Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-05-20

tity of books, which Kathleen would
have sold, but which l thought
Where are these stored?" asked
Angel quickly.
AT an old property of ours-the only
property that my poor brother had re-
naming" she replied sadly, land that
because 1t vas in too dilapidated a
condition to attract buyers"
Where, where?" Angel realized the
rudeness Of his impatience. Forgive
me, madam he said, but it is abb
solutely necessary that l should fol-
low your niece at once"
1T is on the Tonbridge Road" she
answered stiffly. 80 far as / can re-
member, 1t is somewhere between
Crawley and Tonbridge, but I am not
sure. Kathleen knows the place well;
that is why she has gone"
Somewhere on the Tonbridge
Road" repeated Angel helplessly.
We could follow the cars tracks,"
said Jimmy.
Angel shook his head.
If this a is general, they will be
obliterated," he replied.
They stood a minute, Jimmy biting
the sodden finger of his glove, and An
gel staring into vacancy. Then Jimmy
demanded unexpectedly
Have you a bible ?"
The old lady allowed the astonish-
ment she felt at the question to be
apparent.
Il nave several"
"A teachers bible, with notes?" he
asked.
She thought.
Yes, there is such a one in the
house. Will you wait? ?"
She left the room.
w should have told the girl about
Spedding-we should have told her"
said Angel in despair.
It's no use crying over split milk"
said Jimmy quietly. The thing to do
now is to Illustrate Speeding and res
u the girl"
vii he DARE"
He'll dare. Oh. yes, he'll dare" said
Jimmy: He's worse than you think,
Angel"
But he is already a ruined man."
The more reason why he should go
a step farther. He's been on the verge
OF ruin Tor months. I've found that
out. | made inquiries the other day,
and discovered he's in a hole that the
drome Of st. Paul's wouldn't fill. He's a
a trustee or something of the sort for
an association that has beer pressing
him for money Speeding will dare any
thing'-he paused then-"but if he
dares to harm that girl he's a dead
man"
The old lady came in at that mo-
ment with the book, and Jimmy hastily
turned over the pages.
Near the end he came upon some
thing that brought a CLEAN to his eye.
He thrust his hand into his pocket
and drew out a notebook. He did not
wait to pull up a chair, but sank on
his knees by the side Of the table and
wrote rapidly, comparing the text with
the drawings in the book.
Angel, leaning over, followed the
work breathlessly.
"There-and there-and there!" cried
Angel exultantly. What fools we
were, Jimmy. what fools we WERE"
Jimmy turned to the lady.
May l borrow this book ?" he asked.
1T will be returned. Thank you. Now,
Angel" he looked at his watch and
made a move for the door. I've have
two hours. We will AXE the Tom
bridge Road by daybreak.
Only n other person did they dis
turb on that eventful night, and that
was a peppery old colonel of marines,
who lived at Blackheath.
There, before the hastily attired old
officer, as the dawn broke, Angel ex-
planned his mission, and writing with
feverish haste, subscribed to the writ
ten statement by oath. Whereupon the
justice Of the peace issued a warrant
for the arrest of Joseph James Sped
ding, solicitor, on a charge Of felony.