Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-10-10

rest. And he was running away
Where was he now? 1t struck him
with something of the force of a
thought occurring in a half-broken
dream that he had been walking
leagues. His watch had stopped. It
might be after II o'clock, for all he
knew, as we'll as after II o'clock. Per.
!. haps Arnim's fate-his own-might
be decided by the flight of time, and
that he was free to go home and get
some rest.
1t was old. The nose was broken off
fiat in to the face, and the hand rails
ing a pinch of snuff to the nose was
gone. But he slowly passed it and
forgot it,
What time was it?
A clock, CHANGING ahead, he saw a
clock, supported by a heavy post, that
rose from the cmbstone. 1t was the
sign of jeweler, and he thought that
it would be sure to be right. He took
a few more steps in advance.
Twenty minutes past eleven,
Then it was all over. There could
I@a no recaII-the whole matter was
lover. Hailing a cab he got in, and
ION arrived at his home and blum
oered upstairs.
Taking his key from his pocket, he
was about to insert it in the lock
When the door was thrown swiftly
IoDen He had time to see that the
room was brightly lighted and that
IIetser stood upon the threshold
"O!" she cried, before he had time
to think further q knew you would
come. | told Captain Arnim you
would be sure to come"
"Yes-yes," said Murchison, drifting
into the room.
4 came unexpectedly to town and
found him here. He's told me all
about it, and l knew that nothing
nothing would keep you from being
here to give him the money. O, if
could have thought that I'd never
have seen you again-neyer."
Il have been delayed" said Muir
Gibson, weakly.
yes" said his wife, you must tell
me about that some other time. o."
she said with quick anxiety, you
have not had an aCcident?'
Not exactly he replied.
Then it's all right" she went on.
but there's no time to lose. Give
CAPTAIN Arnim the money at once. for
he has only lust time to catch his
train"
Automatically Murchison took the
bills from his pocket and handed them
to Aruim
Thank you" he said simply, and
started for the door Then he paused
a moment "Ill tell you one thing
I'd made up my mind that if you didn't
come I'd not start. 1t would have
been desertion and my ruin and would
have broken her heart, but I'd have
been with her That's the reason,
Murch, | thank you now. and you
shall hear from me again" Arnim
was gone,
Murchison is the chairman of the
great insurance company now, and no
longer lives in flat, but a large
house that he has just built opposite
to the park. The speculation that
was such sure thing about which
he had such reliable inside informa-
ton had within six months proved
itself disastrous delusion, that would
nave swept ms money away WITHOUT
return.
! But Arnlm's loan had been repaid
when he returned, lieutenant colo
mel, to succeed to a fortune suddenly
left to hi m,and an important industry
in business that could hardly have
paid a greater income If its furnaces
hao turned out Solaeh lhsotS instead
Oh us machinery rolllhs out SIeel oais.
! II was III IllS thaI MuIchlsoh money,
with more now aadeu 10 IT. hau oTeu
into a sWarmlns PROOF OF soFerelgns.
Often he thought OF the change with
wonder lie thought OF II TINS orlght
afternoon as he walked with another
substantial business man TO look al
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