Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-05-25
The Holiday Case]
oY BURTON E. STEVENSON.
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she continued, and / told her that It
WAS l who was her mother. He was
with me and displayed to her the pa
pvrS OF adoption. she could not be
convinced. He talked to her as an an
Eel-oh, he could seem one when he
chose-he told her that | was in pow
erty-he made her to weep, which was
what he desired. She promised to
bring US money; she was YER good;
my heart went out TO her Then just
as she had risen 10 start homeWard,
In Celeste came. crying sobbing,
stained with blood"
She shuddercd and clasped her hands
before her eyes
But you have soid fl was not muir
I der, madame, l said TO the younger
woman.
Nor was it, she cried. Let me
ten you, monsieur | reached the err at
building which my husband had pointed
out to me: ! went up in the lift
entered the Office but saw no one. |
went on through an open door and
saw AN ola man sitting at q desk.
Inquired If MI Holiaday was there.
The old man glanced 1t nae ana bowed
toward another door | saw II was
"a private office and entered H. The
door swung shut behind me. There was
another cli man sitting at "a desk
sharpening pencil"
No" | said. stepping before him
II is her sister, Monsieur IIolla-
( day.
Tie stared up at me with such "A
look of disnay and anger on his face
/ that / was fairly frightened; then, In
the same instant before ! could draw
/ breath, before ! could say another word
his face grew purple. monsieur, and
he fell forward On his desk, ON his
hand, on the knife, which WAS ClaspCd
ilt IT, | tried to check the blood. but
/ could pot il poured forth i'm such a
stream ! knew not what TO do ! was
distracted and i'm q frenzy I left the
/ place and hurried TO my lodgiaes. That
Is the truth, monsieur, believe me-
II Go believe you ! said; and she
turned again to the window to hide hey
tears.
ut was then" went on her mother
chat that nan yondcr had another tn
spiratiou Before il had been only
-What you i-blackman-a few
thousands, perhaps "a pension; now II
was something mCre-he was playing
for q greater stake | DO not know
al that he planned He found Celeste
suspected of having killed her father.
hc must yet nor release az amy cost,
SO be wrote a uotc---
Yes ! cried Yes. Of course; ]
see. Miss HCi.aday under arrest was
beyond his reach
"Yos" she nodded. so he wrote a
NOT, -oh, YOU should have seen him
iu those 2ays' lie was like some fur
ious villa beast. But after she was
s. cree, Celeste did not come to us
as she had promise We saw that she
suspected us that She mtsn - have
nothing more to do with Ua; so Victor
commanded tAat ! write another letter
imrlCrug her. offering 10 explain
She stopped moment TO control her
scf "Ah. when ! taink OF it, she
cams. roESi W. We took hog gown
and put 30 on CCd'c Shc never left
the place again Until the carriage stop
ped to take her 10 tlc boat As FOR
us-Wc were his sl3y,s-he guided each
etep--he seemed TO think of everything
Ito be rec ~ for eytry.aing -he plan
ned and planned
There was no nerd that she should
ten me mOrC-tno Wnoie plot lay bare
Before mc-s!mplc enough row that !
understood il. and carried out with
what consummatc finish,
"One thing mora" said. The
gold
She drew a key from her pocket and
gave 4 10 me.
"I, i. in a hcx upstairs" she said.
This is the key. We have not touched
it,"
took the key and followed her to
the floor above. Tha box. Of heavy oak
bound with iron, with steamship and
express labels fresh upon it. stood in
one corn r. ] unlocked it and threw
back the lii Package upon package
lay IN 4, just as they had come from
the sub tire asury | locked the box
again ana put the key in my pocket.
"Of course" / said. as | turned TO
go, II can only repeat your story TO
my companion He and Miss Holla6ay
will decide wha' steps to take. But |
am sure they win be mcrCifui"
They bowed without replying and |
went out along the path between the
trees, leaving them alone with their
dead
And IL was of the dead thought la st
and more sorrowfully; a man OF char
aCter, Of force, of fascination. How !
could have liked HIM