Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-05-01

Mr.. Curran?"
Il do. We will submit 1t to the peo-
pie. Their good sense. their honesty.
their charity
him and sighed. Let us pass that by.
1 admit admiring the fight you've made.
I've formed a different opinion of you
the last six months Curran. And to-
night-well. 1 don't mind saying that l
threw up the sponge. We couldn't beat
you've thought it for weeks"
"Well?" Mr.. Curran was almost
ashamed of his u%ngracious note.
"Nevertheless''-the boss rubbed his
thin hands-"you will resign"
II told you no."
Yes. but you will"
The white old hand was raised ia
point at him.. n from that instant
Curran felt the ground slip beneath
him. He glanced at Judge Nan Hart
standing pallid, oppressed. by the win.
dow"
II will mott" he blurted.
The little man sat back easily. He
selected a cigar from his case and
lighted it. Then he stretched his legs
to reach a cushion. Let us see. Cur
ran. Imagine the case. You have
guessed that we have employed this
fellow Ladeau. I admit it. 1 sent him
W. ~ ASGAANS A4S SAAAAS ooSh ySSs-
terday with the fragments of your in
teresting history. More-some extra.
ordinary features of the matter-some-
thing never contemplated by me. He
took. in fact, when he e south. what
appeared to be a most improbable clue
to a theory of his own. A trinket from
a child's necklace"
"Necklace?" Curran stared wonder
ingly.
II imagine a necklace. At any rate.
thls'-and from the open drawer of the
table Thad held VI a silver cross.
The other man did not answer His
mind was cropping back. The silver
cross hung under the light and all about
mists of darkness gathered. Even
Thad's voice seemed like a distant bell.
SO swept away was Curran's percep-
lion of time M place.
"A silver cross which Ladeau took
to an old silversmith he knew in New
Orleans. An eccentric fellow, it seems,
who. out of vanity. used to keep an ac-
count of all the stuff he manufactured.
He marked them all. n from him La
deau learned exactly to whom this was
sold. 1t was bought by this Madame
Artois and given to you child"
Curran leaped to seize the thing UNI
der the light. Tanner. what are you
getting at? BY God, this was stolen
stolen by Ladeau from John Lind
strom's!"
Aurelie!!"
And still the man before him groped
at the unbelievable. His clutch about
the silver cross frightened. He Stun
pied onward and. as Tanner stepped
back, sank in the boss chair.
ID you believe me?"
Curran did not answer. Then he
whirled up. mo. you lie! This cross
what is it? There might be 100 like it!"
Tanner smiled again. He reached to
l hn 1ncL OY ~
, things with some care. l did not wish
to have this affair balk on me. And
: there was no actual need of more than
you and me to settle it. Sony wit
ness!"
!. curran was aware that the door had
t there. his hat off. his eyes staring Won
4 deringly out of his white beard. He
stumped noiselessly across Thad Tam
= ner's rugs.
Mr.: Wiley-the old rebel turned hurt
r scared eyes upon his friend-"I didn't
I me sheriff and the district attorney
e and the judge-they could done sent
{ me to Jail for 100 years on all my whis-
: ky paroles if 1 hadn't come. But I'd
I a-sone for you. Mr.. Curran, If you'd
o I'm glad!" ~
!! "Glad?" Curran felt the old rough
Y hand closing over his own, keeping his
senses to reason. Uncle Mich!"
ther." d
d From his chair the gray boss smiled
It content that the drama acted out it,
O self without word from him.
"1Adeau done it," went ON Mic;ean
he just put 1T all together when he
n found that little Gross and chain. j
n 1old MIN all l knew of Aurelie, just as
: I've told everybody. And he knew vsn,'55
had a child down there. And he knew
inns very little cross was given to he,
e pS some old then he tool
e the whole story to Mr.. Tanner anf
Ianner sent him south. Inc he foun(
. me ilversmith-and it was all true,
orlng up-river was the same one the,
put IN the Holy Family
little girl. MI. Wiley"
Still the father had no word. THAI
e uanne, wiped his glasses. He sighed
dumb man under the light. Judge Va,
X Hart had rested his head upon hi,
~ hand. Ihad mur1nured. after the pause
h proved" N"se .
. think" whispered Michigan, t
you'll be glad for her."
y Glad for her! Curran reached ~,
again for Mich's hand. Glad for her
a He had been glad for her, and she ha,
le led him on. ound for him the gold q
mans work, a world q
achievement. a lffe-a soul! Now tn
phantoms were dissolving. For her h
was called to give them up. Eve
:. through his dark a voice was calm
Y, his renunciation. ~
Il think. Mr.. Curran, you will with
Is draw. Your daughter. grown to won
anhood here; her success, her goo
na1ne-everything points to your resie
10 nation: Ladeau is bought to silenc,
v, No other soul. except the persons i
= this room knows the real facts. An
,e we he glanced at .Indge Won ua.4