Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-09-11
By Fred M. White
CHATTER XIII. ,continued.D

sons blu eyes. He caught Enid almost
roughly by the shoulders and pushed
her INTO the drawing room. There was
something corning, she knew. 1t was a
relief, a n or two later, to heal
Williams whistle as he crossed the
court yard. Henson knew nothing of
Van Sneck's presence. por was he like
~ TO do so now. lEat : ~
You are forgetting yourself" EEid
said. How dare YOU touch me like
lhat?' 1'@ &sg
by Heavens" Henson Whispered,
vehemently, when | consider how /
have been fooled by you / wonder that
do not strike the life out OF You. Where
is your sister?'
Enid assumed an air of puzzled sur
prise. She raised her eyebrows. coldly.
But IL needed no very brilliant intelli-
gence to tell her that Henson had dis
covered something.
II had only one sister" she said, and
she is" PSI
Dead! Rot! No more dead than 4
am. A nice little scheme you had put
up together with that scribbling ass,
David Steel. But Steel is going to get
a lesson not to interfere in my affairs,
and you are going to get one, also.
WHERE 10 your SlSlcTs .. -.
Despite his bullying triumph. there
was something nervous and anxious
Rbou the tone of the question. 1t was
not quite like Henson to let his adver-
sary see that he a scored a poinl
But since the affair of the dogs Henson
had not been quite his old self. II was
easy TO see that he had found out a
great deal, but he had not found out
where Chris was vet.
81 know nothing said Enid. II shall
answer no questions"
Very well. But / shall find out. AZ
cident put me on the trail trst, and I
have been to see that man Walker. He
never saw your sister after her DEATH
nor did the undertaken. And / might
have met my death at the fangs of that
dog you put upon me-. h a fool
Walker was
Enid lookeG up a little ~anxiously.
Had Walker said anything about a Sec
ond opinion? Had he betrayed to Hen
son the fact that he had been backed up
by Hatherly Bell Because they had
been to a deal Of trouble to conceal the
fact that Bell had been in the house.
DIR. Walker shoult have called In
another opinion she said. mockingly.
IA ihNA NAn NV NcAfSthNNN W ANNt
and you know it." Her son growlsi
and finely you played upon his vanity"
Enid was satisfied. Walker had evil
IDENTIFY said nothing about Bell; ana
Henson, though ne had just come from
Littimer. knew nothing about Chris.
You have made a statement" she
raid. ''and in reply ! say nothing. You
have chosen to assume that my sister IL
~tflr alIxa WAL az Ia q F~an pOlInfTV.I
and you are at liberty to think as you
please. II we had anything to gain by
the course you suggest"
Anything to gainf'' Henson burst
oat, angrily. Everything to gain! One
whom deemed TO be dead is free to
follow me, to pry into my affairs. to rob
me. That was part of Steel's precious
scheme. / presume. IL you and your
sister and Miss Gates hadn't talked so
loudly that day in the garden. I might
not"
"Have listened said Enid, coldly.
EARS like a hare and head like a cat.
But you don't know everything. and you
v will. You s~coumdrel, you creep
ing. crawling scoundrel! n I only dared
10 speak! If / cared less for the honor
of this unhappy family"
IF you could only get the ring said
Henson. with a malicious sneer. but
the ring is gone. The ruby lies at the
bottom OF the North Sea"
Some passionate. needless words rose
to Ends ips. but she checked them.
All she could do now was 10 watch and
wait until darkness. Van Sneck must
be gotten of the way before any
thing else was done. She did not dare
TO use the telephone yet. though she
had made up her mind to ask Steel to
come over n AXE Van Sneek away.
Later on she could send the message.
Van Sneck had eaten a fairly-good
meal. so williams said. and had fallen
into a heavy sleep. There was nothing
for II but 20 walt and watch. Dinner
came in due course, with Mrs. Henson,
ragged and unkempt, as usual, taking
no notice OF Henson. who watched her
furtively during the meal. Enid escaped
70 her own room directly afterwards,
n Henson followed his hostess to the
drawing room.
Once there, his manner changed IN
tirely. His lips grew firm. his eyes
were like points of steel. Mrs. Henson
was pacing the dusty floor. muttering
and grooming to herself. Henson touched
her arm. at the same time holding ome
altering object before her eyes. It
was a massive ruby ring with four
tiack pearls on either side.
Look here he whispered. ID you
recognize 81? Have you seen 1t be-
1cre?"
A pitiful, wail'ng cry came from Mrs.
Henson's lips. She was trembling from
head TO foot with a strange agitation.
She gazed at the ring as a thirsty man
in a desert might have looked at a
draught OF cold spring water. She
stretched out her hand, but Henson
drew back.
II thought you a not forgotten" he
amiled. 1T means much TO our honor.
peace, happiness-your son restored TO
his proper place in the world, Last
time / was here l wanted money, a
mere bagatelle to you. Now I want
gl0,OO0."
mo, no." Mrs. Henson cried. You
will rnin me-R10,0 0Ot What do you DO
with all this money? You profess to
give 1T TO charity. But / know better.