The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-07-31

sunny path. looking after the bright
ngure, and then turned away with n
sigh. M
IL might have kept the good news
Jack Tor a moment. fer, after all.
this may be the last time I shall see
He walked slowly down he path
sne mad taken n then flung himself
walls. hoping that by WAITING he
might see her again. AS he sat there.
with eyes half closed, q stem on ths
porch caused him to rise, ana he
lound himself face to face with Frank
ellison. For a the two men
stood staring at each other, then in
ssancnveiy rushed forward to grapple
with each other.
But h s~tored-up hatred of years
nad gtven Hendricks strength, and
the struggle vas a short one. Rut
1ust as Ellison went down, a shot
rang out, and the old man fell. The
garden suddenly became alive with
men. officers. and others probably
AS Inspector Thorne, who seemed
In charge Of the men, raised the
a he saw that he was
badly hit, but Job could still. speak,
LOOK Tor the man who calls him
self Frank Wilson, he said. in a
clear voice, for Ellison, at the sight
Of the officers. had escaped. "He Is
the man you have been looking for
SO long-the Shadow. He is in the
house now"
Ihorne, seeing hat Job was dying,
ana must, therefore, be speaking the
truth, gave some hurried directions.
and his men scattered, eager to be the
nrst TO capture such a celebrity. Some
entered the house, while others sta
tloned themselves at all the
Have they found him?" asked lob.
a~nxiously, raising himself on his elbow.
In the hope Of seeing his old enemy.
We shaI find him. no doubt" re-
plled Ihorne. He cannot possibly get
away from u.s.
The dying man, although his eyes
him.
What do you want-somethins to
drink" and the inspector held a glass
OF water to his lips, but Job pushed it
away.
mo. 10; I want to see her-my
daughter-I am Martin Frale!" Then
added: II let it be thought Frale was
dead, and, as we were so alike. took
the others name"
Ihey thought his mind must be wan
dertng. What was his talk about a
daughter? The sound Of hurrying steps,
and Grace Ellison was beside him. Not
Tar off, hesitating, as If in doubt wheth-
err to advance, was Dick Barnett.
She saw the wounded man, and her
kindly heart was moved to sympathy
as she kneeled down beside him and
wiped the death dew from his fore
head, while his dim ayes regarded her
longingly.
Here, Dick-here'" she called out.
This is the poor man who did so much
TO help US in our trouble. And he is
dying!'
Barnett, pushing forward through
the crowd, recognized in the wounded
man his eccentric friend of other days,
whom he had met under such peculiar
circumstances. He, too. was moved at
the sight, and uttered a few compass
slonate words.
rs there anything that I can do for
you--anything that % want7" she
asked, as she bent down to catch what
he might say, for his voice was failing,
and he was growing weak. For a mo-
ment he raised his trembling hands
toward her, and hen let them fall back
with a choking sob.
Mono; there is nothing-my
daughter" he quavered.
Grace looked around for a moment
IN a bewfldered way, then said:
Why did he call me his daughter?
All, his mind Is wandering, and he is
thinking Of the daughter that died"
His fast glazing eyes were fixed on
her, n at the sound Of her voice his
face seemed to brighten.
will you-will o kiss me-for her
sake?" he murmured, and his his life
seemed to hang or her reply. For a
moments he hesitated, then leaned
down and touched his lips with hers.
AS she turned away, Job sank in the
inspectors arms and his eyes closed,
but or his mouth vas a smile of In
effable peace-and SO the end came to
the tired man.
Frank Ellison did not escape, and,
evidence being produced to show him
to be the man who had made merry
with the police solong, he was tried
and sentenced to a long term of i'm
prisonment. James Ellison was not
seen from that day, and his affairs
were found in such a tangle that the
entire fortune he had received from his
wife had vanished.
Dick Barnett learned in time of hts
young wife's origin, but it did not
change his feelings towards her, and
she never learned the secret of her life,
AS for Martin Frale, the mystery of hts
career and his reason for having taken
another's name and reputation and as
Stunning his character is still a puzzl1ng
memory to many. Perhaps he died
Just at the time he wished, when his
work was accomplished, and he needed