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Now her e~esscintillnted* her lips were
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ARnill ~]le mas overcoliitt ~ )y tior ~riisery.
hlr.rr. ~ : ~ ,,.as ~ k ollc? : of ~ 'thost! ~ rare luhi- dn~wl~ bnok, disclosing her white teeth. Her
wfl:lk Ilntnl'e, oll(!enroused, nlight sllolv
A Story of a Murder Trial. vi,ltl:l]~ .cv]lo o;lll let p:ws ~lt~iti~l~rovt!d IIII c!stigress.
Tllnt look of hate nud jealousy
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,.,.llellt ollllortllllity to atln~iltistor rt~orzll
lwf,,rc.llt. sjlt$ E:lw tllat 1lc.r g~~est \\'as 11ot ill boned no good to TraUor, nor to the
il Ilro~r~tr,r's F'triflt Il-i,ts tltc'.I)ct~. :, pr(ll>tsr 6l:1tc, to rec:~!ivt-. cltlmot~itio~t ltindly. Fvotnan in GomPnnY.
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111 s110rt. " ])r~':~e!l~il~g " wollld 011ly :~liell:lt.~
11vr syr~np:rtllit~s, \vitl~out tloi~lg 11cr:L 11:lI'tiele
CHAPTER XI.
Isy ~'lIAl:rt~gllt Iit3r~c21€ rt~~~rrssri~tg n xigh. An for tile "Yes," shtl snicl, '' 111ost worthy."
btiat~tifl~l."
girl, rllt? sluilctl with partial ~atisfnction at IIe exter~~le(l his II~IIB-~II-. ltrrtl not filr to
\Vl~eu slltr II:LII v:rte~~ t111' strn~tg(:r still snf, tltt4 tafftv*t.
ref~eh, she stood ao close to his sidc-mlti]
11s if diait~t!l~trc~tl to tntlvtr or rlo :rt~ytllilt::, \\'III.II sllr l~ft t11~ llot~ue sflo (lid not kiss his flrlgers c:loued ovt!r I~or 11n11d.
wit11 loolc of Ilc.ll111ws ~tlisr~ry ou 1tt.r f:~c.t., her I):lby ; for it ~11tr h:~tl 110 wort1 of tl~nt " I owe you lnuc!l~, evt?rytl~irig," he snid.
]t)ttillg Ile-.r oytss rnovo lidtles$ly over tl~e I I I ~ : L V ~ ~ I I - ~ I " ~ 1):il)y-talk P ~ I ~ ~ ~ ~ I " ~ wlliolr ~leecls " IIow onti I re[l:ry you ?"
NI!I*IIU 11t>fortl 111;r.
111) i~~t~~rl~rc~tt~r,
xi~lc~n its olrtr grai~d r~ientiit~g " Uy dis~t~issi~~g tile ~1cl)t frotn your li~)s
Nra. Tnakar nottrtl tl~v ~)rt!ttitress of h1.r -tlrt+ orlly olte tvurth prr2sc~rvirlg-is love+. allii tlrorlglltv."
fitc:c!, 11ow tutrrrt!al lly sufferi~tg, 11otl1 ~i~t*t~t:~l t )llc't! ill 1110 strtwt, the getlitrl s~ttlel~ine 110 looked nt her steadily. Hel; eyes fell.
tinel 1111yric.nl.
I~ror~gl~t 1):ic.k to h t ett.11 ~ sorrlu of its wont- Slfp ilitl not try to withdrl~w her hnnd.
bL YOU 11:1vti tbotlit~ n1noug 11s n straugels ?" ('11 sllrit~~', nlld to 11t.r (!ytls their pnst I)rilrl~t- 1101011 !"
askrtl the goo11 ~IIIII:III, gt.tltlv.
11ti++. \VIII~II ?;I111 drtc.c:trtl n look of nduh- IIis voice? mns sonrac~ly nbove a whispe~.
Yt.4," #&kid tht~ girl, :IS if rtltbIIllr*il to n tion ill till! f:lc8ct of :L 1)asser-by, ~t~11li~lli0ll Htte r:lrst?il her Hyev as if 110 coerced her
H~?ttsO of her l)iliflt[ tlOllt~iti~ll. " I tli3Vthr f0l1 that l)(.:ltlt~' .ivhioIt h:Ul l~rolt~~llt, llOt fll~ will. Silo regnrded llilrl mith fluttering
tv:ls 1rt.ro ))ofore ~t~rtl I dorl't kllow wliertr to sill :ltld H O ~ ~ O of ~ 11t~ V life, 1)ut its tt?~t~r~tt~- I~rt?:~tli, I~rlpleesly.
go. 111nvv11't go$ iuoltuv enouph to lnst lilt! ti(ll1, c.olllti feel tlle old-tillie tllrill of 130 put rlo tltlestion irlto words, but gnthvory
long if 1 do#t fitt~ilitu. IIu CRII'~ 111111 pl1~:1311r1~.
crl;.d her to hid henrt nncl said :
trgirinot me alt ether IC I (lo."
So sltt! 11nrat~tl nlong cbnllincr the 8wertt.r Tlinuk Gotl!" wit11 nfervor he had never
h e did o i n I 11iitl 1 t 1 l i l I t t o r vitl : 1 1 I - bqp,re eipa.it.need.
~110 mas st!t:kin~; 11ut u11(! l)~~p:lll to rol), ns if ti1 ~~tltlt!llly 1111 tltc t-olor iktl fro111 lrer lips, IIllrry I" sl~e said, nrld that was all.
~norcr t11:rt1 linlf fcnrlul t111it ~!v~.II ht? ntigl~t ~itttl slle clutc.tlc*d :rt a p:rlir~g r~t hela sidu to Such love as theirs needs no expo-
I~ril her.
kc.c. ) fro111 fi~llilig.
si tiou.
1tIlllyittp with 5111 offort, slit! wellt on, look- "k:Irry Tr:rt~or!" she exclaimed, pressing Aftermnrd ]lo held her hands Ad stoo,l
ing wistf~~lly :rt hlra. Tilaki~r:
her hand to 11rr henrt. " W110 is Ile with 7 littlt! npnrt frorn her, so he could looli iuto
" I tlotl't Ictlow .just why, but whet1 I saw Ilom Itn loolts'nt her!"
tier fnce, lighted with that radiance which
V~II I tl~ot~gl~t I sl~otrlcl liktr to stop with you As the last morcls pnssed her lips slre is lilre nhnlo.
lor n fow dnyu, 0: I1 mt!ek, 1)erlIfll)s. While 1 f3tr:li~lltellrd lip, all her wt~:rkrtess vnoish- " My joy is not without its pain I* he said.
wns loolrir~g for hlln. If ~0~1'11 ollly 1t:t mu il1~. A hot flush swept to her temples nud " I cannot help feeling that it is) wrollging
etny, I'I!, ~:ty you and 1l6t mnku you any receded, leaving her palo afinin, but with n yo11 lo nocept what you so freely give."
trouble.
d~fferent sort of pnllor.
" Hush, denr," she whispertd. " How cnn

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yoti 1vro11g mo Ijy giving tnt! 11111 ottt: tl~itr, 11ig11t; 1~1t lttl s111ilt-(l :11ttl t11:111lit~(l filar fo
\\'lrit.l~ is to tr~rtktt IIIY lift? t!oi~~l~lt~tt! 1" tllt! ~wctrt t~ugt~t.y \vitl~ 11 I;iz$.
" T11ci nrorltl ~ !OIIII~H tlo11;1rs :IIIL~ (:(.11ts, n111 ,, ll~ett, thtr t:l~ill of e.rc.itit~p I.IIIII~~IF wit11 111
~O(!i:ll ~*:ttilc 1ii1t1 rt.l)~~t:~tiol~."
tlcc!lirtcr of tlre HIIII, t11t.y t:~i.~lt.[l to \v:tlk 11o111
" I cbl~c~ostt i~~t(!lltv?t~~:~l ~vt~111111 :1t1(1 t:l~ilrir(: iu tl~c! gtrtl~erit~g twiligl~t.
ttbtS itt tl~t! 11l:tt~t! of r(*l)nt:rtiot~, n11t1 trtlt! 110 .Illst, its t1it.y Itaft tilt: spot, 1-':111tiy 3Iol.to:
bilit y of st1111 1)t~fot~tt t!111ply 11011ors, Itlor, ros~ fro111 ht'r 1)!:1(.t: crf (.oII~~I~:I~III~~~I~ 1111t
0ft1.11 1)t)rrowc.tl tl~:~tr c.:tr~~c!tl."
alt,otl tlt~ivt'rittp 111 rvtbry t~t~t.vt', wit11 I
" ~ ltl~t! l s:ttt~t~, ' 11tbo11lt! will tnllc.' ' :.l~:istly ~~itllor ~III 11t:r f:~ce ;~tltl :i livitl c.irc.18
" 1,t.t t,l~t.tn tl:~~.o!" t!i.icbtl tl~o giyl, 11r:~~vinp 111~~~11t~ Ill++ t1ltliltl~.
11t~rst~lf' 111) \vill~ it 11111tgl1t c:o~tn(~~o~ts~~t!sa
(I (:o:~tlt.tl otit of lubr \vt111tt~11 wtb:ilrt~t~?~ 11:
!!far OIVII l)OlVt!l'. j%ltr, 1$1l'r~," silt! tUldt!d ttlt! tllils~~~l~f:l~ lb;ts9itllt tl1:lt .11\~:t~t'lt lltal', 811'
J'trll c:ttt chot~rl)c'l t,ll(? ll~tttlct!y 1!row(1 t( ~':~isrtl 11vt. c~li~~c.l~t~tl 11:u1tl :t11t1\;- I~rr 11tt;u
t . Tot1 t!n~t (~:I~II t11(! III~II~!~ tltt!y ~vor iuttl carit.tl ill tl.:lgit. ( ~~.~IIIIII.~:I~~IIII :
pllil), ntid for(-t! L~I(*III to n(:lc~~o~Ie~Ig~ ~OIII " 011 ! tI1t1 l~+~~,j~trt~(l vill:!it~ ! 111~ 11t~i11t~~
~ll~~t~ri~~i~il
y."
r~f liars! lIt*-Ilc! 11:~s t~:t:z1811 IIO II:I~I,~~,I
" 11 8111 lookcstl tl1rou~41 yottr pnrti:rl c:yths ; Oh! url~y clotas ltt~;~vt~~t ~villlliolt! it* ltgl~t
PIIOII~~I t.t.rt:lil~~y ln:lvt?11o tliilit:~tlt~," htg rt:. :I~IIE~ ?"
plit.tl. 1% it11 :I stt~iI~wl~ic!l~ f:~tltvl :IN 110 i~ddi.tl ll'littdt!tl 1)y tta:ii~a :11tt1 niltl wit11 tlrgl,:~ir
" Tlrc.rts ia otlt! ~ vl~o l~itn tho riglit 1.0 stS:ut 11rt qltt! 1lt:tl tltt!fil)ot lilet~ so111t~ 1111t111-tl t'l't-:~t~~t.t-. . ..
~~it~rovly. 1Vll11t if his vt:rtliot I)o cttlvc!rstr 1' " I will c1etto1111t-(1 11i111 !" s11t- 1~1,1t~(l t11t~t111;l '' 311.. l'i~i~~~~~~tott, yo~i will ltot 11t~ sii~~l~t~i$t~tl
"My f':~tl~t.rY"
!tthr tc~cstl~. "Sl~tb to 11t. l~c.ttt,tl. 111111 I to 114 t11:it I sl~ottltl ~~I~I(-I,I:I~II :I (ltat2i~ SI~IIS~- t~l'p~,:~ti-
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~IIII~III~I~! IIt! will statn tlit: f:tll~t~t., will lit- tlltlt. 11~1. 111(' ~I~~I'S~III tlirtst.tly it~*trt~~~~~t~ti~l
" 11th fl'll~t4 to lny J~tiigt~~t.t~t in 1111 tl~ittgs \Vt3Il, I s11:tlI #tbt! 11it11 :11st1. ( 1111- two storits 111 tnKc.t;lit~~ $11 g1.txikt 11 (51~:~t~gta ill I I I lit(,; ~ 11ttL
lit! (*;~t~tiot ~IILI~LII! tlltr st!l.iollsly wl~tfrtr tilt rvlll Ift t~ic-tbly toprtl~t.~', 1 f:i~~c.y."
t11t~1~ IS :t~it~ll~t*r stai~titt~t.i~t, SIII, !vl~i(*l~ ~OII
l~t~l~()it~c.sss of IIIY lift1 (.1311tt~ra."
All ! 1Lt~lt~11 l'l~it~t~c~tot~, ~11:tt tlo tlit,stb \!-ilC III:I~ 11ot l)th ~~1~~~~~:1t~t~tl,
yt8t 11~11it~l1 is t l ~ ~ :is i l ~ ~
11~1r1,y's t.tq)ly to 111.r u~vt,t>t i~(ltil:~tiot~ IV:U bvc~t'tls ~,trr'tt,l~.i to yo11 ? 1.4 yotlr g1'+.:1t Irk13 11~1~lll;l~. Wlltsli ~ll('11 :I ~~tltl1:lIl :IS ytblll' t~:ll:pI1not.
ill xvt~rtla, IIII~ it. H(!I~III(*~~ nittisf:~e:tory tc o l~t. rc.cl11itetl 11y so fo~tl':~ I~t.tr:~y:tl? I: tttr g ~~t~ts 11t.r ftic-~ttlsl~i]b to i~ III:III \v11t1 ft~bls
11(~t- to w11oi11 it IVIIS t~tltlrc!?st~~l.
yot~r idol (.1;1y ?
t11;11 11v 11:i~ ill 11iit1 :it ltb:~st t11:11 ~vliit~l~ thtl-
I't~t~Ut~l1 tl y 11(i s:li(I :
lVl~t?tl~~~r givvtt to t11t. sl~ifting st111t1s (I! :11~lc.s II~III 11, :111111vt~i:1to 1v1111t is l~igl~t~dt :111(1
A < Jlt! t.tati~r~~a IIOIII~ to-~~igl~t, tlo~s l~t! 11ot i rt~;kt:l~t.ry or 1otl~t.tl ou tilt. 1itm1 t'ot.lc ol Ilt3st ill IIIIIII~III II:I~III.~..
I will statA 11i1i1 i11 tl119 III~I~II~~IZ."
r11t11, (:otl'a l)lt~ds~~~p 011 TPI)II)IIII'~ fi~itll i~ "Sita, it1 t11(! illo111c.11t IVII~~II s1:to tlt~t~l:ir~~~l
'l'I~(.tt IIH IIH looltetl r ~ ltc!t. l 1111tl rt?i~li~t~~l tltc l~t! III~II slit* lov+*?, t11:lt s\vet,tt*st twit of 11t.1 t11:1t it \\':IS t~ot it)tlin'~.~.t~~~f lo 11t.r wl~c.tlic~r 1
grt~:~t~~t~sn 4 t11v pt.iz(! for \vl~it!h htj \VIIS pottl:rtlhood, ilidrxic:ll of 11t.r own iu~lntt \vt2t~t 1111 or tlowt~ ili l l ~ t a tlivi~~(+ 11:11:it1c.o
strivit~p :I u11tl~1t~11 ~~I:I~III "of l)ni11 :~pp(~;~r~tI i11 .rt1t11.
I t.t~nc~t.ivc~tl fol. your ~ ~ I I I I ~ ~ :I I II~I~I. I ~ I ~ of
11in f:~i~c.. I~is h:l11(1s clost?tl over Il(:rs t.iglltly
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n.liic.11 1 I.:III onlfri~y it ia tIi(t fc~t.nl 11critlt ill
;1t:t1 II~! said :
~vl~i~lt t*et~I~~ts i2!'tary i~spit.:itioi~ of 11ty lift:,
" Htfil(btt, ~vlit'tl~~r yoitr f:itI~t'r filvors or re-
('II.\l'TRIt 111.
l>ttss t11i1t1 t\vta?~ty-foiir 11o11r's S~III.~! sl~cb :ISjcc:ts
~IIY ui~it.-:~l~d 1 i1111 nft.ititl t11:1t IIO III:LII
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in his ~(?IIS(%H ~vottltl t:ol~nt!l~t to t111.o~ :l\v:~y
IK~illIl OL1) srt~~c~d III~! of :L rt'(.il~rot-:~l ~~tl:~(~l~~~~t~~~t,
tt11d
31riS.
t~ot~~~t~ir?iotlc~cl III~? lo 1121; yc~ur c*ottrcstil to tl~e
tll('11 11 l~:lll"llt~~l' 119 YOll 111)011 ~~tlt!ll I1 1)001. Old Jnrt!(l l't.i~~t*t~tott 11:itl 11.1 t11~1tv1 to hi: CIIII~IIIIIII):L~~~II of OII~ loring n the 1)oit1t.
tl~r 1)nst now.
rown oorrtrnot 11t.r fatl~t!r'a I)ro~vs.
"Of your life up to :I year ngo I la~ow lit-
In it voir-e often l)rolct!tl I)y pnin, nnd " 811om 11i1n ill here," 11e snid, n~ld the sc?rv- tle t~~ort? 1111111 \vh:lt you 11:ive I)eet~ ~)lensecl
sotl~eti~nes Itnrd wit11 I>ittt!rt~eu~, 11u told nt withdrew.
Lo tell Ute. I nllt willit~g to tttktr your wort1
I~om, ill overy ol~ildislt tlisngreetneut, his Helen 1novt.d townrd tho cloor.
Tor it. Of tht? c:ott~])letetrrss ntltl 1)ernltinellnu
tnthtlr's drttnlteuness 11nd I)c.en the tnui~t "Stny, dear; I Itnvt~ tlo privetit I)t~siness I€ your rt?r~l:~~ll:ltlolt I tl~t~lct! 110 (111~stio1t
~vf tl~ wl~icll l~ia p1ay1nntc.s 11nd ornsl~rcl llit~i, vitlt hit11 " snid Iter firtlrnr.
vl~ittt. I IIILVH 110 de8il.0 to (l(.lly yo11 tl~it
rilo every frc*nlc of luint:l~ic.f t11:tL catnu 1111- " Ho tt::ly l)r".fet' to set! yo11 nlotlt'," ~nnr- ipoesrrsiotl of iuty or rill the tl~~rtlitit~a wl~ic.l~
tlvr the uotice of hi? rl~lera wan 811ru to 1)riug nured the girl, nllnost ol~okittp. r~ud t~ot :o to 111:tk.e t11e exetnplr~rv citizrt~, frita~tcl,
tht. ctyu of st~sl~ic~~o~i ul)o~t "oltl Trnt~or's :tting hi111 nt!e her f~~ot., ~~t~ssed frotn tile IIIUII:I~I~ ILII~ ft~ll~t'l.; 1)11t, Ar. WII~AII yott 11.111~
l~oy," utttil 110 e:tmo to f(.(?l Lllnt ttleru mi18 :r o0:11.
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"5-011 wou't 1c.t 11iul !Ilnrry I~t>r, sir, will
"11elu11, Ilnve yo11 tllougllt I)ettc3r of it?
yoc~:) 1)11t tli111't tc'll hi111 wily. If 110 kuc~m
,1r11 yo11 going to rnlie 111e 1):1ulr ag:rir~ 7"
tlr.rl I 11:ul i~~tt.rft.rcbtl 1111 \vo111tl 1l:ltc' lilt'."
*.Tnlie you I)nck?" she repentt~tl. "I)id
- \\'I10 111~t1 yo^! 5" ,lt*~nn~ldt~cl Mr. 1'ri11c*c.-
go11 tllirllc t11:tt 1 coulcl enst yo11 otT? Htirry,
~OII, sloppi~~g :rg:1111.
you don't Ir~row uly love. If yo11 clid--
*' I?,LIIII~ h1ort011, air. 1'111 stol~pi~lg wit11 i~~gly.
Ijnt my letter told yoti that I should be true
A11.r. 'raqli:~. I-OII III:~~ ltrlow ller."
TII~! you~lgc~r lllnll k~~ow tl~nt 110 11ntl no to yon in spite of everythi~~g."
" V15l.y ~141. Tlltrt mill tlo. h'ow It.:rrc. IIII*:III :r~lt:~go~~ist ill 1110 ntllrtly 0111 vc?tt>rnll. "~rollr It:ttl?r7"
1111.. Stop! y1)11 luny fl~~tl this ust.f~~l." So ticrc:o mila tllo :l?ln;~~llt tllirt 11o ~vtrs forc!c?tl He sl~~~dtleretl even llownt the thought of .
12r111n lliu vt.st-l)ot~kt~t 111. drtlw fort11 soll~t. to r~!:rt.i~t :iuil m:u'tl off tl~t: r:iin of l~lo~va the 1ottc.1- he hnd received fro111 her.
a I I ~ I ) I I :III~~ ( ~ ~ 11111 it ill 111~ 11n11d.
wit11 11is :rr111s, \vllilt) 11(+ terivtl :
6Lyt!s, denr : Ix~t llow (lid you so misinter- ,
'< YOII'~~~ too gootl, uir. 1 (sn~~'t tl~:r~llc Y~II bL ]I:rvt? :I (.:lrt3, ole1 II~:III ! Tl~is is tl~o seco11(1 pret it ns to tl~il~li tllnt I 11acI vast you off,
~~111~11~11, 1'111 sllrt~."
ti11113 I 11:tvc! ftslt tl~t! wc~inl~t of yolu wtic!k. I wllell I t!sl)ressly st:rtecl to the cro~~trriry ?
tlrsr girl rttc-t~iv+~cl t llr ~nolrt~y vision* of I~:r\-t? :I. tlt.l)t of 1iftt.t.n ythnrs' at:rnding whic~ll I)o you not 11p11rovu my plntls? Cn~luot you
r, :.t~~~!ily tri~~~~~~(btl 1)o11111~1, \vl~i(.l~ 911th 11:1(1 1 :1111 HIVOPII to rvpay !"
wait uutil I 11crve disohnlged every filial
KI~I~II III :r 111illi11tbr'~ ~v.:111o~v. llittt3cl l)tkforth ,lv, I rt.111r1111)c.r tl~rnsl~ing n young rt?pro- 1111ty :u~d c::lr~ ooulrj to you without rel):~t+!
iro111 111y ort!l~:ir~i, Tl1t3 1)oy 11ns l)rovc3cl l)rnt~c11 ?"
f;~th+.r c ~ tht? f 111:lll."
110 i)n~~st!cl Ilia 111111cl neross his brow in be-
'* \Vlr:it !" (tl.ithd tl~c! yo1111g rnnn, ~11111 ft~irly wilder~~~e~~t.
.I:II.IV~ I'~.i~~(.alto~r,' tr?( 110 sl"r~tlct 0x1, ~ILIII~I~I- 1t31l l):~(!li.
"1 tl~i~~lc tl~ere is somu mistnke," he snid.
ill:: 1110 ~POIIIIII s11:1r1~1y wit11 his \v:rlkit~g- It ]is t11iH ti1111' ~III? nasi~ilnl~t hncl ~)rt,ssed i11e Pour lett,er UI~IIIIO~ llnve rea011t?il III~?."
n1ic.l~. '"1'0 tl1i111c t11:1t :L tl:r~~gl~t~~' of 111i11tt nw~~ilt~~l :r(*ross ll~t! st1~~~~1 11111i! 11tj c*ot1111 rcr-
s8 Sou clicl not receive 111y letter ?" cried
c~clllltl lovl~ :1 I11:LII \v110 ('0111~1 stool) to s11rt:tir~ f:l(.ts whicll 1l:rvt. wit11 j~.nlousy. " IIerry T~iltor, you sl111ll "Sour r~ote :III~ ring I" rsperrted He1e11,
si.~(btl CI)II~~! to III~ Ic~~~\vIeclgt~."
t~t~vc~r'~~~:~.t.y bliss l'ri~lceto~~-~~t)vrr!" pnadltl# ovt.~. l~is ltlst ~vortls.
T~II..~ far the oltl m:irr aot, and tlrcn 110 " .\\I !" t.sc.ln~~nt.tl f he III:III, sllnrply, and "Our UII:::I~~!IIII:II~ I.~II~," he snid, with n
c.hoLt.tl wit11 l~iv so~lse of the i11811lt offtsred nftthr 11erllaps fivtb secontls' ])nuuu, 11u re- RII:I~~) t,millge of I):I~II.
his (ln~~pl~tt~r.
v~li~asl ,,.'. .. .
" I )ur t!~~gngeluc!~lt~ l'iug?" crritad the girl.
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r I 1 11c. J-LIIIIIF~~~ 11lti11 st:lrtt~d : the11 took :ld- '. F.111ny Nortoll, 1 will lrlnrry bliss I'ril~oe- " St.1.. it is ht+ru. It tt:ta 11evt)r left IIIY fillgel.
v:u~l:~gcr of 1111. ot11c.r'~ II~IIIRI~.
to11 111 rl~t~: of 111:u1 or tlrvil!"
for :r ui11g1~~ i~~stnllt H~IIIQU yo11 p t it there."
'' ,111. I tl~iltlc, si~.-''
" S~.vtrr ! I'll tlta~~ou~r~.t! yo11 11s n mtlr- Hl~t! hi?ld fort11 her llii~lcl :LIICI rencl his fnuo
111-1.1. lltr c.l~c~c~lt~tl I~in~at.lf, ctougllt.cl, :l11(1 lll.rl~l~ !*'
:llllll~ll :
"1-or1 will, will yol~ 7"
'' 1'1 :~y, 1)rot~i~tld.''
Sl~tr s:rw 11tr 111c~tlit:1tec1 rill nsani~lt. Sl~t?
Ili..i ts1>111 11.io11 w:rs not lost OII t11e tslilc*r trc1111cl II:LVI~ c-~.it~ll "IIII~I.~~'I.," IJII~ his tist
gl~lltll~lll:lll.
ft~11tn11 llthr to ttltt t':u'tll :lllll tll~ cbl'y st01)l)c.d TIIPII ht! tlrtw it fro111 I~t?rll~lger ant1 ltrolcetl
" I 1:r ! 111. s~~sl)t'c'ts \vll:~t. is c.o~lkiug. 111' 14 ~~li~lxvtiy ill Ilt~r t11ro:rt.
:it tl~t? i1111t?r ~rlt.f~l(!t*.
~ Il~i..ia~~:u'tl. I 1It1 will l)r:~zt~~r it or~t," tl~t~uclrt Oll:ti11 :
1111zzl(.tl :Is 11e. 'I'l~ell tl~u 1)lood r~rdi~erl oll
'' I 111.z ~ O I ~I:,LI,~~~)II,
I ~ sir. Ili~l I 11ot s11v:iI;
ovt!r her f:~c!c! ng:li~~.
wit11 #1111if!i1~11t (Il?ti11t~t11t~s~? 1, 11ot two III~II-
" IIn~.ry," nllc? :~slcetl, " Irom In:uly elrrrl-
11ttas #i~~t!v, 111t-t :IIIC~ ltt~I11 (*t)~~vt~r>t~ wit11 AIi?s
01)tJ4 tlicl YOII ~'eot?ivu yesfertl:ly, directed I)y
l~'ir11llv htOrI4>11."
Illy Il:illd,5"
'1'1~t~yt1111)g III:III III~I~XS- his II:IIIII :II*~I+~ his
" 011c..
for1~11~~:111. 111 ti I~IIII*~I~:I~III*I~
v41it.18 111a x1i11.
" t\11t1 it co~it:ii~~etl--" ,
"So I?:LIIII~ hl111.to11 i* ill ~IIWII, :III~ YOII
"My ow11 lettc+r, ulro~)t?uetl, :l11(1 tl~tl !.i~~g."
II:IVI+ ,i11:4t S~~I*II l~tbr?"
T11e gil.l'a eyt!a il:~ul~t~tl, her ~~oatrila cluivrr-
" Sl1(3 ll:111 :r vt!ry il~tc.rc~stilry at~)ry to rrl:r!u
c~l, the 111ootl nettleti ill :r rrtl spot ill pither
wit11 I ,~~~ITI@IIIYI to yoti."
t!l~cwk :ulti llrr lips c:rlrletl wit11 c:o~~te~r~pt. A
" .\11, :11~~~111 llll!?"
III~III~II~, tlltrs, alltl HIIU ~~lrldenly I)rolct> clom~)
" S0t1 id 11 [~:~rti(.lll:lt. Cri1411d of vo111.s Y"
ill n l~:tssiolr of trnrs nncl violrnt rol)l~iog,
Yts-tb~. 1 $11111)ost~ 81113 111i;;l1t '1111 ~~,)II~~(I(~IL
w11ic.h it t:rsrtl lrer nsto~~ished lover not r~
SIII*II. '1'11:1t i* lo s:~y, s11t1 jv:~s." >:rill tlitb
littltr to xootllt?.
~ O I I I I ~ III:III,
I , ~ wit11 :I tb:~r,t4~>*s l:111:11.
Wl~e~~shti wns cn111l ngnin sl~o put her
" ;\II(I (I~II.~! yo11 11111g11 :I~IIIII~ it, sir? 1 % ~
I~n~rils on his shouldera, n~id gnairl- iulo his
lit~~vtt~i, i t is 110 Iir~rgI~i~~g 111:lttt~r."
ttyt1s wit11 c~ loolc tl~:~t thrilled hit13::t look ill
Tl~tc c~1111~1- III:III II:LIII~~I~I~ l1i4 ~.:LII~, III~I'X-IIII~~\-.
wllic!ll ~et~r~ltjtl ce~rtered till the force3 of her
IIi# ~)I,II~-III) f111.y ~viis S11rgi11g to t111, V I ~ I ~
jirtb:rt wollla~l's HOIII, 8110 said :
l)~.irtIc t~f 111t~ 11:11~1~it~r.
"Hnrry, I nslc you, for my snko, to forec.0
"No. 1 ILOII'I Iiito!v 1i11t 1 slr:r!l I:III?II OII
n~ry explannt~on of this mntter, nud to letit
Ill(! otl~l'l' sill(+ c ~ 111y l IIII~IIIII 11t~1'01.t~ I stst
drop fro~n your recoll~ctin~~ forevcat. I
tIiro11g11 xvilll 1111s i11tt-r11:11 S(~I~:III~~," 9:1i11 t11t~
"From this molnent, ~rever doul)t il~nt I
otl~t.~', I~itt(~r.ly.
:ITI~ yOUl'8, llenrt r~~ld ROLI~, ill life :III(~ 111
'. lll11,~l~ll j.l#ll ~ll:lll ! Illlll~l~ll T-011 s11:11l !"
rle:~tl~, thro11g11 good report nr~d tl~roc~gl~ ill
(!rit.tl oltl .1irt,11 l J ~ a ~ ~ ~ 11i- ~ ~ t \vi:it ~ t ~ 11 * I~B:I~I~IIZ
~ t ,
rt+l)o~'t. 811d tl~nt t~othil~g sllort (I€ t110 tllria('t
t11c. I,o1111tl3. 'I \Vll~~ll st1 ;~r:lt*t.lt~H+ :I tallr 11:rs
illter1)osition of Gorl en11 cl1:111gr 111c.

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Alotto with 11t.r iovt,r. !ftblt.tl protlonrlcrt1 ,t,ll l i t Xarltl llllstl t i lro111t "Mrs. Lil~~gwort~ly," 82id the gentleln:~~~,
his II:~IIII! it!,:^ ~*11olti11~ vo~t~c~:
lilt. ~,l:~,.l;,.~t ,.lot1tlS. TOII 11:~ve liftcfiil 1t1e with trold cleliberntiolr, " beenuse 11 IU:III 1s
" kl:~rry !
frolll 1,it of ~O~IIII.~~ illttl :I ~ t ( ~ : ~ of r t ~ h~rl)- t ~ ~~ccltst:tl of ~nurder, 1L cloes tlot follolv that
110 11r1ti ~iot tltorc~tl ~,tlft,rt', s11pl~tsing llis 11ill~s5. ~f ~II,. \VOI.S~ (B~)~~~t's, I I I ~ otlly regret he is gllilty. B1ia~ l'riltoetou believes iu MI..
visitor to IN! sunlt! 0111% [~ro~~~pttatl tt~t~rt! 1 ) ~ \vill II~? ar 1tbi1vi11g yt111."
Tr:~t~or's ~~~nocrllct!. Would yo11 lla~t, 110s
o11rio9ity tlrntt I)y r,.:11 Irit>~~tlsllil), t1vCt1 if it I I t s l i t . I ! V I I (It~sert lli~n, 111t~11, HY if he llacl the~tlngue?"
" wns ttot HOIIIU rt~l)~,rtt:r(~o~l~tl to I lsnt t11e evidence is overwhelmiug. Both
L6 iutrrviuw " llot lit. lollg st.l,:lr:ltetl ; oh, ttry Iletlrt! IluL
him.
itst 11s I I O ~ tllillli of tl1:lt. yoti tt~t~st 11" n1:- Xr. 1%:1xtcr nnd llis C'oachtn!l~l saw him."
LJ11owt1s tlto lnst orif> in 1111 tl~ct world wl1o111 t~llittt~tl. 11.~~t2y (~:~ltttot 1n:11tt! fnlst* trltt!. 1?0 " Sil~ llinl ill (:oIIII):~IIY ~ ttll the deceased,
htr wol~ltl 11;~vo c!sl~t!c!tc!tl : I)ut rtt ~ I I H SO^^^^^ r,lll~ll,tr, , , V , I : I I it is trnt!, I)ut clitl 11ot see llirn do the cleed."
of11 t i I t : r t I if t t r i t I 1 *:tit1 tl1:lt 1 w0111ti st:~t111 11t-side yo11 1)r011tl- " Atl(l (lo Yo11 believe him iunocellt 7"
rtr~sil~g trl,ott his t!ll)o\v, tllrt~ecl :111t1 g1:~rt~tl :it ly if :~11 flit! ~vo~~ltl ~coflt~tl'!"
oritrcl 1110 lnd y.
11t!r fro111 I)lot~tl-sl~ot cxytsx.
L' IIt~lt~~t !"
Tho tloc:tor minced.
" 1)o sou I1cblit~vct it l" II~J tlt~mnt~dt~tl, nn if I rt.joit.tb it1 tltr! o~)l!orttttlity to 1)rove tny " Uf (!onrse UIY 01)i~liou ill the matter canill
hi* tl(bal)c3r:~tio!~ 11o W:IJ 11rcl):Ired to CIISS~ lovt! for YOU. 111 tilt. tri:ll tlltrt IIIIIS~ c:uallc IIO~ illfi~~t!uoe bliss Priuaetoll;" he said.
III!I> if silt! tlitl.
1 ~;l11tl1 IIC? :LL yollr sirit! t~o~~st:~~~tly." " Pol: wtll excnse tne if I plrntl other cle-
0111 I I I if 1 l l i l it I t 'bII~.lt~~t, yo11 ~l~tlst 11ot. Wuit 11tlti1 I ntn ttt:~t~tIs 011 tuy tillit) ;1t111 I~id you good-111ornnslct!tl,~il~
tr voit!~! t11:lt \vo111tl ll:lvt! t+ootl~c.tl atv111ittt*tl."
iug."
L ~I:I~II:I---:III I v : : ~ t t t 0 ! No IIOW~T 011 r:~rtll, short of your ex- " IVi.11, I feel it lllY (luty to ~n:llce one Inore
rlly I I ~ Ntl:~~.li~tg!" I ~ sl111 I)rt*:~tllt!d, :tt~cl sit~k- ~trt.~~ (.0111,11:tt111, slr:lll sllilko 111y rt!soIvt!. tfffort to I)r111g tll~iufiltlliltt~cl girl to nl)rol)eti
t I I I I t ~ t r v , i t t I I S IIOII~II I I is 1 to I . rt!g:~rtl for tile tlt!ct!lloies of lift! ; de:w
I t I : o ~ i t s t t I rev i s I I)o ~.~IIIIII:LII(~ tttt! to tlt~st?rt ~OII?" Mr. Cnllodny,. tl~ougll 11e mas greatly of-
II~;!)II Ittar IJ~!IOIII.
fIt)\r t.onltl hc! l Ilt>:ttlt.~~, wor~ltl you llave fo~ttl~!tl--imtl j~lstly so, I thiuli-nt llrr maut
111011 111s ovt~rrrro~~~l~t ftsctlinga g:lro wny tlolltj it Y
of respeot for ltis ol~illiot~r, cantlot allow her
:i11t1 111) 1vt111h lilt^! :L t!l~iltl.
Iie 1:kitl 11is 11:uitl 1t1)on Ixtr IIC';I~ ntltl jinzotl to rtlill her 1)ros1)ects ~vithollt a lnat ~1)-
All Itis lifo tlle worltl 11:1t1 viewed 11i11l into lt(?r eytLs wit11 JII~~II :L fttelil~g in Itisl~e~~rt l)t?!l."
nRk:lllc-t*.
its ft~u- 11:1vt! tLvc!r vxl)t:rii~~~~*(!d.
lhe doctor l~ometl, nlltl wns 011 the poitll.
ITu 11:ttl I~ntt'tl tl~orn :tlI nnt1 tlellt!d tl~utt~, L1]I!~lemll," Ilt! s:litl, wit11 R 1111ul1.of rt!v11r- of withtlr:~wi~~g, WIIHII C'harle~ A~tg~stus
t i t l ~ c 1 ( t t i I I 1111 I 1 chrlc!t3 111 11iJ voic*t., "it will lonlr ~tr:~l~ge to t110 c~t~t~rgt~rl froll~ tl~e storo.
11c-nrt to nll (.;otl's t:rt~:lturt~a.
worlrl: 1):rt 1 1)t~liovo tlt:lt yo11 111.u rijil~t ; :III(I " 11:~11oo, I)oc! !" 110 (:l'itvl. " 1)irty piece of
1'11011, wIte11 thtt f11l1 c:llillic!t? w:13 :it Ili* 1 t~t:~lll; (;od tll:~t y~tt 11:lvtt t110 1101)ility of 1)11si1lt~?is lilut ~tigllt. 1lo11pl1 UII IIeiet~, nrly
cnger lip#, c:o~t~l~t~~ls~rtitt~ 1111--:~ll!-:ry, n roll1 to rist! sllptlrior to t111) ol)i11io11~ of inI'll WILY yo11 en11 Ilx it. Tl~t!y sily tllilr tlltf fultl~o~~s~t~tl-fol~l
!--1i:~tI ~ *I~IIII! tl~is ft.11 l)lt)\v, :~11tl l)~? :L l : 1111ttt ~ ~ y011rstt1f. l will 11ot 11:~ll low w:ts nt:t t1:111y t!ot~rti~t~ 11er. OIII'~ B:L~
dnsltit~g it to 1r1o111s tit llin It!t't.
yo11 1111 :111gt'1. Yo11 urt) ~otn(!tl~il~g Itigltt!~, tllilt 1 :ldtnire 11t:r t:lste-~Il 1"
1111 6t!t ltis tthc!tll wit11 :r tit~rc!tt t':11111.' to t!l!ttt,~. tl1:111 tllat--:t WOIII:LII, ill tl113 gr-~tld~~t 'L'l~t! tlot~tor Itit 11i3 111) wit11 fierce resent-
:L\vnit tllu \\'or~~t tklllt 111:lII Or f:ltt> (~)111(1 ill- ~tg~lili~:~~~co of \vlli,~l~ t11tj \vor(l is sl~s{!epti- rnt~t~t of tilt! 01 11e1,'s t~i[~[~llll~~y.
ilict.
I~lt.."
"It is n vc!ry tlt:l~lo~'t~l)lc! o:lsc!," 11e said,
111 tllat torri1)ltj IIIOIII(!~I~, mllt:ll 110 hat1 1)itl txvnr swc!t~trr tril)rltr fall fro111 tile lips sitlll)ly, 1111d ~):IFHC.II ~ OWII ttll3 slrecJt.
nl)nt~tlottod 1111 Itopt?, lo ! tlltr woltl:lo ltlltjul- of n lovt.tl oue? \\'it11 n frulil~g as if slto wits (:llilrlt!s AII~IIH~IIS lookt?tl 11ftrr llirtl n moin~r
his fuut, t!otlst:l~~t still !
tilo rec:il,ir~~t of n l)l(~ssinp, JI(?lt.~l stoocl, ller mt.tlt. :rut1 t11u11 tllrntttl witlf,:~ IigllL 1:tugh :
Xi1 ! 1)11t 11t!rd wit3 :I gt.illl,1 love, rnllirll tSy+a lustrour, anti oil ller ~a(:tt n nu~ile t~urt " h ~ y rtrsl)ecttrtl m:trrlrtl:l, he snitl, s L ~ l ~ ~
stoocl 11r111 WII~!II HV~!II GO^ neeluetl tt) 1t:1vt? tilm~t! it :111ttost 111111ino1ts.
lny yoti :a I)OII-~)~II III:L~ ~lworttt is i~t~uc!edly
turnetl IIis f:ler amny.
1i:irry 11c.11t :111tl touclred 11in lips to llcr c:ttt 111) nlm~lt IIt!l(~tl's ,~)l.t'ft!rt'n(:e for the
With luore tlt:~tl :L rnotl~c!r'n tt*ndt?rnt!ss, l)rt)w, :lrliI so thc?y pnrtrd.
'rc!d-111111tlt~d 11111rt1orcbr 0vt.r 11i111aelf."
wit11 ~tlore th:111 1111 :~l~jiel's pity. st10 took l~id Tit14 nftt~r~~not~ jo1lrtl:~ls CI~UIU out wit11 " (~ltnwles, yo11 orlyl~t to lttt nsl~n~t~ecl to
11e:ld upon her I~osc~ttl rrud ~vouucl llcr C'OILI- f1:lritlg 11e:ld-lines:
.jt+~t :ll)ont nnytltiltg 80 nl~oultil~g," repliecl
forting 1tr1t18 1~1)ollt 11itn.
thtr lutly, tit the nutne ti~ne, however, very
Iier tc.:rrs ft!ll like I):rl~n npon his tortured " AN ATROCIOUS 31 U1LI)lcR ! pl:~cidly srtloothil~g out tllo folds of her sills
heart, 11or lti~~cs distilletl their sweett~ess
rolw.
iuto t,ltt! I)ittt?r c:111) of his ilt?soltltion. " TIIE CITY IS A I~I,AZE OF ESCITIEBIEST ! Montiwhilo, Dl'. Al\vortl~ pnsswl, on to ltis
So tllo 11v:~vit~at I)urd~?n ~v:ls ronutl frotn off
oflic!o, wllere 1114 I)owed his f:lcu itt his 11n11ds
ltia soltl, 211111 ro11sittg l~illtself, htj lifted ller " >!ne of 0111. Most Ilrspeoted ('itizens Shot :ltltl fol~yltt tilt) iic~rce light for self-mastery.
fro111 tile st0110 11oor of tl~e t!pll and tnade 1 hro~~gh tlle Henrt in the I)t.ntl of Nigllt- tl~ot~gl~tn r:tt~ :
her sit on tlltr ttdgtt of his cot l)eaide II~III. Ilody I)iseovt~rt!~l After Ten IIoura' Xx- "Slle lovr-n 11i1t1 no 1)liurlly tllnt she will
.' II:trry,'' s11ti dsk~d, i~fttjr IL titnct. '' \vhere posnre to tht! F,lt!r~tt~~~ts-The Murderer not ncv!t.pt, t h ~t~ost ~ eot~ol~~siv~ evid~ilce.
tiitl you It!:~vu tny faflier l:~st 11igl1t 7"
Arrerted \\-llilt, i~t tht! C!on~l~nt~y of the Oh, 1ll:lt uo ~triueleau n trennure should fat11 to
"IAnat lligllt? I \V;IS not wit11 him last 1)aogllter of his Vit:ti~n-l)espt!ratcr At- otleno vile!"
11iz11t."
tc4mpt to lly fro111
" 01111 YOII prove \vllt:re you 1vt:re rill lnst "Ot of llctuul disl)lensure.
his grictf. Thc! evut-y-d:ty worltl is r~~tftleuu
r~igl~t, 1T:lrr.y 1"
it1 its tl~~ll:rlltls.
" No," 110 :\1111o8t g~.onl~etl ; Ilia visitot8 W:IR thtr widow Tilsltar.
" I (10 tt~t
know, myat!lf. 011, IIt!ltb~~ ! if I c:o111tl otlly
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with illis IVOIII~II, IIII~ (IIII:II*~~IIC 1111tle.l. it 1 AII(I IIOIV wl1:11 $10 yo11 1)rol)ofita 11oi11&?'~ for it ; IIII~ IVIIPII 110 WIIN (lo11t9 ~11t- PII~\V#YI
eelrsc. oC 1111111ili:1tiol1 tl~itt WII('II 11 IIIIIII 811(1111(1 11t? risked. / II~III llo~v his ~,r(.i~~tlit-i. 11:ltl 11111tlo 11il11 1111-
"1 (1o11't lc~~o\v. \V111ht 1 tlo ?" :1sIct~1
tho girl, ht~ll~leasly.
"So11r ttasti~~~o~~y will II:LIIZ 11i111 11ig11er
FI:IIIIIIII, if yo11 W:III~ tu I ~ O tl~:it," >;lid
~IIIIII
clic. l~ot 11.r mt-ll s1111tltlt~r nt tho :1111)r0:1(~11 of 1)r~l)y is :L ~~~illsta)~~t. :111o11t I I I ~ IIC'CI~ if I try 1 (1111;~1* I.OIIIISI~~. I 11t~tv1 1101 :i?isllr~~
tl~ct 1111111 11.11o l1:111 II('~'II i~l~tr~ll~lf'l~t~~l
ill (111sl1- to ttilitt (':I~I! ot' IIIVGI.~~. S~oi,#)tly will ~ivv s111)111tl 111.(.ft,r SO~I 10 ZIIIJ' 0110 \YIIOIII 11111111.y
i~,g 11t.1, lovc*-tlrc~~~~~, I~owuvcr ~~~isl:rlce~t, to I I : I I I I r I t t t l o villi1 t.olll11 ~)I.III.IIII.:'
till. grou11t1 3
or fi~p:~t~lt! 1 :IIII."
111.1. (.lt%itr It~gic: in111 11t.r grill111 fi1it11 ill 11t-1%
If, VII t111! otllt~r II:IIIC~, ~IIIH ttw1i111011y W:\Y Slltr I,ty:ul to r;t~l) will1 \rt.:~lc st-lf-pity. 111vvr 1vt111, ill 51) f:lr tl~ot t11t3 0111 1:1\vy1-r tb1bll-
1:litl ~)riv:~tc.ly I)c.foro IIt4c*r1, 11rlt1 tl~rrr, I)[.. A1xvo1,th I~~B~II~II~~II 1119 1111rrit~ll ~;Llli r;t2l~ttv1 111 III:I~LI! tl~t! I~X:~III~II:I~~~II,
lli* ~ II~II~I!
tl11.o11g11 its s11111)rt~sr+io11, 1111rl~y ~vns 111- wit11 (sli~~(al~tfitl 11a11113 :111tl Ii1.111-li11it I)ro\v?. (,oor*tL 111 IN+ t.t~~~ti!~g+!~~t
~II~*I.~~IIIYIII.
lll\~l~tl to ~sst~lll~l! tilt! 1)t.ll:llty of tI1:a l:L\x,* 1'r(3st?~~lly tIlta girl sl:~rtt~l 111).
11i1vi11~ ~ I I 11iu I ~ II:IIIII t~t IIII! \vt~rIi, 11t- ~IIII-
\vl~il~. tl111 gi~ I WIIH csflu:~lly c.~,nvi~~c~c~tl of Itis " T:~lit! III~ ~ I III.~," I SIII. mill. '' If sln? will jtst.tt.~l It, IL lil21.11 st-rl~ti~~y t5v~-~'y ~II~YSIIII 111111
I~looclg~riltr~~t~?iw, :i11(1 no (~1ir1.(1 of 11t.r 1t)vtr for givtr hi111 II]I 1 will 11ot tt2sfif'y rlgi~illst II~III. fSrt.r.y f:~(*t tli:~t 11:ttl IIIIY ]~o~sil~lt: (,~IIIII(,(-~~~III
II~III, xvo~ld HJIO 11ot 1001~ Iti~~dly 011 thti III:LII :i11(1 111:1yl)e2, IVII~~II 11t~ stttas t11:it I 11:ivt, s:~rctl \vitl~tl~t* I.:IS~.. ( 111 t111, l;~i$t,~~~*r 11t9 t*xI1:111stt~11
WIIO 11:ltl RO Iov('II 11t'~' tl1111s lit+ tao~Jd ~ O ~ ( " V I ) his lift., -11t9 ~vill I.IIIII~? 11:tt.I: It) III~~."
:1l1 l1i9 n~l~tlt*ty 111 tlr:~w ~ ~ I I I II~III I I 1111. t1.t1111.
tlrc.c~lrl)orturrity 10 ~tr~ktr tr~s livt~l 21 tlt.sc:&- 1)r. Alwc~~.tl~ stl~c~tl p:lzi~~g out of t11e. will- 111. SIIIIIIII~.~~ u11 tl~c rt.s~~lt. US his I:rl,or..i ill tilt)
('(1 I)low, lest 110 rl~o~rltl wo1111d Inir tl1ro11p11 (lo\v, wpitIl his so111 ~II:I\ I I I I I ~ ~ Oit III:III I ~ ~ I ~ ~~~vt~~~l;t~ft~r~
*II..~~:I~II~.I~. A1 1,. 'I'~:LIIo~. 1 l#~*li~~vt~ t1111t yo11 : I~I, i1111o-
As if poil~tili~ tl~o wny for tho rrcBc:ornl~llnl~- " Will yo11 do it l" u~kt'll tl~t* giri, ilt~ltii- ('t811t or t11(. (+ri11lt*:ill1.;tl(1 np:~i~~>t ~IIII, II~IIIOS~
IIIUII~ 01 1111 tl~is lilt+ WOIIIIIII ill tl~ti tl1l11ril1111 titsrltly, sr.t.ir~:: tlr:ct 11.: (lid 11c1t zr~ort*.
:IS Ilr1111y, I t11i11li, :I* II~IIW Ali.sg 'I*I.~II~V~~OJI ;
c.:~ugl~t tl~tr docator's hn11t1 :rlltl IIIII~~IIIW~.(~, 1113 t11r11etl II])OII 11t:r tic~~~t!ly.
Intit 1 IIIII~~, (*IIIIII,SS tI~:tt, I 11:1r(, II~SI*II i11111tl)lt~:~tli~~gly
:
Eli9 tllollgllt w:~:
1*11
('OIIIO 1~;tclc to IIIC~, II~rrry, IIII~ I will never Ten mi1111tt.s 1:ltt.r 110 w:~s atri~fi~~:: tln*o11g11 t11:kt :III~ j11ry 111 tl~t! 1vorl11 nf IIII~)~~~JII(~II-~~II
list, 11 mc~rtl. Will you caomtt7 Stry thnt you t111r strt?t!ts, :~ct*o11111:~11irtl IIY :L vtsile!(l tigurt~, I~I~II I~UIIICI 11(~t111it you. hrO\v, if ~ ~ Iwill I I l~t,
will t~OlllI~?"
1r11t1 just b:~ck of his lip* wcs tllu ~uuttrrecl IIIC! 1111t Y~III*(~:I$C? 011 ll~t! ~III-OI~~ OK ~(~III[IO-
I)I-. Alwor111 ~ li~~d~l~r~~~l. t~]11)tv11 :
rnrv i~~stt~~ity, I11111y gtBt, yo11 olT, :~t IILOS~,
ll~ltting off ~IIH c~o~~side~~t~tio~~
of t110 (l11t.s- " Ilult:~~! Iit'le~~ ! Ilt:le~~ !"
with o111y IL ilig11 t I~IIII~SIIII~(~III.**
tio118 11111t 1111(1 fit) n11nIct.1i II~III, 11tr tb~~tt~r(~(l ill)-
' t i t ! t i 1 IIrry flr11. " BI y
~~~edintt.ly II~)OII tliu trtroggle 11gni11st collges-
C~IIXI'TEIt XI.
II:IIIC~ nrxs ~ ~(~vc~r rt~ist~tl ttg:~i~~st ,I:irt-~l I'I~~II~*I;tion
of the I~rnill.
toll, n~itl I IIIII~~ l)ta nrcjl1ittt3tl fully 01 II:III~(YI
Whe~l 11tr 11i1tl do~ltr nll thnl. 111udic:nl skill LA\\.YElL COSWAY':; OPISIOS. likt, rnnily ~ulotllrr i~rnot~l~~~t IIII~I. 3I1:lll 1
corlld do. he c-nr~tio~~rtl Mrs. Tnslcar to :ititnit The prelin~i~~:lry t~s:~~i~i~~iilic~~i
of 1I:~rry eol~fraa to the ~vorltl tll:lt t11(, 1)1(111(1 of 1110
I I oucj ~ \vl~c.lw tlr~y c.ol111l lrr~ir the rtrviugs of Trtt~~or, :LCCIISI?~~ of the IIIII~~C~ of A~red fnt11t.r is OII rlly aonl, nlltl ~vl~tb~~ 1 11:tve~ (.athe
i~ivnlitl nlitl to rcq)t.nt i~otl~i~~g whioli Prrr~ccetorl, w:ls fixt!d for llirlt? o'vloc-k OII the c+n[)r.d thtr ~)trllnlty of sucall n carilllii tllrongh :I
8110 night l;enr, l)~it to 1v:rvct nll to him, allti following 1nor11i11g. Tho jrlstictt's ttu~crt \v:la tiilusy l)rt&t?xt, Innkc. the dru~pl~tc~r luy ~viftll
the wiclow, r:lgut4.v trrrillrtl n11c1 glncl of p11cltet1 ;o its 1111liost ~:~l):tt,ity, 1111t1 110 OIIH \Ytt would 1)otli deserru tho (*o~~tt,l~~l)t
~ I I H
some on tvl~oso al~ouldera to shift nll re- wiis disiil)]~oi~itrtl \vhtAu tlit! pr~soiier W:IY world moult1 lienp u1)o11 us! No ! she Icllc~\\a
uponsil)ility, ])rotniaetl.
co111111ittrt1 for trinl withollt b:lil.
111y i~~nortwctr 1r11t1 Ilenvnl Ic~lo\va it-[ thtu~lc
Several wet.ktr lnter Dr. Alwortl~ sat IN?- Heleu l~riucetou's rt>fus:ll to I)rlic?vc! in his you for the e~l~ressio11 of your Iillth ill 1111~sidcr
Pn~in Mort011 on t,he settee in Mrs. guilt wns ~ II~WII nud un~~v~~ssecl with n ferl- 1un1 I ~l~ufit rest cbo~rtrllt wit11 tli:~t. M:II l ~ ~ + 11:1tl t ~ t!o1110 ~ l
"The first till#(+ I snxv liiru I ~cr mns mith l~er, she clrew the veil of ~nourliill:: froln I~ufort! to 11t.r wily of tl~i~~ki~~g, IItn1~1l ki4dc:li t111: t~ld
:III(\.I \TILE uo nl~gry tllnt I toltl her fntl~er. his portrnit, nut1 g:izill:: nt it t11r011gli t~:irs lnwyer's hn1111 ; :111d mllt!ll sl1t3 w:ls f11011tt wit11
IIe \ras verv aunrv. 1111cl dec.11:rrd tl111t 118 of fili111 grntitude:rt tl~is evidencu of his li~vr. Iler lorer. she 811id. t lir011xl1 11iir f:lst-ft~lli~~~'
woul(1 II:LVO ~IIII,I.Y'H 1ife-l)lood ior tile insult m~u1111il~t~(1 :
tca:tra :
lie 11r1tl 111ct II]M)II his 111111gl1ter.
"Po11 kr~otvnll r~ow-how 1101)lc he is, 1101~ 1 ** IInrry; (lit1 .I tt.11. you 7 .l111c+ truti
" He n.ns goir~g iny wny, HO I follomrd him uruelly ]1t1rac~t111tetl ; 1111(1 yo11 c:lrlllot ol)jrc+t
nt :r littlt. tlistltuee 1c11ti1 1 snw II~III nieet nud to thtr 118e 1 HIIIL!! 111:1kt) of it to clcA:ir llil~i IJCstop
1Inrr.y.
fort3 tht) WC)I'I(~.
6L TII~II I mns so frigl~ Lt111tvl l(3st IInrry This \V:IS i~o\v th(! 01111 ol)jtwt of 111'1' Iif(..
sl~ould arch 1110 tlint, 011 tirut il11]1111ae, I rnll II~!I. folQtliutr was ~nt~;ts~~rc!tl 11y its pomer to 1:tstt~~I; :III(I to t11:lt f111(1 II~! IIIII~~, ~rvoi(l
nw:iy as fnst 118 1 (:0111tl, IIII~ l)rt~nt:~~tly I j)rovt$ llrr lover's itluoc*u~lcft.. To this tmd ert-rytl~i~rg \vhiehwoultl tlt?cil)o~r her elo11t1 of
tl~onght t11:iL I caould crrtrl) I):~olc ir~ tho clnrk- the 1)t'sl; lt?g:cl tnlt~lrt 1111rst 1x9 rr:t:li~retl fol-thtt HorrO\v.
ltrna IIII~ ~t~11 if, ill hid IIII~CT, tllu old 11in1i IJU- tlefu~lsc!; IIII~I ill 11121' tro111)Io Elt.11'11 tur11t.11 tc~ So Z1t.lr11 1'rinc8rtoll toolci11) 11c.r lift! of lovtreyc.tl
~vllnt I had to141 Ili111.
11t.r g11:~rt1i:i11 IIII~I t11t1 Iboyhootl frit3utl of her ill:: ~llil~istrtrtiol~ to t11~ III:III :~plti~~ut, \v110111
I 11nd go~lo 1)1?rllrrps li:11f WILY brick wlleli frrtl~t:r, oltl Law ytar ('ol~\v:ly.
tilt. ~vorltl 11:ld stat its fact.. l'c~oplr 811r11~'gvtl
I 1lr111.d IL pistol-shot, all(! 11 n~olrlt~nt nfter- Tlrtt 1)1111lic al-itic:iu~~i 1vhic.11 RII(:~I n 8ft'll their s11o11111t~r~ n11t1 1:111z11t~7 wit11 IIO littlt~
~v:~rtl Harry cbuue ~utlr~it~g tow~ir(1 IIIH. I woirlil 1)rovohu wt-igl~t?tl ~lotlril~g i~;;i~i~~nt 111s i~~~l)tttit?~~tst!
II~, tilt! i(lt~~ i)f oltl lB~~i~~(.t~to~~p~
was so Irigl~tc~~~c~~l lit (110 tl~oilgl~t tl~ltt IIH hntl nsuliu~i~~g tl~u cSnso; I~ut. gritrf nt tilt: violtb~~t IIIOIII~~ 11tai11g 11sc~t1 to IIIIY off his 11)111*tlt*rt*r ;"
liillrtl the oltl 1111111 tllnt I Po!-got uvorythiug tl(~nth of Ilia c~ltl-tirl~u fric~lrtl I~i~~st-tl his 111i11tl I)r~t the. girl, 11s shr? 11:ul #:till. stoc~tl l)rot~tlly
cluf. : II~I~ I*:III to II~III.
ng:~ii~st his allt~gt.tl :u~~rcltrrt.r ~ ~r~tl ~)rr.tlisl)os- I~t'dido 11il11 ill tht? pillory of 1)11l1liu senti-
1x0 tr(b:~tc~(l 1110 so ~I~n~ui~f~~lly thnt I got etl 11i11i to 11c0ttl)t tilt! l)ol)~~lnr vt.rtlitbt.
lll~~ll t.
nl1gr.y rlgni11 n11t1 threatex~ecl to del~ol~ilue Gently 11o exl~ostl~l:~te~l wit11 ILt.lu!t, 011 tht! ICvrry clny fiha spcbllt x portio~t of ht!r tilllo
llilli II* n 11111rt1r1~or if 110 (lit1 not (lo wlint ur~~~:iturttl nt111i(I shti 11:1(1 f~kt'll. ll~t! girl wit11 Ilrr lorer; rtlld cArtsry clr~y 8hcr 1t:ft IL
mr~s right I)y III~!. Tht;t~ 11u nt~+c~olc me in the listel~nd Illore g~ltic!~~tly tlr:~~~ sht: 11nd liaten- loll:: letter, full of encSour:rgeuleiIt for hi111
fnc-c., to t1111t I f~ll w~th lily hen(1 ngnillst ed when tl~e sc:~i~tlnlizc~tl hirs. L:ul~morLt~y to rr:id duriiig 1it.r nl~st~!~c!t*.
rl R~OII~. IIotv 1011fi I Illy u~fponacious~r horn 11ncl g11~11t?d ns 1l1o IIIOII tll-l)iet~e of so~~ii~ty, 113 this wny her 111i11tl wn8 too much ocuu-
I I I ~ I ~ I R an 110t ~ IIOW.
RII~ the ltev. 13t~zeki:~ll ('nl!o(Isy hnt1 exhort- pied to ndru~t of brootli~ip deel)ontlc.~~oy; :III~
I)r. Alwor111 w~rs pncting the little roolu ed with s~~per~inturnl grlrv~ty ill tht: 11:111itl of tlli~t. her lbody lhigllt not lnnguisl~, Ilnrry rtsmith
tlie rrstlessiieus of n ~nged lion. He thp church.
cluired her to tnke lo11g \r~ilks ill the open
trlr~iecl sllnrply when the girl runohed the File old lawyer tliaplnyed moro tact tllnu nw.
rand of her story.
either of the others, and IIeleu thnuked liiul Full of ho1)eeho cnlne to lli~u like n cooling
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l~r!at.zt., 1111tiri11tc~t1 by siftin:: t 11ro11gIi hi: \vecpill,-. 1It.lc11 wna still fnl.tl~er sm.l)riari " H ~VH you the i~nl?udeuoe to ntte~ript fa-
I)YI~IIII I~:lr$- :rut1 rnl~t~ii 8110 was gontl 111 wht.11 I&. 1Llwort11 1t.11 11t.r to a scat witilonl
~nilinrity lifter this! Out of illy I~ouse, I
c1rt.w c~o~~sol:;tioi~ fro111 111.1. lettc-rs, rc:rcli~~:! ~ Itro(111ci11g I 11is
a:ly! or I mill seud 11 servant to expel you
I~~III~~:III~'C!I* stat,~i !iiui so l):ilt?, :III(~ 11i:
l)(;tll !"
tlu.111 I)y 111~:u't. IL miis lilct~ ilowors reuiovt~d 11:i11d, w1lii.h wns likt! icau n11t1 trt?ll~l~letl llrr.
st10 swept across the room, nnil woulcl
y1.L lt.:iviug tl~crir :iro~n:~ 1)eliiiid.
tltq)tiltly, st rrio!t :i cnl~ill to 11vr 11c.Iirt. T11r1.c lltrve left the111 hill1 not the doctor leal)-
111 this wr~y 1111, too. \':IS kt.l)t in .spirits. rr 1v:in so~~~(rtI~ii~:: likv ])ity ill Iiis tbyt3 :is it st.
1)nst her :r11i1 put his back ngoiust tlie
tI~:rt, c~o~np:tr:itivt~ly, liij lit~altl~ s~~ffc~retl but trcl II~NUI II~SI,, tint1 Ili* voiee 11:111 all :~1111ost t1oor.
littlu frorii 111s c~oi~llnc!~~~t~nt.
\1~t>lll:~llly tt!lltl~~rllc~~s.
111stnntly al~o froze into mlint might have
IItt m:is ~iot 11oi)oful, 1il;o l~c~r-h~~liut~rn tht lV11:1t tli11 it ill1 nltA:!n?
I)~CII t:r1cr11 for :I statue of ~unrble-so ~vl~ite,
wc~:rlc~~c~ss of his (3:i~t! t)t~ttt~-l)~~t tlisat~l~~l~lt~tl Wit11 :i vri%q)i~~g ti'rror IIeleu Ioolced nt tllc
so *till \v:w sl~t?-but for the 1)lnziug eyes
11is f11111i11gs to sp:irtS 11tb1. 1):ti11; :ill11 :~s 111i1g
n11c1 thtt lips t11al curled nnd quivered iii
:I-
110 11:itl I I I lovo. ~ 110 triiltl to forzut thc fut~irt
the ~~~ont ii~teuse sneer he had ever witill
tlio 11rc.ai~11t.
nessed.
"This is Dr. Alwortli-n geutlemnu !'I she
All11 so t llc! tlllys s11(~c1t!t~(1t1~1 63:1t.11 otlltsr,
11nti1 .it~:rIo114 14':itt? 11:ltl ])~,t~l~:brt~tl :111ot11t,i
s:iicl, ileriaively.
yo11 111nc11" cried the doctor. "If
nhot~lc It, trst tl~cr firit11 of t11v WOIII:III.
AII~~II: 11is III:~IIY so-~~i~llt~~l "frit~ntl.r,"
tl~clt WOII~ILII goes into (-ollrt wit11 her testl-
Tl:i~.ry T~:IIIO~ IIIIIIIII~~~~~II OII~* lllikt~ SII:I~~I.
tno~~y a110 will II:III~ Ilarry Triruor ns sure
:I
1:iwvt~ 1)v l~rolr~saiol~, sntl lr l)trr~i l)chtti- in :i wl1is1)t,r.
:IS ~ I I ~ ~ Irises I I I autl L(H~S! SOU 11111st lienis
fog&4!r, - -
1)r. Al\vo~.tl~'s lips tr~~~nl~lt~(l as ~ I R essny1*11 IIV~ o~t. SIIH llirs R l)ro1)ositio11 to ~unke to
lt w:is \vl~ial~t~rc.tl l11:lt \ ~IIcI~ Iinr'd ~r~el~ctl to sl)t':~li. 111. L.:I~I,II :~t 1It.lt.11 :I* cllltr n~iallt yolk. Ilis vc~y lifu 1i1:1y Iraug upon your dis-
1113 1v0111cl :i(lvii!~(!t! tl~t! i~~tt!rt.$ts of his
c3rt.tio11 I I this ~ III~IIIPI)~."
I ~ ~ I C ~ I I ~
I)y w:lys that rnctl'tl tl:~rle :~rrtl tric!lrd t11:it wtLrt!
Tl~u itlrns wl~icl~ the tloctor wished to contoo
t1fit.11 ~11t!tv~s~f111, :q)rt>1)os of wl~ic:l~
vtty st.t.~~~t~tl to ~)e~ietr:~te to her oouscious-
HOIIIC
wiig 111~11 ~no(lilit'~l llis (':1risti:111 llllnle, no
ll(hss slo\vly.
t11:rL 1114 l)t~c,:rtnt? 1c11o\v11 :is T.oolc S11nrp.
Tl~e sileer fndetl fro111 I~er lips nnd the Are
11 t polictr, too, tl~ost, ~ 1 1 1 ) lin~rw .T4001e l~ntl
fro111 11t:r ttyra, :LII~ liur teuse IIIUY('~YS relax-
(~lI~\l''l'l~;lL SII.
II~!II~II~!~I 10 ~.t*girrtl fct11r 1ci11.g~ \vit11 susl)itsio~~,
t~l. Bl~o I,t.gn~! to pni~t, tint1 put out her
si~ic~tj in s11th11 t!:~st~ I~oolc \vtts :11111ost s!1rt1, l)j-
A HI V.11, C'I.blHAX7.
11:111(1 11s if $ro1)111g fol. 8111)1)ort.
sornt? o(.I!II~~ IIII~:L~I$, to I~oltl f1111r ntAtbs. " IIt~lt.11," b:litl 1)r. Al\vortl~. iri n voioo 1110 I)?. Alrvortli sprung forw:ird with exteud-
11 IIIIIII~ III:III~ vit-t!s, r.11o1c 11:itl :it ltz:~fit OIIV cltq)rt~v:~li~~~ n:it111t~-s ot ~VIII(.II f~~igl~tt~~~t~~l
~ t II:LII~W.
l l)ut sl~e recovered herself nud
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IIOIIII~~~. 11in1 nH II ~~~nrdcr(rr I~efort! lit9 s110111d Ilis C~(,S ftsll to tl1t8 11oo1.. 11t* I~IIIIXII~VI 11t'- (.l~t.vks :111(1 t11t4 ~~~old of your 1ivi11~: sn1
t.iI+t 011 111o :ultl Ilia ow^^ cllil~l 111lt1 nl:~rry 11i11tl his II~III~~, :III~ :l:r11t'(-11 sig~~iti~~:~l~tly :it ('ol111:~pns IIIIH ('orro(It1(1 YOIII* 1'01111dtl~
yon, 11cr .~worc! tl~aL I)(? n.o~~ltl III:L~~Y YOII, ill 1)r. Al~ortl~. ~I~IIIII[IIII~S~ of lin111,"
sl)ilt, of II~.:I\,~~II :IIII~ ~.III'~~I, :i~d atru(:k 1110 to '' 1 1 t I . ' I i '' i l t I I I - .. 1-1111 C:III'~ 110 fr~~yt,l~i~~g of tl~o solst 1'.
tilti gru1111c1 \v1t11 11is llst.
vl~ttj I-~II~II!~II~~~;~II :IIY'~I.II \vitI~ ).011r (*ri~'d lJ1i~~l~y, :i lil tltt ~~t?rvo~~.lily, IICIWUV~!~.
" So IIIII~~I for ruy l(:nti~no~~y. \V11nt (10 \vial~cls 1" " 011. 111ost c~rdurt~tlly," rt!l~lic?cl Look.
you t11i11lc III it?"
"T~II* l~~.t~st~~~t*t*t~f
111.. Al\ra~~.ll~ 11t.1~11 11,- no I " \\Tl~t~tl~(.r yonr story in 11 fr1111t1 01' ns tru,
111.lt.11 o111y tlvig~rc~tl ~ I i~l~llritie~~t
I gc.st~~rc! ~III~#~~~I.:~H+IIII'II~. .c~I.," 1.1:11li1.,l 111~lt.11. '' 11~ i8 :I* goal)~~l tli~ed~l't ~~it~itt-r tr fig. 111 tl1t9 Itrttt,~
\vill~ 11t.r 11ti11tl :III(I :L nligl~t b~~ittin:; of tilt? (!UIIVC~I.~:III~ \).it11 ill1 tl~t. fi~i.tn." I.:I~I. you \vo~~ltl 11:rvtr 11t,t-11 gllilty of caoln-
IIIYI \vs.
" I 111.g ~IIIII. ~I:II,I~~III.
\\'*a Ii~\vyt*rs Ith:ir~~ IIOIIII~~II~ ftsl~~~~~7. 111 t11t1 SII~III~.~ yo11 IIILVI.
"Tl~is is tl~c. ])ro]~trsitic~~~ 1 11:ivtt c:trut~o to o : I t [ ~ : i ~ t l i t ~ I . " t i ; I ~lttt~llll~tt~~l to l(:vy :I st~rt I I IIIII:I~OI'~
~ 111:10k..
III:I~V," (.IIII~~IIII(.I~ PZLIIIIY. ''(iiv~r 111111 1111, ti~kil~g 1111 1111, #.:I*#' I~~.irlIYI*III.(!~~,
.rli~~(.fa y~l:
1)ositi1111 (Itbsc~~~vt*8 !"
I I 11 is : ~ i t l I . I I t t : i I.:III II(-~.~~IIII~I' yo^:^' II~,\V Il'italldd t11:lt yo11 trrt.
I I I I I ~ ~ I I I ~ i n i I i s of tilt? ca:Lat! to yollr wlnlorll. :r I I ~ ~ I ~ I\vi(lo\v. I I ~ I I ~
1111. tl~c! IIIOIIII.II~. :111(1 II(,~\V(~I?II 11(~1- 10\~1~ 1i11(1 " h1:~1l:i11!," s:~id 1~1oIr S~I:I~~I. in hi* 111ost "SIII' will 11:1y yo11 IIIIV 11t1111lrt~11 1111111rr~~
11:1tt., \\.ta:~l~ B':LIIII~ hlo1.1011 \v:I~ ~rn~tgl~t OII~ (301~rtly ::tylts, "I II('C~ IICI~ :iss~trt. Y ~ I I of ~OIVII :III~ t\v('~~Iy-livt! 1111lli11~s 11 111o11111 lllltil
of 111.1.sc.lf.
IIIY (~~~tirir d~~vo1io11 to yonr i~~tt'rt,>ts. If yo11 111:11rth ~OIIIO i~tcliy III:III 111111py 1,y 11ri11g.
" l'1111t is :rll yo11 win11 to 811y ?" :lnlictl yon I~rrve ntlctt3tl :ill t11:it yo11 mirl~, I will 111 111: 1111' 111'igl1t111~r# of your HIII~~I'S to Jli?
11tnlt.11.
oucac! srrk tl~ta 1)erao11, wl~o III~I~ 01' lnt~y 11ot II(*:I~~~I-s~(IIIV, or set ont (111 yo~~r l~ilgri~~l~lgt
" I't3s." nPn$ tl~cr tcsrxo 1.1rl11y.
11tj for~~~i~lt~l~lt~." to t11:it hoarl~t? fro111 wllt!l~i!c. I I tr~tvc?lor
~ reis
I : I 1:tl 1lt11 lJrirto~ t1r1 I[rlt?~~ llo\vt.~l. tlir119.
to\r7t!1.tl t11r tl~n~r.
1~11ok M111rr11 mitlrtlrcm. " ('u111~1 t111yt11i11g l)(t 111or6: IIIIIII~~~(~~~II~ t11n11
1)r. Al\\.c~~'il~ a;im tl~nt 1!(.r sttl11 w:is ullcc!r- " All, Illy deill. yollllv n'olllR11 !" Ilta ta.rie(1, tllis? ('(111111 :~nytl~illg 111% nlortr ill 11(!c!or(1-
,IIII IIII~ ~ I ~ I Ito I I 111tr ~ sillt*.
wit11 his wo~~trd rtr,,tc~ftl,c,r(,tb, rulrl~il~g Ilia ILII~.~. wi tll ('l~ri~ti:~~~ l,rcsc*tbl~t P Yo11 ~(!(.1< tcl
"s'~'hl:~~lli ~ I I I I all*? , ~ ~ ~l~i.lil~t.lnl. :~(:~r~?l)tillg 111l :118111ili11g I i I err 1 :ti- ~II~III.~. IIH: \v!. I~ti~p (-0:11s of 11113 011 yo111
his :1rln. "1 c.:ln~~ot c.llrl~~rc? tl~ia 1011g(!r. flt3dl intlttt?d, with tire worltl,:~~ 11t. ~11tt.rri1 II~*:III 111- P~IVIII~: '(in VOII~ \v:iy; we will
I will se11t1 hlr. Wl11i1.1) to 111:tIre t(q-~iia wit11 the 1):11'101'. '' ('oIII~~-(~oIII~'! \vll:~t is illis 111:lkt' yi311 (';IIII~oI.~II~I~~!'~~I~ life.'
IIC.I.."
c:ook-antl-l)1111 story wit11 %rl~ic-l~ yo11 IIII~I~ "C'oulr, hliss hlorto~r," c*o~~ti~~ut?~l Look,
A prc~nt tllrill of tri~llll~)ll sl~ot tllr011gI1 II(?~!II rt.g:llillg IIIY (:li~tlt ? hlirs l'rill~~etoll slldd~'lll~' IIS$~IIII~II~ IL ~('riolls IIIIIIIIIC!~. 'LYo~~
1)r. Alwortl~'sfr:~~ncr 118 lie led l~ol* oltt of tile is IL llltly of tfiac*c.rnlut3~~t nnd good stbnrt3. :~ro i~ol~otly'r fool. IIt're id jnst 11ow tht.
roon~.
Alt11o11gl1 al~e 111ig11t arttlt! tl~e ~~~:~ttc.r in- (.:IS@ utnnds: 011 t11~ ollct I~nncl, if nllowetl to
" Ah, is her firitir sllalcell 11ow1" 110 asked forlllally ht!~~~lf I)y 1)llttillg yo11 out of 11t.1' (10 yo111' mol%t, yorl c!o~~ld only fr~r~lish 11
ltis 11~tlrt.
hor~sc, wit11 full ~)rrn~ission to rt'pca:lt vour se~~e~ction nrtictlc? for iht! newspapers n~ld 11
IIin 11rnrt resl)ontlc!~l :
little legc?ud in tlrt! Ilighw:~ys :III~~ l)y":~ys, tid-bit of sc*:i11(1111 for the gossips, (?nusing
" You 111rvct ort~slrc.d Ircw!"
c~nd cry it f~.o~n tl~n hc~t~srtolw, if YOII like, 31isu Pri~~ceton 1)cii11, it is true, but 11ot nf-
Tllru Ilia li,)s quivc?rrtl rultl llis ttyesawnm alle sees the wisdo~n of c.nlli~!g ilk 'lrp:~l nd- fecting blr. Trnnor.
nlltl 110 ~)(!llt ov~r 11er 1vit11 11 te~~d~r~lt.~; vice, nr~A (lo the sntnc. t11i11g 111 :IP(.oI.~:III~~ I' What does your tssti~l~ony rrnlolint to.
tl~at sol~gllt ro bring 11er so~nt) co~upen811- with the rules in 8uc:h caastAa ~ntcdu :lilil pro- after 1111 ? Thay l~t~rt? alrc.ncly tmo witnesser
tion.
vitled. to Hwenr to the fact thnt the two gc~~tleluen
" \Vo111a yo11 l~nve 1111(1 me do otl~erwise?" " Allow me to introduce 111vsrlf-L111te me:.
ile :lslred. "1 at~w 11ow I noultl s:~ve him, or, Sharp Eq., or, as IUY ~II~'III~I'S h111 frie~~ds " YOU rnn ndd nothing to this, si~~ce you
nrt :u~y rr~tc?, give 11i11l t11e o111y possible nlilte drill Ine. Look Shnrp-at your service. snm nothing of wl~nt l)nusecl between tI~ent
i!l~:i~~c:r, t~ntl I (lid not c:ourit the crost." I nru Miss Princeton's trttornry, sent to look ttfter their nlert ; IIII~, xvoret3 ~IIILII this
S~~t!.loolte(l 111) q~licltly into 111s face, ex- shnr~ niter you! H~L. hn!-n p1111-goo11, is tllrough 1gnor:lnce of tl~elnm, 7011 hnve Inid

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yet l,esti~~g otl tllu 111-Xt lollomillg
tq111~1ly tlre:t~If~tl.
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thill:s 11:111 I)t~e~i tlouc,. 111 :1 I)r. ..\lmortlt 11acl :trnple footlfor tltouglrt. cap, ~vlloue f:lilul'e to e~l)l@de 1111d tlete~~tetl
Ilis tlttemptetl ~elf-d~'~t~tl~ti~ll.
11:rtlit! #lit1 rusltt~l 141 1111. l~t*Il-r011t~ z11tt1 jvrlc-
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The 1)nll take11 from the body of tile
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t~lurtlered Itla11 fittecl the barrel of the reaio~t.
volvur.
1,oolc SIt:irp S:LW tlt:it 111) 1i:ltl ~ilrri~d llis
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g:utitr of I111tff out: stcsl~ tot, fnr nll(l 0rt.r- 1). , I : I I S t : fell i t 1 tlleory of tllf: 1)rosectltioll wns tllnt
:iftt?r the f:lt:rl sl~ot the rnill had reuclered
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tlll3 lllolllt~ll t.
fro111 Iris rt!:&t, rt:rrt.tl irt 111.. Allvc~i tlt :u~d :tt ptsrtic!l;lt.r, tl~cry n~iglrt ~oolc 11s like 11s two
" A8 for 1lIIy f~ttt!llll)t t0 I'XOII~IH llftt!l' Illy tilt3 pri~o~~tsr, SIIII~ 1ii1t.I~ i~tto 11is stS:tt :IS ~f l~:yr--l):~tl 1ttc.lr to tlrt!n~ !"
nrrc!st. 1 tl~iulc t11:rt 1.1111 nl)aurtlity of suc!l~ 11 ovc!rc.olnth, :u111 t.scl:ii~~~t~tl :
I'or~r t~o~lor." sr~itl IInrry, ~vllc~~i tllu mltst11111o~itio11
will ~triku yo11 t~ftor 11 wort1 of " 1111po$~iI)lt- !"
III'S~ I~~IIII~ (IO\VII, '' \\'ill YOII 11110\v 1110 IL
clnt:itio~. III tho flrut pl:u?c, tl~tr 11:rntI- "All t11i11ps :wtb ~)r~?*il)lc~ in tl~v \r.:ry c~f ill- \vo~.cl 'l I)o not fnll i~ttc~ 11 H~-(*oII~ tlrror. If
cuffs wvre trlrundy II~B~II I I I ~ wrist9 ti1~1 itlnity," s:ritI t111, clt*lt*~~tivt-. ,
:I II::I~I FVIIO rt.st~1111)l~~s I I I ~ st) ~ littlt! 11s 11otas
ill th:rt conditio!~ t.so:~l~t: wits nttc!rly 'i;npos- " ~\r~tl i11t.1.t. ir :L tl~~)tivt~. t t !" ~ t.xc~l:~i~r~t~ll
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I W. ,\l\vo~~tI~ I~IIIIIII I)#! III~#~IIIC(+II for III~~. ~~tity
s1l)lo.
Alr. ('ollwtly.
litit ~III-IX* I)(* :I tl~irtl tvl~t) is ill(! r~,:tl 11tttr~11~1-
" Agni~r, I lr~~oc.ktjtl tho l~olic*t!r~~:lu rlow~t, " Yo11 1~11orv of olln ?" ~vl~ial)c~~.t~tl tl14. tits- tll, ? 1 11:1\-t. 1i110\\~11 l)r.~~\l\\~ol~tll flS0llt 110~not
w~th IL vit!\r to rst!t1l)t!, IPIIL ill 11 ~:IRII tit ttuc!t~vta, t,ap~'l'ly. "=ti1 IIII~I 1111 tl118 split !" 11o1itl ill111 1i11osv t11t1t. 11t1 1s i~lc.:il~til)ltj of luurthe
1)rut:rl sl~oc!l; 11t! 11ii1l give~.t hliw l'ri~~~:t?- Il:i\vyt3r ('orllv:ly :irustL, his f:tr.t! ilt~sl~t~tl. d1.r.
ton I)y I)lurti~l:: out 1I1tt f:ic:l of 11t*1. f:ttlrt,r's Ilis friil~~t' trt'r~~l)li~~~. " F~.t*tl, oltl ft~llo\v," II(! t~~ittti~tt~tvl, '' clo~t't
llltlr~l~~r. I P:l\v 11t.r fllll it) tilt! gl~l~lllltl ill i& "yt)~~r ~II)~IOI.," 11t. sii11, " 1 1.t,t111t~$t t11~ st!- lit! (.itst tlciw~~. Wc! ~rotic! of 11s fol-iu~ il~rtt~l~t
s\rooll. 111111 1111 \v:Is tht! 1s:i1t31b of it,.
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t:nll ti€ Alr. Il;~stc.~.."
cn~~t+.t,t:~it~ so :111~v1rtl :L s~~sjii~*io~t."
" A.flt!r~:~rtl I ~rt~~~c!l~t!tl tho \P~~:II)OII out \VhiIt! MI,. J8:ixtt2r X~IIS I~I)II)~IIK f~)i-\v:~rtl, 111. ~v011lt1 11:kvtv pnt, his lt:t1111 (III t11~ st1o111-
I of lli~ 11:111(1u in ( ~r~l~r 1.0 ~iivtl ~ny lilt!. 1 (10 I)c.tc*c.!ivt! I\-rt.lltr wl~isl)t.~.c.tt to I.:rrnyc.~. ('IIII- tlt~ of 11c1rvc.d III:III. IIII~, 11t31t1t~ I~:LII~II~
' not. r:irw to ILI,~:I~~II 11i1t1 livfort3 yoti, 1i11t 1 wiry :III~I t1lt.11 \vt.~~t olttritlt. tl~t. t.:hl i1rc.11,~- his rlt~t~t~ it1111 (II.(*!v t11tv h:i1111 :I\!-:I~.
1)clit:rc.tl ~~I(.II, IIIII~ 1 l)c.lit,v~ tlow. t111rt hr) ir~g tl~oat! esst.r~ti:tl to tillr t~,i:il, tti tl~r? t.xc.h~- .' 1ki11't. tot~rlt 1:i11t !" wt~t. 1-1.it~t1, ~ I11 I 111*:1rst:
\v:ls ~lIlO!lt to nlltlot. ltle~-tl~lt to l)rkvt911~ Illy U ~ ~ Iof I I tht! gtst~th~il r1)tst2t:~to~~$, 11nti1 tlt~ stootl \vItis{>~-r, II~~I. t8yt8$, 1listt~1111t*11 xvit11 Itor~t)r,
esc:tr[ic?, I)r~t out of rwvc!r~gti for tho 1)low I i~t~~~~t~tli:itely Irt~l~i~~tl tlltk priso~tt~r :i11t1 I)r. tixr~tl OII F'~'tbtl. :IS if f:~sc.il~:rtc-~l.
111111 8tr11t.lc 11in1."
Alwortl~.
'' I 01)jyt.t !" yi*lltl~l ~IIH ]II~OWC?O~I~.~II:: :~ttor- " hlr. Uaxttbr," *:tit1 tht! I:~\\-vc~t*, wit11 in,nc?y,
x[!r~~lgirlg 11) l~iv J'ctt!t, 11is f:~c:ti tl~c? c:olor ~~rt.wsivtr t::rl.tn.?itnt.*r, " I :tdj~irt? you to rtbof
1~1)oilt.h lol~~tcb~*. "1 ~trl~t~lit t.h:~t HIICIII lllt!llll)l.l' tllilt Yllll :lrta 011 YOIII' 0:1tl1, :llltl tl1:1t
nud:ic.ityix witt~out ~~:~r~illcsl ill tl~t:I~ietot.y of tl~r, lift. or d;s:rtlr of :ilk it~r~ot.r~~t III:LII I I I ~ ~
ari!ni11:11 ~II~~S~)I*II~~I!III.~! ! T~it 111t) 11riso11t!1* 1t:krlg II~OII yollr 11t.xt TVIII.~~~. I.nok :~t tl~t.
c:lrt:ir his ow^^ nltirts 1)t.fort) 1111 1)ringa tl~c two 1nt.n yout1t.r iuntl s:iy-.:u-tb YCIII rt.:tdy to
c:lr:irg(? I)[ ~t~t!~lit~~t(b~l 11111rt1t~r :~g:ri~~rt :t r(!- ~I~L>:LI* t11:it it \V:IS h11,. Tr:~t~tir rv'1101t1 ~ O I*:I\\, I
spt!utc?tl trit,izt?~~ r111t1 :in oflic-t!r of tlrtr li~w !" ilt c01111):it)y xvitl~ tilth 1:ittt .l:trc,cl l~~~i~t(~t~tol~, y~t~r 11t*11or," It(+ s:ri(r, tfit*s~~~gt*~tio~~ 01
Tl~e "r~.spt!t!tt!cl c:itizt!~r ti1111 ofli~ter of tl113 :ir~tl ~tut 1)r. Al~vortl~?"
my c-lit.~~t :111t1 his vo~~c~l~i~~g for tho Itt:ul
lnw " nroso to II~H fthcst, Iris fit(!(? ~-iv:~lir~~~ tlrllt "I!". t'xc!l:~inlt.d 1)r. i\lxvortl~, tllth I~lood \\ IIOIII ~ Ithtr I 1):1st 1 ~ 1 4 1111vts till I)et111 gl:l(l to
of tilt? ndvoca:rtt! i ~i IIUH IIII~ his eyt?s 1c~)lzing st~~t):itn~~~g into hi$ f:itat3 it1 :k 1)11t,l~lt* \v:rvt~. ho~~nr dot.s c.rtnclit to l~iri IIIII~III~II~III~~~ of
ns if 11(! ~nt~ditntt!tl an i~nrut?dintti vi11t1io:rtion In his npit:rtiou 111: rose slosrly to hip fttrt. snt~l: 1)ut. sir, I tlli~tlc 1 I.:III t'st~il)l~nl~ :is
of llis honor Iby thee oltl feutlnl tt!at of I~nttle. By thti tinltr Ikt) sto1~~1 erect l~t! \\':is fi~irly Y~I.OII~ ir l)rc~l~:~l)ility of Iris gnilt. IIIIICW ltt,
Tl~ii a~lgnnt prest?nce of tl~t? cSon~,t, howt!vt.r, gl~nstly in his il ill or.
~-:III ~)rt~vu rul trlil~i, 11s t11:it 1itt~l1111)ttvl to 11th
restrni~retl I~im, nut1 hct toolr his sent rnher~ Wit11 1111ic.k ~notio~rs I)t,tt.t.tivt4 Krrnt? elip- trtr~tltr out I I tl~t. ~ ~)roa(,t't~tio~~ ngiri~tst IIIY
tlltr leiu'nt!d jntlge, I~:rvir~g ~nopl)t?tl 11iu fnce ped :i ~IoII(*~I It:it 011 hi8 11tl:rtl :III~ ttlrut!d 111) colie~~t : :rr~d to tl~i~t tr~ltl I nsk I~II ntl.jonr~t-
11ec!1< :rnd btiltl helril nnew, ~~rtlic!ntt!d ltii Ilia oo:tt collnr.
mt.nt of furt11c.1~ ~)roc.t.c.tli~~gs irl tho cS:lst! urlrentlineas
to cleliver tho o~i~~ion of tllu Mr. I5:rxter st:~rted forlvi~rd in his ohtlir ti1 to-ri~o~~rom 111o1~11ing :it t t o'olot~k." ~
(!Olll't.
nucl t~xclnime(1 :
Tl~e riAtot2ss ~21s grni~tod, :11t(1 on tl~t! 11101'-
" Ot cruwse, the opinion of tho witnesq in
+L nv mv life!"
row-the thirtl tlay of tl~c. trir~l, so IIIIII~~I of
n znnttt:r ill IIO wny tnvolved in tho cas'; at ~il*n-t;rtrtl)lr, EInrry Trnnor nrose nntl it 11s 1111s I~t~t~n re1:ltc~tl cnn~~t>c~tedly lrtrvir~g
issue, is doul)ly irrelt!vnr~t n11t1 will not I)H gnzrd nt the tr~:lll so s~itldt~r~ly plnced untler t~xtel~drtl over tht, Hrst tliiy n~td 11:llf tlkt~
eotertaillrcl 11y the jury. The xvitnrss will sns )icion of ~nnrcler.
rnornlrtg of the set-o11t1-thti following ftic~tu
co,r;t~ae l~i~nst?lf to the stiitement of fnots." de1t.n I'ri~tct.ton, too, r~rose wit11 nu awful wrrt. est:~blishrd by u~r~~l~:~llc~~~ged
trsti-
One filct, thelt, I xvoulil submit in evi- look of horror in lrrr eyee.
mbny :
dence, tl~nt I hntl uo intt?rttion of nttempt- Wildly she stitred nt the ninn who, with A violent feud 11nvi11p 81)rrnlF 1111 11t~twtle11
iug escanpe. W~I~II 1l1:ul 1rnoc:ked the rnnn his sy~npnthy :111cl snsttliniug strengtl~, 11:1tl Jnref Princneton n1t11 tht' liitt' 1)r. AI~ort11,
down, instend of rutlning nwny.1 I~ent over 1)een near her o111y less cn~~st:tntly th:i~t her Fred's fnther, the fos111t.r 11:1tl, for tho 1)11r-
Miss Printreton to rttise her 11entI from the lover stt~reil nnd theu s11ru11k tlwny fro111 1)OSH of 1.C~VRllgHI 1)Ollght 111) 11 lot 0f IllOrtpavetner~t,
nnd mns oo~npelled to desist in him kith n s11udtleri11- s11ivt.ring cry, cbnst gnges stnudi~~g ng:~i~~nt his CIIHIIIY'S est:tte
order to snve myself fro111 the threnteuecl I~erself 111)ot1 the l>re:is~~f her lover :ir~cl hid t111d plnred them in Ltrwyer C'o~~way'r lrnntls,
shot.
her fnce tllercr, cliuging to him ronvulsively with strlct orders to foreclose nt tlre 1110-
" 1 moult1 impreus the minds of -the jury ntid trem1)ling n11d sob11111g mitli s11r11 :L merit of mnturity if not !net ill full.
with four fncts: I never snw Mr. I'rimceton commiuglir~g of emotions :IS ~~evtlr 11c.fore Jtlred Prini~eto~~ knew t hilt the ~~~ortgagt's
on the night of liis dent11 ; tl~e uhot from my lrnd tilled her heart nlrnost to 1)11rsting. conld not be met; nucl per11nl)s tl1c3 b~~owlpistol
wns fired ilk :L dog, a ~ not ~ d nt n runn ; Dr. Alwortli paid 110 heed to auy one snre edge that his f~~~nily must I~tt pltrnged into
the ntte~npt upon my own life was ind~rced FT~.tl~ll. - - - . - -. .
nln~ost hopeless poverty-or whnt set?me~I
1)y e~uotious entirely foreigli to remorse at He snw her shudtler with horror n ~ ~ hopeless d 1)overty to n IIII~II n~cnsto~netl to
the commissiou of n crime or fenr of the lonttir~g ; then, with ;I 1001; of re~)roncl~ 'or wmlth-had preyed II~OII the 111iui1 of tho
pennlties of the law, and I ~nnde no nttempt despair, or I~otlr, he c.ovrret1 his f:ic,e 1vit11 lnte doctor, hnstrni~~g 11in t1r:~th.
to esonpe."
his h:rnds, sunk buck into his sent nr~d bow- At nny rtite, h(: diet1 while Jared I'rinco-
Helen ~riuaet'on xvas now onlled to the ed his head to his knees, cryiug, in nnguieli ton wns nwnv from I~otr~ti.
stand.
of spirit :
On the nftGrnoon ~)rtaaedi~l:: thtt ~~~urdor
She told how uho lind aome upon Hnrr nt '' 011, hcnveu !"
Fred Al~vorth ianlled npon Jnred l'ri~~ccton,
their trysting-plnce, intending to give a erencnr A denth-hush fell apon the court.
:111d nn excited intrrview h:lcl ellsued.
nccour~t of wh~~t I~nd p:lssetl I&etmeen them Then tl~u n~s~lnbly iu'ose to tlleir feot nnd Jiiretl Princeton's voico 11:rd t~ren heart1
ns iudicntive of Hnrry's 8t:rtu of miud nt thnt the nir wns filled with s Iiubblib of st&nge by :~ll the servnnts, in u~~t~~istaltnbly nnpry
time.
cries.
tor1t.s: :in11 nll ngrt,t.d in the o ~iniou tl~itt
The oou~~st+l for the stnte' fidgt?tetl nnd
Fred's tones ht~d l,ec111 those of ptthndiug. No
frownt.d nncl tossed his 1)al)t.rs nt)nut 11nti1
C1IAPTE:It SV.
rvords hncl Iwen diati~~gnisht'd-tl~t, sn'vnnts
his excluisitt? Reuse of lognl pro~~rieties collld
did not tl~irrk it II~CI~HHIL~~ to toll how nssidedllre
110 1110re.
AT CItOSS-l'uRI'OYES.
uoualy they l~iicl listrund-hy rv11it~l1 tho
Tht~n ens11et1 :I w~.n~igle wliiclr cnllc!d the a Order! ortter !" carit!tl ttrtr tit~stnves. 1:urport of the convc~arttio~t coultl be gntlllt~nrned
jutl~~t+'a ~illc I~n~~dktrrclriuf iuto luore Order ! order! Sit dowl~ !" l):ls~t!d from t?rt'(l.
vigoroui n1;)licntion tl~nn trvcjr.
lip to lil).
" It's III~ ol)i~~io~~,"ns~evt~ri~t~~d
tho gnr111!11-
By the t~mo 1113 11:ltl digestrd the moighty Wl~e~r II~R voice (*onld 1)t) 11tlnr11 tl1t1 jndgt? tar, " :IS 't? IVH~ giviu' of 'i~n 'nil C'I>IIIIIII)Y.
c!ousid~.rntions submitted 11y the op )osiug tl~ri~i~tt~~~ed to hnvo tl~t? c0o~rrt-rooni c*leitrt.d. juqt 'n~tdso~ne !"
cour~sel, his 11:lld l):ttt? ~llonti like n t)i\linrtl- 111 vi~~tlii+iitro~~ of 111s j~~(iit*itiI (lipn~ty IIO Dr. Frc.11 Alwortl~ h:id loft tl~ir I~oust~ rvith
brill nntl his ftic!~ bore the llr~sll of an Italiau rr~~nl~letl hi% judicai:~l tl~l~~ttlrr :it111 gl:~red iris :I rtlry dtljrrtt~tl nir, rind Jnrtsd l'rint~c*tou
silnse t,.
j~itlicinl light~~ing, :11111 111o1111t>cl fro111 Ilia 11nd aone ou fltormiurr to I~i~narlf for 11:tli' 1111
Lilze tnnnv another arent marl, lie effectflil t)oltl ~jnttr tl~e 1)rnds of rmts:lt, xvllit-11 (folloxr.- II~IIK
n comproa~b..
iug oi~t thu.mc~tii~)l~o~ ) ~nig,I!t l)ta tao~~sitlt~rt~tl Of :ill thia II(!lt~~i lznrw ~~otliing, shc~ hav-
" ('118~s of ~li~'(~t~~ualnntial qvidenro neccrs- n sort of .lr~tl~c+i:il I':IIII. lhu~ order o~~t't~ ing ltrrr~ in IL tlruggtrl R~IIIII~JI~I' wl~ilo 11t11'
finrilv nd~nittt~d of wider lntltude thlil~ 0th- Inore c.:u~~tr-out of C~~IOR.
c.~rg:tgc.n~~n t ~III:: \v:is 1)1*i11g (a~~~~tt~rfiaitt~[l,
em, in11 tl1c3 witnc.ss ~uiglrt re(wu~~t t11t~t:on- Thfj wl~olrr attltr of ftbtnling l1:1(1 ur~dt~rgonc. Tlr:lt ~tieht l)rb. Alworth lli~d I~c~erl c~nllt~tl
versntion wllicl~ p:tsstad I~catween 11ersf~lf llr~tl n ol~irugr. ICverybody airw tllilt tilth mit~tt~sr to st'tS :L pntit~nt, \rl~o$t! 1tot1ut1 1111 II:I~ It11 t
tho pl'iso~~t~r, 1e:f~iug tlitr jury to drnw tltc4r wits c~o11to111111t*tl.
iil)out 11nlf-11:tst II~III! o'c~loc~li, not ~trnlii~~p hi*
own irifere1tcc.8.
1'11t) IIIVII xvtare nhont tl~t? S:~III~I l~t~igl~t :~III~ ti )I)t.:ir:iuc3c! in his own Itonlo n~ttil nftta~-
, When EIelc~n wns relen~etl from tlrf torture g(,11t:r:11 bt~iltl ; 11otl1 wort. ~rlt~str~c.ht.a IIOL t.ft.vt.11, xvhe~r, 11:iil 11t! go110 dirtbc.t, 116) n~ifilrt
of n cbross-c?xnm11111tion by tho sus~~ioious, tho tlissi~nilrir in c.o~~tot~r:i~~tl of 11v:irly the HIIIII~ I1avt3 rr:\c.l~c~tl t11t.rtt 1)cbfortr tt.11.
snrering, the insinn;lti~tg, the u~tl~tlr, t h ~ c:nlor; I)oth wort! tlrt) wnnlt' stylt, of hilt, in Furtllc~r, l)~'. Alwortli orn~~t.d 11 pistol 01'
tric.lzy-in RIIOI-~, tho pehtifoggi~lg diatrwt ~OIIIIII~II xvitll 1)t'sl1:11)s 11:tlf the fn~l~io~~til~lt~ thtb same cs:tlil)rr ns illlit from which tht:
nttorlley, wllo owe11 his 1)osition to Ilia (olli~r- yo~utg men irt tow11 ; I~eyo~ttl this tlrt.ro wns fntril I~t~llrt 11i1d 1)c.t.u ellot.
nctor of "ward bunlrner" in politic-s r:lt11(~1' 110 rt~set~~l)lnr~cc~, nr~d in il~t! day-titnu IIO o~tt.
thnu to RIIY p~r~onnl tl~~nlifi~ntio~~s for tho would t1:lre ever thongl~t ot co~~fonudi~~g
office. she wns let1 fro111 the wltnees-stand I)y the tmo ; hut tho c31evtsr ilrvictj of tl~t. cltn-
Dr. Almorlh.
tectirt. l~ncl so sh:lkt.l~ thc4 c~o11tic1e11c.c: of tl~e
As she appronaliecl her sent beside her xvitoees illat he c.o~~fi~ssrtl thnt 11t* u~ight 1inlp:iT,ly.
lover. EInrrv nrose, took her hnud, and sent- l~nvtt I)ee11 rnistnlte~~. IIc c.o~~fesued that :it 1~:iwyc.r C'o~~wny's thtlory wns thnt Dr.
ed HI.. -
the timtr of ~ ~(~illg the 111(~11 he 1r:ld t:iktln no Fred Alworth hnd cnlled upon hrrrd olt?
This movement brought the prisoner an11 l!~rticat~lnr ~totic+e, itrttl llntl forgotten tlre Jared Pt'incr1ton tr~id 111nilt) II lnsL nppenl to
1)r. Alworth side by sidb, the one rolensiug c:~rc!~tmstnnre :~ltogctl~er ut~til the diwc.ovt~ry hiin tlrnt he mi~llt not see his w~clowc~cl
the girl while the other received hcT. of the murder uext dny 11nd recalled it to nrotlrer nnd uistrl."turned out of the hor~~o
Detective Keene, who eat next to Lawyer mir~tl.
nl~out whic41 calustered the tenderest mo111-
Conwny, discovered that wl~ioh caused hi111 'I'l~r, ronc~hmt~~t, too, scrntrhed his hend ories of tht~ir lives.
to stnrt forward with a shnrp exclnmntiou. nncl drc.lined to uwt1nr positively.
Rel~uffetl with the hnrd scorn for whic~b
Eagerly he whispered iuto Lawyer Cou- I r~iver waw the rt.sirn11lnnre before " he the intiexible old mnn mns noted, he Iind
way'e ear.
declared, "but, begorra I in the light di the agnin met him, and in a qunrrel in ~vhio!~

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1111rrp ~~rozt! wit11 IL fc~c1li11g 111:tt. 1!1(! 11(,:1rts
('Il,il'~~I':l: S\*II.
!vl~i(*l~ will t11r11st lh*. Al\\rOrLl~'~ ~ltotll~~l' nlld
ol Ilia j~ldgt~a werea steeletl~~gui~~nt 111s \vords:
A 1' 'I' 1: I1 'I' It 1,: 'I' It I A 1.. nistt~r illto tltt*utrc~c.t. Isit IL wortl~y rt!vtrngcL
but IIH PI)OLCU I)r~~vely, 11~v~trt11eIt~~s.
to ~lriltl':ltt' tag f~tilaao~~~ttof I1i3 Irirc+li~~~s IIIII~ I)t*tr~~y 11in1
~nistclkt, or ir tleptll of iuiqllity n1111ost pass- Iovts, Ill1 t 1113 lil:l~l:ll~l!~~l 11:ll:~ls \vt2rts ])ll\vtsr- lo IV~II tl;c$ rt~:11~(1 I II~~~III~ to otl'vr.
ing I)c?lief.
Ima to lift tllv tlt.;~r lt1r.111 to 11id 11r1.:1st. '' 1 ~ (jt* 111:1t, if you (lo 11ot (Iirt~!tly oj~l)onti
'* Wit11 suc;11 11 weig11L of t?virle~~c:e ngaiust For IL II~~IIIII~, t11tfi1.t1 I\.:IH 11 rt~~~)i:ition ill !titb, yo11 will I)ri111: 111tog~~t11(~1~ tt~o littlt! ~!IIme,
I fc.c.1 tllllt Illy Htl'Ollgt!Yt ILHSIII'lLIIl!k!H (!:Ill thn! cao~~rt :is tivcB~*y IIII~! 1,:1i*t>1l to tl~t-ir fthcst. ~IIII*~IISIII illto t11t1 \vot.k \v111(~11 1 IIIVIIII to
11:1vt! little convi~~c:ing foroe; but 1)eEoro tho T~I~~II tli~ voit-t, of thtr jt~tlgch tlirt,t*tetl t11t~n1
1 t11:111lr 3'1111 for ]):tsL 1cit1d111.n.r.
I.III HIICII 1111 II(*(~II:I~II~:~II~~~
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tl~l! tt~n~lagc?~nrl~t of htar I~t~sit~ris :Iffairs to
" Ret~~cmI)er, wtr hare 1lothinW to do with'
Hr:~dstrc:st k Shnr.11, :lttorltc*ys :rrltl cou~rsrl-
tho o~~itliot~ of tlre world. W: kuow thlt
. lorn-11t-law. 011t1 c:o~~sitlel.aiioll outmt~igl~etl
the cleat11 of lily filtllt'r W:ls n coalnlo~l mls-
'
c!vrrytllin:: elst? \vitll I~ctr-Loolc wils a nilr
fortulle, nntl we tl~ust share its evils togethc*t!lSc!
fric!tltl of 1Inrl.y :1rlt1 11:1(1 ~tootl I)y Ililn,
tr. I8it n just n~)llol~tiolllllt!~lt tllnt yollshollld
tllollgh ho I~t.lit.vc~tl llitn g~rilty, \vhnt~ tltere
givo up your life mtlilb 1 go free? It is not
w:ls IIO 11roapr.c.t of 11t!i:1111i1rry rt.w:irtl.
yonr fn~llt t,llnt our poaitious :~rt? llot revers-
'I!hotlgh IIIIIG~I c:h:~griut.tl, 1,:rrnyt.r (!otlrv;1y
t3tl, nl~tl I tlre susgectt!b o illstentl of you.
W:IS 11011s fils ltbsr ,iix1)orwl t,, ratl;l~ ovrr
S I i s : L 1 0 1 1)0i~011
Ilttr ; nntl it rnos t111o11gl1 l~is i~ltc!rvrtltiol~
n~itl I I1:ld beell ~ o ~ ~ l tlll.ou~ll ~ t e f all 1111t.11:bt
s11t: sulTt*rt~(l 110 i~~~ao~~\~et~ifb~~tat?
fro111 tile
folsturl~lte c!orlcurrcw!e of tirctllnst:lnceu:
:lttelrlpt to sullprt,ss tllu tt!stimotly of I":ltllly
wo~rltl 1101 yoll 1ll:lkO So ~lipllt :1 ~;lcl'ificu to
Mortol~.
8:lVfI Illy lift!?"
A de~rtlllilcc~ 1):tllor nvc:rsl)rnltl 1)r. 111-
"Tlult is 11, vt?ry tliffc?rellt c!:1st1, EIc!loll. I
wortll's f:lou wllc!n III! 1e:irrlrcl tll:~t 1[rlt!11
(:n1111ot. sl~it!l~l tnyself : ~t tllt! exl)cllue of sl~cll
I i v v I I , 1 I
ignctlliny to you!"
;clitl siatc:r frot~~.tl~c.ir horn+!.
" It is 11ot tllv pt'ol)c!rty," lltt ~llitl to 11iltl.qelf
(~IIAPTE11 SIX.
in :c 1111sky voic!t!, wllilrt tllt? paill of his 11t'ilrt
forced Ilt!:rtls of a\rc!:rt. frt1111 his I~row. " So,
IfCSUAPEI).
tll:rt 1nigt1 t go, tht111pI1 ~t is 11:trfl to L(1'43 IIIY
I3y c:linginr: to Ilrr 11111rc1erer-lover and
~~~otl~t!r lose t110 11otntt W ~ II:LVO I :ill 1ovt.d so
by f~)llowi~~:: 1.h. Alworll~ tnt~rc~lt~n~ly with
1 : y ; I I is I I I I I I I I :I ~ I
vt.t1gc!f111 ~)el~sec!tltiot~ "-so ~'itf~ t110 11:gelldslrilit!
1110 tllro11g11 tlrutll? 011, l[rlt!ll! lIt~lt>ll !
II!blt:~~ l'ri~~~:etoll h:l(l :tlit~ttnted all ller
to II~. so tlin:ll~l)oillted ill yo11 !-you who~li I
frlt!tl(I~.
11ad illvoatetl ~villl lrll illat is yrn~ltl :~l1tl
Mrs. L:~~~gwortl~y took :~tlr:llltngt! of the
bt-:r11tif111 ill wotr~a~~hoo~l !"
gt?11rr:i1 ~left~(*tion to (*r11s11 11er 011ly rivnl.
*\Vitll 1)owetl 11o:ttl Ilti it~st:rllt!tl llis 111other
Shtj took C~r:l(Y! Al\\rortli llllder llel' tlSI)e-
:1111l nisler iu n cottlrge wl1ic:ll tltigl~t ~I:IVO
(>in1 j~ntro~l~lgt~, :111(1 ~I~s~~i~~tecl
110 less lor~dly
I)uc!tl c!o~~siclt:rt!tl vvry prt:tty h:r(l it 0111~
on 11t!r rl11111y virtues tllnll 011 Ilt'r mrollgs.
I I ; I it 1 1 , I I ~ : I : I I ~ .
Utltl~r this 1e:ld Fnlllly IlIortoll cntlle in
sort of w:ly lltr s(!t hinlst!lf to Ilia 11rofessiotl
for :I sl~nrtt of 1)uI)lic: synti)nthy, ant1 Jitri
to wit1 tllt:~~~ 1111 l~ossil~lt! l~~xttrits! t11:1t tllt:y
Mt!Fad~1r11 WIIS looketl III)OII sot~lewh:~t in
luigllt fwl thtrir l ~ss :LH littlo:~~ llllgllt l)t!.
tlltr ligll tof :I IIRTO.
Al~otl~er t11r11st was tilt! I~tmvy rurvnr(1 of-
011 lltis IIrl(s~i loolcecl grlietly. If tlley did
fert!d Ily IIelt~u to i~tly ~ I I R of tile ~lottt~rs
IIOL l)t!lit!vd ill TI:lrry's i1lllot~t~lle1?, they 111ig1i t
who mould Iletrny his oontr:ldrs, which I)r.
:ill go. For Mrs. L:lugwortl~y's petty tri-
Alwortl~ klluw wiia II~IIII:~~ :~t II~III.
urrtpl~s RIIH (:nr1~1 notliit1~.
There w:rs tallc of trs[~rllir~g 1,oolr 9ha1.11
111 her deso1:~tiorl Helen hncl rnnde one
I I I ; I t i v y r 11v 1 w: of
-.it.ttd.
])ntellir~g tllclstj tl~it~gs up nmong th~!t~~eef\-e~,
MI.. Urntlstrt!et. Look Shorp's partuer,
111lt1 ns Look l1:ul 11o i~erticularly ljitter e11t:-
wna IL rorl111l-l1ellit!t1, rouutl-faced, rouudfFy,
ari(I 11u:~rIy every or18 kt~e\v Iliul a
c?yt'(I, littl~ olrl got~tlerrlnll, who seemed nljolly
(Log," llis crilio:ll st:lt~ of 11c.:~lth \vns
W:IYY (:I~llultlin:: nl~(l sllnltiug like n bowl of
~llntlc+ 1111 c.uct~rsu for deftcrrlu;: tlio 111:1,ttcr,
jt?liy, n~ld 111w11ys ill in~rl~illetlt tl:trtger of
whic11 of oc1111.stt w:~:, llever 11e;lrd of ag:lln.
ntnlugulotio~~, so violeut. wns the ~rotest of
&lennwl~ilv l~r:tttt!rs fell 1)nc:k 11retty ttt11a11
Ilis i1sl11111:t ngi~illst 11111 g:11111)ols o! the imp
in t t 1 1 IIIIIIII!~ fort! the t r l i t :
ol rnirt 11 that 11osnc~srecl 11ilr1.
cvrtiiiu corlvt~rs:~tiou, trllol~t n meelc after
Mr. 13r:ltlstrt.(!t \tr:is IL mallclng eucyclopetlle
trial, whic:l~ was protl~lctir~~ of results
diil nf l:l\v. I)II t, :is IJOO~C sni~l: "-Wild nu eviof
whicl~ it g:rve IIO foreslradovviug.
(Ie~l(~t!, i~l111 :IS il1111)(?~111 119 :L bnbe ot~born."
Look Yl~arl)'n 11:11'trlt!r lliltl visited IInrry
1,ook, Il(-il)g " 111) to triulrs," oo~stitutecl
iu tiis cell, wl~c?~~ tl~t? 1:btter nslced :
llinlself 1'01) 131.il(lstrt~t!t's governor nntl bnl-
" 1I:~ve :-nu llt3:~rtL ft.0111 I)ett!etive Keenel"
:c~~(:u-wl~e~t.l, :111(1 ttl~! two jogged ou very
" l'llt! sauie ole1 report-no c:le~v, nu yet. I
corn fortctl)ly togc!thcrr.
thinlc the lueu mo~lld work Iletter if tlley
Whtrn Mr. 13rlrtlstreet snt with his goldwere
uot no thorol~pl~ly c:ouviuced thnt they
11owt.d nl)c!c:1nclt3s 011 llis 11:lltl hencl, his elwere
loolri~~g for u sl~i~dow."
I~ows on tllv nrnls of his c11:1ir, his l~nuds
" A11 the world ,fy ilgninst Hnrry," said
(:l:tsl)e11 pl:~~icIly ovc?r l~is h'eorl~oratiot~,"
IIelell dejecledly ; but whe~i they see thnt
and his feet, with their grny-ct~eeked gsiterwe
are contil~ui~~g tlltt nt':~r(:ll, mill they not
tops, rt?stillg on t.hct floor close together n~ld
believe tll:lt we :ire sincertl?"
ctxtlc!tly ~)nrnllel--wl~en Ile srlt thus, srriliug
"The world is full of dul~licity, a11d men
I~latlt1ly:rt IIelen,:l~l(l 811~ her fncbe :ill alight
lenrt~ to be ~~tupit:i~~ts." relllie(1 the lt~myer.
with entl~~~ni:~stti nntl loving coniitlence, and
" 111 all prol)nl)ility, 111 uorlatruction put
hrnrd 1.h~ csIeil~* ring of her voioct, with its
upon our noliotl wtll l)tr%nt we ore keepiug
i~tlpasslot~c!tl t!lorlue~ice iu defeuse of her
111) the :~pl)e:~r:~t~ee \vitll 11 view to seci~rin::
lovtJr, 110 slritl to Ilit~~sttlf :
;~ruprieve and ultilntrtely, ~)erlmps, a dom-
" Iil(38s rnc!! I 1)elieve she's riglit, but if the
mutiction of the selltel~cu."
yn1111g dog is to 11e hnngecl for~luother man's
IIelt!~i s~gl~ed, :111d nfter n few words of
(:r~tn(+, it's :11111ost wort11 it to hnve ~uoll a,
c:o~~sult~~tiou wit11 rt!ferencv to the courae to
tltbft.ttder !"
11e 1111rauac1-for tl~tty mere revolved not to
W~HII, fr08l1 frolu n dis(?~~ssio~~ wit11 Look,
rewit tllvir eaorts until the 1:1st tnolrleut-
Ilo trot,tod I~:lc!lc to the otlic:tc, talrit~:: tliree
tlle il~tvrvierv c!ctmo to ntl ottd . but it 11:ltl
sttqls to RWOIIIIIII'H o~ie, with OIIN II:IIII~ dn~lfiotlct
result w11ic!l1 11oither the' lawyer nor
ling t110 st1111 011 11is wntc:h-fob n!l(l the othrr.
IIiirry nntic:il)ntt~tl.
thrust I)or~eat,h tllo skirts of his swallo\v-t:lil
IIttlt!~~ rell~~utt~tl I I I ) it ~ ~ oftt?rr ; arlil ntnntl-
(:oat, fro111 the poalcetu of wl~icll rotru rude it
i t I f I i r o i t I t r tlrov
su~ldry papera :Ll~cl iL red sillc I~:lndlre~-chief,
l1:11:1c from her for1.11t::rtl ~trltl gaeirlg illto the
htj wotlld tnu ttrr:
do11ll1~ of tllu eyes tlrot 1oobt:tl 1):rc:k so e:rr-
"1L is t~atonislriug!-ns-to~c-iull-il~~ !-what
11c.st1y :rt her from its ~lolis!luti surface, stle
n llol(l thnt red-l~nrldetl tnurdttrer II;L~ 011 the
said llloutl :
lit~est wornn~~ irl tllis oouutry!"
T116i ~u~ir(lert!~~ of my fritht:r is son)+?-
IIolen, of POII~RR, RBW lli111 only when 110
wht~ru ill tllu world, svnlkitl:: free nlttl 1111-
W:LS cr~tder 11e1. sl1e11, :ir~tl looki11g IrIjorl hill,
~usl~c~otcd. 1~uc1 fI:rrry in :L))OII~ to suft't>r in
11% tlltr ouly otie who 1)ulievecl wit11 ller it1
I~is sttrntl, I)crc~;tus(! wet l11c.k tl~o tiltlt? (11' tt:~
IJRI'I.Y'S ~IIIIOCBIIC~, it wns llntllral tll:lt.
~lcill to 1l11d tilo rtyl criuli~till. Tlttr t!lltls of
slle sllolllll tlll'll to lliln for ussistnl~ce in
justic:tt aro 11ot IJI$III~ ti~~l)s~~rvt~d Ily his tax-
11t~ R(~~I(:IIIU for efft!cti~~g the escape of II~I.
!11it. It is I ttril~lt! i t : - : r o
Iovt'r.
for wllic:lt. 11ur11:t11s, 110 ~III! is to I11:1tnt'."
" M'y. 15r11dstreet " slln snit1 to 11im ontt
I 1 lllitlg 1 I l l t l l - t 1 I -
tl:ly, if yo11 brlie;e tll:rt, l)y a collcurrt,tlc.tt
1)e~;~r(!tl 11t:r strcall~tll of ctllarrl~:tc.r, Tllla trinl
of c:irct1111st.t111(.0~ for \vhiOll ollC t(,
was 111.illging ollt tl~t! l111e~st tl1t:~litit~s of 1rt.r
!rlntnt., 11 lllotlstrous wrollg was nbolle to llo
~ ~ I UIIIII t r I I I I
(IoII~~, ~11~1 tll:it, l)y 1)ret~killg certtlill stntlltl~o
~!~~tltc~~~ll~l:ltio~~
of 11tsr (1~11 f:l(.t* :is re-
to~~y law, itlvolvir~g IIO morsi pritlcil)ltt ill
Ilt!t!tc!tl l~$lc:lc ill :ill its lnfty 11t~:rtlt~: With
itself c:ollrriilerrtl, yo11 could praveItt that,
olinc!ht!tl Il:~tltl, very tllttc~ll ad if recordill:: :r
\VI.OII~. ILIIII tit 111[i stltne tinle 1)rejl1di~e tile
vow, sllc, si~itl ill :L lo\v, 1ir111 to~le:
intc!~~c~tits of no one, mould you break thg,t
" It ~11trll not I,+$!"
lnw 7"
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TIIR littltr old gelltletnnn opened llis ryes
('IIAl'TIS11 S VUI.
very \vide nlld looke(l :~t her with perfect
ONLY HIS
c:olllprc?llt!llriotl of wllnt slle wlls meditntillg;
\YE:E:IiH OF LIFE.
th1!11 110 co~~tr:ictef them until they twioltled
;iftc!r'tIr:It :I ste:llly Illlrll~lBt3 alo~ved 111
sl~remtlly. IIIICI \vtl"gi~~" hi8 hand nt her, as if
1It:l~t11 l'ri~~ooto~~'a c!le:rr, d:rrlr eyt?s.
\v:\rtlil~g ]lt,l* OK, 1E3 :
IItlr stttl) mils iirnler, llur carrillgo nlorr,
8h 1-ah!-sh ! t11y clear. llleuo suctl
tlrcc!t. Tlliv mn8 whou sho m:\8 away fro111
qutbstiona. Go to hook! 5o to ~ ~ he is ~ l ~ !
tl~tr 1)rison;. l)ut tlltrre she seemed 1)owed
getti~~g mc!ll. Tttnt is ir~ bts depnrtment-to
tlow~l by grluf.
Imnk tlie l~rwl It is my 1,usiuess to go tlfter
Arraycd in the deepest mourning, with
that sly rnsaal and meud it. I gather the
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llev fact! ntld 1ie:td e~~velopeil ill the itnpenetr:rl)lefol(ls
of I1t:r veil, her slow, unsteady
atty) 111ld 1)owetl fort11 exoitt~d tlle Icrt~rlt'st
pity ill tilt! 11rt::lst of tl~tt v.nrde11. He wns n
III:~II, :1t1(1 llis in~:~gin:ltio~~ :lt~g~~~(~t~ted the
11r:luty :uld \vo~~ Ilifltlrll fro111 his (?Ye.
0rtet! t~f: offtbr,c5tl I~is :I~III to :~s*ist tlel'to Iler
t::~rri:~gt!, 11ut s.~c? tlractlin+.tl it. not Iln~~ghtily,
IIII~ ill :L t11111? \VII(IW p~litlc! tliplity took
:r\v:iv :ill tlit! stillg that ~niglit 11:lvct rrstetl ill
su($li :I rt*I)ttff.
Aftt:r t11:lt he rec:c.ivt~tl her or ~,:u.tt!cl wit11
11c.r 1vit11:r rrsl)t*c!tf111 I~ow nttcl :icl~tiet"(:ootl-
::ftc?rnooll," :uld slle re!~licltl :~ltnost illnudi-
1)ly.
AII~ so slit! ~:LIIII! :~nd wcsl~t c!vcJry iltty 111
cSurt:till IIOII~P, 1111til 111~ ('OIII~II:: 111111 goill::
I,t1c.nrno :L 1):1rt of tilt, tlnily routilto of Ilia
lifc.
Littlo (lid I1t1 s~rsl~chcat mll:rt wtla tr:~~~s~)irilt::
ill t1111 (:ell 1)1fitwc.t:11 ttlu~~riso~~er IIIII~ hisgriefstrii~ict~t~
visito~~.
Ilt4t~11 wo~rld not trtlst wl~:it s110 wieltc!tl to
cotlllt~rlt~ic~:rtu to tl~c! III(?~~IIIII of H]JO~~!II li111gll:lgc3,
11~t tl~t! w:llls sllok~lti II(-:II' 11rltl rc?l)virt
I~t?r~c~r.l~c.t; I)II~ 1~1th :tIt~ntl-~~~~~~c~il
sl~rt tr;loc!tJ
tlltr wort19 on 111.1. c.rllT, to 1169 c~r:rrc:tl :~g:~itl
wit11 ~III)III:I' t~t'for~. viqil:~l~t, t!yt,s u11o111~1
seirr1!11 t11t:ln 0111, :tnd \VIIIIH sht! W ~O~I! 1I:irry
t:~lItt~rl to 11t.r it1 Ilia :cc~c.ustolnt~d tollcl, to ;XI-
I s ~ s i i i : ~ I I , I I t o I t i
111-r 111w voic-c! rot11111t~tl ill tlit! i.1'11.
I I t1i11l11g II:III," I It-
P:LII, '' for wh:~t 111ost 1)e~011lt! wollltl tllit~l~ it
str:ulg~! YIIIIJ~AI:~ for tl~i~t~lts-t11:tt 1 :IIII t:~lli!r
thntl tl~t! :lvt!rnge WOIII:LII, \vt~il+! yo11 II:IVH
not ~liorc! t11at1 tlltr or+litl:~ry nt:~ture of III~II,
III:IIt:fl ~ :~(.c:ordil~gly ;
btl t wllrtt is tl~t! ol~jt!c.t of this sec!rt:uy 1"
" Nt.rtxr 111il1t1 ~ JII! nts(:r(:(.y :it 1)rrstwt.
+t!t :!s see IVIID~ tlifft,n.l~(.t? tilere is ill our
StZe.
tlnrry stoorl with his 1)nclr lo the wall, ntrd
IIt?leu plac!etl Ilrr I~atrcl :rl)ovo l1i8 he:r11,
ket.ping, wit11 tilt! tills of ltrr 1i11gu1.d 011 tlltt
wall, tilt? l~igllest poi11 t ht! ruac.llt!tl. IIH toole
tile point frorn 11t!r :itltl let htlr ~:ISS 111ltler
his hat~tl, wht:~~ it m:ts foul111 tllnt wit11 ller
hat off slle was nl~out two inches shorter
thnn 11e.
" I cnt~ rnnke tllnt up I)y dressing lny llnir
diffrrt?~~tly." stle n7rote.
" Wit.11 wll:it ol)ject l"
"I mill tell you. I11 yotir co~~ie~n~~ltrted
exect~tiorl tllestnte isa1,orlt to do :I grnlt,, :LII
irreparnble wrong, through ignorauct?, it is
true, I)nt lo tie tho I(+ss :L wroug."
" f, most heartily agree with you thus
far.
" IVell, then, tllo11gh tile t?tlds of jllsticlo
wo~11(1 :~~~l)itre~ltly I)H (1crf~ittr)d by yonr escape
fro111 11riso11 llefore tlltr tiuit! of yourrxerutiolt,
t1rt.y wot~ltl 11ot I)o in fuc:t; rlrlcl nt~y
olle knomiug yollr ill~lo~(~tli~~ ~vot~ld 111r ~i(:tluittrtl
of all arolllr in 11rc.akilllr tile ceivil
l:lw, whilt, lie ec?c.urt?d tht! real t~~i11tu~111 of
rigt~t by nulisting you to t'stL:~pc.."
"Aud tllr clrift of :ill tlti* is t11:lt yo11 propose
to allow 111e to t.fiec!t lny ZR(:RI)~: in yo11r
g:u'rr~rrlts, ml~ile you perso1l:lte tile htbre 1111ti!!lrtc'c2tt2d
7,';
IC?r:lc5tly.
"A nicr little ~r~liflmc~, wit11 orlly ~IIH 01)j.>c:tiotl:tl~le
feature. 1 (lo not rt:lisl~ t11u itlen
of your lyitlrr it1 l~risoll fop tllrrt! or four
~ P R I ns . ~ t11th~)ri~ct of lliy freedom. I-Iavu
you tho~~gllt of tllnt?"
" Ttrs. ~Vitlrntlt It.tti1lp hi111 ktlow rliy (111j~v't,
I I~avt! visitt'd Mr. 13~i~tlstrret's ol'fic:~,
ltX~~l~nt~d ltow to look 111) tl~t: law for lnysolf,
:lt111 t~x:~n~it~t~~I this I!:ISI~.''
"To11 ~IIOW, t11t.11, thnt it. id !lo triflil~g
t t to s t t l t s of 1 s ~ I t
itn!ly S~~II~(,II(~~~I~
?"
1 Itllo\r. tll:lt lllollry nlll1 illfltlt.llot? nrc! nllpowtrrf~~l;
I)ut tBvt.ll if illy (*:1?1t1 c.o111(1 not 1)0
'ntljusttrtl,' if 1 wtare I)rollgl~t to trill1 r111tl
~ I I ~ It II I ttitt~~ti:~r, I r I
(.ir(!t~l~~st:~~~(:ed 1:01111t!ctvi1 wit11 tht! C:I~CI t11:~t
:I p:trdotl caotlltl 11t! nc~c*ul.t.tl illsido of tmo
molttllu ; al~tl h11-. l~lqn(latrcxr1t mollltl ~II! jllst
tho III:~II to movt, thti executive c!lt?rt~unc!y.
I)~triltg rllv im])rlsot~~nt!r~t tilt? intl11~11(:o of
wt.:~~ttl n11i1 frit:l~ds ~ oult~ ~nnlte tl~u fnr Inert:
('0ttlf0~t:l~l~t? tlt:lll IllRllY 11 \V0111:111 is to-cltly
wll0 W:lS :lJ 1!:1l'6~flllly tl~rtllred ill llt?r youth
as I 11nve 11et~t1."
" All11 (10 you ~lll)pOSl? illllt I ~01lld 11~1'-
(:l~:i.qt~ IIIY frt.ed0111 111 tl118 \v:ly ? What woriltl
tilt! worltl tltink of a m:lll W110, 11s it is supposfvl,
llad ~t~urdc:red tho fnther, rrud thon,
t:lliilllv :Idvnntag+:tr of the dnugter's at?lf-
8ac3ril?cing love, left ller to lie in prison for
him?"

home nil11 city (111 foot. 1x0 cnrried n
carpet-bng, slu~lg over lliu sl~oulder by an
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pieces nrid ounuingly ct!luellt tlle~n, :l11(1 turti 111111~rt~ll:r. IItt TV:IS (lisg11ise11 so titat 11is " 31:ttl1111i, ul:ty I nrsiwl you to yonr c.l~rri:~gc:
that side fro111 tile light, 111rtl lo.! yolr wt1111tl II(!:L~~?Y~ fri~1111 Wil:ll~l 1101 11:tvt~ k11v\v11 II~III. wit11 ulr IL~III ?"
Swttnr it l~nd lrever 1)eeu 11rolre11 tit ~kll!" Two clirys l:ttt2r 11u stootl ill :t livtnry-stt~lrlt. *d'l'l~:i~~li ~IIII, IIC!,*' nlltI rt~l~lic!il, ill :L II)\v,
Hslell nccoptc!d this hillt, rultl togetl~er fifty 111ilt~s fro!^^ III~III~~,~II t1113 11r1-5% ~)f :L wt-11- trc.~~lulor~s to~~c*; IIIII~, IIH if 11~1' nt~lf-t1o~~1~'t~1
they so11g11 t Loolc's 11l:tct! of t~l)otle. to-do gt~lltlt2111:~ll, yc*t alill tlirp11iat~11 wit11 :I \v:tli ~t~tllit.1lt.11 11). tl~c! tlfl'ort, 111.r \vt,~.~l..c \VI*I.I:
&'Here in our irltt!rmliup co~~v:ilmce~rt," 1):kirot gret.11 sl)~.c:t:~c.lt~s :r~rtl :L fulst. ~n~~st:rr.l~c.. t'~,llotvc~rl 1)s :L *pr~c*c.c'nsioll of 1rri1k1~11 sttI,s.
~nid 1'01) B~';~tJstrert, ~:alle~.i~lg He1e11 illto wllicll ~ili~lit h:lvt: I~r.;trc.d !I:#: liplrt of tl:r~.. 11;tIf str~otIlert*(l ill 111.r l~t~~~~lIzt~r~~l~it!f,
I~t-Ili~~tl
the sitt,il~g-rooll~, 1v11e1.e LooI(. ill drt~s~i~lg- " I wislr :L 110rse IIIII~ t:;i1,1,1:1gt~ for f011r t ~r 111.r \.tail.
gow11 111it1 nlil)l>el*s, (II~I!II~I~~I~ :t rc)t!Ici~~g-t!l~nir ilve tli~ys or :L ~~ct~li," Ilt! $:kit1 ; " :111tl 11s I :ull \Vitl~ IL low 11t1\v tliu 1111111 \P:LIICI~II oil. :111t1
llc?:tr the willdo\\', t111tl W:IH (lis(~ove?ri~d llietli- :L strtr~~gt~r to Y~II I III.C)~I(I?;V to 1):1y yo11 ill 1111. \VIIIIIIIII followc~tl II~II~. (:011rtt~o111;1~ 11v
tlltivoly stirrillg n mllislry-tod~ly, whicl~ silt :LI~V:LIII!~J, t11111 tltbl~o?it t1ltA V:I~III, OK yo~ir t11)t'llc~tl tl~c tlot~r f11r 11t.r to IIII~R, ill111 111-111 it
on a tnl1l13 :lt llin t.ll~r)w.
])rol)t:rt.y ~vitll tlit2 c.11~1.k of tilt! 111,tc.l wlli~l,c. 1 o11t.11 so t1111t 1111~ ligl~t f14l III*I.IISH t11(1 11:1vta-
*'I311 ! Miss l'ri111*t!to11 ? 11111)o~sil)le!" ~;ried :1m stol)l)iilg ilg:iilidt its s:~ic! rt2tur1~:'
1111-II~ 1111til ~Ikt* 11:r11 ta~~tt-I 1.11 11t.r t.~trri:~gt,.
Look, l)r:imi~lg ~vitll fll:r~)ri~t! ti1111 (!~lriosity
I>:L~II~ wit11 tilt! r1~:11~1ior followi~~z t110
ue well nn )lt!ual~rt?. " I~rtlrt:tl, tho gotls lire
:I~I?II~ of tit~s[>t~~~st? 1119 11t111 t~111111rtvJ, li:~i,ry
l~n~l~itious! Miss I'ri~~c:t+tc~~~, I OW& you nu 011 &III I!)t11 11e.lt~11 t)Ibt:ii~!l~tl ])t*r~iii>si?~~ T~IIIIII~ s~~t~lt I~:i~*li II~)IIII 1111+ I.IIS~I~IIIIS :t*ltl
npology for not 1)eillg bnttt:r 1)rtsl1iireti to re- to visit 111Lrry i11 tilt. tb\-tAlllllg, IIIIII :tgiiIu l)1,t3:,t 111311, i~s 11,: ftdt 11i111st~If IIO~II~! ~~ii)~itlly '
ceive you.
I-iirly ill tilt) li~nrl~i~lg of tilt. 20tl1, 10 tirrov, tl~t.i~~~ti~ii~tt~d lrir of frvt~111111l ! \\'it11
" bfy ctc~ru.;" to his tiil~id littlt) wife, wllo stay wit11 wit11 11il11 l1111il 11~ W:IS 11~1 :l\v:~~. his i1ai1111u 1,1t~~sf*11 1i:tl~il ovtbr 11is tyt-s, 11,:
tll wtls fl11strrt!11 out of (111 st!lf-l~otiut~ssio~~, - . lll.:ttll. . . - . - - - .
tlit~l~-.ht of tl11. tic-vott~tl \~I)III~III III! 11i1tl It-f~
why tloli't yo11 plnc!c+ a seat for 11111 lt~tly ? 111 tlrn tavellilrp sl~t!l~rt~.*t~~itt~tl I~rrsrlf r~t ll~t? It) 1 ~ i1:t. ~ 11ipl11, s ill tl~t~~~~lil~~tl~~ of his t!t*lI.
Tip the pnpera oil tlltlt c!llnir c~utl tlllst, it. 11riw11, d~ki)t.(l ill tilt. rltatal~ III~II~II~IIK xvI1i1.11 A frt.1111;: c~f ~t~lI-rt.1~:.o:it.l1 111i1)glt*11 wit11
If Lllis WIIS ouly willr, Miss l'ri~ic:c+ton, I---" slltr h:id worll ever si:~c.tr lrt*r f:itl~c,r'a clt.:~tlt, thta larvt! 1111tl g~,t~lit~~tlt- ~vitlj wl1it4i lais III~:LI.I
Miss l'ri~~cwtorr stst 11i1r1 :~t east!, t~rltl ill n ~LIII~ ~11i1:ll xv:is now 10 Ilt! the IIII~:III~ l~y ~rt.nt 0111 11) In-r, tlrc1ug11 III? lalt!w tl~nt it
mi~~ute's ~IIIIH R~IH w:~s ill 1)rivnttr ~(l~lft+r~~~~tte whic.11 tl~t! tillc.t:taea of 11t.r l>lot xv:ts ~,t~rsil~lt.. Tv:lr, 11s ~ 1 1 t h 11:i.I s:lid, t-llsivr for 11t~ to 11i11111rt~
with II~III, xvl~illi Pol) Brtitlatrt~t!t t!l~t~!rtt~i~rt:d All o ~~tli~~cs of II~II~u \vtArc? lost ill thta 111111- Illis ~II:III 111*t! II~III st).
Jh's. H1rta.11 ill t~lrother roo111 ill Iris ow11 likc? 11 ri~pt~ry.
T11t4 c.:trrl:~~o stt~~~lrt~tl ilk IL l~v-stl'c't~t. Tilt,
11~!11litu. wily.
" You mill Ire! tlui~~tt~rrl~ptrvl for :III I~t~nr, ~-O:IVIIIIIIIII t1pt.111~1 I I I ~ + I ~ I I ~ I ~ I I I Itrli~111- I ~ ~ I : I I ~ ~ ~
The iutrrriew 1:1ete11, ~IP~II:II)~, h:ilf :ill Miss lJ~~i~itwlo~~," s:~itl tilt! \V:IIY~~>II, Iiiuttly, c.11 :L:I~ ~v:~lI;t~tl trtvt~y \t7it1kor~t :L wt~rtl.
hour, RIIC~ just wlit?~~ Mrs. Ylli~rl) 1)1~.:~11it) so :la 11- ~~tl~rlitt?(l 111.1.. " I :LIII SOITY t11:tt I ~.:III- (;I:IIII.~II~ OVI~I* 11is HII~IIIIII~I~, IICI S:I\V ~III?
sntrlrntt.11 wit11 c:lil'iosity t11:~t tillti w:i~ltetl to riot give? ytttt ~II(II.I! titrtt*; IIII t. t3o1rrst*. OIII- c.o:tc.l~rr~:tt~ tll.ivt+ wlosly I~o~uc-rr~tr~'tl, ltrokil~g
etrnngla 1'011 I%rild~tr(~t~t :111t1 11ut 11c.r tlnr to r111t-s 11:~re t11 Ill! ~igltlly t~l)st.rrtatl, :IIII~ Ite:.u- c.~n.L,~~sly !~:ic.k nf tear his ~11))1)otit.11 ~rli*tr~.ss.
thu liey-l~(~lo of thtr aittiug-rooln door, 11elc.11 not go I)t*yol~tl t111. 1)rrlllit."
I\ ~~.II-IIIIII!I~~~S' \v11:1c Ill.o~lgl~t 11:1rr~ 111 11
e~nergc~cl. looki~riz i11isI1'd nucl enger.
Slit+ t111111krtl 11i1ri 111u1ort i~l:u~dil~ly, a1111 tvtriti~~g (*:~~,ri:~gt~, ~vhicli lit! 1~11tvro(1 I~IIIIIIII~.
"It's nll riglit," sli~ 11egn11.
lte w:lw hrr ltut:t.l :it 1I:rrry'a c.ot-~:~w 11il11 t.x111:1ll:~tio1:, tilt? driver tbvitlt!lrtly I)t4i1g :~l-
Pol) Urndstrcet il~tc~rrul)tc~d :
tl~rotv tile h1:~11kt~t fro111 hi* 11ri1tl 1111t1 1~1)li rt.:rdy i11str11t4tvl ill l~in t111ty. '
.' HI1 !-eb !-u11 ! ()C oourae it is nll right. at her xvitli I~lootl-shot evtBs :111t1 c1irordt.red Tllt311 tho 81)il.itt'd 11ors(~~ wtLrtl givtlll tl~l!
Tho11 whv cliscu~ls it ?
11:iir. fIe looltrd tilt' 11ic~tilrt1 of u u1:ur mllohtr rexi11 nlld d~tsl~t.tl a\vny liko t11t! wi~ld.
~orrl w:is ehilletl by tllc! sllatlorv of tht? g:~l-
" Mrs. S11nr1)--most admirnble Mrs. Sharp
111 this c~:trr>i:rgo 11srry folrutl IL I:II'~I+ u11tc.11-
! lows.
el, fro111 \vl~i(~Ir III! toolc 11 1~o111])1t~tc1 t~utllt.
we I)id you go~~tl-~~~or~ri~~g." '' Wornell nre Ir tlurcr lot," ~n~rrrd the of c~lotliil~g, rvtm to I~oota ILII(~ 11111. Sll.il~-
IIo ol)e~~ecl tile (toor for Ht?lorl to precetle w:lrdeu :IS 1le Itaft t1lt.111. " IIOW tile tleuct' I)III~ 11i111srlf of c~vr!rytl~i~~g III! II:III \~OI.II III
hi~ll, n11(1 w11e11 sl~e 11nd 1111ssed tlirougli lie ~lle tsnll I~t'l~~~vt! 1li111 i~~~~t)t.eilt, with tllitt 1ot1k tI1t1 ])risnli, 11e (lrt%st~l 11i111st!If IIII~IV \vl~ilt?
turlled ugnin.
OII lria f11ct3, 1)rats III~! ! IIe'd l)eer~ r:lvi~i'~n:id the tsar~.inge wan ill 111otio11.
'' We tellder our devotioli to one who in nn by tliis tirl~e if it wrlar~'t for her, :111d I (lou't 111to llis poc.kt:t 1113 sli11l)rtl n ~ilvt~r-~~lotl~~tc~cl
~~IIILIIIOII~ to 11er RHX. Once 1nor13, excelle~it lci~ow but Ilu'll go crozy before morr~iug,
Mrs. Slinrp, rrdic?u I"
- nu revolver, wlric!h 111, llatl forl~~tl lx+ut*:~tl~ tht:
it is!"
seat ir~ Helerl's c.nr:.infw for slle ht1tl1rrovitletl
IIe Biased llis h:Llld to ller with n profound IIe woultl have cl~n~lged tiis nii~id had lie lliill with tlre III~RIIS &f '~elf-~)rott:l'tio~~, eve11
how. trud tlieu trotted nfter Helel~. clluak- see11 wlllit took 11lnc.e iu the cell mitl~ili i~ to tlre takiug of lif~ if neceasury.
liug '80ftly to lrimself.
rlriliute nfter Ile Ief t it.
Here me leave him, sllfely sturtedili his es-
Mra. Bhnrl) wns canlled from the old gnlln~it Heleu remove(1 lier hat, veil, ellnwl nnd cape.
bv n tl~~rrr~ning on the tnble ill the next dress. kInrry took off his cont nud vest trud
r6om nlid n Goice cnlliug :
RY~UIIIO~ Hele~i'a dress, purposely made
Mnria-Mnrin !I1
Inrge, togetller with ~ I extrn I sliirt wl~icl~
CHAPTER SS.
W1ltt11 she rnn to her lord he oried : Heleu htrd been tho~tgl~tful errorrgh to pro-
"Put 111e back to bed 'iir~metlintel~ ! I
HANOSAN'S DAY.
vide tll:~t his drew luigllt lrnug properly, ns
Ilnve tnkeil n violent relnpsc?! I nlu ill n sl113 Gxl~lni~led to lli111, wllru IIH In~~gliiugly The fatnl twe~ltietl~ of Mny !
very cl.iticnl conditiou, and onu see nobody, nsked the utility of tlre lnst gnrrnt.ut tohinl- I11 the east npl~enred r segmellt of f:~int
not eveu tlre doctor! Do you henr? Get self. Her sliuwl, hnt tiud veil followed, niid illu~niuntioll, whiuli widened uiltil tht+ wllole
tne I)aclc to I~ecl nt OIIC~!"
the trnr~sformatioli \vna C*OIII nlete.
Ilenvens were ~kliglrt~. All the ~i~elotlious
Mrs. Sht~rp looked Ixiwildered. Her hus- IIelt!r~ seuretetl lier lover's f est tuinong the ~o~~i~cls ntld s\xrrc?t sc!eufs wit11 wliicl~ II:L~II~~
bnud S~HIII~!~ s~idtle~lly nwnlcened to vigor- !led-olotl~es, as tllere WII~ IIO ust?ill lrer wear- gret~ta 11t:r \vnliiug i!llildrell c!ruue 1t.i tlr t hct
ous henltlr ~ntlrar tllnu t11row11 bcrolc iuto lug it, In~t do1111et1 h~s caont to nit1 in tlre tle- 1)rr:rkirig tlny. T1it.11, up frc1111 his t!o~rc:li
the dnlrgerolls stnte he described.
ceptio~~. Slle tileu tnnk his plnce 011 the cot lt::~l~t.d tl~uglt~tl still, i)roc.lninii~lg '' l'errrau on
Le:~l~il~g 011 ller shoulder-for he mns yet a11d wris c.ovrred ur). ill readii~ers for the rt!- e11rt11, good-\vill to llleu!"
wenk-Look regnilled his bedrooln, mllc~re he tur.11 of the j:uler. - '
luto 11nlf-c~urtail~rd willilows 11e l~tsnl~cil,
11inde the mystifled womnai etnud just 1)efore Effratunlly diuauised,EInrry 1)rpn11 to mnllc nnil 11;s l>t.nnls rratrd \\,it11 IIIII.FSS~II~ ~(IIII!~~
hiin, rvhile he leotllred IlrlS fro111 tile pillows brick trud forth ill tht! narrow liruits of the (III flossy 11nir 1111tl t.ll(.ek glotvil~:: \5tl1 tllo
nmolig wllich he w:ls bolstered.
cell, both to get :tc.rustt)~i~t.tl to tl~t? IIltiringc- I111sh of henltll. TI~rongl~ tile! I)rc~kt.li PIIUH
'' Mnrin " 11e enid " did you ever henr ~ntwt --- ~ ---- of his ullf:rlllili:lr (:OY~IIIIIH il11(1 to re- IIH looltrtl t~~~~~~lrr~esion~itrly
ill 1111.111 tl~tc ftrce
nl)oi~t ~11;~ Benrrl's Gives? Yes? Well, thnt oeive t.lie last criticisms U ~OII Ilia gait nud pi111~11ed xviI11 11111rgf~1.or IVI~II wit11 1):rill.
legend illustrntes nli eterllnl truth-Cur~os- gn~leral cnrriuge.
lCvt.11 tI~t?grny wnlls of thr!l)risoll 11c! soueht
ity, thy linlrle is mollinn !
Tlit?~~ OLLIIIU the ]):rrfi~lg ,'~,nt~vrell tho lov- to w:ir111 ; 1)lct \vlrc!ll Ilia bt!:~llrs iell upoli tlltt
"Now, Mnrin, liere i~ 811 iu~.penetrnI~le em, si11t.e they \vo111d h:tvc! 110 ol)l)ortunity I:i(lc~o~in str~~tot~irc! tllnt 1'ost) ill th~i 111nrkvtmystery,
wliiol~ lnnet, rtbrlini~l ILII IIII~I!IIH~,~:L- t~fttlr tire n~)l)r:iral~ct! of tlrt* WIL~~I~II. plat!t., they c.11st 11tbyo11tl it IL horritl 8h:~tlow
11le u~yntery to you till tllo tlny of your Tho I)I!II falter8 ovtar t11:rt s:rcrrd scrl1t1. like ti slct!l~!toll 11a1:d.
denth. nud ~t?rll;~l)s nftormar(1. You must Who (.:all clesc:ril~e tlic t?lotl~~t.~~c!u of look, tht! 111 tlie ]~rt!sn~c+t! of tll:~t tc!rrilllt! tlericc
clo just as I tell you, witl~o~lt q~~estiorl, with- te~~tlcr~lres of toll? tilt? 11tltl1oa of canrt.ss? whitall liud rise11 1111rillg 111~ l~ipl~t likt) tlio
out oommel~t-nl~ovo all, wltllout illvestign- Whrit, rrlrious eyes ;rould look upo11 11 hc,art c:oujuraiiol~ of 00111t! rrl~rlig~~it~~t ilt*lltl, tlrrt
tion.
u~irt!iletl :lt snt;ll n nron~eut ? \\;llat 1)ryillg g1:ltl noulrds of 1111ntli11g lift1 n~llllc illto :~\vt?(l
" If you mere to BIIC~?I!R~ ill ])enetrntiug enr woultl I~eutl tocatol~ each :~r~x~o~~sc!l~~rrgt., silrr1c.c.. Xlrll guzeti upo~i ~t trucl, dlut1tlt.rtliis
Inywterv, you wo111d l)et:ome n spectllolti encli 111t.tlge. etlol~ sigll. ~111.11 1re:irt l)t!:~t ill::, ~IIIIII'I~ 111vny.
fnr more ferril~le tlrnlt th:rC wllioll froze ngninst 11th:u't nltd lip ib wetl(lt!tl to lip, per- Str(hn111i11g ill fro111 tl~t? t~~rrror~i~tlii~g (oo~i~~the
1)loi~tl of thtr 11e:~utiful Ilut misgr~itled 11:lr)s nc?rt!r np:~ill to ~i~t.t!t 011 tl~lrtll ? try ta:llno vc.11iclt.a of tbvc~ry t11,ac-riptioll, tl~e
Firti~ti:~. l111d it woi11Cl not t11r11 out 80 luck- Wht!li tilt? w:rrtlall ~iy~pc:rrt:tl hc fo~iilcl tllt, f:it.tas of tl~t-ir ~II-~:II~):III~~;-II~~-II, IVIIIII~II, t11111
ily for yo11 nu it tlitl in her c!nse. Tllat, luy ~~r~sorierml~olly oovt~rttct wit11 t111) Irt~tl(:lotIlt.a I.V~II t~l~iltlrc~i~-~~lipl~l. wit11 II c.il~~ioriilv lllot.
tlenr, is Ihe tusol~tinl tliffertrucne betw(!ell fact t?xot!~)t 011~ ar111, \vllic.li m:~s tl~rowll illtovt' hntl 111111~11 01' tlvil ill it; flll(1 1111 g111~~iti1ttvl
n11(1 fiction. Nothing ever elids well 111 renl Ilia li~11(1, t111? 1i:111tl I~ititlt;~~ l)t*11t-:tt11 il~t? pil- towln~tl tilt? g11:lstly t.llpillt~ of 111'i~t 11, tlr:~\vl)
life.
low.
tllitl~rr I)y its tt.rril11tr f~isc!ilr;~tic~l,.
. "Now, listell ! To all incluiri~~g frielicls, I The wri11IiIt~s ill 1111. ~~illnrn-c.:lrt. ul~n%'~tl '1'111-11, xviI11 tilt! iiicrt-ILW~! of tltt* c.r$)\vtlv
nm too ill to see nny 0111:. I llnve 11nd n re- tllt~t the 11ii11t1 wl1i1.11 t.o11It1 11ot 1)1. stnt'11 Jii111 grt!cv tllu fcsvt!r of c~s~~t~c~tn~lc~v ; 1~1111 t.vt-ry
Inpse, yon u~~derstt~nd-n dangerous re1nl)se. ~ript.tl it wit11 ti (.111t(b11 of tlt.sl)t.ri~tio~l. 1112- ej7e ~)i~r~ii*tl ii11(1 t?very ~~ll~st? t ~irillt-(1 wit 11 :LI~
To the doctor, I nm restored to st~cll riotous ~i(itj tl~v caot kllc~lt :L l~ltic~k-tlr~~l~t~tl fIgllrtb, IIIII~ uill~oly vxcitt!~irt-i~ t.
gootl henlth-to suoh rosy vigor of Innn- from the folds of tl~c vt'il issrlt-tl low, trcluu- 111 tlrtr ~ ~~idrt of it 1111 c*:ullo 1)('t11 (111 1 ~ oC ~ 1
11ood-11y liis 1)ills nud powders, (lint he
ti1t1r111 fro111 tilt! l)ri~o~~-l~t!ll; :III~~ thvthrv IIIII+
need call no more. His little I~ill 110 will: of
ill tilt. tllro~~ptfitl ~~~:~rlic~t,-l~la~t~~
t~ir~i~d io his
course, tnke out in advice wliell occ~lslon
llc.igl~l~or ti1111 i~sltt?tl wllab it IIII'IIII~.
8h:l require.
'Plle ~v:~~.clt.u of tllcrl)riaol~ wt:a 11y IIO Il!c+:unr
And now, my dcnr, the mhislry nrld to give 111.r tiwr to t.olilpore 11a.rst'lf.
1111 t*nsly riet:r. 1t \VILS eigl~t o'e101:lc \v11t.11 111:
srlcnr cmd IL fresli drnr~aht - froln ~lnturu's Wlie~i 111; rt!t 11r1ivt1 silt, stno11 rt~:itly. Ire nl)l~c.nrrcl :it 1)1.c~iilt fitst..
sp~rkling fount."
c:nst Ibut ouc g1:~ilc.e tit tlkt! ~llotiol~lrrs figore \lrl~ili! tltrllyi~~g wit11 his tagg-sl~oi~~i t11id
The plot wne ~videtitly tliioky~~iug. ol~so~~rt~ly outlirrrtl l)r~~t.:~tl~ tltt. l)t.tlt~lotlrrs, g11ulc.illp Inzily orov tl~ti ~uor~liug 1)1il1t~r,
Loolr 8hnr1) I1egn11 n Htrrrlige 11fe. IIH liv- nrltl iigniu shot tlrt, 1)olts 1~:lclc into their word wlis broupilt to liilll fllilt HOIII~+ 0110 of
ed in the seulnsio~i of his roo111 tluriug the
the 11riso111-rs IIIII~~, l)t! ill ~lintrtasa, j111Igil)g
clny, nud wlien 110 grew stro~~g e11ougI1 be-
I fro111 tllr SOIIII~Y ml~icli l)roc!c?cdrd froln tho
an11 to take exerciau iu the ope11 nir nt p%ed6 ~GXVII t111. I-orridor, as mas the
iiiglr t..
custo~u. Sl~e loolrrcl fio cr~isllr~l wit11 grief
Ou the nigllt of Mny 16th 110 left his t11nt l~tr broke tllro~~gll liis ~vol~ted reurrvr
nnd said, with IULIC~ feeling in look and
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WIIL'II his owti (?arS hnd henrd the sou~~ds, Tl~c lnmyer nud doctor were equnlly pniuhe
hnd ~~ersistently refused to see or nn. .-his
lt~diflt:re~tce gtrvu 1)Int:o to sttrl)ri31.. etl. The former would have tried to renroll knowledGe her. -
h WOIIIIIII'H VO~CU!" Ite ~n~tttt*retI. :111tl with 1ie1. nut1 nssure her of I!iu frielldsllip
W~RII 11e rs~n~~ecl nut1 Jim McFndden had
;
iluiclcenod his step.
1)ut tllo latter kurm the ftrtiltty of suc11 an
nl~nou~roecl Ilia i~~terttio~t to follow 11itn to the
Tht311, when 118 gnined the oell fro111 whit:l~ nttt~tr~pt nntl so drew the old III~II away.
gutla of tht, enrtl~ :LU~ further, Fnuuy sent
tho sounds iwooeeded t111d snw :L IVBII face, Sndly they wt.nt, the yotlttpthr ~rlnrl co~lsolfor
her quo~tdiim lover.
surroanileii by n ~)rofusion of lotlg, brown ing the elder, though hie owr~ 11e:irt stood
He calne nnd ulootl before her with folded
hnir, ill the pl:loe of the fnmili:rr couute- satlly in 11er11 of 1% 'omforttbr.
Rrlll nud l0wel.i~:: IJ~OW.
nnnccr of the l)risolic!r who was to be hnnged Helr~l's filmily pltydicint~ ellternd soon
J~tn " she begnn, ntlvnncing timidly nnd
that tlny nt twelve, 118 1t~:y)ed foranrd and nftthr, pronou~~c~t:d 1ir.r in I)rni~t fever, nt~d puttiniller hnnd on his arm.
~ n ~ ~ the x tossiiig l ~ t 1r1'111 1vit11 11 cry.
orhertltl 11t.r i~nn~edistt? removnl fro111 the 011ce her touch hnd power to thrill him.
" Kwngt~l !"
priao~r to her own 11nwe.
Now he shook it off roughly.
" JC3vfll1etl-rsudpel !" repented thy, delir- A calost3 cbnrringe wns 1)rocorc.tl. When it SIIY yell sny, but knpe yer hnuds off I, he
ious wnllttrrt in IL hoarse wl~isl)er. I)oII'~ I)t~c.nr~~e nppilretlt t11:1t it w:is to 116) driven snit1 ~tupntiently. " 1 \vtlllt Ilone o' yer
sl)ealr so 101;d, IIII~I~~, or th~y will 11e:rr illto tlte ~)riso~~-y:rrtl, its 1111r~)osr was diviil- wlleklliu' an' cot~xiu' nrouud me. Snve thnt
yon. ,,Ply-iiy ! III~ love, to life :111d I~appi- etl nut1 tlte tnromd Iloott~I c1itirn:illy. \V1lr11 it it?,' tile Inan that clrnggrd ye in the mire nu'
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etlrrrgtld npnin it wits s~uro~~~tdrtl I)y 1)olic.e- the11 toruetl his back on ye."
As il :~otirtg 11po11 her wortls, the ~nrdeli mru, wlto 1)eat the. crowd back autl co111- 1)o11't, Jim !" she plencled. " You lovecl
ruahrtl iroul the t!t?ll, t?ryiu" 11s IN! mu: ~it'llrd tltt*n~ to tlertst from follorv~t~g it. me 011ct!-"
" Eing the nlnrni-l)ell\ file priuouer has T~IIAII 1118 111utri(*t ri1)011t 111-leu's IIOIIYH wns " Mure tlt:~~~ YO ever desnrved!" he interust~n~red
1"
i)ntrollt.tl 11y polit-e, n~ttl tl~ose wtro g:rtl~ered rt~pted birtt~riy.
I* Tl~eu cnl~~o the sonorous trl:lng, crying out in 1;rtots wMd di~11i~rsnd.
I &low I trented you shnmefully. I
to hc?eut?u t11:bt i~~stit:e hail bec:ti clre:rtad of It was mtwks before fIelen 11nd qonvnlesa- doll't t~tuke flnY eY011SH for IIIVY~~~: but
htlr prey. . "
e(1 auilictie~~tlg to ntlntit of ttnr tnllilllg OII tile tl~:it's 110 I'~:IMOI~ wily you sltould-l)e s; hnrd
Tlie wildest excite~nent sprund tl~ro~tgl~ tht?n~t) her nuxinty trl)out mhiel~ 11nd retnrd- 011 hilt]. They uny you're going to 11uu t hit11
the t:ro~vde(l ~OWII. nnd ttxarrrreratnd :iutl t!tl her returr~ to l~ealth, n11r1 t11t:ll s11e lay dow11."
strnr~gely distorted storitsa iv~re 1)tmcIit:d nrnor~g tlte pilloma :is I~elplt?ss ns n littlt! '' And so T mill, so ht!lp me--"
fr0111 lip to lip ; I)ut ol~tt fnot nll hat1 nlilcr- c:hild, nFllile Itir~tlly oltl l'op Brtrdatroet '' Jin~ stop! YOII IIIIIJ~~I'~ t:tke that oath."
tlie mnrdt.rer 11:ttl l)t*e~t :waisted to eac!aj)u 1)y er:~sr)etl lter tlttc~luntetl han(1,and with tenrs ll~i~ti wl~y not? I lurnu to Itnpe it."
the tlit~~ghtrr of his victitu.
hi:* c?ytAu snid :
"For IIIY nnke, Jitu-for the sake of the
Fierce, vc?~~,rtrful ~nut.terings swelled to "TOII II:LVI* snved Iti~n, :tntl, 1)y l~c;nvc?n ! love you ollce felt for n~e-let 11i1n go."
mot*dy clertuuci?ntio~~, t~tttl grmr~tu of est:sr:t- I'll snvu you! Yon sllnrr't 1;ry in prlsolt n no you 1)lentl fer the like of 11iun 1"
ti011 souudetl nrouud rlru jail, to wl~icl~ the tiny for. the 1101)lt:st :rc:tior~ a wolnatt svt!r " Yes. dim. It won't do you ally - - good to
crowd had st~rged.
tlitl ! They s11:ul't get n c~hnrrt!tt to c:onvict see 1ti111 11a1t-."
Jirn McFncldt~t~ was I~nrnnguirlg froru n yon untilnll tl~idt!xuit~~uc?nt It:~sI)low~t over; " But yol? bore witness ngninst him yeronrt,
nud someof the lrlore violellt were urg- nut1 \ vl~e~~ they (10 convict you, your 1):irdorl ~ilf "
inw 1li111 011.
s11:lli l)c in the 111l1tclu of the oiliot'ra I~ofore "True, Jitn. I don't know whnt possessed
!he officersof tlle Inw hnrl gorto syste~unti- you I1:loo rt?nol~etl tho prison door! J3lrss me to do it. I wns ornzy with jenlousy nud
onllv to work to retrievt! tl~e blurtdur thtrt you ! If yo11 wrru only IIIY d1111gh te~' 110w tpl~inkiug slicmouldn't give him up, nfter nll.
hnclWoost tl~etn tlieir prisoner.
pro1111 I sl~ol~ltl fet!l of yo11 ! '
But for thnt they might 11nv~ put me ill
Tho telegrnph xvns set in ol)erntion, nntl "l)o you tl1i111c tl~nt 11e will esc:rl)o en- I)~~ROII, 1)11t I'd hnvu 11ittell out ,yy tongue
the 11uudrt.d-handed genius of the law lay in tircrly ?" sht? :lulced.
befol-e I snid n word ngniust him.
~vnit at t!vr!ry point.
" No doul~t of it ! C!levrrrst triclc I ever "So you love him yet, 1 au pose?"
Tl~r~r IIt!len Princeton's conol~mn~i wns ex\v ! Ha. hn. l~n! 1'1tllt~cl tht> wool over the Yes. Tl~c moru becnuse fhnve reirsou to
soug11t.
(,yes of tlie liest nut1 shnrpirat of 'em, by beg his nrdon."
It was fon~~d that she 11nd given the regu- Jovc !"
For Feillg in the mny of his fist when he
lar fut~ctioni~ry n vt~ontioii of o few days irl "Mr. Brndstrrttt, I've wnntecl to :~slc-did kuoolted YOU dow~~ on the street? That's
mhit!ll to visit his friends in the country, Isny :inytl~ir~g while I wnu rleliriol~s w1)ich the lnst kihc111ess 11e doue ye."
nut1 tl~nt his plnee Irnd I)eeu lilled I)y a stol~d m~pl~t serve as :I I-lew ?"
"I tlon't cnre for that. I provoked him."
cr~.ootu. 11nd not wit e~iouefi - to be trust- "Not nsyllnblt*! You lrept jioirjg ovctr- "XVell I'ln not 0' your forgivin' spirit.
od in si~eli n sehe~ne.
Hn, ltn, hn! It wor~ld tu:tke n horse lii~tgl~ to Now, 1istc:ti to wl~nt I inteud to do. Re rob-
He said thtrt, I)efore cnterit~g tlio prison, hnvel~etirtl you! You k~pt goirtg ovthr those bed me of the wom:r:l thnt I lovrd n11d then
11is niistress 11nd 11n11iled llit~i :I i)ieoe of 1)a- lessons i r ~ graceful wnlkiu:: nud-rind-hn, put 11er under his feet. Now I'll llur~t tri~r~
In, Itn! wl~i~t sl~nll I c~t~ll it?-imittitive vo- high nut1 low. in every corner o' this world
cnlizatior~! Hn, lin, l~n! I should like to lint I'll 1)ut his neck in the halter. , where it -
return.
11:~ve see11 YOU two at rehenrsnla."
belor~gs P'
811e tl~eu told 11im tl~nt when she cnme The old lnwyer stwmc.d never tirr(1 0: 110 shoolc his fist nbove his head and
fro111 the 11ris011 lit) must drlve her to the lnughi~~g'nt wl~nt he cnlled the " 11l)ge joke frowned tlown upon tlie sliri~~kiug girl in his
corner of High nntl \Vest streets, x~here she Beleu 11nd plnyed u~)oli tire officers of tile terrible enmestness.
wol~ltl nli~ht. lenvlna l~itn to drive hotne lnw.
"Jim, for ruv snke!" she i~lended. fnllinz
'I Beyond thnt," he p~n.suc~d, " -
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without h%r..
you unicl nt,f~ia feet.
Tl~esoorderslie executed to tho letter, nud notlliug. Whelt you c.nllltr to the rest of the I)id yon yield when I pmyed 011 my
here his Icr~owledge endetl. I !)lot you wolrld tell nll il~r:1::irl:lry Jltu'ry I kllt!t*s to ye 'ier my snke?' " he de~nnnded.
The tote to tlle'houselterper rail : th:lt,-*eeing lte n~~tlerstnoll it-nll, you Irnil wrnthfulljr.
I irtttar llot tiiJcuss it lest it COIIIP 10 tlle l3:\rs I 80 110 left h(?r s0l)l;ing.
"You neecl 11ot expect lue 11o1r1a to-nig'ltt. of otherr. IIa, ha, 11:r ! you wtSrt! IL sly one, Tllen :I sutltle~~ t)nrI)ose cnme to Fnnny.
Prny rrf~~nin from t~~reslio~~ii~g the groorn, :IS evt1n wlwn you wt+rcs out, oP your llentl." "I \\ill loolc for' llirn, too, nnd mnrn him.
you know I tlisliku gossip. Let everyttti~~g " 1\11., I:rntlstrec.t," unit1 1It.ltr11, lc.n~~iug IIe Itas often s])olten ot New York nu n 1)lnce
go 011 nu if I wns l~otr~e."
toward 1ti111 :tnd sr)t.nkin:: in :I. low toll(., of wl~t.ru out+ c.o~:ld lone ~IIH'S self, nnd if I do
c8ourso I I~nd somtb one to Itrlp ~rte--" not li11r1 11it11 I I-nrt nt 1e:lst get nmny from
Ivlennwl~iltr, the story thnt Helen 11ntl 1)een '' l'ut, tnt ! No. you Ai(l~~'t!" t+ri~?d the tlrostr ml~o lt~tow Ine rind rtly tro111)le. Perfo1cn11
tlclirious 11ntl HI)PPIUI to tho ears of 1awyt.r. " At any rnte, OIII? nlto l~ns Itttpt n 11:11)s I c n get ~ ~ Lltlu into one of tlie nayluma,
Lnwycr ('OII\V:L~ nut1 1)r. Alwortl~, n~ttl tl1t.v st.c.rt.t so long nt~d ro well I~nd bettt!r con- 811ttl tl~etl I'll 1)e free."
zvllo 111111 lovrtl l~rr so truly, forget tin*^ 1111 tirir~c.. e~ tl~:lt it nlny 1)e enid tllnt there wns Wit11 tltu rnonc.y wl~iol~ she hnd received
cbnllsct tlf t~str:~~~gu~nt+t~t nnt~ rtrtntrmi)t211:: nut) wtrttt:ut \vl~o co111tl get along without a fro111 IIele~t I'rincetot~ she weut to New
only lat*~. l)reYt*ut Itcjll~less~~r~a, hristr~t~rd to t!ol~lill:l1l t."
T!rrlr, trot rorrl!)t.rl~e~)dir~g in whnt n vnst
hor nitl.
IIc wol~ltl not htnar a wort1 of it, Imt 1c.tl ~v~ltlcrnt~ss of I)r~ck nud stone she must pros-
TIII. two gn~tlcrno~i u~txt :lt thtl prisou, nut1 tbt! (~o~tvt'r*:~tion 1111011 11 ~ul)je(!t el~tir~ly ecute 11t.r sc~:u.t*l~.
clacl~ rt>:tdit~rr Llrt* tht)~rplrt of thv ot11c.r I)y f~)rt~ilr~~ to tl~nt nt1:u>t,st lti* 111':irt.
On(.e iu tl~e 111etro1)olis she wns fnsoinnted
looking I)nc~lc II~OII his ow11 I~r:trt, cbl:ispt~tl Hi? 1~11t~~f1tl ~i*ils (li(1 11~r gootl, 81, tlt~~t, by tl~cr ftlve~-rtl lile of its( tl~orougl~fi~res, the
11n11tla ill uilt~~~t't..
$lie grtrw 1)t.ttt.r rtil~icllv. EIo i~rft~.1#ri11. 11rovf~t1 to cItr:~pr~' lor]-ill-s where chenl)
lll~ll't ltst t11t.tt1 ~~tllllt: lltL:Lr ltll.! 1'111.y 111.- A I:~IILII~II 11:id (:OI~IH over I":LIIII~ Mortolt. lottain~s III~~:LII~ vile sr&.oU"nhings and vile
litavtvl tlrr~t IInrry WIIU guilty. TIIP o~tt) plot- Sho w:ba ovt~rwltt~ln~t~tl wit11 rtanlorr;ti for tilt, COIlllillllV.
it*tl ngainxt II~III :IIII~ tl~ri ~tlrt~r dt~at'rtt~tl Itillt. prt sl~tr 11:ltl :lcatcotl ill t)rillgiltg II:!rry Trnltor ~i~iiii"fron~ the dells of iniquity which
&.t%! tht~y tll0t, togt!tl~tlr. Thcny II:IVR I~OIIII~ into the l~nncls of tl~t! lt:i~tgtn~~rt. SIIH fth~t, IlOlV ~ r~~ronltd~~d htrr sl~e escnped to Brondto
flu11 ant wlrurtr 110 ia. No, no. IIO ! I will thnt it 11nd ~)rofitt!d Irer ~totl~ing nr111 ll:ltl w:ly for n frm n~irtutea of pnrtinl forgetfulucvur
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ctnerging from the uosious dnltlps of n c~iv- 7 "No; there's t~otltit~~ ill the! llollse."
erll iuto tlie pure nir ntld suuahiue of tl~e
thc- ~t~irguitltstl clttvotiot~ of Itis u\r.~~t!tl~c!:~rt
II:xve? YO,, nllv Itloltey
tho rl:~ttztitc~r of Itis ric:tit~~, who tritlt!ti Ilia
ollter world. Tllell c:~me the retliruiug " A littlct," f:lilitly.
citv. c.ac.nl~t~, IVII~
which mnde her henrt sick.
lnrt ~tigllt. rt~c.ctpturet1 itt tltir
"Let'sst?tr w111rt you call little."
One nigllt she was retllrning later thau The girl drew 11 s111:11l JI~II-YU f~0111 tl~o 110s- *;11tt J ~ ~ ~I.IL~!~!~I
I I ~ to 11
ltsunl mlieu she wns stnrtled I)y n lnao Budgnlniliillg-llt~~~,
\vtItLrt?
0111 of her clrt?m :ttttl IIII~ ~t it1 lriJ 1t:tttd. tilt! ottit~~.t.s I~~IIJIH 1111oli ltittt 11l:lyittfi t1t.i-
[lenly'rushing nrouud a corner, sli111)ing aud 111: emptied the cotltelits VII tht! c.orlIlttsri
hllit~g his length.
11~.1.:ttt~ly, \sit11 ;r fnir Ilrorl,c?c.t of I~r~*~l~iltg
pnlle.
tllc! Ir:tl~h.
HH rose wlt,h dimoulty, evidently mucll 'iTltr~!e dollnrs :r~td t.itrl~ty-llvt? t-t*t~ts," IIR
LL \\71tt?t~ ~!ort~~~rt~~l It(? 11111~l(r 11 dt~t~tl.tllil~~~tl
hurt.
strid; " quitt? IL little fot.tL~tt'. Tllt~rt., t:lltu II st:i1111. fl~*itt~' t.otlr shots, otltr of \vlli:!ll HI,-
111 the light from n wiudow shecnllght n dollar of it nt~d glbt lnt! 80111t' 11rt111dy. l)t)ttlt t.i~~ttsIy t~-o111t~1t~11 I)l~te~!ti~~~TIIOtIIIIIO~~
ill tllt~
oil~ia fnce. It mnsghnstl~i~alen~~cl bo lo11~ Irolle. You wee, 1'111 fo11t1 of yo~tr slto~tltlt~r.
hnggnrd w~th fatigue nud terror. El! ~vns co~it~):$~~
"11t tlt~t~~o~~fttrin~~ \vlti~41 (*tts111~11 1113 ~tl:r(lt~
pnutil~gfrom his recetlt violeut exerttous. I-Inv~tt~- c:lnicttvl tltc! 11nl)y tltt. girl Inid it Itis c.~c.i~lrt., ltut \v:~s s ~tl~~t~~lt~~~t~~ly
11.:1(!(-~1 to
F~llll~ snw nil, nut1 11er ltenrt bouutled ns dornl~ o1Pt11e furtltcr sitlt! of tllt! 1112ti. tl~c. roolt~ of rr \voltT:~ti tr~~tttrvl E'IIIIII~ Al(1r1o11,
if it mould leap fro111 her tltront.
Tlte ttin~~ sco\vIe(l :tt it i~ttl~:~tit~tttly. \vht-rt! ltc! wits c.:~l~tt~rt.tl :tItt6r ~ttrotlror tsx-
Thore was n moment of pnr:~lyzed innc- " If thi~t inti) ~~iscs n rtl~v wl~ilt! yot~'rt. c111111crt~ of ~ l~ot~.
tivity ntid the11 she mu to hill], crying:
"H&.ry !
golle I'll gut it I)et~wtBc:u two ~~illo~vz," lit! '' lr~~(lt*r tltta 111ist111it*tt i~ttl)t~~~s~io~t t1t:lt t l t t b
$1
said.
wc~ttt~t~t 11tttI I~t~tt~ii~t~tl ltittt, ItiS \vt-l111111t -.vtls
ne snm her, recoguized her, nud uttered Silo kunw t11:lt Itt! ditl ]tot 1ttt~i111 it, :~tt,l llr~t dir(~(~t(atl 11~1oti 11t.r svit11 l~rol):~l~ly ftrtttl
tin onth.
Jnlri~tg tlie itloncy slte xvctlt out for tlte tsfft.c*t.
Whnt is tho ~nntter?" she nsked in n licl~~or.
"Ilis ~('~otr11 w110t 1011::t-11 ill tlto loft. 1tt11g
guarded tone, nssistitig llitn to rise. "Are Ylle never 11nd n tlioufiht of (lt~ttyit~:: ltitn of ,1;tttttns ~1~~1~1~~1~it~t1,
tt for~tit!t- lovt$r of ill(>
tltey nfter you ? Oh ! roam ~vith me. I tlie Inoutry for ml~icl~ s11e-titigltt stttrvr! the XVOIII:III Mt~rtt~tt, ~vlt~ II:IS I I ~ ~ tt~:~rlct~tlly
~ ~ I I 1,t.tl~nve
n room nenr here. I ontt 11i(Ie you." follotvi~~g n~~ek.
ive ill ytlrvt~it, of tl~cr c~t~i~rtit~:~l.
He lenuetl upon her llenvily, nud ground Fan~~y ltnd ol~tni~~c'cl tlttt liclltor nnd re- lb'l'r:~~~o~- t11t.11 ftall to t111+ floor, stavt?rt+an
oath betmeeu his teeth nt tlle p:ti11 he turtletl ns filr as tlltr t~to~tth of the :rllt,y Itwd- ly mo~~~tclt~tl. :~ttd ~11s rt.(l~~l~t~~~.t!d tvitllt~~lt
mas suffering.
iug to the re:rr $t!t~rttte~tt-l~o~tst., \vltt*n rlttr fl~rtltt'r tr01111lt~.
"1 suppose I s?nll hnve to go," lie snid, \v:ts et:irtled by :III oattt nut1 frlt a I~t~rtvy " Ilr will Irt: itt his old (111:rrtt~rs it1 11 (Illy or
at~grnciousl~. There collies tlie nccuraed II:LII~ 1:1itl ott 11~r s11011ltlt~.
ttx-(I, wltc?tt it is to 11t! 11011t~d 11iw i11fltt11trtt?11
IIOIIII~~ I Do you hear the111 1"
Lookin:: 1111 wit11 n cry slie rcco~ttizt.d Jitu Indy-love will 110 \v:~tt:llt?d :I littltr tttorer
:: Uli IInrry ! I'm so gl:rd 1-"
MoF:~il(lt?t~.
clostrly ."
~o:ue on, nt~d s:rve your ecstasies for n She Iletirtl n wltiutlt+it~ t111~ street, nt~il~~rt~s-
]nore fnvor:rl)le o~cttsiou."
eutly four otlter IIII~;I CRIIIO donVll tlli* :111ey Tltittkiltg of tllis ~lil 1'01) llnulntreot re-
Thegirl henrd tlio solut~d of huwyitig feet ar~d ntood ol~out 1tt.r.
flt.etet1 i~~tligunrttly :
.in tlie street from whicli he h:rc7 cotnu. 111 "Tllis is ltis smerthenrt," t~xl~lnittrtl .Titn, "'1'11~ clef' kleservt~~ tr~ hirttg, wl~t?thcr 110 is
:r pa~~io of irepidntiori she led hitn dowu 1111 L'n~ttl they woo't be fnr :rl~:rrt. \Irllera 11:~ve gttilty of tEt? rnurdt!r or 1101 ! Aftrr all slle
:rlley. He liu~ped nud growled nt every you hid hi~u?"
Itns clot~c n ~ ~ enffc~t3t.d d for I~~III-~II~, I)y
ate]).
" I dou't lettow w11oy011're tnlkittg :I~)ou~," .Jovt! ! OIIU of 1tt.r ttl:trs iw \~ort11 1tto1.e tltt~lt
111 perhnps ten miuutes they renched n asserted Fat~tty, ut~l~lusl~i~~ply. Iris wltolo CII~C~IIHS! To tl~i~~lc tltut 110 would
teueuiet~t-house in tile rear of n I~look of l'011, yes you do! I snit1 'l'd lr1111t I1nr1.y mnllc stl'nigl~t l)t~c:lr to liis 0111 trictks ttgaill?
lnll buildiugs, tlie coltrtynrd 9u whioli it Trri~lor to tile tle:itl~, n11t1 h(!'s jt.d slil11)eti I 11egi11 to 1)rIiercr 1ttj (lid it, ~~itt~t' 1111 !"
looked Ileing renclled by :I Ilnrrow ptlssnge tllrollgll ttly cl~ttt:ltt~s llot 1:nlf :lu llollr ngo. Tl~is wlls tllu ilrst i~tstn~icu of tlef~.c!tiol~ OII
wllicli rnti uuder the house fronting on the Wl1c.r~ do you live?"
tlte 11nrt of Pop 13raBatrrt.t 111 111?1t~t1'~ l)rtAsstreet.
"It's 1t011e of yottr 1111sine~s~ Jim JIeFnd- c$ttc.t!: 1)ut now his ii~Qiguntion wns so grent
Iuto the unlighted hall nud up three den. LnL ttle lro I sny !"
tlt,~;t lte snid:
flights of rickety stnirs ello assisted him. At tl~is III~II?(?I;~ :III old 11ng emt~rgetl fro111 Thercb! thclro ! Miss Princ!c?to~t, 110 isn't
Tliia is n very meet-scented and corn- one of tllcr lower rnotttn, rrttrnctt!d by tlie wort11 stlc!l~ grief fro111 you. A III:III wlto
~nodious pnlnce " he tnuttered 11s he stood soutttl of voic.t.s.
could go bnclc ,u awomtrn like tltnt aftj11st
within hdr room, while ;he felt for "Moll, do you Ic~rom this girl?" :~sked otir! er--"
litatohev to light her cnndle. "Why did you of tl~e trien, wl~oac? 1)ntlge of office sliowrd " Stop !" snitl Hclen, rousing lterself.
come to sue11 n clen ns thi~?"
plni111y 011 t.tte 11re:rst of ltis tSont.
As if stuit:: I~gltoe~~ pnit~ alte ntnrted to her
It mns the best I could do. I could llnd l"l'l~nt stut:k-1111 piece?" 11skec1 the hng, feet nttd stoo(1 pnPo ttlltl trotlll~lillg.
no work," she replied, tre~liulously. vioiot~sly. "She's itt ille foltrtll story 1)nok. *'Mr. 13rntlstreet,," oho atldcrd, "mill you
Work!" herepeated, wit11 n 11urQ lnngh. left hand. Comt! 11t!ro thrt!t? weeks ago. PII~S let ttte thn~tk yo11 Pot' tltu IcittBly u~otivcr
"Do you expect to live by worlc? I l~setl to olt tuort+ :rirs thnlt if site livetl or1 Fifth nvu- whic.11 lrtl you to scok tile nl~tl tI~t?tt 1e:tve
tliiuk you rather lwetty. It onght to serve ~iuc.. Has ulle l)rSt'tl ~11011-liftit1'?" ti~u 11y ntyself for tlto ~~reset~t? I will see
you now it1 tlie place of worlc."
Witltoltt lurawt'ritt~, the tne~t ~lsce~tAeti the you :tg~uli to-~~torrom. To-dny I 11tust be
" I tltollght I might find you," shoventi~r- st;rirs, tl~re:~tet~it~gF:~tttty mitlla pistol if slle ulone. I 1nu8t be nl011n of 1!1110tiolt. HI10 1oolz1~11
SL~SI'ESSE.
ing liilu encrc~rly.
lilcn u \vot11n11 itt \vltott~ ~ III! \v:rrttt c!~~rrtttit of
u oh, if iT kill ollly llim to tne,ig Tile sl~o~k wllicll w:is to tr~t her love to life mns 8ud11c.tlly ohillt3d to ivcb.
wna lter tho~tgl~t.
the ut~ttost Itnd f:11lr11 ill~otl llrlt~l~ Pri~trtl- \\'it11 n tt~rnuurt!(l trtwtl sltc! wc.111; to tlie
The litno uttered at1 oath, nlld fromtled nt ton. Tlte c.l:ly ft8t.t of Iler itlol, ref11sitt:: lil~rlrt'y nlttl ~~ettttc.tl :L ltottt to 1'011 1:rntl-
Strt.t~t, rt~~~ll~sti~l~~ lti111 lo ~II~~I(~III~~!
tlie cllild 11s if it c~ffeltded Irim.
theil, i~~st,~!l~re ~111r]1ort, k111cl c.r~lttt~l~t~ll, top-
for 1lt?r
11~r1itis~io1i to vizt t~tt! l)t~isotttht- 11s ~oot1 118
'6 yes, I Ilelieve yell snid sollletllitlg ?boot plingthe!gotl to th', ~I.~IIII,I lvitll i~vrnslt tllnt
n child on otlr 1:1st iIlterrstillg illtcrVIe~,~l sl~ook ~OWII (110 very 1v:llls of tltt. ~llrille ill 110~3illl~? :rffl'l' lli~ :ll'l'i~111, 111111 to 1'1111 11i11l-
118 snitl, sardottienlly. "St011 that brnt's ruitln.
self 1tttc1 II(!(~VIII]IIIIIJ~ 11t-r 10 tl~t! [~risort.
squrrlling, mill you 1"
8110 sat lilco otie mllo 11:tcl rt~c.t%ivc.cl 11 stun- T11t. lorn, ovttn tolttr in url~ic.lt rl~tr all-
TIle took rip tile mni]illg babe, and Ilillg 1)lt,\v, (!otlst'i011d Oll\y Of :I ~llllllfl llilitl llI'(~~~t~(1 ll('1' ~i(!l'~:Llltd ll\I'tLd fll4*ltl. ll1ld tlt('~
looked it Inore disocllltellt t,]l:ul 811e :ul(l sells(? of loss, rnl~c~n I,:~~vyt.t. Et.:cclstrt.c~t ~ltorc.cl 1111out 011 till-tot,, tb~trtitt:: 100kn of
llnd felt townrd it c~~)~t~~~:r~sioti llt lltrr t111(1 \\'llisl~t~ri~tg :1111ot1g
~ , ~ f lllltl ~ ~ c:it~(+ ~ 1)11ifittg ~ . ill, :111 out of l~rt>:~tlt, ;111tl wit11
11oped tllot it migl~t be n ue\v tio 1)etween his f:lcc3 f~tll of c~~tct'l'll.
tltt~~t~rc-l~t~u.
1, ller nll(l tile Illnu wllo ltnd sc.ellle(l to you h:l\,t! sect1 it ?" III! r:~itl, ns lit! cnupl~t I'n:~l~lo to rntlurcr tllin, 8110 Oin~tiissoil tltc.111
love ller 80 passioll:rte]y. 8110 llow fellred siRllt of her. " I tllollg~lt to lit.t.1) it frotll :llltl tll~ll tlt1.1tt'(1 t0 fllc!t! tile terri1)lo lligltt (11:
tl~nt it would prove n b:rrrier.
you, nly poor ol~ihl."
w:titi~lp.
'6 yoll*re n~r.otiotlnte tnotllet., 1'11 I)e R,? s:rt ~10x~~11 11t~sid~llcrr :11itl tool; Ittar 1tn11d. For tlto first titiltti11 lterliftr SltO ftalt ~lt,t~brly
a,vorn nloltr. IIarin:: 11il11, n11 h81' frith~td8 ltiigllt
!w lllulrlte~ tile Illnu, ltnrsltly. -no yell ()it, tiley Itnvt! rec:q~turetf Itirn!" sllc
lenve it here~\skile yo~~~rownlki~lg tltestruets c!ric~tl, trrl~lllloll~l~.
go, Illlt. IlOW-at
uigltt ?"
'1 YI's, it S~~IIIS SO ."
give it 8ootlling-syrul) it sleeps "~h:tt is not t h ~ worst of it. 1111
C'IIAI'TlGlt SXIII.
q1111?tly CUOII~~~."
gnllll~li~~g, :uld--:111tl--ol1, oh, 011 !"
TlIE MAN.
ILTnlce rny ?idvice nntl giveit nil overdt~se She 1)roke c1om11 it1 :I vic11~11t tit of wt'e1)-
Some titne. Suol~ i~~eurnl~rat~ocs nre not at- ill? Tl~t. dt.potl wns thro~tgc'tl 11y n mol) vory
trlIutivu to tile gentlelllen fr~Rll,]s of 811Clll:L- Co~~fo~tt~(l l~it~i ! 1It:'s n villni~t, :1ft~r:111!" 1111tc.11 it1 11 111t1o(l to II:LII:: tht! ~)risottt?r to tln!
llt':ll.t3st trcw 11s Hoot1 :I8
dies
11o ~110111t1 ~tt!ll fl'Olll
118 y011.~~
lul~tteru(l tile l:iwyc-r, :It il loss ho\V to (:oiltl~t!
trlritt. Wltttti 110 11l111enrt!tl, t11c.y wort!
" I llrlve no gentletnen fric?tt8s." 8:rid the sole 1lt.r.
girl; [lud t]lc?u, wi+ll 811c~de11 l)l,.~lclillg: "I$~~- IIe wlis revie~vittg it1 his lnirltl tl~t: prim- surl~rint~tl to see tltat 11e 1111tl to 1.w borne ot~
ry I hnvo bee11 true to you. WOIJ'~ you be- grnpll ill the 1):rl)c.r:
a 1ittt.r.
lidve me
l'ltcj f11c.t ~c.ettted to nffortl tllettl 11 gitoul-
" ltgs matter ofiudifleretlce to mewhet)l- Tl~e murderer, Harry Trnnor, fro111 thts like sntirft~c.tiott, for t11c.y gloltte~l ott ltitlt
wit11 ittl~u~t~nt~ d~~tclst:ition. \vlriltr l.11uy IX-
.c?r you llavu or Ilot, I lJnte deb:ltrs E I ~ , slto,!lr ~ ~ of mllosu :ltroc.ioua tlertl of 11lootl tl~e
Yell nnythiug t2 driukl ~ l mll& ~ Illore ~ l)ul,lic ~ llnj t sr?rc.yly ~ ryc.ovt=rt~cl, nut1 \vltost. ]~rer*rtl their tmtlt:ltiot~ it1 l~ootfin~td gronun,
to tlie purpose.
cllst: ll:ls recr~ved :I ttttge of rolltaure frotu
presniitg so lturd ul~ott the 2)ossc of police by
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whom he wns surro~indeil that tlrtlv hucl tt It!t tlrt* c~o:~c~l~t~in~r c:lrry her in and lny het uocbettce, ~)lrnse to ranieml~er that I ntli the
1113 Ilenten I)ac:k.
l1~"~Il :I I,c*tl.
otrly III~LU 1~110 1111s IIISYI~YJ iuiliutnined it."
Not ltirrg tln1111 t(!le~v over 11ro11ght hiin
111.1. voioo \VBH so ll~lsliy as to \)u st::rreelj
VlXDICATEI>.
Ily ollnncc? to tlruscl!te tow11 i!t wlrich our
n~~tlil~lt?.
"No, no-it isn't IInrry !" criod IIoleii, all Ilrrtl wtls tsffec!riug 111s reolnmntl~)u froro the
Slro hoe1 not nl)pror~c~l~t~tl Ilinl. but stt~otl n-tre~ulllt? wit11 excitesluent ; " Ilut Irow ne:br- ~lt!t~t~t~ of i1lte1nperR111:t3. IIt're Hnrold
aloof, .j~lul withiu tho I~i~rr~tl (loor of tlrt ly Iltr rrst!ltil)lr!s Iritu ! I slto~~ltl 1l:Lre lleeu Tr:rrror llad ;rlnuuoCI himself wit11 Fallny
t.c.11.
tleceivtrtl ruydc4f. 1 I~oliove, 1l:rcl 1 ilot IJC~II so Mortor~.
Ho lny 011 liis fnt:a 11s slro Ilcul uut~11 lii111 s(. fnurili:11- wit11 Iriin; but tlitl you not roti ice Uy 11 c:ol~frrsiou of idellbity Fnnuy hat1 follnntry
tir~tt:~, lruvt!~ niovitig uutil sllu sllokt a HO:II* 011 tllis III:~II's to11i111tj ? 011, Blr. Briltl- lowt-11 Ilerlry 'l'r:lnor (tilt? flarry of our
Ill* - -. - Il:111IH. . - - . - - - .
tltrt.t~t! C I I I I ~ this ~ P ~ is the mau ae'vu bcuu story), nud :I vnyr;iut drsiro to see his boy-
WIlnt tj~riotio~~s his 11osturt) 11:iil nwnke~ed loolcillg for, ilf tvr nll,?"
liootl'a llorr~n lrittl iutl)ellecl Hilrold to visit
in her Ilosorrr !
Tlieu to tlre furtl~ur l)t?wilclcr~neut of the tllt! 11l:ioe :bt tile nauiu tillte.
Sht+ htrd c!o~nt! to hiur rvitll :I Ilt.:rrt of it~c~, :~lre:rtly dilzetl lawyer slru a~rtltleuly llowed E/leutir~g Mr. l'ri~lceto~i nfter Fnlluy hnd
lrer filitll ill his trl~tll :kt 1:rst swctllt irw:iv IIV ller fnce in 11tfr II:LIII~H, n1111 givittg w:iy to :LII fired Iris lltilld with llor story, I-lnrold saw
the ovitloltct, ml~ittl~ llis own l~~st:~~esa~l~tril :rgo~~v of wec+~~itrc. sliii (tl.ivd:
Ily tllu tlr:ulllt3r of tlle 0111 ge~ltlt-trliru thnt lie
furnial~t~tl, yt.L ilrlpt~llt~tl 11y th:~t tlrirtlrlt~r;~ '* Oit, Ifnrry-I,!:rrry! will you c+vor forgiv(! \v:l* ~~jiatnl~t*~~ for 1ii.q (:I)II~~II. 011t of sport,
love wlric.11 wo111d tlol let httr tlurt, fro111 ltiln lllt3 f01~ tI1e itl~llstll~e I llnvt! tl1~11~ yo11 ? Oil, ul~tl Ilc.ct:u~+o IIW tlitl 11ot o:rre to ~iut~ou~ic:e lris
forever ~vitllout oirc!u trrtlre atinrtlil~:: facar to t11y poor. mroi~gt!~l tl:trlit~g! that tivt!~! 1 i11e1ttiLy FInrolll 11:ld rc!fr:~i~rt+tl fro111 (:orrt~c!tfnce
with Irinl nnt1 nski~~g why 11e hlr(l HO ~lroultl turrt ag:til~st yt~u ! 1'11 llovor forglvit i11g itit; ~lris:i~~[~rt?I~t!~isio~r, n~tcl ~~erso~inted
l)etrt1yed out, so true to Iii111. S11t+ l1111st heill mpwlf, rlevt1l'-ntaver !"
Iris oo~~..ii~i nu 11est 1119 cpt~~~ltl, Ic~towirr:: 11otl1lris
defenstr fro111 his li IS; tlreri--
Tkirou~ll llij fudtlletl old lit~nd Pop nrntl- ill# ir11011t the c~r~tstl of tl~e quarrel between
He rnisrtl o11 lris efllom~ ntrd tunled his atrc.t?t got out! itlr:~, so tll:lt it stood out lli111 :LIII~ old .rnrc+11 l'rir~t;~~tol~.
blood-sliot eyes ~rlloti lre'r.
cl+rr. lI!!leli Pri~rorto~l hntl snit1 that tl1t3 \Vllerl tho nitlrirtio~l I)sc:~~tienppnrent. Hnr-
Tlit?rc+ w:is IIO trlrce of tc?ttdt?r~it.ss orre- ~)r~soner 111 yo11tlt:r jail was ~iot IInrry Trn- 0111 rc.solvc.tl to saarillce his oousirr to FRIIUY
morw; ouly ouriosity :rntl snllt!n Itatretl. IIIII', 11ut :L III:III rvIlo \V:IS Iris 11t~ft!ct IIOII- b1orto11's 11tisa~)l)rel1~11?ii011 ill order thnt Ire
Tlre girl o1111glrt lier bre:ltlt ; lrer 11altt fnoc 111t! : lt~rthcr, ti110 lrnd ~11ggc~stt.11 thnt illis uripllt eflet~t his owti c:st!;llle f120rn Jirn Mogrew
UVI?II whitt?r.
111:ru was tilt! ~ll~irclrrer of .lnr~-cI l'ri~~c:t>to~l. B:reltlt+~l. whose teu:lcioua 11nrauit he \vns
Ylle lt?:i111?(1 for\vnrtl gr~~itl* nt him with 111 ir t\vilrklitrg 1111 1'011 Llratlstret!t's 1111- eveti t1i&11 ilet+inp.
moutler. inored~tlity 1~1;il terr& ill lr~r itytls. r'e:laot~nl)lt*, c~iltllusinstiu t:oulitl~noo in Libtar tllu oltl gelitlr~nnn struck Hnrold
T~HII, ~lrile :kt1 ill:~rtiu~~l:~te I~I~I~IIIII~~II:: Helt?tr's cliseerrrrr~t:ut r+!t~lrl~ed. re~lo~~blt!A lly wit11 liis onnu. lt rec::rlled a severe onuiug
aonuil is%r~od from her clniveriug lills, she rensou of lris teml~omry duleotion of thedny ~~tl~~ll~ristort~tl in his youtll from the eiutiii
toolc :L ntep llnukrvnrd, gropit~g wit11 her before.
solrrt:tr, wlle11 tlett?cted iu rob1)iiig Jared
hnntl for tlre cell door, lirr egts still riveted Catc41ing sight of liis reflectiolr in n mirror l'rinctotoll's orchnrd, for mhicl~ the boy
on Ilim ns if llold I)y f:lst!~nntioil.
the oltl 1;bwyt.r ~lrtr~loetl up to it, shook llis ITnroltl 11n(l sworn revenge. 111 the Irent of
A s1111tle11 clilrtrrre cnrue over lior. 'The Ust :lt llitnself i111(l cried :
this I-eoolleution. IIrirold hnd fired the fiatal
blond strenti~etl inti, Irt!r fnce. " Pop I3nttlutrrt~t, you're nil 0111 :1sn ! I slly allot \vlricli lrntl'so uaarly hnuged nu inuo-
\Vil.l~ swift strides slte reilt:hed tlle side of yo11'1e in your tlt)tngt.! Guilty ! thtrt 11oy cent Illen.
tlie re(!~~t~rl)etit inn, lifttrrl B localc of hair guilty! Bnlr ! Toy nre a art of fouls, nll of \\'III~II ~~IIOII"~ of this wns mnde clenr by
frn~~t Iris tttrrrl~lo; b~~:rtul~ed ht:r 11:111(1 nmny you! A ~ I1 llns I IIII)I.H ill her 11rt'tty little rrxtt~rutrl t?vitl$it:(~, to wlii(:h F ~ n~icl ~ Jiol ~ ~ y
nu if it 11:rd 1)rerr i ~t coutnot with n serpent; iie:rtl thiin I~rut.11, b:1r nuil jury-l~ox !" M(.F:rcltlou c~o11t~il)utetl ohiefly to estn1)lish
tl~erl. at ill g~rxiug nt I~i~rr, olnllped her hn~rda C',ksti~rg his 11:it 011 ~IIH iloelr, tlru old ftll- Ilt.rrry Trnl~or's ~~riroct?rroe, Hnrolcl oonfessed
and Ilurst iuto :r hyaterit!nl lallgli.
low, ~vlro hnd Jloriuyl~rook I~looil iu his tll~ ~hllll?, 111111 lldtl~~l :
Anotller cltnl~gt?A followetl quickly. A veilrs, fairly dnilcytl olr it.
" W11nt art3 you going to do nbout it 7
loole ot' Ilorror and loatlri~~g cnlrle illto her All nstlrmntio in.]unt.tion wns so011 srrvtxd IItrnry Trnllor lrnuir~g 1)eon c-onvicted of tho
eyes. Slit+ s1111cleleret1 nr~d slrr~~nk away. on stloll :tc~tive:clt.~no~r..itr:rtior~s, :III(~ ])iokitlg c:rirtie, no other mnu V:III be bronght to trial
Wit11 11, full renlixi~tioit tlmt nlre miis looked 111) Llis lint ngolu-11 soft frlt orre-he stoo(1 for it."
in n (:ell with n ml~rderer, alit, 1)ouridad to I~efort! IIPlcu, mht~exiug like IL s;lw tlrrbt Suoll provecl to be tlre law.
tlio l~:trrtt(l door, nrld 11 tterirlg st:renni afttar uerdetl grrirsr.
1111 tlrnt co111cI Ile dolru was to ~nnke to the
st:renlli no~tgllt to triw it optw, ilutl fnilin:: '' I)oII'~ II:IV~) ntiotlier rliiliutt. of ILIIX~C!~~. iurlocu~rt IUI~II tile YCILII~ re~):rrnlioii of 1111 exbent
u~oir it vvilAly with lier frtiil linnds. It mill Ilr :ill riglrt." lrtt anitl, ti* sootr lrs 110 tioutive cliuollnrge, wllilu tlie reill ori11tin:rl
Tlin prisonttr snrv nll this-saw ller slip co11ltl r:ttcll I~r.t~:rtt~, :r11t1 with this :L#HU~:IIICB 1 i 1 11ri11 trud 1)oiu ted to the tied
se~laeleau to tl~tt stone floor-Irearc1 tlr~ 1111r- be r~rslirtl fro111 tl~t? l~o~istt.
h:l~~tls of .~tlstic%.~
rietl frill of n~111ro:rttlti1rg footstel~s. nncl witlr Not t.o~ltnrt with gt.tti~rg Iris pnrtner Tlrolrgli Jnri?d qriucctorr wont uunvenged,
n lnuall of itrdifTere~rt:t~ 1:ry - ng:liu - UIIOU his L~VI~, I*I)II 1111uti~tl 1111 31r. 13irxter :~I~II lrii I1:rroltl Tr11tror (lid trot go entirely unwhi]lfact+.
I~~:II~~~III:LII, :~st~)~ri..ilrillg tllt1111 wiflr tlltt tlec:l:t- 11t+tl of justi~:~?. IIe mils trietl, t:o~rvioteil.
" In Irt~nvt?t~'x 11:1rut~, sir, 11e expc~ditiocls ! r:rtiorl tlint t11t.y 11:itl 11t~it1.1~ s\vt~rli ntl irlllo- 1r11t1 u~?~tte~ci+tl to flre full extent of the law
Illro 1111s I~nr~trt~tI 11 Irnir ot' 1 1 t lr+,:ttl ~ 1'11 lr:kvt? t*txrlt II~:LII'J r11.t.1~ it~t~ t11cr Ir:rlter, !r1:(1 IIOIV 110 lor crsfl:111lt witti Illtent to Bill 011 the 11orhis
lrc~nrt'~-I1lt1ot1, illo 111il11itip:rted sc'o~ltr- wntltthtl t11c.111 to s\t't.nr it nut :~g:rru.
HOIIS 01: B:LUIIY Morton nud Ja11ies McFnddrt.1
I 011 ! wlly tlitl 1 lt':~vt* lrttr wit11 slloli n "I,:1wyrr (Jollwny irntl Dr. r\l\vor'th ware ll(+lt.
tle~non! (:ivt. nttr tllo ktsys! Wlrnt ('nu Ilc at111 t.11 to tl]t1 11:rrty, nrrd topetller t11t.y wc.rrt Tl~o two latter melit their way, nud so
1i:ivo tlor~i. to l~t'r 4"
to tlrt. prisotr.
~)ansecl out of tlie lives of the ~)rinci~nl ahnr-
It \VII~ 1'011 Ii~.irdstrt~t~t \vI~t>s~~okt?. 1It: Wn8 Thtr 1Jrrsoirt.r rcct.ivet1 t1l1'11r mi tli snrenutio lrcters of our drnmn.
f~iirly ~I~ILIII~IIZ wit11 t~xt*ittbllrt!tit.
snnvity.
Tlrtr turt11ct.y c.ot,lly o~11-11tv1 11rt1 tloor :rnd " (;ootl-nftt~rrrom, gt~nt1~~11~(~11 ! I nm I~otlnllowt~tl
flrt. I:lwyl3r 111 111'trt~t~tttt llim iuto tl~t' r,rt*tl, iritlt~t~~l, 11y +ucnlr goodly ro~ul~iruv. Tl~e 0111 Pritic:utoit mnrrsion mna illuminat!ttll.
l'r:ry, tn:lkt.yo~rt.cc.lvt~- c-ol~ifort:rl~It~. If y611 ti,cl fro111 cellar to garrtst, atrile the grouuds
y t ~ r ~ vi11:1i11 ! )ror~ tlt~g ! yot~:.itlft~r~::~l lllrtl 11 ~c:~ieit~- of t.h:rirs rt 18 tlrr fik~ilt of ruy were gay with C'hiursr l:l~rterlrs. 111 the
villt.r!" t*l.it'tl tllrr c~dt!itt.tl l:lrvyt.r. st~lzul~ tlrc' 11t.ggiirly srrvarrtq, xvllo 11:lvt' 111) ~e(~llrity trt lolra dr:kwing-rooms nntl or1 the stately
iwiso~~t.r 11y tilo ~Iro111clt~t' 111lt1 slrnliillg Irirrr Ilt~:lrt r:ithcAr tlrnil tlrt+ c.ntrlfo~,t of ~ny ~taircn~es were :rsst31nl)l~~tl tile h~rppiest
\vit11 1111 11is nrigl~ t--\vIrit-ll tat!rt:iil~ly wtru 110t

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Tho rest of the story c.:tn be q~~iakly toltl. ger suapioiously. IIip sortlid lieart ~I~?!~oII- None w11o 1(11ew of the strnnper's tlepnrture
Bessict's identity \vns nnsily provvu, nnc1 ~ 1 a~clering
1 ~ the pro1):rl)le rt~unuuertrtion. 1 ~HII 1)ut- wc~ultl RII~II~HH 11-IU lost ill or1t3 of the
wns ol)licrt?d to n~)~)oint ir ~'l~:irdi:in to 11:~vtt Ilia cbytas 111lvi11g fnllt.11 on the well-tilled sod- tlc.cr11, snow-conoenled 1)recil)ic.t s on tho
legnl colitrol of -bur fort~iiic*. 1)r. l'it!r.son dle-lings, 1113 turnetl tactics.
mo~rn tein-side.
wnn t:l~osen to tlie trllst. 1n1t he tit!ltl it only " I tlt~n't ltnow, 1)nt st>t.iog you're willin:: It would 1)o 01r1y n knife-thrust, and then
n vcBar. Geralcl Cassirlv. rttrue~nl)rritlg tlltj I to l)ny well for my tro~~l~le, I 111ig11t tnku ye
nll wooid 1)o over.
brhve, 11nsellls11 nction ;)f Ut~ssie 11~1011' tl1:1t in." -
1~11111 Marlow kn~lt gloworin:: ovc!r his vioiiigl~t
\v11e11 he tlllllle so nt2:lr losing liis life, TI!tr tr:lrt.lt~r mna cl11ic.1; to re:itl ~llnt wlls tin^, liia 11cnrt steeled to p~rform tl~o deecl.
rould not 1)enr to ueo nnotl~c~r nlnrl o:ury OR' pas.-uig t111.ol1gl1 tlir 0111 UIIIII'A 111int1. IIe IIo tlrew a kcen, gliste~~~ng ~vet~l)o~r. Forn
sooll R prize nu his littlo benefnc-tress. So t~s11il)itt~tl n ft.w gold l,ic%t*va, whic-11 SI'I~IIII~~ to ~non~t>ut hu 11esit1~LetI. his ovil g(!nil~s still
tlioy mcrtt mnrrietl nt M~ss I'ttnt~lopr's vat- ~vorlr lilct. :1 P~I:~~III, for lit3 m:~sgr~~flly invitc3tl urging lli~r~ on. Wo~ild~lro listen to the bet-
~II~H. 111)on the n1111iver8111'y of thnt ii~n~io- to C-~>IIII~ ~~~sitlt~, lt~nving his ii11i1ni11 to 1)e ter dic?tntt!s of liiv const:lc?noe, or-rnblu
11ig11t. t:tkcn in tlrt. st:ll)lt: nntl ftxtl.
Tho Ilr~liL'lit tlick~retl fnintly, nntl lent :r
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Idtuft alontr 1)y tilt? l)lnzi~~p hmrth, ~nntlt! gl~ostly nI)i~eer:u~ce to liig Ilert?~, deterniined
~nort* c+l~t~t~rfrrl I)y f~ilinrr on i~ good 1)tlrt of fncc.. Sl~tttlows dnncetl r111t1 lenpad nbout the
The Hand of Fate. tl1e o\vrlt.r'a s111)l)ly of \\'0011, ti10 strllllgl~l' roonl, tl19 wind songlled wiltlly, clespnirillgly
sor~gl~t to rt~stt~l.tr liis I ~r~i~~r~il~rd I;11~11lties. witl~out!
IIis R I I ~ ~ I I I I LIY~'I I ~ ~ o ~ of I I 111tr111ost
~ ~ ~ 11111nbltr It wns only it morntt~it-t11eslet'p;r entared
n tlotrprr ~lu~nber anel the murderer stood
tre1111)liug besidu\iin victem.
I t-st tIlinliivof food, whic.11 tlit~ f:rn~ialiecl~trrrv-
It wns n ooltl, stor~ny nigllt in I)e~-o1111)t~r,
hIrirdor !
without astnr viail1lt3 ill tl~tt aky.
IIow it uonntletl in his ttnrs, donfei~i~~g the
Thick, ctldying gu8trc of suow nntl a1t.t.t
noistr of tl~u t?lu~nrnts wtirring mitl~oat !
wore clriven I~ttrtr autl llit~~.t~, oovt.ring tl1t1 i11~1y 1)11ri~tl in t11o11*~11t.
l':1111 M:~r10wv tvns ct11inli11g the tretrs~~rt) he
gr'o~~ntl wit11 n white, 111.1v.y mantle. Tl~e ~:irlo VV, for SIII!II \Gis t11e 111ist1rIs III~~IIA, silt
~nelnucholy soi1g11 of tho wintl, :1s it wl~intlt~tl at :t tlisti~nc~r, silt-nt 1111rl g11jo111v. lit? nc!erllthrough
tile lentle~s 11r:lllt*llt~s, :11111 tho cliln, etl 1,rovokc~tl :~t tlrt. str:ingrr's ~ Itr11~io11, I yclt
ghostly outlines of tlio trues 111:idv the JC~~IIIJ tllt! esl,ec:ttttioll of n gt:~~t~rous rt~wvllrd 111011tt Thtt ~~ggregnto mntltr 111111 :I rit!li lnnn !
desolnit3 HII~ drmry.
1tcq)t 11ii11 in :i1)]1:irt>11 t got)(l IIIIIIIO~.
Sutltltrr~ly :t srn~rll 11otu-l)oolz, worn ruld tnt-
Altliough sut.11 nu uninviting night to tht: IItr w:ls it tl:~rkl~ ft.:ltrn.t~d III:III, 111oroso tt'rt*ti, ~lttrsctt'tl 11is nttirntint~. By the light
houioless w~u~dercr, n I~orae~~~liu, upon ti nn~l nilt~nt ; IBII~. to-11ig11t lliaryt2s glowt~tl wit11 fro111 tllu firu he was en:~l~led to rend its oonctonl-1)l:tck
steed, ~vns 1)nttlin:: liis way on- 11 pc?c:r~littr lire na Ibis g1:uic.tt tell 111)on Iii8 tall 1 R.
mnrd : l~~~id the XIIO W-diSiftv.
o0111p:1111011 UVthI1 n111t :llloll.
It wen :t ilinry s11(:1i 11s is oftt'n carried by
His form bntokeued 1ns111y strength nud At le11gt11 the str:~:~gt~r, e11vt~10 I P ~ in n trtlv~lt~rv. IIe tnrnt~tl the ]:ngtas el~riousl
euc1ur:luco. IIis eyes were dee1)-slat zlutl large fur ~nantlc, ?;trettul~rtl ~iilnar~b iilron tho over until 11e cnme to tilt? lnst entry, w11icE
piercing, nnA he wore n blnclr, wavy l~eorcl, roug11 l)l:~r~lc~ to rwt. A xtrtitl~~t. clrr~w*inrna was tloted t11tr t111y I~efort, :
mhioh, as tbe win11 1)ruslietl roughly 1mst lind ort?rtnlten 11irn and 11t?placfi~ rclincluis11- " 1)i~. 18.-I hnvci ctt Inst renclietl U-
I~im. st?e~necl white nntl c~aetl. covered wit11 ed 11in1st.lf to slt,:*p's t:ti~l~r~ic.s.
t111t1 nrn sto])])i~~g fit tl~t) v11I:~ge tnvern. TOits
ti~iok sl~rinltliug of snow..
I'nul Mnrlow :rb 1:~at followt~tl liis t~s:ra~l)lt~, nor row I cx]~t*t*t to svt out 011 niy jol~rney
" 1,;night lievu )uL off tl~is 1)cuetly jour- nnd lay in :~])l)nrer~t ~lu~i~l~t~r; 11ut instnltl of to tl~u csnl)i~~ \vli11*11 mils oilc2ct ' tiolnu ' lo me.
ney 110 rnnttvec!, ;' ~vor~ I not so i~ul~n- sleel~ing he W:IS 1)usilv tlii~rki~~g-tl~i~~lci~~g of My l~rotl~rr, 111:1s! if I c ~ l)t~lit!ve u ~ mhnt I
tiedt to ~neut h111i fro111 ~ hom I 11nve 1)een the strnngt. past nndits fnirer " n~iglit 111lve li~.iv, i~i~ot wlint 1 lint1 I1o11ctl to ilntl 11imsepnrnted
so long. Cau it 1)o possible thnt I l>e~11."
tlre R~III~! ~I~UR~OIIY, ki~~tl-I~t~irl'tt~cl lnnn of
llnve ~nistnkeu the rotrd I once knew so IIe mns n ~1ianp1)oirltpt1 ~nnn in lifll. Tllis yoltn. IIt*nver~ grliut tl~nt iL is not true, nntl
well 1"
he c*oold not tleny, ~1111 111s 11t~nrt frlt bitter t11:tt lit) IIIII~ still lint to slinre thtj wenlth
Iu vain 11e noered nnxiounls iuto the dnrk- ngningt nll 1111tnkint1 11s lie lny 1)ondering rn11ic.li 1 I~trvtt ut. lrngtl~ uut~c~rrdcvl ill cnrning.
ness beyond.-
ovtar tlie peat.
I v11:~ll not 11in1t~ 111yh(.lP ~CIIOIVII for 11 ti~ne,
No friendly lninp inviting oheorful shelterq Long ngo-horn ntbll lit.remc~1111)ert.d it-lie ~intil I l~trro nl)r~it 11 wl~ile ill 111s c+olnpany.
weloo~iietl liiui or told tt~nt tlio dnv's.io~~rrrev
- - n-nu a linppy, frolic!lcsonie I)oy, cureless of rIllen---" t [Tlie rcr~nnintlrr WII~ illtpil)le.]
mils nenring its close.
l~enrtni~tl unr~iindful of the fr~iura. IJpon rt~ndi~~:: ~ ~ I ~ few A H H 11111~rc 111~ ~nise~~g~ve
At leugt11 the horseman bet3nmo nmnre Tl~e~i he rrcnl11.d one who hncl grown 111) to vent to a cry of nnguinl~. IIt>cluiclcly tnrned
that his steed mns failing. The long, wrnry innrihootl with hi111 nwny ant in the wilder- over to the titla-l~itgt~, nntl tlisc!ernecl the
jourud through tho suow mns telliug upon uess. EIe reonlled to mint1 11om tlitrt 11ro(11er ow~~or's signntnre in tl~o (1i1n flreligl~t.
his encLrnnce.
wenried of the dull 11onie-life and trnxious td. Grrnt lrt*avtr~~! Co111d 11e believe his eyes 't
All dsy loug hnd tho black steed nud its see the world, hiid disn1)l)enrt~B one briglit Thertt wns the llnmrt of one lle llad loved n~id
rider battled rnnufully onwnrd through the dny in ~U~IIIIIII nntl never returned. hoped for, tl~u co~nl)nnion of his every
wind nud storm. Now the latter sought After tltnt separntion I'n~il Mnrlow l~nd tl~ougllt for thirty long years-Philip Mnrtourge
11im on witli kiud words, but wna settled into 11 slon., morrotor~o~~s rxistrnc:e. low !
nbout to despair himself, when he beheld iu As the years rolled on hestill livrtl, fondly Ytnggeriug townril tl~tt innnimattr form, lie
the fnr distnriae thelight of n friendly lamp. hopiug that the l)rotl~er of his youth would peered into tile tl(~11ti III:LII'H fn(*e. The nwful
With reuewed vigor tlie llorae moved on- sonie dny returu, briugiug with him wenltl~ truth was too al~ynrt~nt ns he gnzod upon
mnrd, nnd 1)eforo loua hnlted iu the midst of nnd the old love tlint had once bound the111 tl~ose now fumililr~', t11o11gll IIIII~~I al~nnged
n wide clearing. -
to ether.
fentures whiel~ ~ue~uory tytlled 1)nck !
Before them stood n logcnl)in, built in the ghirty yenrs-thirty long, wenry yenrs- Wit11 o11o lond, pit1rc111g cry of ngolly
most primitive styleof frontier nrchitecture. nud Pnul Mnrlow mas no longer the snme I'nul Mnrlow flung lii1118c~lf beside the bloodyet
tlio weary triveler never beheld a mord nlnn ns of yore. IIis faith in ~nnnkii~d wt~s staiuclrl form of liis vic-till].
oheering, hopeful ai lit.
smnll, his hopes for the f~tt~tre 1)lastetl. Lonilf~l)ovv tllv r~oist) of tho mind nnd
Here mns hull, nu8sl1elter nt lnst, nnd the Like ninny nuotl~er of 11i~ kind, liis ~nisnn- stor111 rose tllat last, ngoriizing cry, :rud
very spot he mns seeking-the objebt of 11is thropy deepeued dn I)y (lay 11s he bucnu~e mitli it the ~nnrdt~ror's I~nunted, rrilty spirit
per~lous journey.
older, nut1 he ti~n~~lr({ to \vo~~al~ip the deity seeu~rti to fly fort11 on its cternnkvoytrge !
IIe sl)rIiug from hissnrldle and nppronched which brinlrs ~nnn h~s 80-culled I~nppiucss- It wns tlie lnst oortl wliicl~ hncl srrnpped
the onbiu, his stoed stnndiug rnot~onless by. gold! ~ri&t, bl~iniug gold nntl endless nsunder, tlntl Pnul Blcrrlow, lyiug npon the
For n minute he r)nused, anziua nt the sar- nenlth! How his ht~cirt ytAnrnec1 for th~~t blood-etniuetl floor, h,:d rejoined in cloath
ronndinge, ne thbrrgl~ piit ~utt~~iories were whiall 110 seenlet1 never de~tinf'd to own. the brotliur wlio was come nt litst!"
floaltine un I~eiore II~III-denr. distant III~IU- "Never? Ant1 why not l"
ories of-foi.aotten soenes, which the sight of
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Pnul hfnrlom 11nd often naketl liinisolf tliis
thls clenr old enbin cnllecl 1)nck ngnin rlneaton, HII~ 1101~ 118 ht~nrd :I voioe repeat-
EIe ltesitnteil oulv for n minute, nntl theti iug it to him witli trrrillle distiucatri~ss. $5,000 Reward.
rn )ped at the tloof.
At tlio same ~ninute 11e rnise~l liin~self upon
&here wns n sligl~t stirring within, as if his ell)ow null glnucetl townrd the a1eol)ing
some one was sli~~llling nt:lsoss tlie 11oor. strnnger.
Tllttn thtt door was thrown wide open, emit- IInd he not shown gold? Srlrclv he 1n11st
tint :r strtrnrn of lirrl~t ul)oil the sc~ne-tho havo wore n1)out Iii~li:
tnli; sr~ow-eoveretl"strn~ige~- nr~d tho black IIis cye ft~ll ul)on tlie sritltllt~-1)ngs t11nL lny '' IInlloo, old fellow! Whnt's the mntter?
stot.11 stnutline* in tli~ l)nt?kgro~nd. so closu l~t~aiitr 111111, seernir~g to invite llim to You look ns tho~rgh you'd lost your last
WIIO'S t~lSe, nnt~ w1111t t17yo \vnnt exn~nine thrir cSontents. -
fri~~ntl or your lost dollnr. Whicl! is it ?"
&I tnll, grav-l~nirtxl 0111 II~RII stood 011 tl~o Slowly, ns our:nlio was ilet.idrd 11ow to nc?t, This lvns Fret1 Slntrltz's snlilttrtlou ns lie
tlrreal~oltl. he wns thin nl~nost to elnnri:1- tll~ 111irju1' ~r:i~vlt~(l over thtt IIII~VOII iloor dropped illto tl~u ol~ess-room of the Hotel
tion, trntl his ferrc~ty c3yt1s g1r:rrnetl angrily until lit? felt tllrln iu his c.111tt-11.
Alb~on, wh(*re Courntl Hnnclnll wns senkt1 in
nt liis lntu visitor, wlio replied to 11iv The ownt1r, ezl~uavtecl, slol~t trrr~rclnilly a very tlrspo~idt~nt nttitndo. There wnn no
tlot!ry :
nn. ..-..
?nt? else there just then, for it wns the 1)ntll-
"A t~~nvelor c!nug!~t in the ~torrn, who Wit11 nervous lingers tllv fnstening~ mere lug-llour, rind t h 110t~1 ~ mns oompnrntively
ornves l:hristu!f uhnr~ty nnd sheltor for liim- unclone.
dest~rtetl.
self nr~il IIHRH~.
Tllrr thief, urged on by the te~nptn., pnll- "It's ~r~oney, B'red," wne tho reply. "It's
The11 ill tr ft:w mortlsl~t~rolntetl 11ow hi? 11nd t.cl out st~vernl - pnckazes, .. then 11. small but nlwnys Inonry wit11 ~ne. it seems. I've made
ntten~r)tc!tl to ronc:h It---. tile ~~oxt sett1t:- iirnvy 1)ng.
a fool of rx~yself ngniu."
mot~t,'l~nt wns ovt?rtnlten 1 )~ tlio storm. Ho IIis soul neetlch no prom~tings to tell him " IIor~tls 1''
nns ir~tt!~.rupt~tl 1)y the grtiff voictr : thnt it wns gold. (:old, thnt lie wns so enr- It No-stock. I bought five tllousnud shnres
" A flg for our ('hristian tbh:rrity ! It's all nestly seeking for, nnd thth otl~~r ~)ncl~ngcs of ('ol~per Bull-put my lnst dollnr in it nt
IIU~IIII~. 1 KnvHn't root11 for ye. nnc~ rv1i:lt*s c.o~~tnint~d 1)nnk-notes, tiglltly coveretl with n Poster's recommeudat~o~~, rind it's going
more, I clnn't wnnt ye. Trnvrl OII,, to the wntt~r-proof bag. lie palled one of tllom out 1 down to the very lnst notc~l~."
l~ert ~)lncct; thctt's 1111 I'VH got to ~ny. and enlv tilt! dsnominntion-o~ita 11undrtvl. Fred gnve n prolonged whistle.
'' T~oolc liere, IIIY f~.iencl," snicl thustraugtir, The stmugor slept on, 1111mindf11l of the "That's bad!" he snid, syrnpntheticnlly.
" if tlioro fs 110 olrnrity ill yollr heart, rvhot terrible thought ~ervndiug the mieer's "Can't you rnannge to hold on, somecSnn
yon clo for nloney? I nssure 011 I cnn brnin.
hyv ?"
pny you, nnd right htrndso~nely, for n plnce And why riot 1 not nll tl~is tronsuro No," mns the gloomy response. "I've
nt your fireside nnd shelter for my horse." his and the owner ly~ug belieat11 the et1ow. just hnd n telegrnm from my broker onlling
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xvipc+tl out 1)eforo to-t~iorrow ~iiglit if 1clot1't (:ollrn(l el~oolc Iiis lit.:~tl ; IIII~ ~ I:t I liit111 of 11orzc.n Irnok. n~itl i~ ('ottiit~g for rnc! ill tho
furnish tllree tl~ounn~ttl ~lollt~rs."
:L 11t:~ztr 1119 IL~II)IVI~I~ FrtltI to II~:II~ thtt \vgy to plil~t-tott, 11s 1 (.:t~i't 111l1k VOI'~ t-~~tiily."
Fred loolcetl grnvo.
tlic! c:c.~~tr:tl ot1ic-t: of tltri tvlt~gr:r]~l~ t.t~~~r~>:i~ty. "Toll tt~ipltt 1111vt1 l)t'tsll Iiillt!d !" lio cbrit!d,
" If it WIIH t111'eo li111111red. IIOW." 1119 snid. T1ii:rcl lit! III:II~I~ 1111 l)o?i*il111. i~~~l~ririt.*. 111111 ?;~t:~t~.l~i~~g 111-r 111ii11l ~vitlt :L 111oIc flt:it 1111111t+
tho~igl~tf~~lly.
c!vc:~i wt8~it so fair its to tt.ltsjir:tlrl~ to Nt.\r tI1ts :.ostbs ()ti 11c-r 1.1ic.c~k.r rovc~r:tl ali;~ilos
" 011, I ltuow !" Oo1ir1i11 s!titl, grnsl)i~~g hid York, (!:ire of Ilill h 3lortori. for i1iutr11t.- tlt~tq~r*r.
hnntl w~irnily. " Ih~t I woult1'1it t~trlc yo11 Lo tio~~s tao~tc*t*rtiing tlit! tl~ift. " Ilr~t I wasn't," rlitl r:titl, looltir~g {lowl~,
1it?Il1 me out of it, if you oonlil. I w~is 11 'l'l~tt rt!tiiru t~t~~ss:igt! \v:ts titis: :tlitl rnt~~~it~:: 111~' f111gt~1-PI tIiro11p11 t11t1 (ao~ii.utt
fool to follobv tliis spc!c:rlluti~~g III:III~IL. I
gl.:i+..~, IJII~ tu~tkirtg ~io 14l't1rt to \vitl~tlr:rw Iic?r
lit.rtbr I)or~gl~b sto~aks 011 IL 11111r~'i1i lrt~forc~. ' I . I I 1.1~t.r :-1 ilt. r t 111rttd.
111111, henvcii 1ic~ll1 tilo, I Ilovcw will ng~~iu. i st211tli11g tlr:ttt (ltssirt,s t (~ ~vitItli111~1 ~i:it~ic, '' I )OI,S yo~tr :111k11~ 1)11iti VOII ?"
~vnulcl~t't t11i11t1 it if il wtbrc! t~ot for l;c:rt!tiic:t?'n Moticy is yot~rs; 111) ~r~iit!tlit~. " So: I I ~ 111 I ~ 1111. 11111t~ss '1 \v:~ll< ott it. It's
snko. I wall1 to IIILVI! 1it.r t11ltu tlle II(~:LII~?IIIY " lIll.t,X 3101i.rt)s, 1;:11tkt*r$," i~otlttt~c wort11 ept.:~ltittg t~l'."
c!o~irse tliis frill, 1111tl I li~ltl tllouglit of 111iiltl-
" lf il IV:I*II'~ fo~, flit~t," III! ~1rit1, i~r :L I~IIV
!~ig it1 tliu sprii~g. \VII:L~ IL fot11 :L II~:LI~ is to " I111rrnl1 !" c.t.itbll Frtatl, :IJ two tliot~r:i~~cI ~(IIII*, '' I tl~iglit, ltt* gl:i(l tli~~t yoti 1i:ui :II~ III~jeop~lrdizo
wliut lit,tlo ~ilollf!y 110 1111s \trlleli 1 1 1 1 it 1:~1-1tot1 I I i t 1 ~'i~ltal~t."
11e lins IL 8iutt.r to look nftt!r!"
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mndt? n wedtli~~g-:-preseut of two hu~ldrecl clucstior~ for that aessio~~ cnme to nu nbrnpt the rec!order. "NO, snh; I wns wou~~drd
thn~~snttd clollnrs.
end. jeut 1)elow de left sl~oulde~'," anid Tilda, 11s
Whr~i she nut1 Fred d~1uurr011 n110ut nP- ymc, pilddies stood olio day talking nl)ollL yhu ~nttde her rrinrk 011. the wnrrnut.
ce1)tillg So Kc!llrrous n gift, Coqrnd iusisted
nut1 so did Grtltin.
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the lllooll the sull. 6LBure the at111 givea Tna Faltaxsn AND TIIn JEW.-A shrewd
a xtl1rougt.r light," s~rid one. "But tilt, I ~OOII fnr~ner was 111 towu some dnys c~go, i~~uocmlt
"TOII rnusL t111c13 it," Mias IJenedict snid, is Illore nillsilllt!,w sflid tlltt otller. 'LkIow clo euough iu nl~pt?ura~~ct~, I~ut in renlity wit11
dete~'minedly. " I llnve 11 fortuuti wliicli gOIl.lll:lke tll:lt out?- - 011, it's nisy." L6 L~?t's \its eye-teetl~ cut. P~rvai~lg by rr Jew c:lotl~- ,
will more thnu compeusnte for thegift." l~r~lr yo11 1)rove it." " Ut:dad, the 11ioo11 ing house 11e was e~icou~~te~r:cl with i~upor- 6
-- stioiiles ir~ the noight, w11e11 wo nnde it, trruitic?8 to blly. OIIH dirty-Io~killg fellorv i
Se~ltkoitlcr'x Toitliitocu.
while tl~r SIIII conies out in 1,roail clayligl~t, ua~~gllt hi~u by the nrln n11c1 ol~l~r~oro~~nl~
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mhiu :tviu ir or~e-eyetl 1ni111 CIIII see widout urged hi111 to bqoo~ne a ountorser. Is IItlve 1
8chnoidt:r n very foi~d of totnntoes.
you got ILIIY sI11rta7" iu;111ired tlle fnrr~~er 1
:111 iullOc't'llt
~c!lI1eider hlls a friend ill tllH coulrtry wllo A VESERAULE divine, who hnd been din-
look. A sl'lerldid assortnllses
" g3rdeo snss llncl sil!ll,w ~ ~ l ill:: ~ out tl~t? ~ ~~iglit ~ I~yforp, i ~ weut l into ~ n ~ bnr- rUelli, sir. St lrl)
lli1d lrlvittltioll to visit ),is frielltl illst 1)er's d~op "on IIIO~IIIII:: to gt!t ~IIILvc!~~. 110 Overy "lo c!ll'nl'eat sir." '
weel< nIl(l rl?gal" hillls(.lf llis favorite unw t11:1t the l)arl,t.r IIIL~ 1)rr11 gt!ttiug Inoro "Are they (,lnnl1 ?" 'Ie sure, stel, .
vf?getnl)le* ~ l frll'll(~ 1 ~ 1>feiffrr, ~ , busy ~ driulc i than ~ wns ~ good ~ for I~im, for it rnatle ill* sir-" ''T1l:llp"
the fnrlller with 1)UY-
,leaOtilltillg witll lh (!ity l)rO(lllt:n (ll,n~er, 011 his f~nnd st~nke very ~nlic~h, n1111 ~~nturally a feet gmvity, put one, you
his nl%l-ivlll, fjolllltrillt?t. tllollght lie molllt] tnlcc? little ill(li~llllllt. 110 Ile.Knrl to give Some
stroll ill tilt) gnrrl,lll ilnrl set, of mnrnl:~dvioc.I)y sr~yiup: "1311d thiug; (11.ir1k." "C:OXSTITUTI~NALI;I- tired" is now the
fnvorites in l)riatirle I)r;Lllty. \ve will 6LPe~," n:ticl the I~nrl~er, "it mnkt!s the skiu polite wrly of c+xI)rt's~i~K tllu fllot tllllt n rnnn
lot. him toll the rest of his story in his own relll~rkal)lY
is i~trtr~rrrlly lazy. We live ill woiiderfully .
lt111g1111gr :
"I LOSED me ~)rc~wcen snfeu UII~ oct "fl'ie'l tirncs.
" Veil, I vnllts sh~tst n liddln vl~ile nrount, shir 3s " etticl a oor~~plnirlnnt ill n Brooklyn -- --- - -
rnht?~~ I 8rc.a so1118 off (lose der11111rters vat vns t!ourt 'a fr\v 0ngs ngo, " UUC~ (lot vns dur
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so red uucl 11ict9 nu 111efer dit atre nny Illore, fnler vot doolc tle~n, 1 di~tks rue eo." " IIow
uritl I dir~ks I vill put ~nil~rself outsidenhout could you lose betweell seveu ntid eigl~t
n gol~ple IL toxen, ~hust to grrf men liddle shirts?" nshed t h ~t~-isonrr's
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nbhetite vor diriuor. So I 1)ulls off vali ov you have nuy 1111lf shirts?" As the rttfugeu
der rrtldrat rir111 pest looltir~g of dostr tler- from Isrrirl wiped his nose on n hole ill his
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mnrters, uncl dnlres n 1)ooty goocl I)itt, out ov lint nnd c3ou11ted his Rugera 11e s~litl : "Ouf
dot, und vns chewir~g it 0111) l~ooty cl~~iok, you honie c!oom n~idout nir, I cit*lls you STORIES OF ADVENTURE
ven-by chiminy ! I dort I 11ntl1t pease ov ~omepocly poud it ve~r der adore gida us BY.
red-hot gonla in mine ~ no~~t, or vns cl~uwing Onerate~i ?" nut1 flitted.
Of the Greatest Variety,
OU 1 dm0 Or drt?~ l)tll)*~'~ Of 116'-'~dlt'~: ulld I A C~FFIN->~AI(ER wns asked for wllbm ]lo A IS I1 C> I& 33 AN U A IA AT.
veft so pad, nl~~ently, clot niine eye.* vns ~001 w:ls 111aki11g 11 cofii11. ILII(I nplied: &*MI..
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tenrs, ~und I ~nnte vor a11 olt oken b~cket ~mift.11 ~lly, lUI111,- replied tile otller,
vot I seen hanglug in dervell ns I vns goom- ~~11, is uotdend yet." "Don't yell tronhle Original, Entertaining, and
in' nloug.
yourself." replied the sturdy ~urol~uniu.
"S11ust den mine vrieod l'feiffer gnme .*I)~. (:oe told me to make hia aom11, I
Instructiv0.
onp und ask n~e vOt mate me veel 80 pndt, guess he k~lows what he gnve him."
-0und
if nny of 11ii11e vnm~ly vns dead. I clold
(lot I vns ollly ov del. ,,olllily CowLEs, in his excellent history of plnnte
dot vas pooty llrld dell I notices the virtue or ~ I ~ I thus ~ I D ~ncon~cnl~y Just the Thing for "Young America."
llilll
,,id 0, der~narters do., m a vot I hnt SIIUB~
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been picking; und, ~niue crnaious, how dot
ln~~dsm:~~~ InughPt. uncl snid dot dose vas red AN evening pn er hnd the following nd- CATALOGUE.
hrppsrs dot lie vns
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nlidng vor bepper-sauce. vertisement : '' \$anted, nu nhle-l)oclied mnr~ 1. THE THREE D'I ; or, potective PlngnmSa
Yo11 pet Illy life I vns u~nt. I rctdder you to I~old my wife's tongue, she and I being Lolls Cllaso. A Story ot a \Vomnu's Surergive
me feefty tollers as to ent;jome moreov uunl)le to keep it quiet- Constnut enlploy- il1KN. 1%~ T. \v. H~ulshew
dove bepper-snuoe dermnrters.
ment given."
2. ~ PAC~E ABE. or Tho.Trensuro Donth ,
Vullcy. wost l