The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-05-06

cess As time passed on | did all
possibly could TO instill iAto his mind
that she must be dead. 10 which belief
| really inclined; but he obstlnately
chung to the idea that she stlll lived, and
that he should hnd her some day. In
the meantime, kept on the best Of
terms with him Ii she never turned
up, | felt pretty confident that the bulk,
az least. OF the old maa's fortune would
fall 20 my share. Years w~nt on, and |
began to feel quite certain that Clara
would never again BE- heard Of; when,
fancy my CONSERVATION upon one day
receiving a letter from the old man,
which Informed me that he Was Ia tie
city, consequent On having obtained some
trace OF his lost granddaughter. Tie
lent some tramp money upon a suit -
clothes, and cut OF Que 1t the pockets
had dropped a miniature OF Clara. This
tramp fellow had told him that be was
going to the city. and lhither my uueie
had set OF al once 10 cndsaVor 10 gain
some tldinEs OF him. lie had not been
In town many days before be CHANGED TO
sec a picture % hts own cottage ia
prlnt Sellers window lie bought Il. and
found the name Of Clara in The corner
That | might check any further search
upon his part. | undertook To send foaHd
70 every picture dealer to make Inquiries.
called at . number % shops uyssif.
and sent you to others. you know
with what result
'But / did discover her after ALL " 10.
terruptsd Montgomery, slth1ugh Ia
quite another way. and had aJt stay,
ed al Bury 20 late Into the Monday. y0a
would have known % H. ii0Wever. 10th.
Ing could be heater thau the way we
managed il. Lnrkily sou bad such
snug place to take her q. -
Yes I have found The house usefni
more than once, An old maiden arnt.
who used 70 rv4sis there. left tt % me
- a legacy Fortunately, d bad oHIy
been Recently varatsd AZ .oau AZ |
had secured any fais eouaia. began 30
consider what vas the best thing 70 10
with her After a mature consideration.
I came TO the conclusion that marriage
was the best solution ~ The Atrralfg.
By making her fsy wife { should seal her
lips regarding the past aaI secure my
unrlr's toreunr in the F1tarr. To NY
surprise, shs received OIL my advances
Ntth the utmost rvppEnsur~. The cause
% that I havs dlsruv~rvd - rput-ryr
tion abe has formed wyth sntns lBw frl
low. who actually turus one 60 be Iu5ttH
stokes husband o. she hfs hau camr
you 10 thmk ~ Introducing those peo.
pie a. my hags-2 Goa must havs been
msdo to have entrusted my srvrsf fa
the hands 81 N9maa ubs has spite
against msf
"A spite against yaH o. srha~sl Meet
grmrry This ts tho arst base heart
- h. Nou. I waa deeply tafsFys .eJ
In getting him back latp Jaslrh.s haaas
/ b"tboBzht mo n The baus- Jhat bal
taken the young lady 20 The night before
There must b. plenty - sp4rr raatus
There. / thought and as Judith anil Afr
Rodwell are old and confidential frtsats.
I don't sre that hr ran possibiy ob. srt
10 obtzr her AZ far
And dn son unt mink sueh an act
vas piece ot mp1trars upon 1agr
I part r.
Not a. sit. answered Moaf geometry.
coolly 4 had my own private interests
10 serve Va the matter vital interests
] thought % myself fr.f. "a you dsd
1 u yourself when. years ago. yoa suf#est
| away from the the Etrl who vas u4al ~
ms living TIT fsr tar
] RodWsIl zlarrd At him hsrrsly "Ir
/ that is your mnis 81 dealing with me.
he said. how do know that Yoa ulay
not one fms morning call upon NJ iona
/ than Hndwell aud blow the Whole thing
| tn him p
No shall no, 40 that" answered
I the other quietly. honor amauz thieves
II the plot succeeds. | knaw that
shall get more put NJ you thnu possibly
could out u him H"siles. there is
stronger bond even than interest that
binds me 10 ynu--rvvrnze.
pom whom r
Upon Silas Carptan
In that case. think We ran work 10.
gsther better than suspected. but a.
you have greatly complicated my aim
cultiss by Introducing judith into tho
same house, II Is but fair that you sharid
be the more ready to help mo IN any way
/ ont Of them"
What do you msanT'
I'm the FIRST place. my marriage with
| Clara would have to he brought aI.o,,t
Immediately; AMI a. abe i not Hksty 4,
consent. and ~ the days nf enforced
marriages are all gone by. 1t is more tl,ap
probable that the whole plot ain kav.
to he abandoned. am convinced tbat
Judith fully intends to betray me. Her
evil disposition would never let such an
opportunity ~ revenge escape such a
revelation would overwhplm me with A..
structinn. Ny father. ut his death left
me property 10 the value Of two thou
sand per ysar. Bit by bit. IL has boon
sold aud mortEaged. I Loaf q thousand
on tho last Derby that was the lpst
straw. Ny debts amount to some sight
or ten thousand; my doors are hssIeged
~ Guns. my credit all hut stopped. AMI I
am oil but penniless. II could oprs
show proofs that I was my unets's heir
my creditors would cease 10 press. aud
! could raise more money. On the other
hand, II things remain as they are. I
should have to fly the country. bspynr g
But how do Jon propose 10 Induce
your uncle to alter his will while he he.
hsyea that bis granddaughter Ia alive r
Suppose II could be proved to him
Tint she was dpad1''
The two mems eyes met in a lone