Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-03-06

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BY TOM GALLON
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MS hungry eyes TSea only on that spien-
aid bait OF $500. Ms. Reeks. who had
beer al first more eager even than ne
was about tie matter began 70 nave
Quaans.
Are you quite sure, George. that you
went be doing anyone a wrong II yon
s@n these papers? Remember, George.
we've Seea unlusky so Tar. but we've
gone through things with clean hands
there isn't a living creature can say We
have Wtfuhy cheated them. And i re-
memper. George, you told me about that
young glrl-or at least you suggested
something about her II she is connect
ed with Gilbert Rlckerby, n II possa-
bic that we might be doing her q wrong
as T'el as him
My aear"-Mr. Reeks tapped his foot
~DervousIy on the ioor-you have such
such a very uncomfortable way OF
putting the thing. At any rate, don't
let rs talk about it any more tonight;
somsthing has got TO be done to relieve
US from our present uncomfortable po-
sition, and this seems 10 b the only
way. Wen talk about il tomorrow;
We can look at the matter more clearly
them
They were both very perturhed in
rEaa. and II is probable that neither Of
tl.eyn slept very so.ndly that night. Rut
in the morning the beery-looking brok-
.i's man xas again In evidence: he mad
go be fed and the position looked more
de<perate than eyer. The low day wore
away: the afternoon passed, and night
came again. with no prospect OF relief.
More than an fen rumor had got
ahroad, procla.ming the state OF The
ers descended on TIE house and PLAYED
havcc with the kntcker, ana Shouted
insulting remarks through the key-ho!e.
Al, about 10 O'Clock at night Mr.. George
R4als rose up sos.mnly took the candle
and went up stairs. Mrs. Reeks must
have known VIVA. was afoot for she fol-
lowed sim Nithout a word
They sot To the room where Gilbert
Rfekerhv's possessions were spread
about. Mr.. Reeks SCI down the candle
ana took mn the writing case into which
4 the parers had been thrust on the
night when frat they had examined
them AR Reaks looked abouI him
gui!tily and lis hands tremhled as he
Fastened t,s case. then without a
Nt,rs they went down stairs again
Having gajned the little sitting room
ara EtfFlEU Inc ul4fF- MI EEEhS a -
r11mr.ae. parcel of he writing case and
put II under his arm
aAy dear Mrs. p" said the little
mar, sole,nnly. If i could have seen
any oth4r way our ~ n I would never
have done this. If n n however
smau had come In today. I would have
Kept my word and held on 10 these pa
psrs for he man 10 whom they belong.
But we've got ia be fed. that wretched
brokers' man has got 10 be fed: and the
uanv knocks ON our sron. door are BE-
corning a scandal 20 the n~e2ghborhood
Five hundred pounds VIII enable Us TO
snap our fingers AT everyone. and ]
mean 10 get il tonight
Mrs. Reeks said neutrality-suspicious.
wisely: all the words in the world
would never alter the fact that the thing
was wrong But she. too. felt that fhsr=
was no way oUI Of their trouoles but
this, and so her silence gave consent
Mr. Reeks put on his hat and left the
house. dodgfng around the first corner.
in order 10 escape anyone Sho might be
lying in wait Gripping the precious
parcel tightly under his arm he rurrsed
sway 10 Rackerby's folly.
X was a dark night, n she little
@A@A ~As AAf@ A
cd AT every shadow. and once be made a
detonr across IA rnad when he saw a
policeman staining undernesth a lamp
pos- Taking. by this nseans the long
est route he delayed himself consider
ably. and II was nearly midnight when
he Sarted around the last corner and
came towards the gate OF Rfckerby's
FcSy- Then, as he hurried along, he
suddenly became aware OF nimble foot
STEPS csose behind him. and broke into
q run-
The footsteps became faster and near
er. and a hand was laid on his shout
der. He stopped and hacked against
the wall and gripped hts parcel. turned
his head sharply. and behsld Gilbert
Rsckerbyl
.what have Won go. there aFr
Eesksgs said Gilbert pointing 70 The
marcel
"N-nothirr srsmmar.s Ra4ks win
a feeble suile. .Oulx-nnlv > Ht,la par-
Gel i was taking To-
"a little r.arcel xou wara takyrr IN
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