The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-12-04
CHAPTER XIII. (Continued.)

D', FNi Sooh' LSdh tSPAlCNi
quietly. IF l am mistaken, l beg
your parfon. 1t really does not matter
10 M whether l take your side Of the
ills side"
What co you mean by taking her
Il have very little doubt that the
OK containing the documents can be
'ound. Tie salvage men are com.
ncncing operations already. Besides,
n that wild coast ships go all to
ioCes after a time and their contents
rift ashore. To be on the spot and
.lGim a certain trunk, should it chance
. turn up, would place one in the
osit*On of having the trump card.
Cwever, as your moral scruples are
e such that you have 40 desire to
axe any profit out of the affair,
il net trouble you any further" and
3 turne den his heel and took a step
oTGrd The door.
! ord Richard hesitated for a nom.
1t, tNt o-ly for a moment. The situa-
Ga vas too interesting to have It
O. ed down without further parley.
o"eover, he felt that the role of NOR.
! puIist did not fit him in the least.
e was conscious that Evans saw
OCH him-that he came to him
rowing well the kind of man he was.
on reed not be in such a hurry"
q said hlandly. The situation you
0uiure Up is a very interesting one.
reilly Should like to hear it more
NY expi@ med"
Il GO rot see the necessity" Evans
Iii d shortly. Il understand you
c net wiling to take advantage OF
2dr nicce's ienoTance; that you would
@: she possessed the property than
{ Gu lad it YOURSELF
| I'd not say so much" he STAN
cred unea2ily. wealth and posi-
81 mi bit endanger a girl brought up
SIZE has been"
+, ey might. While fifty thousand
0GpLs 20 you would be a godsend.'
- ADMIT it. | don't deny that I'm
ri ~up--beastly hard up for a man
. ~ pcsi'ion.'
"~ken am | to understand you are
Hing TO discuss a straight issue
ithout cant or ~pretence? For, If
OF, | nm going to waste no more time
It'll YOU
You seem to have become nightly
lde, enGent all at once" Lord Rich
rd orumbled. Let me hear your
ropositinn."
THAT YOU Ray me the sum of two
fousand POUNDS On the day l place
be silver box containing the missing
ents in your hands,
But OF what use are the missing
.ocuments to me?!'
Evans swore angrily. Il thought we
.ad done with can't" he said. Any
tow the tox will be worth more than
wo thousand to the girl ana ne
made again for the door.
mo. no; don't be precipitate."
Richard said. p~leadingly. i
want naturally to see my way through
he tangle. The sea may never give
llS uSooulS'
(which is not likely in the present
Instance; but if it doesn't you Will not
to pay for it,
and suppose l decline to entertain
our suggestions?"
81 shall make friends OF the girl
hats ALL"
But if the box never turns up!
"Sworn afidavits from the other side
nav answer the purpose OF keeping
out of the property If the giri
get it."
"You a at present she does not
who she is"
Hasn't the remotest idea, anu
what is more, unless you are a-well-
O are q different msn from
What | take you to be, she need never
"And II she never knows there will
,e no litigation?"
sWho is to oppose your claim!
Nayhew is dead-peace to his asnes.
( | am your friend l shall, OF course
,ay nothing to the GIRL
"You would rather serve me?'
~ would" Evans answered, prompt
hut he was careful not to give the
for that choice. His two
interview with Marion West
convinced him that he had moth
ne to gain from her.
perhaps you will give me until TO-
morrow morning to think over the
natter?"
with pleasure"
.Then, tomorrow morning at IL
,'clock, | will see you again"
Evans bowed, and, without another
yord, took his departure.
Two days later Evans found MS way
= st. Chloe, where, as Mr.. Nevins, he
vas, as we have seen, an object OF
ONE curiosity as well as of suspicion.
CHAPTER XIV.