The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-09-20
your legal remedy II you like to take

your legal remedy II you like to take
| it."
You mustn't do 1t, Reggy," said
Billery. I'm of it for month I've
promised myself that, and make the
promise now to you. You never knew
me to break my word when I've given
you that undertaking"
Cali right" said Truscott. "Thats
a bargain. And | shall have my man
in readiness this day month"
Rags" said Billery, rising to his
feet and facing his old companion, IF
anybody came between me and this
accused thing when the fit Is on me
1 should kill him."
Not YOU" TruscOtt answered.
You'll never kill anybody except by
you have to look forward to. Until
this day month you're free niger.
From that time until you are prepared
to swear off for another month | shall
have you shepherded, and so on da
capo and world without end, amen,
for good. Why don't you do that here
and now? Come Be a man and face
the music"
NO" said Billery; 81 dare not. /
can stand a month, and the beginning
and end of that are like purgatory."
Wen let it go at that for the time
being" Truscott responded. But
I'm going to save your soul alive for
you, and you've got my word for it.
And now let's talk of something else.
By the way, I've had business call
from Brangwyn."
"Aloysius?" asked Billery.
Truscott nodded. Something the
Thames Conservancy people want him
to do. l referred him TO the owner.
That business of his uncle's disappear
ance is not being followed up, is it?"
Il think the inquiry practically
over" Billery answered. Holt tells
me he has got nothing more to go on
than / gave him."
We'll, you know" said Truscott
give only met the man half-a-dozen
times in all, but he doesn't strike me
as a sinister sort Of fellow. He's not
the kind of man | should feel inclined
to associate with cold-blooded muir.
der"
Il am as certain Of his guilt" said
Billery, "as | am of my own exis.
tence. But if the truth is never to be
discovered | shan't be sorry. His
cousin Alexis shares my belief,
know, and he has such terror of the
exposure as | really can't describe He
fell positively i'll with it, and he had
to go away to the Continent for his
health"
Hes back again." said Truscott.
II meet him now and then. He's en-
gagged to be married to fair neighbor
of mine, a Miss Lee, a great friend OF
that rollicking Irish girl you used to
know. My wife and Miss Lee are as
thick as thieves, and Brangwyn comes
down accounting. He's a very different
sort OF person from his cousin, but
really, judging for myself, should no
more think of suspecting one of them
OF the murder than the other"
Il like Alexis" said Billery.
well, now" Truscott answered.
IF it weren't for the suspicion with
which you inoculated me, I think
should have been disposed to like the
other fellow better. It's rather a
queer thing to think that you're talk
ing to a man who is possibly muir.
derer, and very resolute and cum
ming murderer into the bargain, but
| can't associate the man with a DELHI
crate crime. | seem to read haunt
ing grief of some sort, rather than re-
morse or fear"
IF had to draw the face of a man
haunted with the memory Of a crime
and by a constant terror of discovery"
said Billery, II should draw a portrait
of Aloysius Brangwyn. If ever that
man were put on the dock his look
would hang him."
You know Lisle, the parson down
at the old place, don't you?" Truscott
asked.
1--we seen him once or twice. l
can't say I know him."
Ito Be Continued.)