Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-02-24

his leary old eyes on a level with hers.
+ want to kick him downstairs-and
yet, the Lord knows, I'm not more
fit to go near her myself"
Just then ne happened to look across
the street and noticed a woman
dressed I'm dark clothes, peering at the
house of the biggest millionaire in the
Alley She walked up and down In
front of the avenue entrance several
times, looking as if undecided whether
to enter or not. Finally she stepped in
side the gate and aside. behind the
shrubbery, still keeping near he street.
Richard was Instantly himself again;
the lover was drowned in the police
reporter.
Here was a mystery. Let me see.
.%.se lives thereof course, L., no
end of money; man about Tow d, &c
end bad reputation, and by jove, as I'm
alive, booked to return tonight from
his wedding tour. Plain as pike-staff.
that has a grievance-old flame,
he's tilted her she's going to raise
a row when they come home. Great
story. You're in luck old chap. I'll
stay this thing through to the finish.
Believe the she devil has carbolic or
vitrol-certain | caught a glimpse OF a
small parcel in her hand"
He hurried down the street, crossed
over and waited. In a few moments
a cab drove up to the gate and a man
stepped out and carefully handed out
a Woman Breathless with excitement
he watched them walk UP the path
toward the house. keeping one y on
the shrubbery meanwhile saying to
himself: I'll stop your little game, my
pretty lady. Lord I'd like TO know who
you are-I Will know before the night
is over He stepped lightly up the
path behind them and just as the dark
figure of the woman slipped out OF the
shrubbery, with her hand outstretched
he sprang forward with a warning
cry.
The mysterious woman stopped as lie
shot, with a faint cry of alarm. The
millionaire and his wife both turned in
amazement. the house door ope"ed sud-
denly flooding the path with light and
revealing to his astonished eyes the
trembling figure of the new reporter,
white-faced and looking ready to cry.
well, what does this mean? j am
at a loss TO understand?' queried the
millionaire. impatiently.
AT this juncture the girl stepped for
ward and said.
Il am representing the Tribune: we
would like the story OF your trip" The
words came tumbling out, one word
upon another, like a child's lesson
learned by rote.
But this young man, l do not under
stand" said the man. with an unsatis-
fed and suspicious air.
All a mistake sir; 1 beg your par
don,v' explained the police reporter.
making hurried exit before the girl
a time TO recognize him.
AN the door closed upon the three
and left him alone under the stars, he
called himself "a bally ass'' and several
other equally complimentary names,
hut he waited for her. oh. yes: and as
they walked together toward the Office,
she told him how ~unspeakably awful
X had been. that first assignment. She
could no make ND her mind TO be
turned down BY the servants in an
probability, I'D ehe decided to wait OUT
side till they arrived and risk speak
Ing to them At frst hand-'1t was All
30 hard, and she WAS sure that she
never. never would IN All this world
make q good reporter
so Was he~--and he told her sos Then
undex the shade q che avenue trees