The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-12-21
Looking to the gravity of tho case.

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I shall have to place you under an eff
fcient guard, Mr.. Brangwin. You
will have to receive two of u men at
home. You shall be compromised as
little as possible, and ! viii send a
pair Of gentlemanly fellows"
Thank you. You are very kind.
May l assume that l am not debarred
from the private society OF my
friends?"
Il see no necessity for that. But
you ought to understand that If you
can clear yourself by duplicating your
self as an accessory, Won will stand in
almost as much peril as you do at this
moment. You are IL of the fire, but
you have only escaped to the frying
pan. hope. for your own sake, that
you will be able 10 make a good case.
Good day"
Thus dismissed. the visitor arose,
made his 2dieux with the quiet dis
tinction and self-oontrol which had
marked his manner all along, and
withdrew - hls own party,
I sua not 10 be arrested he an
nounce3. "2u. ! am under strict obser-
yatioH uu,il / CAN present my proofs.
There VIII x trouble on other grounds
later On. b&t Ne can serve no purpose
BY saticip&sics 4. | should like a pri-
yAra word with you Nj. Billery, if you
Will Re 50 coed The TWO withdrew
ta.o , window recess together. Il am
50 placed .6al X IS impossible for me
% ascertain personally how my cousin
Alexis las acted On the Intelligence |
wired 10 hin; This morning. l cannot
even have I. SHOWN that l have caused
an inlairy To De made, But you, l be-
deve. are On terms OF sufficient init
macy WIKI him 10 make q casual call"
~Oh. YES" said BiIlery. We've
been comrades more or less eve since
can re2ember-ever since he can
remember, which ONE practically to
the same thing. Shall look him up
for you"
TX would relieve NE a good deal to
know what he proposes" said Alloy
sius. You need not name ne"
Good" said Billery. III go. Is
there any objection to my taking my
VIE with me-
Possibly" Aloysius answered, with
s singular gravity, you had better not
do that. It might be inadvisable."
There seemed TO be a weight OF mean
ing hidden by his words.
Very we'll" said Billery. much be
puzzled. but very anxious to be OF
use. I'll just explain to her and be
"a ?, " orO--@. N,-z- fn uharn Pal1a
and Lillian sat together. I've under
taken q little private commission for
Mr.. Brangwyn. sha'n't be long about
1t, and III meet you at the Victoria at
the room in which we recently break
tasted"
Go. by all manner o means" said
Belle. and be back as soon as ye a
B1lery hurried away, but, rejecting
In a moment hat too great an appear
ance of haste in such a place might
conceivably lead to embarrassing re-
suits, he modified his pace to a saun-
ter, and after passing through various
ooms and corridors, exchanging a
friendly nod here and there with some
whose acquaintance he had made in
HIS VI OltsoLCIili loiNS, LIZ Kill tNAS
urly upon the street and called a han
som. Arriving at Alexis's fiat he rang
and waited. and again rang and wait
ed, but received no answer. He was
Just about to turn away when the man
servant whom he remembered as hav-
ing seer in his friends service came
up the staircase.
Mr.. Brangwyn, sir?" said the valet.
in answer to Billery's inquiry. Mr..
Brangwyn has just received an urgent
TO the Continent, sir. He
has some particular business to trans
act at Dover on the way, Mr.. Billery,
and he's gone off with nothing but a
handbag"
Did he leave any word about his
return?" asked Billery.
He said he might be away a day or
two-Pc os more Anyway, he said
| need. rward letters, SO l don't
suppose he's gone for long"
tTo Be continued.)