The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-01-29
CHAPTER XIII.
Startling Rews.

Tue next day he hs q sent note TO
his sister. saying he had been de-
tained. bu, should come the last of
the week.
or course. the encounter at the rail-
road station he'd bss repeated, with
plenty of variations. md some blamed
one party. while or ers differed, and
the affair furnished 1 kfor some time.
Julia was angry a her brother that
he should have dore such a foolish
thing. and immensely curiouE as TO
why he had done L. She now felt
sure ne nau known Vance Hpthesay
before
AS the days went by, she b,ca me a
hftie arxious, although Die ENirt fur
nishei her with occupation.
She had discove ed that he was
more han willing to kill till with
her, lat Tat, while he was veky much
fascinated with h,I, abe II ad not
moved him from bis allegiI nee TO
Kate Purcell. This exasperatIsd her.
There WAS stubborn calty IN him
bad though he was that man, a bet
Ter man does not p,,ssess.
The two were valxing alIns the
road one evening sunset. wlh,n they
We're met by Mr., urcell, who bore In
MS manner uni1i 'takable signs OF
emotion
when did you hs ar from yo,P broth.
or. Miss Caryl?" h } ased, end,Iivoring
IN speak as usual
Startled. Julia answered:
MOT for week; what HIS hap
penodY' IN
There are rum rs" began I's. Pur-
Cell; "but you h acw so little conf.
dence can Re plac i'd
II have been We y anxious" aid Ju-
TIA. controlling b arself all I'll, more
easily hat she 4 ID no great love for
her brother
still she was e, tTemely anxiius that
ne ehonld come I light. and tarry on
hls purpose there
She appeared o cain that Purcell
W >,..~
The body OF man has beeIl found
sn one of the back marshes III Boston
ga man who has been Murdered.
This statement WINS made IN last
nights paper; tonight II is Thought
ths .,ody nae han- Ga@,.i;,,i"A eI--1-
'Tt is ,,alph!" whispered Jilia. her
face now entirely colorless ind her
eyes dilated with horror.
Some say there Is no doubt OF Il.
Still, II is not certain. I tFNught II
might saws a great Zeal of trjuble If
you could go into the city. Iixnow II
IL terrible. but eventually ,I)u will
have 10 do go. You will lie sum-
moned."
II viii go with yen. Miss CaryI."
Baid Dick: aud we must go tdrecily.
There IN y train az halg-past 81 o'clock.
We viii take lhat."
Even In that time, Julia Lad the
Thought tist Oils should make q
strong link beiween her and I'll Is man.
But II Ralph wes gone was there any
object in detaching Burt from Kate?
She would do II for the mere sake OF
ronqnering
Bart, who seldom read the papers,
msked, az the three fastened rlong:
'Does suspicion fasten uIOn any
ener"
"N0t as yet"
Julia knew that Ralph h;si very
strange associates, and she thought
1 The deed might have been Hone In
aonae gambling quarrel.
The $3.50 train carried her add Burt
III 10 Boston, and in that slsDrt ride
she did not forget 10 leave the i'm
preston upon her companion that she
relied Upon him--that he cdlh dsup-
port and comfort her
Whatever were Dicks feelings he
did not reveal them. anu Julia felt
like dropping for his stolidness.
shall we 20 directlr there ?" ased
Burt. as they stepped from tie cars.
Eyes. I cannot endure this uncer-
tainty."
Burt helped her into one OF the
waiting hac'-s. gave the order ito the
police headquarters" and sat down
In silence beside her.
In silence that dismal ride was
taken. Jullas mind was principally
occupied with the fact that IL this
was Ralph who had been killed, then
she had hope OF that fifteen thousand
dollars he had promised her. Things
always did come out so with her
the prize was always snatched away
from her at the moment she was
about TO grasp It She was thinking
thus while she leaned back IN the
carriage. apparently overcome by the
dreadfuiness of the errand on which
she was going.
At the police Office where they
stopped. they were directed to the
place where the body lay.
Anything new been discoverei?@
Burt asked, as he turned to leave the
room.
Nothing. But the police are on
the track" YVES the answer.
"As usual" muttered Burt. "But
yshat does that amount tor"
In few minutes more they reached
the house TO which they had been
directed. It was situated on u quiet
back street. and presented outwardly
the appearance Of a private dwelling
Jalia's face grew whittier, in spite of
herself az Burt went in at the door,
and she sat waiting his summons.