The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-05-15

knowledge as friend" said Hem
bricks.
'If we both started in the mire, and
| was fortunate enough to rise from it,
is there any reason why I should not
have longing to forget the past and
everything connected with it?"
"A noble, a commendable DESIRE" re-
piled the other Il Will wish you good
day and he moved to the door. IT
think you will do all you can to help
/ Barnett--l know you will" and before
the other could frame an answer, he
mad opened the door and gone out
Ellison sat watching the door in a
dazed sort of condition, as if he half
expected him to appear again, but Hen
bricks did not appear. Then, after a
moments hesitation, he rushed out into
the hall, crossed 1t, and, passing
through narrow passage and then a
dressing room, reached the windows
that opened on the park in front Of the
| house.
He saw Hendricks pass out through
the front door and walk with lazy air
down the main avenue that led to the
gates. Not once did he stop to look
| back at the house that he had lust left,
s,
disappear beyond the lodgekeeper's
gate, and returned to the library shak-
ing his head and muttering to himself.
| AS he entered the room, he started
back in dismay at the sight of strange
man In tattered clothes who was seated
at the desk he had just left, and was
| pulling on cigar that he had evident
| ly extracted from one of the drawers.
James Ellison slammed the door be-
! hind him with an angry gesture, which
! did not in the least seem to discomfort
the shabby individual with the cigar.
| Il wish you wouldn't make such a
noise, Jimmy" remarked the latter, as
he blew smoke wreath into the air
and watched it fade away. Ellison
stepped forward and pushed him into
q sitting position, his every gesture be-
| traying the anger he felt.
The shabby man shook off the grasp,
made pretense to brush his dirty
| sleeve, and looking up calmly, as he
drew long puff on his cigar, said,
with an air Of plase WEAKNESS:
II wish, my dear fellow, you would
not be so rude when you meet a man.
Really, I expected kinder treatment
from one 1 have learned SO long to
love"
Ellison uttered an cath, turned away,
walked up and down the room several
times and then. pausing before the
ragged individual, who was inspecting
his cigar with critical interest, said:
Gould you not tell, you fool when
I warned you from the window, that
you were not to be seen around here?"
The other waited until he had shaken
the ashes from his cigar, and then re-
piled. in very mild voice:
Really, my dear brother, you are
getting to speak very harsh in your old
age. Why should I be warned off
the premises by wave of the hand, as
is was under a commanding officer?"
You will do what I tell you,'' cried
that you We're in the neighborhood.
Now, if you want money, you shall
| have it, and, as he spoke, he drew
roll of bills out of his pocket.
The other laughed hoarsely, and
waved him aside. Later will do.
| What are you so worried about, any
way? Have asked for anything yet?'
No, not yet; but I thought I would
forestall you. Now, oblige me by keep
ing out Of my sight for a time. 1 have
! troubles enough of my own, as you
must know, if you have been in the
neighborhood for many days"
we'll ined.''
We'll, you shall have it,
You are ready to agree to anything.
/ My man, you seem to be in a peck of
trouble as he noticed that his brother
was pacing up and down the room.
James Ellison came over and laid
his hand on the others shoulder
Trouble enough. I have reason to
believe that Frale is still living. He
was here but an hour ago, or one who
resembles him.
The brother sank back in his chair
and uttered a long drawn whistle as
he cast away his cigar.
Come. this matter is Serious look
4
have gomez
II told him where Grace was now liv-
ing. 1t seems chat he was very anxious
| to see her"
you should have told him nothing"
James Ellison laughed.
| When you meet a stranger who in
| forms you OF q great secret of your life,
/ I suppose you would advise me to show
him the door. If not Frale himself (and
he speaks like an educated man, while
| the other was unlearned}, at least he
knows enough to give me great deal
i of trouble. But why am wasting all
| this time on your" as he seemed to no
| tice for the first time his brothers rags.
Go your own way, and I will go mine"
The ragged man rose and twirled his
mustachc with a dainty air.
ia My brother, you have said that once
before" and then, bending over the
table that stood between them and
shaking a soiled finger in Ellison's face,
he said: You are very naughty now,
but i believe that we shall both go
4 down together, and now to make my
self beautiful in suit Of Clothes" and
he opened a door and passed through,
while his brother dropped into chair,
| overcome with impotent rage.
4 Continued Next Week
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