Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-12-03

acts so dreadfully He has left us
in poverty, with his gambling and
excuses. And now our mother is bat
Ting, l fear, last illness. She is
quite old and heart broken. 1t is
with the hope that l may bring Gerald
back to his mother before she dies
that l am going to Vallodolid. At
such a time you can readily under
stand that girl must throw aside
proprieties that hamper
You are right, Miss Doutney, and
I'm proud to know you, and when the
time comes that l can offer any assist
ance | will have no other business on
hand, you may be sure
A large stock of American newspa-
pers had been brought aboard at
Savannah, and these had much to do
with big series of forgeries success
fully carried out in New York by
criminal named Parker. The con-
summate skill and daring with which
the work had been accomplished,
coupled with other evidence, pointed
to the notorious Parton, alias Siddons,
as the guilty party. Parton, alias
Siddons, was lively, jumping particle
that had so far escaped the fine 9th
comb. This gentleman's photograph
was variously published, but it was so
wide of the mark that Iddings did not
consider it necessary to destroy the
copies that fell under his hand.
"One thing is certain" he muttered,
Il was lucky to get out of New York
before the excitement, and luckier
still to get past Savannah"
And about this time Miss Sarah
Doutney took her seat on deck and
engrossed his thoughts. The voyage
held streaks of rapture for Iddings.
The young woman's trouble, her trust
in him, the rare qualities of her mind,
and the beauties of her personality
these charms aroused all the good
that wa in him. 1t was only during
moments apart that he saw there
could be no fruition of hopes COM
patible with his code-that her path
and his diverged when her mission
was fulfilled. Thoughts like these
SouoOu hiLn W iooh UdCh III anger up
on his life. They were sit
ting together on the last night.
Shortly after midnight" one of
the ships officers told them as he
passed, 1--WE will see the lights of Val
lodolid, and tomorrow morning you
will awake in the harbor."
IF you don't get sleepy and I'M
comfortable" he whispered, land the
night remains beautiful, will you sit
here with me until Vallodolid's sparks
prick the dark?"
Yes she answered, eff you dent
tire of your bargain
Little fear Of that" he laughed. He
was silent for moment, and the
laugh was gone from his voice as he
added: This is our last night on
shipboard together"
Then you won't be going back?"
she questioned uneasily.
Not for some time, fear
You have lain out a long course Of
study among those types?' She
seemed suddenly anxious to change
the subject, and resumed before he
answered.: You have been kind and
good to me, indeed-made me forget
illness behind and the difficulties
ahead. This would have been a
miserable voyage had l been left alone
with troubles preying upon my mind.
Is the-is the gratitude of woman
worth it all?"
ITO be the companion of delight
full countrywcman and to help her
with all my power in Vallodolid will
be far better payment than you can
imagine" he replied with feeling.
They talked wondrously low,
wondrously long, their eyes upon the
purple twinkling sea below or the
sea of stars above, or upon the broad
golden bridge which linked the ship
to the moon. And when the lover
in the man rose to his lips a dis
tcrted face would leap before him
the photograph of Parton, alias Sid
dons. AT last, far Il the southwark,
faint drop of red, ,le first of many
lights, trembled upon the water.
The following evening they were
walking together through the grounds
about the Palr house. iddings had
been unable to learn anything of
Doutney. The Spanish proprietor, in
a manner profuse with courtesy, had
answered no questions.
ut is more beautiful than you
said,' the woman murmured, "but the
faces CT that gilded throng of men!"
you can hardly blame them fer
locking at you" the man answered.
They are outcasts, you know, and the
sight of beautiful woman-why, it's
like a piece of heaven to them!"
Miss Dcutney stepped back sudden
ly with an exclamation. Clutching
lddings' arm, she pointed forward
with her free hand. On one of the
broad cane seats, a little to the left
of the path, and partially screened by
Palms. reciined the body of a man
His nat had rolled down upon the
turf. The moonlight showed these de-
tails, and instinct made it plain to
lddings that the position of the