The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1913-01-17

Lime WITH the SNOW. III going " dSh
her II she knows what I did to her in
the sale of my interest. I'm going to
nnd put if he told her"
"Braddock. you must listen to rea-
bon!" cried David.
"Ill tell you what l came here for
koday, Jenison," said Braddock levelly.
|Dick says you're still crazy about my
Christine. He you
haven't seen her in five years-some
kind OF a promise my wife made, he
Paid. l came to ask you this question:
will it make any difference in your In
fentions regarding her If If her ia
kher should happen to end his life on
fhe scaffold? l don't say feelings.
mind you'll said intentions. ] mean
i. Would you still want her Tiff 1t
turned out that way?"
David looked helplessly from Joey to
Ruby and then at the set, emotionless
face of the questioner,
"Braddock, l can tell you this from
ny soul: Nothing you may do will
liter my feelings or my intentions.
Christine is in no way responsible for
pour transgressions. / am only sorry
that she has such a father. II she still
eares for me | shall ask Dor to be my
wife, eve though 5vu are strung up
hundred times. But this is beside
he question. You should think of her
happiness. her peace of mind. All her
'ffe she will have to think Of you as
A-a-well, I won't say 1t. You"
"I1l say it for you," interrupted the
tray faced listener; las a gallows bird
las scaffold fruit"
"You would better a thousand times
|hOot yourself than to bring that black
hadow into her life." said David.
you a stop me, | suppose, by hav-
ng me locked up, but 0 can't keep
he there forever. I'll get out some
Tine. ! don't say I'm going to shoot
Bob Grand. ! want you all to bear
Fitness to this statement. Whatever
do to him will be with these two
lands. He didn't use weapons on ME
nd I'm not going to use 'em on him"
He picked up his hat and, with no
lord of thanks to Ruby, no word Of
appreciation to David, no word of
kfatitude to Joey, he strobe out into
be hall, through the door and down
be steps.
HE cant do II today said Joey in
kushed tones. "The mans still out
town"
On David's return to the hotel he
pund a hastily scrawled note from
krtful Dick Crcpk. He had remained
the Noakes' until midafternoon dis
ussing the sinister attitude OF Thorn,
Braddock. Joey haa stubbornly
Maintained that it YVES worse than
neless to have the man locked up. 1t
Eould merely delay the contamination
his purpose. Jenison at last came
3 HE way Of thinking, although not
shout a twinge of misgiving. 1t
rs his firm opinion hat Braddock
nd In no way reformed.
Dicks note bore the disturbing news
hat Colonel Grand had returned to
Dwn and that Mrs. Braddock was ex
bected the following day. Ernie had
|btained this Information through the
riendly PUrtman servant, who, to
note Dick, affected the hunchback's
ociety. because he believed that the
ktouching of a hump would bring good
rex" Old Mr.. Portman, it was given
IT. was en- his way to his summer
ace in the Adirondacks. Naturally
would be accompanied ny his
Sughter and Christine. They we're
"a to arrive at 4 o'clock and expected
remain in town for ten days.
David spent a miserable night. He
- obsessed by the fear thai Brad
Dck would seek out Grand hat very
Nxht. The next day he took joey and
fmby to luncheon at Delmonico,s. All
krough the meal he vas busy pictur-
- to himself the girl who waA whirl-
Y northward. nearer and nearer to
m with each minute Of time. She
fould be tall and slender ard shapely.
minds eye Travelled backward.
er hair would be brown. But even
he constructed her to please his
7 Imagination he quailed before
specter OF doubt. Was the heart OF
girl OF fifteen unchanged in the
K1oman of twenty?
ne caught the ferry soon after lunch
~ and was at TIE station on the 9th.
side OF the river long before the
IN was due. There his eyes rested
I squat, missAapen figure. Ernie
onk's presence was d~isquieting in
I,re than one rense. Dick had said
"a Braddock "a hanging round
II his brother. David searched the
nrrying throng for a glimpse of the
~. sinister flgsre of Christine's IA.
al the while conscious that
no Cronk's b.Seful gaze was upon
He considered briefly and then
efded to ccns1x the cripple. AS he
ne his wsy OTer to him he noted
"a Ernie was 6ashly dressed. al
- 10 the pciat Of grotesqueness.
hello. MrAiOl" said David. Ernie's
~ were 6cs0s6 across his breast
-he gave no alG Of unfolding them
80 ala not DgoRer his hand.
Y0u don't nsve to speak to me II
800 waaA - muttered Ernia