Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-04-05
THE p39&E:2 S{3uzwsz.
W9R6HzK LWGEN.

pils'tl .ItItI. ti.Zl -ft AIisE- .lyL4t. .Ll-
rivedg So THAI Nas 4 siuaii piece
oil good fortune. Gerard tnougNJ. ho
vas aft4id he would inl Dee ia tinla TO
welcome aiS cid TREND nu ils r.tJll
with his uillc.
Il suppose ii WASN'T eNtitufaiAttrN i0a
hhn no, 20 shy BY Niich route he WIS
coniaA," MUscd GertAhi. as hc WcnieI
his WAY To the smoAins room. H.
wa never 4 man OF Worry 'lboli de
a"hS "t'cr"lsc lie would h,tN. man
-s'i ms Investments and certain ON
.i affairs himself since setting down.
~ iV'i'S as can Ealhei from what no
n",s say, ie ought 20 haze been mere
'e'iAtr sat down IN a corner and
iEs'1,d a Cigar, His mind was fun OF
hts friend just theu. They had been
ne SSh""l together. and mad ,loie a good
acii "l roughing ii ~ the colonies AFT
et""i"S- Gerard mad been obliged TO
~. up MAJ me about SIX years pre-
N'onsiy, OWING to a partial breakdown
an heaith. but Allen Royce had con-
W., 'e loNiHs 'ateeI ana TWO years
- na" S.'u,H a Sood 'hils and made
80. Is p~'"p1nle' however, that
A., ""u,u nave 'oo"'iilned ms mode OF
,n,n s ",u ne 40, ~lieSpeetedi come
G.,,,, - q sp'tly income
,,,,,. "'n,se.i nt' pcth very Tor
whirh h =" n,d ~ ir" years during
rhu,n he had so,,'a sV1iin,,,a1," from ms
ing both ends n'ne, H. ,"',s ~ ln"n
Rove. In know tbis 80 a',,, ",''"e,'
his friend To- think a." was ".u ~, waS" u
1t VAS an excess of nanno, n,'rn Vs.,
Gerard conceived that it vas the nr"n.
er cou~se. ~ y was ~ p'op
And now hc ia mo.,iod ,.nacto,
d;errard. who womb hnyn bnunh, ~
AT his age-forty -nyc, Mo, NJ "'
aud fell so desperately in love vim h" e,.
that he proposed ana was married
quietly by special license dnring -
stay in the lake district mn nor,h I,
am curious to see the woman Moi mon,
near Windernlere."
II smoke curled about Gerrard,s
thoughtful bronze face. ,s he n,,ff.d
slowly and deliberately at his cigar
kenping time with his mediations as if
srrnted.
ne would be Il model husband. he
ton. on his wife. If the woman uTe,y o n,,sn-
~ uioni love him before marriage
MnM., OF course. is AN utter impos-
sl'iit!-she would be forced To do so
Wy '"e manifestations of his lover for
a'.- l Know Royce's character"
unhu ,o"cheu ms shoulder and H.,
"V.a"g To ms feet With
l''io' Aliel' ora iel-ohi" he cjacu-
,naeu, as ms eyes fell ON the figure con
.,o"i'hs nm. ITS you. %I.raxton? |
1911. -, was SIR Allen Royce. I'm
g. e. Y, .iii'.
y" .h, L. reJoined the other laconi-
-aiS. Taking IL seat. Sit down, Ger
rare. We something To say"
Does Sir Allen expect you?' inuuir-
cd Gerard. puzzled.
re looked down at Braxton without
responding To the invitation to resume
aus seat.
NO. he doesn't" was tn retort. And
= cant say that he will be pleased TO
SEE me, but that is not my business.
SIT down. man. ana listen: you may be-
able to spare Sir Allen Royce the-well.
let us he polite. and say the pleasure of
seeir- me-"
a cruel, cynical smile played abou,
thc lii,s of Braxton. Gerard. more per
picked than ever. sat down and waited
for the other to speak.
People would tell you began Rrnx-
ton. calmly. that am one of hose
Individuals who earn their living bv tho
exercise of their wits. In the course of
nat process pick up certain Mis- az
informntions which may and often do
rome handy. In plain language they
put money nto nv pocket heca,,s. ~.
parties Interested are wjIljnp To m, fn,
the suppression of cart ~, un,.a
facts. which I should cons,de, ~ nv.
b.uuden duty To make nnhiic ~ hnv
didn,t npen thoir ,'rso Ir ~ !" '"es
"You arc a h,arrma,ia,,"
t;errnrd hoti,, Hs waa ~. o,I ar,e e.
acyritv himself and this ,M,n,s @ =,
tail w,.. air,o., nto,ana %,a ..,s u.ans..
~" '.io opIS. WHAT mas