The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-11-08

tory in order to get upon his track, he
had not found out about the marriage.
He would have mentioned it If he
had done so.
He quite understood why this detail
had escaped the attention of the in.
quiry agent.
The farmer knew nothing about 1t.
John Wilson had left his wife for some
little time when he came into the
hands of the police, and, being a SOL
der in barracks, no question as to his
domestic circumstances arose at the
trial.
But the police would know Of his
marriage now, because his wife had
written to him at the convict Jail, and
the governor would have a full knowl-
edge Of the fact. He would certainly
communicate it to the proper quarter,
as all letters are entered in the prison
books. The authorities would have a
full knowledge of his wife's address.
He had thought of adding this item
to Hanks other information when
they had their first conversation to-
gether. But he had reflected that
Hank might consider it his duty to in
form his employer, Sir Mark Bretting-
ham, and Mr.. John Wilson thought this
knowledge might influence the baronet
in the arguments he might propose.
SO he determined to get his financial
arrangements through first, and then
reconsider the question of Mays posi-
ton.
AS he left the solicitors office with
the full knowledge that there was not
likely to be any difficulty in obtaining
funds, he felt that the time had come
to make up his mind about his wife.
He saw that she was an element Of
danger.
1t was Hanks business to guard him
against danger. Therefore Mr.. Hank
must be informed of the principal one
his wife.
That was now Mark Brettingham's
only trouble. He saw himself with
money at his commandments about
Which there would never be any IN
certainty. A life of ease and pleasure
lay before him. The possibilities of
enjoyment were such as he had never
dreamed of in his most optimistic mo-
ments.
In the silence of his cell, when he
thought about the future. he had had
no delusions.
He felt that his last chance of con-
cuering fortune honestly had O
The prison faint was upon him,
and he was not likely to get rid of it..
He supposed that he would, when
his time was Up, have to live by his
wits, and the best that he could hope
for was that his wits would keep him
making a second acquaintance with
the dull, dead life of the brothers of
the Broad Arrow.
But now his circumstances were en-
tirely changed. The outlook was de.
cidedly promising. He was prepared
to sacrifice any one who might make
it less so. 1t was certainly no part of
his program to let his wife know that
he was now a man of means and a
person of social consideration.
At a few minutes to 5 MI. Bertram
Hank, the eminent private detective,
strolled up Langham Place in the d.
rection of the great hotel at which a
h~ighly-valued client had taken I'D his
temporary quarters.
Mr.. Hank having satisfied himself
the previous evening that there had
been no "shadowing" of his client by
any of his professional brethren who
were officially attached to the organ
ization of which he had at one time
been a member, fe.t no necessity for
cautious observation, and gave himself
up to meditation.
ITO Be ContinuedD