The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-06-14

Says your friends are worried about
you"
MY friends-what friends?"
"Your folks in England. He says
there will be the devil to pay if Dacey
is Darcie. Says you're great deal big
ger man than we take you for in the
Occur d'Alenes."
81 wish you would wire him to keep
| quiet" said Darcie. "Tell him to cable
! my people that I'm all right, and then
to hold his peace"
"Who are you, anyhow, Dnrcie?
What racket are you working? You
may as well trust me; the doctor
! knows everything and says nothing,
, you know"
I'm John Darcie, half owner of the
Black Dwarf, and partner Of Mike Nc
Gowan."
Anything else?"
Nothing else worth MENTIONING
1T is sometimes safest to mention
things, in times like these, to the right
person"
every true, doctor. will mention a
few things that 1 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 DR.. Cronin; and I'm not anybody's
lost heir. And I'm going to get out
of these Occur d'Alenes as soon as
can get bond on the one thing here
that l want"
(which property is that, may ask ?"
you may ask. but I shall not tell
you"
You are q Scotchman plain enough.
by the way you answer questions"
II need not ask what you are, doc
tor, by the way you ask them; but
take your intention"
"You had much better take my ad-
vice, and ten me what sort of layout
you are on. What's your game? What
are trumps--spades or hearts? Are
you making a heart solor"
whats a heart soloY"
"Ah, you don't know the great Idaho
game-the greatest game quit Better
camp with us five years or SO and learn
the rudiments. There are points in solo
that can't do justice to in a phrase;
but for a snapshot, heart solo is
where hearts are trumps, and you play
the crowd for three times your loss
il 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 tn,
field"
There is no widow in mine" sale
Darcie, unless it's the widow at Wind
sor;' but not all the sons of the widow,
nor all the goods in 'er shop can hell
me if don't make it, rs you say"
81 believe it is heart solo," sait
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 i
me. It's important, il you please"
with pleasure; mail it with my owl
hands," said the doctor.
That's what / mean. Where is tina
Chinaboy? He will get it, and 1 shall
y be eternally obliged when the thin
I is gone"
n Faith, returning, said that Wan wa
habitually invisible at that hour, it BIZ
a ing the time when he retired to CON
.s mune with himself, and to compose hi
=. nerves with pipe of the soothing drug
But anything that was wanted she treI
selfwould be most happy to get for hin
ho Arox ~ he ohi nj;
- in my room is a brown leather letter
u case. Will you be so good as to fetc
- it? I am asking the doctor to ma
.. letter for me-"
~ Faith brought the letter-case, an
- the letter containing Darcie's resign,
10 ton, which he had written, but had nc
- mailed, was confided to the doctor
- care.
- "There was another letter." said Da'
~ Gle, breathing deeply. II do not %
Dae i here. Do you know who Il was ga,
- out my clothes to be cleaned?"
at was l." said Faith. WAS tt
other letter in that case?"
ut was" said Darcie. Would yo
mind taking another look for it in IL
- drawer? 1t is thick letter in Ion
"a blue envelope, unsealed."
70 AS Faith left the room Darcie's hes
or sank back on the chair-cushions.
on was white to the lips
IN whats the matter now?" asked Il
M doctor. as that letter 30 important
"a very important-that it should
~ burned" said Dsrcie. ITS the mi
take of my life that didn't burn it."
- perhaps it will be found" said Il
=. doctor.