
In the profound silence. Miss Digby's
voice sounded clear and distinct.
"The Anglo-Scottish Bank" she re-
piled, briefly.
Yes; that was II. He was young
man OF good family and great ability.
He was chosen as manager of this
bank 1t was, perhaps, not quite safe
position for so young man; but then
they trusted him implicitly"
Lady Station paused for a few min
utes; the voice was hardly human in
which Ethel said. hoarsely;
You have not told me what he has
done"
IL was coming to that, my dear"
: explained Lady Station, cosnplaeeatiy.
MIR. Carrington--to give him his
proper name-seems, from what hear.
To have got among fast set, and to
have spent great deal of money in
gambling. The end OF 1t was, he APP
propriated the bank funds-he forged
check Of Ave thousand pounds. and
abseonded with the money"
Ethel spoke no more. but from her
white lips there came a gasping sigh,
He went away with the money. and
every one thought he would try 10
leave the country. The case was put
into the hands Of the detectives. ana
all the seaports were carefully
watched He was aware OF that. and
knowing this quiet place. decided upon
coming here intending TO get across
70 France II he could. While they have
been searching for him in all the great
towns--Londcn, Liverpool. Bristol
Hull-he has been quietly hiding here. ;
Another great, gasping sigh; but tn,
white lips never opened 10 speak.
4 remember seeing In Tuesdays
Times that the police were on tn,
track OF the forger. Laurie Darlington
and hoped soon to effect his capture
However, II appears the paragraph va
quite correct. The detectives cam
early 1his morning, and there was
ferrible scene"
- caunoi. imaglae." lnterrup,C