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MEY STORY PAPER. =Ge
“Sit down here beside me, Nel” id Willie,
voice quavering from weakness, ‘tant put
theight wore it ean shine gn grou face, Nelly 20
that can see you; for I feel funny, Nell—not
afrnid, but fanny.
ie did as he requested her and clasping one of
uae an, wasted hands in both oul of hers, prensed i
nee not
‘miy; but the ile! roe until
Wi ile aint asked:
ou eure, Rett sat the good man said
Hesgen was such a bi lace™
nd lots more about
eee satd thine,
it,” sid Pen eagerly.
wane fw ML Ht go 2 eer as soon asl am dead?”
S And) T won't have to beg there?
¢ I won't have to walk with a crutch?” he
eager iy sa said. Just as Teouid before Poll hit my
Jeg with chat big clubt 1 won't need @ crutch,
‘ ra I'll see Goat”
‘all s0 nice—so nice,” he whispered.
wat willmold Pole ibe. theres come. tier?
with, a shud
* No—I sae tot sure—I don’t think so.”
“T hope not,” he breathed. “No, J don't think
she will either. Will she ever
fe 805 iqeeaie ust afer the good man
“I wish she never had to die,” hesaid gravely,
and t then ey were ilent fora Jong while,
As Nel im she became aware of @
rot awe creeping over her. Willie
asleep, and was breathing J in @ heavy,
labored way, as she had ne afore heard bin,
gra she fancied his {ace ra Ea ish!
He sighed. Perhaps it wes rain, ‘She her
hand on ine forebend to soothe nim, and too
ned {with cold moist
t he wol
ith an cftort.
vague feng
hi
ou—- very— well.” he slow!
sie ee tm ey ae o-tunny
'll—see— God.
ned Nell and the big tears began
her ely
ea8 Nell, it Heavents—su ch—a_bright— place—
t— youmdie— and— go— with— me—
— went— begging — together?
raid?) 1—aint.”
don’t—leave— me.
come, ” welt
“ please—God—t talee™
“Then—
* Our—Fatherand— then
Willie.’
* Our Father which art in Heaven, hallowed be
a name; Thy kingdom come, Thy will be
jon
paused, for Willie had uttered along, low
sigh, ‘ahdabe fancied bis hand felt heavier as it lay
in hers;
oie
It whispered call;
more Nell ‘anced she beard it and then went on
with her prayer.
‘ with Willie,
” she fi
med on ber that Wille was dead, 1
‘Aye the litte crippled waif was at rest, a
hiaspivie wes soaring with thous of the angels ie
the Golden City.
.
wen never left her post beside the body until
sever: e two days later and carried
away.
Sie asked them where they were going to take
fone of them, rendered leas gruff by her
evident distress, a
“To Potters Field
“And Stiore fe that? she asked.
‘ll know the spot some of th it old
“ You’
Poll has the eddication of you,” rear anotket=
hey too ok him away and she stood there mut-
ten
or eotter ’s Field Potter's Field,” until by fro-
quent repetition. eh tened in her
mind,“ Potter's Flare reheat Tu
never forget it—no, never
Inthe ‘distance sho, raw a figure—that of a
‘woman—reelin| g in her direction.
fr waa Poll, and she was in
Nell retreat ed to the ‘cellar and flung herselt
the beds and lay there thinking of Willie, when
old Poll staggered in, clutching package in her
and.
cndustsh, think of ft" she hiecoughed, | Zat
ten, shents an’ ish got a hundred dolla a
i my pocket just to gi'it to—hic—zhat brat.
Nout Nell?”
‘Nell rose and advanced toward the old hag, who
seizing ber by the shoulders, gazed into her face
with a terrible meaning as she said in a maudlin
to
Well, my, dear, wouldsh you like to go to
env 0 thinksh Willie’sh Boner
‘Nell shrank away in
unspeakable
darted away as Poll Baggered after er ig
ala
calling her to stop until'she could
he room Nell ran, panting
reeling in drunken pursuit
ood fortune, seizing her.
breath, "ihe tt ‘ing
by
iy’s child?
(Bound
for
fan at lengthy
iF Neli! not
CHAPTER X,
AND COUNTER-PLOT,
¢ at last caught little Nell, old Poll shook
” she snarled. “What did you
tol
Unterly exhausted, panting for breath, the child
nable to. hake ay reply,
TWhy. don't you answer?” snapped the hag,
shaking ber again.
.d Nell. .
‘out Now, why did you run
ed Poll we yon have need
"Now, don't you want to go to Heaven and
foe Wathier™
Poor Nell!
She hardly knew what answer to make; abused
asshe had always been, drifting along through the
world without sy! pathy or love,’ the thought of
Pi
he was carried away to
She turned her feightened ‘eves on Polls face:
it now bore fewer traces of maudlinism, and in-
‘wore an expression of fiendish resolution,
the swift and long chase before clutching Nell
having sobered her somewhat
“Speak?” hissed Poll as sho once again struck
Neti, this tito with her clenched
Before Nell bad Anished ering © cry of pain
footsteps wore heard approaching.
hid Poitistened intently for moment, when
becoming convinced of their strangeness, she hur |\
led the floor and thrust her into a
et.
* Nota whi not a sound of any kind
imper,
or Till beat your beaing out!” with which horrid
threat she fhing shat the e door, and turned to meet
her visitor 2 Low secouds lator erossed tke
threshol
Well? was the hag's briet and surly-toned
Seale ‘owled a man's beavy voice, “How
are you, P
wat ie ‘rst Binnce, she bad decided that the man
at this greeting she
fo keonet pase ath
TT Got knee you.” sho said fi
‘What Pat on your specs, ota ‘fal, and look
Don’t kno’
at the candle stuck in the neck of a
ivanced ctose to bin and held it
#0 oe rea Tie ‘hound fell on his face
"im ‘unted, after @ minute's keru
8 sou ke now mo ni
“11 don’t know cc oe do, though you look @
tal
She nodded her
“Where is she now?
“Why?! she demanded, ber gyes flashing, with
Intorent, while she asied his the lio}
why wished | te vin the child.
tier wi
he alivet”
“Wall, Pott, to bu
want for placing her in my
a
siness, How. much do you
ands inside of say—
iow much will you giver” asked tho wary
ag.
* Fifty del dollars.”
tossed her head contemptuously,
“ “Say ‘ hundred and fifty and I'll do it,” said
Poll cool
“ale right, ” was the reply
gling would gain bim nothing.
come for ber? p
“Got the ready cash with you”
es.”
ncligt me bavo it and she is yours within an
our.”
Hugh ‘Travers bad plenty of money, probably
fr rom some evil source; taking a huge roll of
e counted out of it and placed the sum mention-
caf {n Pot
minute i
snggnin © nat:
fuere she is, Hugh Travers!
ere as $00N 8s
"Re sbranis ‘one i inte the recess of the closet, as
utal Iaugh, the villain paused before’ ty
hhaud como groping in after her.
a gruifly as his. hand en
cou one, fee. shoulder and Jerk ed her out of the
closet with a sudden moveme
“ Please, lon’t burt. ‘mo—don' 't kill met”
leaded Nell, dropping on her knees and clespi
jer hands as if in prayer,
as be saw that bag-
“When shall 1
ie flung open the closet door,
Got away from
“You're too vailyb! je—stop you
whiuin’—get up now ‘and come, along,and still
iasping her shoulder he burried her from tho
cellar, leaving the old hag beside the candle count-
inj , groaning and mouthing her ex-
resigns of t deli
ee ‘Pigonin’ her and a hundred and
tty for moe dona” the mumbled. A good
heer Ick that is, Two hundred and fifty!” What
wat lepeth abe hawks 0 \cealed the money, hi
reason for doing which was marie apparent when
mice again a man’s figure crossed the threshold;
in itor paused, loo
lace an if eager to yet afraid of encountering
some ol
i e one, Poll?” he asked in a hoarse whisper.
“Why not!” The question was angril sskea,
and he By noth The ing look on Poil, Ota Wwo ‘e
don't try to play me false.”
“No fear of that,” was the reply. “ But, si
the ‘'acut and run.”
° Eat cd vont bat means escaped?” he de-
manded.
Ber nodded her head,
“Ye ve been treacherous,” he hissec
agel sprang tow: rd Poll, his finger me
et fhe would have taken neg by the throat,
ive me back the
ing from him as
Nell had reooiled from her so shorea tine betore
p away, do you hear? keep away, or Dil
yell nrarder!
“That yrould never dot” muttered the. man,
pausing sl ase of the wicked hag:
“Come, Pais be aa serntys “hand over that
be Til murder you
MINo—no,” she exclaimed, “Money meansgin—
‘and you can’t take ws
ma Give it upl” ihe Dissed. "You have” failed
A say.
‘0, I haven't—not, yet,” she said eagerly.
She run sway, but Pil get her back: she's run
away a dozen times before and Tallers i her
r back agin and then J'l
“Let me have my money 1 give it
to you then, Come, now, oF Prt Mor colt ron your"
and again be advanced tow
Po had said the money represented gin, for
h she would fight as for nothing else in the
World; woud Hgbt to protect as the igress fights
for her cubs.
montied. aceon ai git bya leer of seo
she. said ansertegy: “Do you
ehin old Poll fs such a fool, as not to learn ‘the
e of the man who hires her to murder a
eh * win never could adone lim ‘any harm
imbfounded at the fact of hi
ben own that it was impossible for him 10
utter another word for several minutes; then hi
hoarsely said:
“Never breathe that name to a human being;
on wa re T comand it.’
Pon's, only lee me keep the money.”
Keep it,” he said. “Keep it and my secret
ton and then he turned ‘and hastened. from the
ovanghing gleefully to herself over her victory
Poll closed and secured the door 60 as to be rea
m further interruption; then she duj
otein the earth and Uaried Lost of the money,
reserving only enough for her immediate
e That money will buy gin enough to Kill h ear
muttered Elmer Naylor as he strode mood
alony
'ropecy hs ‘was not fur from right, for before
the day closed old Poll bad entered on'a debauch,
chara never losed
that one man was willing to pay
pinks Yor! ie iene, and another so anxious to
HAPTER XI, :
AMONG THE CATSKILLS,
dear, here we can rest if rest can be
mand mie”
Yes,” was the reply ina grave tone of vaice,
“Hore in Biddy's cottago, high up the mountain
and miles from any other habitation, you can
seclusion, my poor, tired ineliog. and the
eer woman tenderly caressed the younger.
a yeu, mother? 1 do not itt for myself,
the natural result of my mistake—sin
{ecan hardly be called but you, mother, [ cannot
bear to think that you shoul beccompelled to give
uP you ir elegant home for a place as
th
forit
‘Shi Agnes, do not grieve for me," said Mrs
Earle soothingly. “No, dear you are not alto,
gether to blame: the first mis-ste you
the vere was mado by your fathers pride” an
amine, in not appl he proper remedy. I have
favor forgiven mysai Tforthershare 1 took in that
matter,” anid tears case to Airs. Earl's o
Nay, mother, donot weep. not part
whila li’ lasts, mother, at ‘will tive for gech
ether, and — nile @ bright flush
F face,
rereprend bi
es Bi
ue, doubtienn, that n
‘Biddy Malone was # tall, angn wala, red-faced and
red-armed daugter of Brin, but from ‘tine faco
shone a kindly spirit which seem ‘ten down,
its har
inees of outline and ‘mado of iea'fase de.
yt
‘as alive the day---poor Dan!"
's been dead some little time now, Biddy?”
wal fet ey pay ‘out, hee cautiously ‘an- | acoo!
to me
lasping | was a little thinner thu
Kill you! Hal hal shot 31 laughed Travers. |
le
ier visi ed steadily at her for ii
onee| minute or so, and then his eyes roved round the
19 into returning it,” she | Go.
a
aay —oo od Biddy—to tell
8 too
tance, and must be brought bere,
1. Six monthe”
11 And you have lived here alone ever since?”
save.
After supper they all seated themselves
itch tho un ‘Aniking. torent, a sight
"butt which to the others | an
scone of tiovelty and gorgeous splendor.
re quiet gray of even stole o'er
rew from Biddy her sim-
ths day of hor marriage, when
ts, Barle had made her a handsome present
“Them were happy days, when
Of me and Yee wer all co. good aid kind
said Biddy, in conclusion, her voice
der, ‘er er eyes tear-illeas “et hope 8, mim, ‘rat 10
sore trouble bas com: ye and Miss
low tone, Mrs. Earle hastily outlined such
portions of her history-asshe thought it wise to
impart,
*P'Xs to misfortune, Biddy, we have lost nothing
nate ot} Imonay; But we, have reasons, Agnes
1, ng'to seclude ourselves from the
e find a permanent bore here
ure!” eried Biddy,
prospects ‘and so the matter was
And hidden from the world in this outof-the-
way hut in the wills of tho Catskill’ Mountains,
months passed
cold, bleal ongeeostinued. winters severe ‘ne
only’ can be among the mountain, Dut they did
ot suffer, for brave-bearte
tamed to every phave of life in the goliuede of the
mountaing arid their home, though humble, was
comfor’
eppor eliia mustered Biddy, watching Agnes
as she walked on the level
pace before ‘the door, one. Be ‘spring day
hild! She hasna spoken a word, but ei
she wants to be from her
‘Thoms. Like to have me hams on the vik
Ini throats” aud ber fingers clutched tightly
other ass
alah
sus} sions Concerning lerself, contin
walk,
A change had taken place in Agnes, Her face
n before, and “paler too,
to have entirely fled her
int the Greatest clinnge in featur
ather expression, was remarkable in that, ai the
old hatin ‘and coldness were go
lace ‘a look of tender cagchoty ots sabe
ied hoe, With an ooeasional glean of Woop. eat
ness, a5 lie gazed into the future,
saa at the
away
re of Biddy’s thoughts’ or
ued her
«AI aboard for the Blountain House! All rend
there? oeane, forgotten, is there? Not Weil,
then— eet
"The river, mounted on hie fe high box, whirled
hie whip, the ong lash | sweeping in a serpentine
track through the air before it sna reely
fietabove the heeds of the leaders OF the x 34-
and tea.
“S0—ho! So—h
The big, lumbering stage, with its load of human
freight,
it was a 2 iovely June morning, and everybody | al
was nthe best of Spirits; those inside the coach,
a merry party, laughed and. j tthe mer-
riest party of all—excey
that perched on the rout of the coach,
“Come, come, Allyn, brace up,” suddenly cried
a jovial feed young fellow, slapping the individ:
‘excepted on the You Jook as if
Blucdowt het ‘you bound to by more ropes
than the Liliputians used on Gu iver, Cheer
old fellow.”
Jasper Allyn smiled; a sad, unhappy sort of a
tmnlle; and te replied, in a voice intended to be
gay, but which struck'painfully on bis own e
silt the bluedevils did have me in their ierasp
vigorous slap of yours has scattored therm
fie hai zafore the wind. | What lovely scenery!
Boys, 1B more magni
cont hee airied as the at driver relied iu his horses
at the summit of a bi
It wasa lo evel fone tad bin eye kindled as be
lan artist by nature his very soul
rank in the beauties of the Panorama eprend out
before him. ~- ;
“You've woke
ot { granieae sresied is vision, a rand aspen Allyn
as in a dream for days atte ing in
all this beauty bi ‘soul. kne a pe not
been acquainted with since thae eight when bis
happiness had been s0 cruelly wreel ‘And,
ee tch-book in hand, he roamed the ‘mountains,
ur by bour finding some new poetic dream of
Her face wore a sullen ree expression,
and instead of retreating now she approached 16 bean ad Tied farther then usual from ea
+ him, e day. ‘Tired by a long tramp he sat himsele
ising to go, he saw that he had
sented ‘neath a deep ledge,
“ ay ” mount the ledge,” he ‘te ‘ided, the next in-
stant, ™ “and obtay tain a view from it.”
ne bard, labor the task was accomplished, and
e felt more than 3 pai 1@ gazed off to’
the Hudson river, winding its way in the walls
w like a silver thread.
‘A path, welltrodden, met his eyes as h e turned
away and almost mechanically he pursued it.
heard the sound of voi nly in a ‘agus
for ho was dreaming: and te had steppe
© | forth from the Bushes ining ‘the path into an pene
nd
ing a the speakers ere becom
actually conscious of beng hear hurann beings.
ef for rm, & woman’ was moving fr from
him;'a form which caused him
gazed at a ‘the end of her walk Tenclied, the won
man turned toward him and came slowly back o'e
“Sho gave a. litte startled cry, then a
glance, recoiled, clutched her handover her
mie in an impassioned, pleading tone:
Jas]
w Agnes!” he said, hoarsely, “You here” and
big face wae chive to As that of 8, marble statue,
quick
it ier he cried. "This
vibe teria ‘and he staggered awa irom her
seater Weried Agios, na fright-
ened ole, and dat for
But the warnin, yoo Ia a
A'wild clutch af the erepey air and Jaspor Allyn
went crashing through thie tree-tops far below,
and as he disappeare ,, with a wild shriek,
sank to the coh.
Quick as a flash Biddy was at the brink,
“The villain! Sarved him right!” she minttered,
ngrily.
CHAPTER XII.
WHOSE cane w Was site!
nat Has has—anybody—1 see to him?”
cd Aimee, within abudder as sho regained con.
sahomnacee
* Diviia fut,” said Biddy, adding sottovooe; “ the
villain!”
“You misjudgo) bien Bigs ick
ly, “He is no
minded man.
‘pression of pity e1 rrossed. the ¥
Nai
No, no,
thy Irish-
for, the man, but she mac
Please, Bildy, hasten to. the foot of the ledge | *
and seo if he is 13 dead’” scareely breathing the
Diddy Feturned in a little less thanan hour with
the information that she hed found kim lying
te
nily to find “ha
or broken
"tevened him slong, only 1 didwt
nid want bm here,” said Biddy, i con-
elton, slaring hard at Agnes
“He ‘ed for,” a low tone.
hadly to go any restore:
Do so, Biddy,
ere’ ”
Grumbling romething about “kindness to such
e) on
bT avers? The aided as she paused.
queried Mrs. Earle,
a villain,” Biddy reed. her mission of
mercy.
Dat at, oy Ne glad to
I told you, ‘Allyn, nae enor ourself arm mg | he
it, e pre] to accompany them back, aud Biddy
thesublime scenery of theso Catskill Monntamnse vigorously ejncuia
Oh! just wait until we pitch our tent and fairly | Good riddance to ined
get into the loxury of camping out and rambling | My y good woman,” aid Jasper, as be was
| around, sketch-book in about to leave: “tell ‘Agnes for ine that I love
On every hand, at every step, some new scene | her still and do not bi
r-| front door; then cai
‘wo
woman's face fae what abe considered love'sexcuse ha
de
: ag ery the man faced bee an instant, then
ly by the greatest good fortune that
gs spore fall bad not Fenulted in instant death; a
in Providence, how
tniaju
ae Bigay'e 3 rather anpractons assistance, he
ot upon his feet, and leaning his weight on her,
foa'h few slow steps, euch one bringing the most
°Mcteribe up all his resolution, he held out until
the door of the cottage was in sight, and then
fi
Biddy carried im Inside and laid him on, the
bed, the re for him. She bathed
bis Yorcliond aint temples est 2 hand that trem-
bled as it came into contact him.
isbn \d in the sight of
“Oh! my own—my tru
Heaven!” she eri
manly mouth, the pale high fore
manly mouth, the le hi
chee Ke. ae sr ieare, will the day ever
‘will Hee for and love each other as
fo orf ‘few short but happy weeks?”
‘A spnsin produced by pain darted across Jasper’
face, stegmpredel by pn “no” as ifinanswer
to her query. She knew he was not conscious of
what he was asying, but the thrice uttered word
echoed like funeral knell inher heart.
He stirred presently, and she shrank from tbe
bedside,
His lips
Done ‘the tone was tender with love.
“Ages And (hen she Pe, a shudder 1: Sruck,
from he fo foot. ‘Can it be tr
eryelnoht fheshame of it all.”
With alow ery of anguish Agnes turned and
roused him; he saw her disappearing
alled to her, but she did not pause—sh
“Come, mother, come!” she veried, seizing her
mother’s hand. "Come, wo muist leave here!?
st And shu shure, darlint, where wud ye agoin'
ed Bidd
as
“We vi o over the mountains to Dan's
brother's,” ig Agnes: quickly.“ He will take us
in for your sake, Biddy. You must stay by him
until be is is well: then come for us. ‘Nowe mother,
atic e is calling me, and I cannot go to him!”
“ “Aignes—Ag-—nes!”
oaihjciutehing her hands ca wh ar, to abt
, Agnes along the
path followed Dy dire, Ear face was alive
Win’ pity and sympathy for| Thor distronved child,
ced, as Biddy could be when she wished,
she strode to the artists hedsi
« Go quickly, then, and eall her tok," he erie.
“T wish to. taik with her, Why don't you doas | worden
Thin your in an angry “tone, Biddy remaining
stolidly in her tracks, aS
Jt ye Be aisys now," said Biddy, quietly.
“ Hain "tye done the poor cratur hai
Iv, ve—ye—" he fancied she ‘breathed. the
word s ‘slat ” to herself. “Pil mind ye and oe
all Lin for ye, cause Miss Agnes ax ed me;
lon’t ou. go for t
eyes sparkled,
had been an iumate of the cottage fou
wl en he f felt him: 1g enough to. rise
ng this time he had teen faith
fuily attended by Buuly, but tae manner which
clearly showed him she considered it a duty and
ee
gis
gave
fror
not a pleasure,
iad been sitting on the ledge outside perh
fitteen minute ene heard & long, loud call,
seyeral times repe
This time he was heard and ten minutes Inter
his camping out comrades were beside him,
eagerly questioning bim concerning his prolonged | ®
absence, which hi rently flarmed t them. they
had beeh tramping the woods in of him
twoday, they tol
‘Telling them Simply of his fal from’ the ledg
‘To the Irishwoman this sed {adding insult to
infamy, and clenching her fist
Not another word, ye als or Tl blacken
Fer gye.s0 L will. (Ye don't blame her, don’t yor
Get along wid ye afo
Never Min
d What “ They” Say.
Dow's worry and fret
bout wtint ee think
wy pla
‘our pl
And never
mols be
in the morning
jays forenelt our,
we ik power,
ber
Thsfous trutls old and new—
‘The world is too busy
To thin!
* you,
2
2
&
‘our course
‘With conscience at rest.
‘Never
mind what " they” say.
While seeking opin
‘From tho
Too
8 at thelr side,
swimmers
‘Fave chosen to sink
Because they are martyrs
at peoy
eS
pple think.” 4
Then lt us, forgetting
insensate throng,
‘That jostiee us daily
‘While
Press onwat
‘nd mal
ag thou
em
marching along,
and upward,
eno delay
cn
ind what Shey aay,
MRT & MERRIMENT
i coc
pied
ety
Years
peterags™ Lan
ae re
in
ae
nccomplle
Ip was in the amoki
Ss
er ments te eeaiet te
Jaxt called tn. his tang
sah Tete i.
ou a eatin the houne, Landiad:
eh
Ry bine havelno obec
rd toate ee ez feat ike ‘other ents, but that
Entfopwiy object to heretployinpndeate aud fork hae
ing-room of an Atiantle steamer that
a worthy “Teuton was reectely otal tigt aooue weather Ease:
cance, He here,
ae don’t dake ud &
kno)
ney foret
“Vell, dat
Tdell'vou vat Its, Dot anton
same if It had not been pt
sald be, "1 dell you vat it ts. You
shtock fn dem weather ‘bredictions,
ft “gaa't dell no petter
dear. sir, Person pt
mt,
tale testi shich wala nena Raeeh
lh. side deutun centemplatvaly. ou
icced.
jai hav
\cKSMITH Of a “ere Jn Spain murdered «man and
Apa
fan condenned to be
joined
together and
Blacktie not sur,
ho chief. peasants of the
begged the aicalde that the
because he was necessiat
‘han
the lacs, whieh could not dowithaut a bincksmith ehoe
‘givin me any orders and | Mage
ou
{av
fe
Beloar men in the
Nifle aet
ey
ried apn
ent
aa!
caters a
eile
iced
asked
Sinee Twas a boy, a
doctor; “but if “ow hi
‘would now be seventy,
By
ite & dandy, but tn
"marked a friend that there Were Just twen-
at
SAM how dtd-yox.gome to
‘oternorine paler of whose antectents
woth Ext wito le bellevel to be sai
sald, “how,
te. But the
els, et
Shei Tan {fui justice!" "A leborer answered, “Sie, mers
ira weavers inthe vitings, and £07 40 eniell & place
is enough
eta founry eg ros before a maxis:
na Gut ot doors,
mn
clr
ald, In expinnation, *
£9 ho oth iainant)
ewe ense,all Kinds
ho suidy it that’s
Wu? and thik made mend
And sou served hia Tight;
‘the mugisn
rather weak in the upper
‘com
ni at
ad, antounded we thouttusnal diplay of intelligence.
heinlere and vdvided by i
uy two. Every sol
ates
reel
id friend. asked iin
eh:
2A hae ata’ yout come down so quick torts = What. Glee
"for? Did you see anything up In the
Ht fe
glvienied oneot needa otntese
ey Lae pac des aes
ipon that much discussed
were anes ase
ond
eral use
Very likely, sate
ad never drank of it, perhaps o
He was on the patty ee nt prodeing her some Ent he no “sold the nalls, and the otter ‘nal
money for the services she had rendered to him,
but the look of deep disgust on her face bade hin | yCiTeTHEbelngonce aaked the diterence, bet
say no moro to her, and taking’ an’ arm offered | ge ees
by vwo of his brother artists he slowly walked | "= nd or
away from the spot I Yes, aman not afustlee of the
*
Jasper Aliya shuddered as he heard tho stow
gound of iis footsteps as he entered tho beautiful
but deserted home of Agnes and her mother.
He bad but a returned from the country,
had visited at all its
Wate aecurosrnd unmolested
He had gone through th ay
ned to the parlor fl
house just
yet, and sinkin, int fan easy-chair, gave hiniselt
tip to bis reflection
patigars deagged away their weary Jengtin: niet |
jad Jong since came, and still he sat there bi
ine with only the’ darkness for a ‘companion,
‘Then he slumbered, and dream mea ot of Agnes—and
he smiled, so bri, ight b his visions wer
e did not or, but he be-
if awake, bent
Be
2
&
a footstey ep in in the ehoue?
Yen there could be
stealthy footfall and coming from ths
ment. It reached the hall and rie Toward the
uh care e fat fun) bling. 2 noise as of
someone working a oi
about to be robbed! use was
‘Suddenly striking a match he lighted the gas
and sprang into the shall Just as thedooe wat being
ned by
A cebite, etal sea fe face was turned toward him,
i, ‘then’ the | slight figure sprang through. the
" pittle Nell, in boy's clothes,” exclaimed Jasper,
en sprang after her, crying, “ Neil, Netl”
enWhon be reached the stoop outside it was to
see her and the shadowy figures of two men dis-
appearing around a corner.
“Can she aye decome “ eon not house-
reakers?” by oor thing! {God
belp tieebiide loved th the little jething, tor she snved
my 1 a A nameless waif! Whose
oni I is ‘se, . ‘wond ero e"
oing down stairs und where an apertu:
had been made, large hough to admit her slonder
figure; he understood the whole scheme then,
that she bei ing inside had “only to open the door
for. he
wan near ae hand \wrhon he Ieft
Ae ‘ye was wend way hi homeward ease. |G
startled by a ug ery for mercy; he we
nse an al Rey i, into which
a)
was just
he sprang’ in-
*eeree you, less notse!” hissed a savage vi
and Jasper dimly saw in th 19 Voice,
sutld Uatruzaing iB sonar he semi-darkness a
volver, which
hectuiched yt rel, avd 7
a | Bewrily down on the en as brought ies but
wed ery tae inging forward: with
“Elmer Naylor!” gasped Ji “
child?” stooping beside necting es Sig i
hota bows clothing, What w “tbe mean
hist Why does Naylor d
‘The m dewpens. Whos oni in shop!
He a ploke her Up in his
pice Bendy Wm sm the eut and
v.28 is arm and solermny ees noes He
She ie the child of God” Poor’ ‘Nell—~dead!”
sa
‘as a gentle, | J
umbrella
tered: chs to
scrap
roan horse lagna
eae int
her Yoon in
ax smrpoeer
{ethan een an ea
fot whi a
Axtax who stood
who was swenplni
qemnter “aie hi
‘pass
eater
wh i
about
at faite ste watt
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‘his wilh has been,
taker to,
f
mite
rns
scat Haake i wie
une
1A Penson Dein
marin
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awe
priuterbad made *
eof CONFPCTIONER we
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wale uate
side
rrhas been averred
gerne hetnove laa
any other woman.
inte
of vartolold.
staying out there and’
namer Lessing,
Hugks. Freema
Honnen passenger
bernian driver," Oat
are the more they ann
wate
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any.
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for then We wont ne
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boy who was kept after school for bad orthography.
stick x Gomer oc our
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any, Freshman. (to ostler who ta
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ist have a ltttle
re tir iene ‘commience scratching you lmmediat
earn of age, with Nis
ted a Sgt ah Bare
‘wut to know What it's Deen, but
ablishment. Jones thinks a man 1s
eens nin well ennteniea after death gniy. te
ted wedded Sirs
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mt faye et ha
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ended, The est w way to got
bath and tet the
Boston women ay Swamp:
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4 delng s saat he given his daughter in
fe was at enmity.auawered,
soe si ie ch tg ae a tina
mote meni aptiy Fepited, "De.
eventing for an agent to take care
itor
cof hor orate. wun quetwhelmed with ‘applications. ‘Tae
19 twelve months ago tanght his par-
tonny "Brevey Airenture” to every lady whoentered hi
Our women ae» acense
25 TE” SPM etn
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cust ge feels? Becauae ilies between the erode
hat a mady with adlamond vin
alven period: four imes'sa Ola 3
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Ais the genuine disease or w kbid
Don't forbia thete
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who knows you welt. may (of
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