Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-09-04

,ru Of flowers and Jumped to his feet
Uyap sneck. for million!' he crieo'
.rMy head to a cocoanut on It.
eth same. They managed to get tne
mar fellow into the house before VIII
Ems brought Henson from the lodge
and he's I'm the stables now, in a rain
or excited condition. Now, I quite agree
with Miss Henson that Henson must De
vent IN ignorance Of the fact; also, that
Van sneck must be got away without
anv DELAY. To inform the hospital au-
thorities would be to spoil everytnlns
and play into Henson's hands. But ne
must be got away tonight"
Fright you are. Weh' go ana ~
him. FIT apres?" -,
"Et apres ne will stay here. He shaii
stav here, and o shall say thai IL 10
dangerous to remove him. Cross snai.
he tolG. and Marley shall be told ana
the public shall be discreetly kept IN
Ignorance for the present. I'll go over
there AT once, as there is no time to be
lost. Miss Henson suggests hat l
should come. and she tells me that
Williams will wait at the lodge gates
for me. But you are going to stay
here"
ooh. indeed! But why am going 10
stay here?"
because. my dear friend. I can easi-
ly manage the business single-handed,
ard becaIse you must run no risk OF
meeting Henson yonder. You are not
now supposed to know where the tam-
ily are. nor are you supposed TO take
the ~faintast interest in them. stay
here and make yourself comfortable TIL
I return. ..... Are you there? l VIII
be at Lon ydean as soon as possible and
bring Van SneCk here. No; ! won
ring off: you had better do that. l
shall be over in less than an hour"
David hung up the receiver and pro-
ceeded TO don a short covert coat and
cap. In the breast pocket Of the coat
he placed a revolver.
"Just as well to be on the safe side,
he said. Though l am not likely to be
t, oubled with the man with the thumb
again. Still, Henson may have ether
biackguards; he may even know where
Van Sneck is at the present moment,
for all I know to the contrary"
1T feel ~ather guilty, letting you go
alone" Bell said.
Not a bit of it," said David, cheer.
fully. Smoke your cigar, and If you
need any supper, ring for 1t. You can
| safely leave matters in my hands. Van
Sneck shall stay here until he is ft, and
the you shall operate upon him. Az
ter that he ought to be as clay in the
hands Of the potter. So long"
And David went off, gaily enough.
He kept to the cliffs for the first part
Of the distance, and then struck off
across the fields in the direction Of
Longdean. The place was perfectly
quiet, the village was all in darkness
as he approached the lodge gates or
the Grange. Beyond the drive and be-
tween the thick, sad frs that shielded
the house he could see the crimson
lights cleaning here and there. He
could catch the rumble and scratch in
the bushes, and EVER and again a dog
whined. The big gate was closed IS
David peeped in, searching for his
guide.
Williams" he whispered; will
lams, where are your"
But no reply came. The silence was
full Of strange, rushing noises. the rush
of blood in David's head. He called,
again and again, but no reply came.
Then he heard the rush and fret Of
many feet, the cry of Il PACK Of hounds.
a melancholy cry. with a sombre JOY in
1t. He saw a light cleaning, itfully,
in the belt Of frs.
mo help mo help for IT," David
muttered. "I must chance my luck. I
never saw a dog yet that I was afraid
OF. Well. here goes!"
He scrambled over the wall and drop
ped on the moist, clammy earth on the
other side. He fumbled forward a few
steps, and then stopped suddenly.
brought UP all standing by the weird
scene which was being solemnly en-
acted under his astonished eyes.