The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-02-07

A HousEw ARMTNG

into the routine OF tho new Uic. lie
neither OF US had shown by word ~
look that a thorough understanding eN
isted between uS. My part was Ia bs
uuobtrusivc. friendly. neither !ndiffer'
eut nor eager. and I held To 10 by TAX
Ing care never tn u. left alon" with
/ Anita. Alya's part was tn b. herself -
simple and natural and sensible. iull oi
| life and laughter. knocking AZ those
moods that buiray us into the absurd
Ivy of taking ourselves To seriously.
! was getting ready a new house ~
town as "A surprise To Anita. and took
Alva into my plot. Il wish Anita s
/ part of the house To h" exactly TO her
| liking" Saii l. Can you SCI her Co
dreaming aloud what kind of place she
would like to live iu. what she would
like To- open her eyes on La the morn
inS, what surroundings she'd like 10
| dress In and read In. and all that"
Alya had no difficulty In carrying out
the susE .stions. Aud by harassing
| W'silGke necessarily. | succeeded ia
! realizing her report OF Anita's dream To
the exact shade OF the drlp.ries and
| the silk that covered the walls. By
pushing the work. | got the house done
/ just as Alva VAS warming me that SHE
/ could not remain longer ut Dawn Htll.
| but must go home ana get ready FOR
her wedding. When l went down Ia
| arrange with her the last details oi
4 the surprise. who should meet me at
! the station but Anita herself I took
one glance at her serious fac" aud.
much disQuictCd. seated myself beside
| he in the little trap, Instead ~ fol-
. lowing the usual route 10 the house,
4 she turned her horse Into the bay shore
read.
severn, days ago" she began M the
| bend HID the station. Il got letter
from some lawyers saying that an
unc,c o: mine had given IN" "A large
sGw or money! very large sum.
have teen inqulring about u. and lind
\ Il ~ mine absolutely"
I braced myself against the worst
''Shc is about to tell me that she Is
| leaving" thought l. But I managed
TO say: TIN glad to hear or your luck. -
though l fear my tone was no, espe-
cially joyous.
! so" she went on. II ann On a position
to pay back To yea. think. what my
father and sam took from you. IL
won't be enough TIM afraid 20 pay what
you lost Indirectly. but l have told
thu lawyers to make II ali over 10
you"
could have laughed aloud. n was
too ridiculous. this situation into which
i had got myself. did not know what
to say
Anita" I said unsteadlIy. Anita
|
were slleat for "A long time.
! 'You-your people. owe me nothing. Z"
| ! IT length found voice to say. Even
II they did. couldn't and wouldn't take
your money. But. believe me. they owe
me nothing"
! You cannot mislead me-" she an.
swcred. "wheu they asked me 20 be-
come engaged to you. they told me
| about IT,"
| had foryn,tcp rho ,t.i, ..,,,,tst,.,
rotten business came hack TO me. And.
changed man that ! had become In
/ tlIe last six months. | Flw myself as
! had been. I felt that sh. was looking
at the. was reading the degrading con.
! fession In my tclltalc features
But with all my love making and
trouble at home. my financial plans
maturcd. In fact. they were ripcucd 10
/ rottenness oy the urgency OF my cnrm
les. open and hidden. However skill
fully they plotted. my plans outrar
! theirs. The suspicious that had beer
sown. the natural conditions OF trade
the secret springs In currency. led "a
great financial cntaclysm.
| There was n week OF stress and
storm. but with my sails reefed ran
before the wind. my assets all secur,
and clcwed down like the sails OF he
good ship Luck In which was running
The millions OF others melted before
their eyes. absorbing all that lay about
but nothing OF mine run down.
However. II seemed advisa Bile that
should leave New York. II was told
TO the chief OF police that my presence
might cause a riot. Personally. had
no feeling OF fear I was serene with
my conscience. but as the storm bca,
| about there YVES nothing for me To DO
and went of on my yacht To rest and
think and give the skies time To- clear.
My enemies caused II to be widely
believed that wild Week was my de
liberate contriyance for the sole pur.
/ pose OF cnriching myself Thus they
got me reputation for almost super
human daring. for satanic astuteness
| Mt cold-bloodcd calculation. do no,
/ deserve the admiration and respect that
my uccess-worshipping fellow country
men lay at my feet. True. did greatly
| enrich myself. but not until the Mon,
day after wild Week
Not until I had pondered on men and
events with the assistance OF the news
papers and my detective protectors ant
! Jailers permitted tn be brought ABOARD
! not until the last hope OF tUruins
Wild Week To immediate public ad
vantage had sputtcred out like los
mans last match. did I think oI ben"
. fitting myself. of scizing the oppOrtun
| ity TO strengthen myself FOR the future
ON Monday morning | said To Sergeant
( Mulholland II want To go ashore a
once and send some kilograms"
The sergeant is one of the detcrtiv,
bureaus "dress-suit men" He Is b,
| nature phlegmaiiC and cynical. Hts OK
perienCe has put over that veneer -
I weary politencSs. We had bsuoln,
great friends during our enforced !E
I Ecparable compauI0nship. For Joe. n.
! looked on me somewhat as moths
looks or a brilliant but erratic son. had
! M l soon discovered. Elaborated won
| dcrful program for me. II included
watch ON me day and night. lest
through rage or dependency. shout,
try TO do violence TO myself. \ Nm
character. that Joe Hut. To- return
Mulholland answered my request 10
shore leave with a soothing smile
Can't do IL. Mr.. Blackjack" he said
Our orders are positive but whet
We put In at New London and sen,
ashore for further Instructions and fo
the papers. you can send In your mes
sages."
''As you please" said I. And CAV
him a cipher telegram To Joe-an orde
TO invest my store OF cash. which mean
practically my whole fortune. In tn
gilt edged securities that were TO
| had for cnRh nj a small fraction OF theI