Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-04-24
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"Ah!" the X~efSEYcrfgd: IN, IL y6u
could only tsfme 3khtM YeaeegS<fffy ruf5Sp
only imagiHes thaHA ah dSadt let Nm
nave proofSsof 1t. Md ShA1hins is d1te.
I could reach hirn sth&nyyy I cSuldsEeen
from him thN3etteNthaE--but Ineea not
go into detaSie. Eut he Is cnRnt1g as
the serpent. Nothing but the most con
yincing proofs would satisfy him."
certificate 0f-death. signed by n
physician ,heyppd .seproschsinIyE
'sY4ss SthAt WOULD do. But you could
not get a medical man like that to COM
init a felony"
"a "No; bntcwe could trick Sim into itF,
Steel exclaimed. ..In my story a fraud
is perpetrated to bird the Gillian and to
deprive him OF his weapons. It IL a
cas- of the end justifying the means.
But II IL one thing. my dear lady, to
commit fraud actually, and TO perpe-
trate 1t In a novel; In, the latter case
you can defy the police: but. ~unfortun-
ately, YOU and I are dealing with real
life, III am to help you, Unjust be a
party, to the felony" * y,hla9fk -
<But you WIN? You are not going TO
draw back now Mr.. Steel, I.have saved
your home you ares happy man COM
pared to Yhattyoa were two hours ago.
II the risk Is great. You have brains
and Imagination to get out of danger.
Show me how to do II. and the rest shall
be mine. You thave never seen me; you
know nothing, not even the name OF the
person who called you over the tele-
phone You have oniy to keep your
own counsel, and IL I wade I'm blood TO
my end, you, are safe. Tell me how'll
can die. disappear, leaving that one
to Believe I am no more And do
not make 1t too ingenious. Don't for.
get that you promised to show me a ra-
tionai' way out Of the difficulty. How
can 1t be done? ''' +1 @..'''1 ~.~'
:, 'iIn my pocket L have q cutting from
the, Times which contains q chapter
from the history Of a medical student
who Is alone in London. IT closely re-
.semples my plot. He sa he has no
friends, and he deems IL prudent, for
reasons we need not discuss, To. let the
world assume that ne IS dead. The rest
is tolerably easy. He DISCUSSES himself
and goes - IA doctor of. repute, whom
he asks to come and see his brother-i.
e., h~imsef-whois dangerously I'll. The
doctor goes. la ter I'M thetdaS land finds
his. patient in bed. with severe; internal
This is, brought about by
a free use OF arbuynen. 7 don't know
what amount Of. albumen would
take. without extreme risk, but you
could pump hat Information out of a
doctor. Well our medical man calls
and yet aga In, and finds his pa
tient sinking, The next day the pa-i
tent, disguised. calls upoa his doctor,
with characterization that HIS brother
is dead. The doctor IS notin the least
surprised. and, without going, to. view
the body, gives a certificate of DEATH
Now, 4 admit, that all this sounds
cheap and theatrical; but YOU can't
get over facts. The thing actually hap
pened a little time & In London, and
there is no reason why II shouldn't hap
pen again. = Eg&.11 fG T<ELb9-1
.atpYou suggest. that I should do this
thing?". the voice asked. r. r1t
Pardon me, I did nothing OF the
kind" Steel replied. t"You asked me to
show you how my heroine gets herself
out ofia terrible position, ard + am do-.l
ing il. You are not without friends.
The way i was called Up tonight and
the way I was brought here. prove th&t1
With the cid of your friends, the thing
is possible. YouIare only to find a lodg-,
ing where people are not too observant
and a doctor who is too busy, or too
careless, to look after dead patients.
and the thing Is done. IL you desire to.
be looked upon as dead--especiaily as a
powerful enemy-I cannot recommeniH-
more natural, rational way than this
AS toythe details, they may be safely
left to you. The clever manner In which
You have kept up the mystery Tonight
conyinces me that ] have nothing TO
teach you in this direction. And tftI
there is anything more Lean do-s fdi
4 "a thousand, thousand thahks!" the
voice cried. passionately. ITO. be. LOOKED
upon as dead to be near to the rascal
smiles to think that r. am I'm my
grave. or tc4. I.pJsAnd everything. so DUR
ard prosaic on the, siIrfacs!aEes II hatr
friends who will aid me IN the busines$3
Some day may be able toatrank yops
face to face, to tell you how I managed
to see your plot. MayITili9t OIL I'LL
I The question came nuiteI eagerly, a.
most imploringly. InLthe darknessy Steel
felt a hand trembling on hisinreast, lk
cool, slim hand. with manynrings on the
fingers. Steel took the hand and carrifG
It to, bis lips. aro-i.ti TstIao3 1Jd Ii
Nothing would give me greater
plSdsuFF' ne tSdius AHA lHdy 9ou "
successful. Good +night. ""r-J.ib Tffa ia
Good might, and God bless you for Eas
real gentleman ard a true, friend. III
VIII go out Of the room first, and pat
the lights up afterwards, You WIN.
walk away and close the door pehifSl
you The newspaper cuttingi ThankHi
once more, goodnight but let US
hope not goodbye" agag III,
She was gone. Steel could hear ths.
distant, dying swish Of silk, the rustic
OF the portiere, and then, with a click,
the lights came up again Half-blind-j
ed by the sudden Illumination. Steel
fumbred his way to the door and into
the street. AS he did so. Hove Town
Hall clock chimed two. With a cigar
cite between his teeth, David made his
way home. {
He could not think IL all out yet; he
would wait unit, he was in his own
comfortable chair. under the roses and
palms leading from his study. A fine
night OF adventure, truly. and a paying
one. HE pressed the precious packet of
notes TO his side ard his soul expanded
He was home at 10 st. But. surely. he
had closed the door before he startedR