The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-01-02
A Knave Of
Con ence
BY FRANCIS LYNDE.
1Copyrighs 1000. by Francis Lynde.)
CHAPTER XIII.

NSI1AI ALL
Putting this and that together, it
ss=ass the Griswold of his earlier New
York days-the days of the slender
EsatTTmony who presented himself
at the counter of the Hotel Marlbor-
cough The clerk was graciously af-
liable.
Glad to have you with us, Mr..
&sFiswold. Will you have a room?"
Griswo1d thought not; not in any
srzse If he could get late train to
tfs destination. This brought on a
4Restion and answer. There was a
&razn, and the clerk did know some
1zct, since he had lived there.
Grfswold pumped the man dry. and
at the end of the pumping process
knew as much about the Minnesota
<uwueas he could have CLEANED from
n six months residence therein. Aft
@rward, me went to supper in the
cafe, meaning to go thence to the
lWaIting Pullman at the Terminal.
Tie was scarcely out of sight be-
Tore the diminutive Irishman who
Ernd driven him came to the counter
und anade cautious inquiries of the
clerk, Bouching the name, address
and Intentions of his late fare; all
ahis on the pretext that the fare had
Nsvcrpaid him.
The clerk knew his man and in
GauIged him, even going so far as to
Srrite Griswold's name and intended
address on a card for him. Where
Mron, instead of waiting for Girls
EsGfA;s elnergence from the cafe, as
me promised to, the cabman disap-
ReareGi-
.Ghiswold had quarter of an hour
Nsf purely philistine contentment
wwhile he was waiting for his supper.
at last the difficulties were all in the
Epas4. He would resume his name
mnd his plans; and these last took
com all the roseate hues of their
Wirthday.
Rae would go to Wahaska, settle
Ssown to his work, study the people,
HE helpful and generous and brother
Koring, using the money he had won
nEoxr sire betterment of his kind. And
Sn time he would meet Miss Farnham
Asa her own ground, and she would
Gsee the demonstration of his theory
--see ind be convinced. But just
9sere he remembered that he could
Nsexer convince her, because she could
zacver know; and from this he passed
DO many curious questions touching
his own feelings for this young wom-
ma who had been thrown in his way.
He had been calling her faultless
authOr's model; was she only that
Co him? Assuredly she was much
xaore. and when he had gotten that
far, it was only a step to the admis-
sio1 that he was frankly in love with
her The admission opened up a
95rOspect for which there was no word
asare grievous. For since he could
never stoop to win her under false
pretenses. she might never be won.
He knew well enough that all the
good deeds he could ever do with
tEAe stolen money would not atone;
THAT in the moment of fruition her
<>unSeience would condemn him and
east him out.
Eserhaps it was this thought, as
winch as the threat of coming i'll
ness. that made him lose his appetite
szs s~on as his supper appeared. But
Nsszse 1t he did, and nothing the wait
exsrausa bring sufficed to tempt him.
Isse forced himself to eat little in
sheer desperation. and afterward
ugczxt 20 the great rotunda to smoke
q Cigar. To his great disgust, the
ttuhacco brought on return of the
sser4igo which had assailed him on
cine levce; whereupon he paid his
esrore and took a cab for the train
szseaniug to go to bed and try the
xsnct of forgetfulness.
TIE experiment was success, TEN
sonrariiv. at least, and he was asleeT
Before tire Pullman porter came tt
1djzst the screen in the window a
EhiE feet
The train was made up ready t.
Rave when a hawk-faced man saun
aered up to the steps Of the Pullman
91h peci<ed at tho porter
Nnch of load tonight, George?
eDco. sah; mighty light. Nobod,