Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-01-17

of the conspirators. /,
.cyou See" said Anguish, when 1 mao
communicated this information TO nm
-"you see, he suspected Nora iast
time and he means to have her out OF
tho vay now. But he's been a trlhe
roo clever in getting rid of the servant
and if we've any luck I'll cook his am
ner for him the first night he comes
"youq ' 7 said, What are you talk
ing about?"
1--WE some writing to do he sala'
land when I've finished I'll come down
and explain"
He had been gone more than an hour
when Graves appeared.
.,.There's TO see you
sir" he said. She's Irish, and I've
told her to wait in the hall. Shah L
show her in?" >.
yes" said I. thinking. perhaps 1t
was a messenger from Nora.
The woman who followed him in was
Of middle age and tout.
eve come after the place, your hon.
or" said she, dropping me the V
tionaI curtsy, and her brogue was so
| perfect that it is carce possible to give
It expression in writing. Il can coon
and make myself useful, and av yea
throw yer eye over my characther,
sure you'd foind it plaisin', and meselr
a dacint, clanely body. How will that
do?" was the question that finished up
the Grafton, as Graves disappeared.
The applicant for the post of COOK
was none other than job Anguish,
and the makeup was so good that IL
was utterly impossible, even with the
strictest scrutiny, 70 recognize in this
Irishman my good uncle. the clergy
man.
He had three or four testimonials
| which, as he said, were bound to be
satisfactory, since he had written them
himself, and seeing that Mr.. Courtney
was, most likely, hard pushed, he
would not be over-nice, and would have
no time to write to the people men
toned.
Where did you get your Dress" !
asked.
"Oh! its part of my wardrobe. But
I must be off, for the advertisement
may draw other applicants, and I want
to be the first in the field. / shan't
trouble Graves to show me out. Do
yOu SOIiiC ~ w NDOA
A short note came to hand in the
evening.
1t had been left by an Irishman, so
Graves informed me, and was from
Mr.. Courtney, and certainly the ad-
dress was a very good imitation of that
g~entleman's caltgraphy. 1t was from
Anguish. He wrote:
"AlI's we'll, and I'm engaged, and I
believe Tve spotted the place of meet
ing already. If I'm right, 1t will be in
one of the outhouses, and you'll have
an easier task than we thought. /
leave this note myself, as I'm on my
way to the station to have my boxes
sent on. Shall write you again to-
morrow. Mind and give out that I've
gone back to my forlorn flock. Burn
this, for o mustn't make the slight
est mistake. Can you use a pistol? If
o can. get one; If you can't, let 1t
alone, for you'll Inost likely shoot
yourself. j. A"
1 strolled through the main street the
next day, but evidently Mr.. Courtney
vas too busily engaged in preparing
for his guests to allow of his paying
his usual visit to the club, and 1 saw
nothing of him, though from a dis
lance 1 watched D'Orville's arrival, and
saw him walk to the cottage.
/ had another note from Anguish,
and he laid before me very clearly the
danger to be faced and, and bade me.
while there was yet time, to withdraw,
If I were SO minded, adding that he
would write fully and finally in the
morning.
/ sat writing until late into the night.
giving, Is far as 1 could, a history of
the doings of the Ragged Thirteen, to-
gether will a full descriptio nof Maui
rice D'Orville, and I added that / was
going to Connemara Cottage to YER
hear, IL possible, what should be said,
and that If I did not return 1t would be
because the men who were members of
the terrible club" had made away
with me. When l ! had finished this ac-
count 1 made 1t UP into a packet, and
then wrote instructions for Graves, to
whom ! intended to intrust 1t, and bade
him place what I gave him In the
hands of the police. provided that / did
not return at such and such an hour.
1t was 9 o'clock when the promised
note came from Anguish. Without pre-
ample ne wrote.
You may, possibly, have been in
many dangerous positions before now
but If you come to help me tonight, II
you make one false step, you forfeit
your life. / spoke to you about bring
ing firearms-don't do so. Select a
weapon of any other description, some
thing that can be easily carried. You
will come to the house by the bach
way at z o'clock, for at that hour Dor
vile will be busy with his dinner, and
he let's nothing interfere with that.
am to prepare two or three particular
ly tasty dishes. and some day, please
goodness, I'll give you q proof of my
skill therein. I al explain on some
future occasion how I came by my
knowledge. Suffice II to say that they
will be assembled at about $50, or, at
the latest, 10 o'clock, in the second of
the three rooms that are built out from
the back of the kitchen. There is only
one small window in 1t, and Courtney
has carefully blocked this UP so that
no glimmer Of light can escape from
it. Over the third room Is a loft, and
into this loft you can easily get
through some loose tiles near the end
of the roof. You have only to detach
them. and whap v0u have So,aa,aa a.,