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Lured. to His Doom.’
"“No time to lose,” he muttered. “Now, will -3115
drunken fellow get outiof tlleway and let rrieget to
worl<‘?”' at ‘ ' p
i As if he had heard the unspoken question, Jern stopped
suddenly, and, after looking round cunningly, turned off
to the right and commenced ascending ‘l'.l1CH’:$tCCp path
which led to the cliffs. A V 1' E‘ '
He was following in ‘the immediate wake of Leicester
Dodson. ’ i y ‘A ‘ y e - ' ’
The arch-plotter,‘ whohad pulled all the wires which
had moved the passions ‘of botlrmen, softly ‘and "swiftly
followed up behind,-to make the murderer’s task easy and"
effective! ‘ . p , ‘ ’
Panting and breathless, the captain at last descried the
thickset figure of ]em crouching on the path. With a
stealthy caution, the captain crept up‘ to him, and whis-
pered his name, .
, With a guilty start, and a smothered -oath, the ruiiian
turned." A‘ ‘ . ‘ V. t . I7
“Hush!” said thecaptain. “I’ve followed you‘ i f’
Before he could proceed, the idea oftreaehery and cap-
ture had taken hold of ]em’s mind, and, with a livid face,
he sprang upon his late master. ’ i t i .
In an instant they were locked in each other’s arms, and
struggling for dear life, afraid to speak for fear of alarm-
ing their joint victim, who stood, or lay, on the grass far-
ther up the cliff, and out of sight. ,
, With a fearful tensity, they rocked to and fro,"strug-
gling each to get the upper hand of the other. '
Nearer and nearer they approached the edge of the cliff.
The captain’s brain grew dizzy--he-felt himself falling,
i but, by an effort gigantic and overwhelming, called up all
his strength to play a feint. i . i .
‘With a slight cry, he glared over ]ern’s< shoulder, as if
hesaw some one or something. "
The feint took effect. For half an instant Jem relaxed
hishold, and turned his head. 7 , ‘
In that stroke of time the captain had freed one arm.
A knife flashed through the night and buried itself in
]em’s breast. VVith a muffled cry and a gasp, he threw up
his arms, then fell like a log on the sward. " ,
Instantly the captain bent down,aand, opening one thick,
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