The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-09-08

AT HER.
very long ago | stood by the grave
of a man | thought you loved
You didn't" she whispered. "Hc
isn't dead!'
recoiled as from blow and stared
ut her.
II have felt this in my bones" said l
slowly. Il have dreamed it at night.
We buried Shenstone"
"Swear to me-" she cried, that you
will not tell.'
"Givc me the story" said l. you
have my word
"Mr. Sllenstone was taken ill., said
she. lust at the beginning of a great
fight. don't fully understand
Il know all about that. He was man.
aging a mighty big pool"
1T was thought that If the news of
his serious illness got about" she CON
tinued. the enterprise would fail
1.-The speculative public would have
swamped it in one day"
Eyes: that's it. Now. Sidney had been
to see Mr.. Shenstone for you to ask him
for photograph Of himself. which Mr..
Shenstone refused. So they knew how
much he looked like Mr.. Shenstone.
Really the resemblance was very close.
and as both men had been i'll the deccp-
ton was made easier. They offered Sid
ney $50 week merely to go to Mr..
Shenstone's Office every day and sit in
the private room. but. of course. they
didn't let anybody in who knew Mr..
Shenstone well. And Sidney has been
living in Mr. Shenstone's house. They
were both there together until Mr..
Shenstone became so i'll that it was
seen he must die. Then he was secretly
struggled into the hospital as Sidney
Colbert. They begged me to go to the
funeral. but | could not. l should have
died at the sight of him"
you wouldn't have seen him." said
I. "The coffin was sealed
"They don't want Sidney any more.
she resumed after a shuddering pause
at will be announced that Mr.. Shen-
stone is going abroad. And his wife Is
going secretly to Dakota, where she
will get divorce for abandonment
And he is dead! Won't it be dread
ful?"
"And Sidney?'
"He and l shall be married very
quietly. and we shall go to Italy. They
are to give him n thousand dollars"
"Whatr'
"a thousand dollars"
"My dear young friend" said 1. ''if
this story comes out it will drive those
men up the tallest tree in the United
States. They'll have to run for their
lives. \ thousand dollars, indeed. Just
let me drop Il hint in certain quarters
merely a hint. and you'll see what will
happen. You don't understand the
fraud and trickery Of which Sidney has
been the mainstay. To you his act even
savored of virtue. 1t seemed unjust
that Mr.. Shenstone's enemies should
triumph over him merely because he
was i'll. and Sidney seemed to be doing
no harm in taking his place. But
there's been more in this game than
Beelzebub himself could keep track of.
Let me talk to those fellows
At first she wouldn't listen, but
finally showed her that those sharks
were merely laughing at Sidney ut play
ing him for fool, and. with her woln-
anly resentment aroused, she agreed ut
least to tell them what she thought Of
them. She nearly frightened them to-
death. They executed contortions OF
apology and performed miracles of ok
PLANTATION, and the reIult was that SD
ney got life pension Of $1,000 year.
upon which well earned income he an,.
she are living in the most delicious con
tent by the blue Mediterranean. and
Sidney is writing book. which vii!
make his name famous. No: not hi
name. for t,lat is On = tombstone. rs
know. bee" use | paid the bin for the
carving. Perhaps the book will be by
Edgar Shenst0ne.