Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-08-27

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Dick Vests child adds greatly to the
\ interest Of the situation. 1t seems
such strange Providence that she. q;
1 all people in the world, should be
thrown into our arms, as it were.
/ don't know how you feel but every
day wonder what has become Of her.
You women are very tender heart
ed where you take" he said, evasiye
ly!
And cat-like where we don't. Per.
haps you are right. But that / am in.
terestea II, this child there is no DENY.
ing. keep wondering what mystery
her trunk with it's silver box contains.
1t was the silver box that worried her,
II you remember. It was to have been
given to Mr.. MAYHEM, as it contained
all the necessary papers. often won.
der what those papers are, or what
they relate to-"
did not know you had such a
curious vein in your nature" he laugh.
ed.
But | have; and, do you know, my
hope of seeing Marion West again lies
In that box"
"Yes?" he questioned
Some day the divers may riddle the
ships hold, or she may break up so
completely that the baggage will be
washed ashore"
fHThat is quite possible of course"
She gave such an exact description
OF the cowhide trunk that am sure /
should recognize it.
"And what them"
why, in the event of its being
washed ashore, we should advertise
the fact, of course"
"She might never see the advertise,
ment"
ooh, don't, know Newspapers par.
agraph such things, and there are a
hundred ways of people getting to
know"
1T would be interesting If anything
of the sort should happen"
"You may discover her yourself
You are going to London. suppose 2"
That is So Mr.. Jackson lives in
nsington-Prince's Gardens, to be
exact. believe he is a wealthy man.
ufacturer from Yorkshire or Lanca.
shire. Judging by his letter l should
say he is a self-made man.
He may not be any the worse for
that
He may be all the better 1t de-
ponds largely on the original material.
Some self-made men do their forbears
credit. Others are an offense'
las he is fond of books the chances
are he is one of the better sort"
1--WE will hope SO. But man may
have a big library and remain an ig.
noramus. 1t would delight mother if
| found the man impossible"
On the following morning Mrs. Nav
gan condescended TO argue the ques-
ton with her son. During a good |
many wakeful hours she had primed
her heaviest guns, and when morning
aawned she was prepared to meet him
with what she believed to be unan-
swerable arguments
Unfortunately her logic proved to
be less convincing than she antici-
Dated not that her premises were'un-
sound or her conclusions faulty, but
because Clement deliberately refused
o open his eyes to the light.
On the third day she brought her
emational batteries to bear on him.
sarcasms and syllogisms having both
allied, she fell back on her last weap.
IN of attack. She charged him with
icing unfeeling and unfilial. wept over
Ter widowhood, and enlarged on her
cnely and unprotected life She dwelt
on the sacrifices she had
made. so that he might have univer-
sity training, and urged that if he had
| spark of humanity in his nature he
would not desert her in her old age.
1t was trying interview for both,
,nt Clement had neryed himself for
he encounter. To yield again would
De to render himself contemplate for
sven his own eyes. Moreover, a new
spirit had been awakened in him;
lew impulse had come into his life;
he dynamic energy of great and I'M
selfish love impelled him along the
course he was taking,
ITO Be contlnued.)
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