Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1902-08-01

scar Chinese border. Hayle only half be-
Hoves account, but nevertheless agrees TO-.
join in search. i. H.
PART. n-Reaching sengkor-wat. the
streets and toward the once splendid pail
ace. Toward dusk after q most tedious
they upon to
Tubies and gapphsres, HaSSie diis both
hands Wtth gems and The men make then
md their two Burmese servants slain ard
horribly mutilated Chinese fashion. Dur
ing the night Hayle secures treasure and
steals away into the Jungle. g. IL
PART 11I-Utterly exhausted and I'M
conscious, sHayle is found by English off,
GERS near frontier station Of Nampoung.
A. soon az able he leaves tor Ransoon
and thence to England.
PART 1.-TWO months later another
emcer at Nanpouns, while out on q hunt
comes across Kitwater and Codd. Kttwa-
ter explains they were traders who had
tongue. After recovering somewhat from
effects of exposure and fortunes they set
or in pursuit of Hayle. 80,
CHAPTER I.-George Fairfax relates
how he became detective in Australia
and finally came to open up an office in
London. ~ -,
CHAPTER II-:Kitwater and codd try
sent themselves as missionaries returned:
from China where a rich native patron
turned over to them on his death great
avs3 Wh the Ta Ien Fa by
concludes not to take case. &C.,. T..
CHAPTER III.-Miss Kitwater calls on
Fairfax in behalf of her uncle and sue
eeeds in persuading him to take up the
~ cs has Il the Gay ey e 9gs santa Me
Cruz Mining company, seeks to get Fair.
fax to so to Argentina to shadow mine.
ment. Detective replies he now has case
on which will engage him for some time.
Fairfax at leading jewelers. learns that
q unusually large uncut stones have there
Just been received, and gets description of
man Of whom they were bought. .-.r
CHAPTER 1v-One. evening Fairfax
hnds himself followed by two ruf11ans; but
manages to elude them. ,Suspecting. they,
next night, but with one Of his most pow
erful men but little behind. Finding that
he is indeed followed, Fairfax turns into
fronts rufTians who confess they have been
hired to brain him Finding where they
were to meet their principal; detective
He concaas RSe and nc
prtsed to. see MIR. ,Bayley approach: -
CHAPTER V.-From the managing d.
rector of the Santa Cruz Mining compa ny
Fairfax learns there is no Bay1ey in their
employ. The director, however, remem-
bers a former clerk who ans wers to the
description given by the detective; his
name was Gideon Hayle. That same day
by accident Fairfax almost comes, upon,
Hayle, but the latter escapes into a cab.
Fairfax: follows in closes pursuit; After
STOP but it is empty. -" ~ : -
Inquiries Fairfax locates Hayle in Fox
only a few minutes subordinate de- L.:
tions. and one of them, Dickson, manages
to trace Hayle tt" Paris T." "' "
CHAPTER VII.-Fairfax takes sadvan-
tage Of necessary delay to spend Sunday at
Win the cRaTm Of Mss
kitwater. He learns that it is she upon
whom Kitwater is drawing for funds for
the pursuit. of. Hayle.
The position was decidedly an awk-
ward one. 1t was some proof of the
girls sterling qualities that she
should be prepared to make such a
sacrifice for the sake of man whom
1t was certainly impossible love,
and for that reason even, to respect.
I looked at her with an admifa ton
in my face that I did not attempt to
conceal. l said nothing by way of
praise, however. 1t would have been
an insult to her to have even limited
at such thing.
"Pardon me-" J. said at last, ''but
there is one thing that must be
taken into consideration. Some day.
Miss Kitwater, you may marry, and
in that. case your husband might not
care about The arrangement you
have made. Such things have hap
pened before now" + ) -.:5' -
She blushed a rosy red and hest
tated before she replied. = .,s.:xs -
II do not consider it very likely
that shall ever marry" she an
swered. "And even if did 7 should
certainly not marry man who
would object to my doing what i
consider. to be, my. duty. And now
that we have discussed all this. Nj.
Fairfax, what do you think We had
better dot Understood you to say
to my uncle that you intend Leaving
for Paris ,to-1 a morning, in Or
der to. continue yopr search for the
man Hayle. Supposing YOU find him,
what will you do then?'' '3@ = 'Ts*5- ~ ;
'In such q case" Issaid, slowly;
hooking ct her all tho time, ~ should
endeavor to get YOUR !unde'saS end
Colds share Of the streeeseea from
him. + I am suecsssfYl. then 1 shall
let him 60 whers he pleases.' $50
"And supposing You are upsuccess-
full in obtaining the money ;or the
gems ,q&.4 &S,H3sgt III sS4u so5fsj ! q. 81 &
"Then I must endeayor, to think Of
some other way" replied, ''but
somehow do not think I shall be
unsuccessful" sr
''Nor do L" she answered, looking
me full and fair In the face. 81 fan
ey you know that Il believe in you
most implicitly, Mr.. Fairfax
In that case, do you mind shaking
hands upon it?'' I said. s7s
ST will do SO with much pleasure
Il she answered. "You cannot imagine
1 what : weight you have lifted off my
mind. have been SO depressed
shout It lately that I have scarcely
known what to do. have lain
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