The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-12-18

again." Clement said, encouragingly.
ooh, l think SOL think so. BY the
by, how are your mother and your sis
teri"
Both very we'll, indeed. They send
kind remembrances and all good wish
es. You'll have a warm welcome at
the Chase when you get better"
Tll soon get better" and he smiled
again.
Meanwhile we've got to find New
ms. Could you tell me, in as few
words a. possible, how everything hap
pened? intend to start a search on
my own account"
And you saw the box?" Clement
questioned, when Grayton had finished
his story.
"Only from a distance. 1t looked to
me about the length and width of an
ordinary cigar box, but rather deeper"
1T must be of great Importance to
somebody, or Nevins would not have
spent so many months looking for It."
Clement spent an hour with his
friend and then started on q tramp
across Penny Downs.
The days passed away very quickly.
There was very little change in his
| program. An hour at least each day
he spent with Grayton; the remaining
portion he gave to pursuing certain
| methods of his own, but nothing came
of them. The idea that Nevins was
hiding somewhere on the downs, or
in the caves along the coast, had to be
given up. The only conclusion he
| could come to was that Nevins got
away in some luggage train, and that
the chances were he would never be
heard of again. Another change of
name and a change of makeup, aid he
would be able t walk abroad with I'm
punity.
The one encouraging thing in the
whole sad business was that Grayton
was getting steadily better, and by
the time Clement had been home a
week the doctors pronounced him out
of danger. Clement got home later
thar usual on the last day of his visit,
and was a little surprised to find a
strange hat and coat in the hall. His
surprise was greater still when, on
entering the drawing room, he came
face to face with his employer.
"Mr. J~ackson!" he said, in a one
of surprise, Il did not know you were
visiting Cornwall SO soon"
took it into my head a few days
ago to have a run round" was the re-
ply. and here | am. Took you at
your word, you see," and he beamed
pleasantly.
Il hope 0 have been properly
locked after. Have you been here
long?"
Perhaps an hour, though it doesn't
esem more than ten minutes. What a
charming old place you have here!
I'm quite in love with it."
In the summer it isn't at all
bad"
mot at all bad; l should think it
isn't" Mr.. Jackson interrupted. Il
call it quite ideal; and then the whole
countryside is charming"
you have seen it?'
II motored across from Penzance.
I have always said Yorkshire was
hard to beat, but I'm bound to say
Cornwall is a bit unique
I'm glad you like it. hope you
will stay a few days now that you are
here. My mother and sister will en-
terrain you to the best OF their abil-
ity, l am sure. I have arranged to
return tomorrow"
But why tomorrow"
THAT is the end OF my week, IL you
remember. 1t vas very kind of you
to grant me leave at ALL"
"Oh, come, Mr.. Mawgan!" Jackson
laughed. II don't think drew any
hard and fast line, did I, now? AS
well as I remember, I said Come back
as Don as you can And really l
don't think you can get back to-mor-
row Do you think he can, Miss Nav
GAM" and he cast an appealing glance
at Esther.
III you will allow him to remain a
few days longer we shall be greatly
delighted" Esther replied, candidly.
ALLOW him? Oh, don't put it in that
way. please. really can't pose as his
0uuplOy0T Tell
you I feel quite uncomfortable"
Mrs. Mawgan smiled, and Esther
laughed quite heartily. There was
something particularly naive about
Mr.. Jackson. but on the whole she
liked him. A little uncouth perhaps,
stern and unbending when he liked,
with the atmosphere of the wooden
mill still clinging to him; but there
was a generous side to- his nature
which showed itself very clearly. His
refusal to pose as Clements employer
was peculiarly grateful to her.
II was finally arranged that Glenn
ent should remain at home another
week, and that for a day or two, at
any rate, MI. Jackson should be their
guest. Esther was delighted. It
would be a further break in the monot-
ony Of their existence.
Mr.. Jackson INDUCED in sundry re-
Elections when he retired to his room
to dress for dinner.
IAN old county family, no doubt"