Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-11-12
lest railroad men and slated to be pres

ident Of the road at the next meeting.
Barely past fifty years Of age, David
Cable was in the prime of life and use
fulness. Age and prosperity had i'm
proved him greatly. The iron gray of
his hair. the keen brightness of his
face, the erect and soldierly carriage of
his person. made him a striking figure
His wife. ten years his junior. was one
OF the most attractive women In Chi
cago Her girlish beauty had refined
under the blasts of adversely. Years
had not been unkind to her In way
she was the leader of certain set, but
her social ambitions were not content
There was higher altitude In fash
ions realm. Money, influence and per-
severance were her allies, social des-
potism her only adversary.
The tall, beautiful and accomplished
daughter of the Cables was worshiped
by her father with all the warmth and
ardor of his SOUL Times there were
when he looked In wonder upon this
arbiter Of not few manly destinles
and for his life could not help asking
himself how the Creator had given
him such being for child. comment
ing on the fact that she bore resem-
blance to neither parent.
For years Mrs. Cable had lived In no
little terror of some day being found
out AS the child grew to womanhood
the fears gradually diminished, and
sense of security that would not be dis
turbed replaced them. Then just as
she was reaching out for the chief
1 prizes of her ambition she came face
+ TO face with man whose visage she
never had forgotten - Elias Drooml
I And Frances Gable looked again into
the old and terrifying shadows.
1t was late in the afternoon. and she
was crossing the sidewalk to her car.
rage. waiting near Fields, when man
brushed against her She was con-
scious of strange oppressveness. Be
I fore she turned to look at him she
knew that pair of staring eyes were
upon her face. Something seemed to
have closed relentlessly upon her heart
One glance was sufficient. The tall,
angular form stood almost over her;
the two wide blue eyes looked down
In feigned surprise; the never to be
forgotten voice greeted her hoarsely:
Good afternoon, Mrs. Cable! And
how is the baby?"
1.-THE babyw she faltered. Struggle
against II as she would. a sort of fasci-
nation drew her gaze toward the re-
markable face of the old clerk. "Why
-why-she's very well, thank you"
she finally stammered. Her face was
as white as a ghost. With shudder
she started to pass him. broom
blocked the way.
"She was such pretty little thing.
] remember" and then insinuatingly.
"Where Is her father nowT
"He-Mr. Cable" answered Mrs. Ca
BILE, feeling very much as bird feels
when it is charmed by snake. "why
he's at home, of course"
"Indeedr' was all that Elias broom
said, for she had fed to escape the
grin that writhed In and out among
the wrinkles of his face.
AS her carriage struggled through
Washington street an irresistible some
thing compelled Frances Cable tc
glance back. broom stood on the
curb, his eyes following her almost
hungrily. Half an hour later wher
she reached home she was in a state
of collapse. Although there was nc
physical proof of the fact. she was
positive that Elias broom had followed
her to the very doorstep.
Tn snonopca and draad ba xuoifaf
for days before there was a second
manifestation Of broom. There was
rarely a day when she did not expect
her husband to stand before her anC
ask her to explain the story that had
been carried to him by a demon In the
form of man.
But broom did not go to David Ca
BILE. He went to James Bansemer with
the news.
James Bansemer's law and loan Of
fees were not far from the river and
1t Is sufficient to say, not much far
ther from State street He who knows
Chicago well cannot miss the location
more than three blocks either way II
he takes city hall as a focal point
The office building in which they were
located is not a pretentious structure
but its tenants were then and still are
regarded as desirable. 1t may be wei
to announce that Bansemer on reach
ing Chicago was clever enough to turn
over new leaf and begin work on O
clear white page, but 1t Is scarcely nee
essary to add that the black, besmirch
ed lines on the opposite side Of the
sheet could be traced through every
entry that went down on the fresh
white surface. Bansemer was just as
nefarious in his transactions. but he
was a thousandfold more cautious
broom sarcastically reminded him that
he had reputation to protect In his
new field. and, besides, as his son was
going In society" through the infiu
ence OF coterie of Yale men. 1t would
be worse than criminal TO deteriorate.
Bansemer loathed broom. but he also
feared him. He was the only living
creature that Inspired fear In he hear
of this bold schener Ii IL true thai
he feared the effect an exposure mignt
have on the mind OF his stalwart son
the boy with his mothers eyes. but liz
had succeeded so well ii binding ths
youth IN the years gene by that thG
prospects Of discovery now seemed 10,
remote for concer;i. The erstwhilC
New YORK. sharl: was row IN eel. wills
ana elusive. but he was an eel with Q
sharz's teeth and sharks voracious
ness He had grown old In the stndj
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