The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1910-05-26
CHAPTER x1I-ccontinued.)

-
She had no time to tire Of the ex
.itement of the night-the run acros
soaking heaths and through dead vii
lagos, where little cottages showed vi
for a moment In the glare of the head
lights, then faded into the darkness
Too soon she came to a familiar
stretch of the road, and the car slowed
down SO that they might not pass thu
tiny grass lane that led to F1airby
Mill, They came to it at last, and ths
car bumped cautiously over deep carr
ruts, even loose stone. and through Ions
hrenched grasses TIL there doomed o III,
Of the night the squat outlines OF
Flairby Mill.
Once upon a time, before the COM
Ing of cheap machinery, Flairby Mil
had been famous in the district
and the rumble of it's big one went
on necessarily, night and day: but the
wheel had long since broken, its wreck
lay in the bed of the little stream that
had so faithfully served 1t; it's ma
chinery was rust and scrap iron. and
only the tiny dwelling house that adj
Joined was of value With little or no
repair the homestead had remained
watertight and weatherproof, and here
In had kathleen stored the odds and
endsof her fathers household. The sad
dies, shields, spears and oddments he
collected in his travels, and the modest
library that had consoled the embitter-
ed years of his passing. were all stored
here. Valneless as the world assesses
value, but in the eyes of the girl pre-
cious things associated with her dead
father.
The tears rose to her eyes as Sped
ding. taking the key from her hand,
fitted it into the lock of a seventeenth
century door, but she wiped them
away furtively.
]utiIi1.d tba aoa+,lapa low,
of the car to show him the way into
the house. You must direct me. Miss
Kent" he said, and Kathleen pointed
the way. Up the oaken stairs, covered
with dust, their footsteps resounding
holloway through the deserted home
stead, the two passed. At the head
of the stairs was a heavy door, and
acting under the girls instructions,
the lawyer opened this.
1t was a big room almost like a
barn, with a timbered ceiling sloping
downward. There were three shut
tered windows, and another door at
the farther end of the room that led to
a smaller room.
This was the miiler's living room,"
she said sadly. She could just re-
member when a miller lived in the
homestead, and when she had ridden
up to the door of the mill, accompan-
led by her father, and the miller, white
and joyial, had lifted her down and
taken her through a mysterious cham
Der where great stones turned labori-
ously and noisily, and the air was
Allied with q fine, white dust.
Speeding placed the lamp on the
table, and cast his eyes round the
in search of the books. They
We're not difficult to discover; they
had been unpacked, and We're arranged
In three disorderly rows upon roughly
constructed bookshelves. The lawyer
turned the lamp SO that the full VOL
ume of light should fall on the books.
Then he went carefully over them, row
by row, checking each cop methodi-
rallyy,, and half muttering the name oil
a tome he handled. There were
books. works of travel, and now
and again a heavily bound scientific
for her father had made
a particular study. The girl
with one hand resting on the |
able looking on. admiring the patience
the smooth, heavy man at his task.
it must be confessed, inwardly
wondering what necessity there was for
his midnight visitation. She had told
he lawyer nothing about the red en-
5elope, but instinctively felt that he
,new all about it.
'Afeabas!s, Xenophon,' ne muttered:
Works II Life; Essays of
$50 A-oSNSSt tISiilSESOH Essays, De !
euincey. What's this 2"
He drew from between two bulky
'olunles a thin little book with a dis
olored cover. He busted 1t carefully,
1anced at the title, opened 1t and read
he title page. then walked back to the
able and seated himself, and started
D read the book.
The girl did not know why. but
was something In his attitude at
nf t1ftr-erzf Afhofs =, $50
n stirred within her a
OF danger. Perhaps 1t was that
p Til then he had shown her marked
cference, n been almost ~obsequious.
,ow that the book had beer found he
her. He did not bring it
!, her or invite her attention, and she
IL that she was "out Of the picture"
lat the lawyers interest in her affairs
ad stopped ead just as soon as the /
lscovcrI was made.
He turned the leaves over carefully.
over the introduction, and her
yes wandered from the book to his
She had never looked at him
afere with any critical interest. In
le ~uHsriendly light of the lamp, she
his imperfections--the brutal
of his jaw, the unscrupulous
linness of the lip, the heavy eyelids,
the curious slairlessness of
y fsce. She shivered a little. for she
'ad too much in his face for her
Of Saind.
Unconscious of her scrutiny, for the
ook before him was all engrossing,
e lawyer went from page to page.
] isofs yousHiiiI we mud better Del,
ping ?. Kathleen asked timidly.
Speeding looked up. and his stare
as In keeping with his words.
when | have finished we will go"
said b~rusGuely, and went on read
liz.
Ks thleen gave a little gasp of aston
hment. for, with all her suspicious,
had not been prepared for such
complete and instant dropping of his
ask OF arniability. In dim fashion
he began to realize her danger. vet
sere could be 40 harm; outside was
,c chauffeur, he stood for something
I established order. She made an-
attempt.
III mast insist. Mr.. SPEEDING, upon
finishing your examination OF
rat hook elsewhere. I do not know
lItisesrs you are awake that you are
ccllpNing The only cair IN the room"
headded Indignantly.
IA anl very we'll aware" said the
.wsAr inniy, without raising his
Mr. S~pelding!.