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CASTLE BELLEISLE,
‘Tae us hill
Tn fold on fold
And in the wap Site
Ps, anu & river moves between,
+8 amoothy down,
EEC,
It bubbles from a heathery bill,
‘And channeled through the grey-ribbed gand,
[Aid now sitdes teawardy strong ahd stil
‘Through hazy leagues of level land,
A stone's-throw from its fringing sedge
Gray moldering walls to ruin lip,
And from the
‘The brim
Where once the guardian pool wan deep
The moct-nen Hapa among te reese
And broad‘vecked Pateriilica sop»
Anchored amid the shifting weeds,
Thera, where rf pa thew
Siow orem ren, sil hfen plage
and nen thE Rady au
Swart aup-browned mistica
i ity scons to ap.
= tors the hay.
A farmstead steams where hung th
Shence smiliog gallant
re roisterers drt
ta paced
Wher ‘and soldiers #101
‘The cu ore
rly cottage-children call.
Here, where the old priest, day
‘Saw sunrise gild his blaz
Between tall stacks of scented hay”
‘A grumbling eider-prese complains,
by day,
Lepk fer the lamang gate, and
Tire black swine rout fe streamiog soll,
And piled of gtrewn nelectfully
‘The sordid furniture of toil.
Aroutd him, and the ead, aweet queen
With restiess ¢hildren round ber knee,
Are all as they had never beet
Patter al ruber: alta Shout thete bones
‘The iy cas rs whit
he fers kos the place of stones,
‘Think of the aching hearts, the sles,
‘ia old house heard, wiiich stands 80 stil,
aah ‘all the million met
at bnuat the hollows of te bil
‘Think of the eyes that must ht red
From those blank windows, on the samo
Gray, misty flats through which we fared,
‘We twain, and doubted of their name.
O'er grassy mound and marble rim,
Where obe dead friend's poor vesture lies,
‘The eauy toara naw iting
sus lnaboer dows drop
Oxone dear brother whom wo miss—
‘We mount with
_ sempntans his rope we say
‘The picture that he used to love.
Io these walls, too, young bope was high,
‘And love was glorious then as now;
~ Shall we behold, and pass them by
row on our brow
‘Shall we not spare one tear to-ay,
‘And pray one prayer In order ‘duet
“Tere sah we'll say,
“That Nouns. and tink ot you,”
tored according to Act of Congress tm the year 153, b
Fater ey in Eivetom, tn the Office of eet che
Dibilet Goure of fe United Staten fo
he Heiress ol Glen Gower
oh THE HIDDEN RINE,
MET MAY AGNES FLEMING,
Baronet’s Bride: or, A Woman's
lagdaten’ ‘8 mia Fon” “ Epeila’s Hus
“Bridegroom,”
‘ed in No. 128 of THe New Yore
_ Back indore" ban’ be obeatoed
Hep IN BOOK YoRM.)
wa erry *r 90ND.
I.
ped MAPLES,
‘e#6E Stood on the front portloo of
vag handsome house, bathed in the
summer morning sunshine,
he Made te tle Maryland heir:
of red-brown hair
\# Mead her darkcbive riding
hite Pluime setting of the e fair,
\ ng blne-gr
her sweepln skirt in one
sind, the otter posing her toy
“Sane _Rayfila’s groom led
t aptrited oh
Hood Fderthis bright litte Eudora—
‘3 as all pretty girls must look, her best in
gallop, Dora? a hearty voice behind
And who's the happy man this time,
jora tarned round and saw the jovial squire.
qvootor Lanriston, sir.”
~Humphi” Launcelot, eh? It's always Doctor
* Lantiston of late, isn't ut, Well he's & tne ‘ek
low—a stalwart, bandsor
Chacacter ne sovad ns bis concritutions and
Were a daagbter of mine, you might ride with Doce
tor Lauriston to your heart’ ent. But you're
Colonel Varneck’s dau ter, end the belrssa of
Glen Gower, andi won't do, my dear—it won't
"in Varneck reddened to the roots of ber shin
het only answer was an impatient
eran down #) t steps and let
these groom sssiet her to mount,
t the same instant, the young doctor, astride a
Rise black NNorees ‘cantered up to the gate at
gallo}
eek gave the chestnut ber head, tode
he avenues and the pair dashed off together
fu spirited etyle
Tlandsome conple, mother,” the squire sald to
bis wife, who Joined him in the ball; “and that bo
Launce is a mate for a ptincess—a glorious youug
fellow, who will make is Toack in ihe world, or I'm
0
do, | ore’s
raid Eedora’s a Tiette of a coguette,” Mrs,
Rayhld enarked. Sho bas certainly encouraged
young Lauriston in the ar for
The past fortnight. Why: they have been inseparae
blo—riding, driving, walling, sailing, She stayed
times’ at his tnother's’ cottaze, aud
arm by moonlight, What do
you call that?
“Courting, my dear,
ire, 1 don’t now the name of it now.
good a boy clever @ fellow to lose
self for & “fa fa far out of his reach ag yonder ns
ng sun. ra gia iad she’s going home.””
in our time,” replied the
He's
id Mss kay deld, hating hor head
and moving of, The mischiet's don
gran it
a ‘arficld was
right. It tas too late and
Launcelot Lauriston was
Mrs,
The miscblet was doue.
with Eudora Var-
countess fathoms dcep in love
resumption, surely, In the portlonless 601
of the ia iting to Mie his eyes to the great
¢ impetuous son of the
MMinee ilar ne Rover thought of that, When docs
jeadatrong twenty years evr stop to think?
And tl the itaryand helress smiled so swectly, and
bri and Was 60 ‘end thn Lace:
fan rebd the heart bot a agirlot
jove and Lavn
Tashed along over the en country
breozy bill-sides, over slopes of meadow
They
roads, Up
Jand, and down on the shining white sands that
Fw moment to
i gay ritering jn the sunsliine,
unt loa i Atealt 1 the blue horizon line,
cautifal tt a! how grand! how glorious!
my and 2 atm thank-
Rock over yonder,” pointing with ber
tiny, Island. “I's like an emerald set, in aa
1a Rayticld and I used to
Juba take the
dunsetved overalinost every day to gather the bright
red berries thot gro The} i :
to ‘ake @ basketful when I go home—as relics, you
now)?
«Wien yon go homet”*
i ogter Lauriston turned opon bor adn, with
att
ur ‘oat ‘You don't think T mean to dawdle
y the remainder of my,Mfo here ike this, do
you? Tam going home, and t The
gveumer that brings rapa and. mamen fom, thelr
Tong EI fn sojoura was due in Now York two
days ano, Tought surely get a letter by this even-
ing - malt ”
wing man listened, growing very pale,
pee Tightly spoken words sounded like bis death:
wd [Foy Will never returnt We may never
again!
Te Lat ts hope for better things” Miss Varneck
sald, with that Infinite calm girs ‘all ean assume,
“T certainly hope to return here some time and see
how martied life agroce with Julia, And you--who
it ever you do,
can promise the preserver of Dy
cordial weleome al
Glen
You are vi
But he said it with a moodiness all unwonted
with bim, and which the young lady understood
perfectly.
‘A little, conscioussmnile dimpled the pretty month,
She liked to feel her power—all women d
fhiat handsome face darken and sudden at ‘one word
Come, Sie Laumcelot’” she exclaimed, easly.
“We aro five miles from home, and the mail nay
arrive at any instant. Com back!
2 Yo are very anxious for your leter, Ais Va
ns ost undoubtedly, Doctor Laurfston—very anx-
jons.”
wand equally anxious to leave Silver Sbore, of
course?” rather sulkily.
“T don’t perceive the ‘of course,’ but I ehall be
glad to get home. hat is paturaly | a think, after
eight years. And I will be glad pa and
seohda and grandmainme-cequally natirels te it
not? Yos, Doctor ‘Lauriston, yeh thor will wie
ingly leave eran pieusant sive
Teuurn? Becanse Queen
mises im tient to be of”
her
10 spoke, and the passion
ato moda on Lausesiot’s lips wore not destined to
Derutored then, Ib gnr9, him. gaite enough 19 d0
Sriih tho. epicited ‘chestnut aud: her
eeual pied mistress,
d over seen Launce Lauriston with so
aarily
spoken by yt sn'thoy flow along. at the top of
thelr speed over the smooth bigh-road until the
village was reac re Miss Varneck drew
rein a little.
‘As they swept past the fancy store, Mrs. Lauris-
ton’s handsome face ‘amited ‘upon them through the
window, ir, Lauriston’s slender hand ‘was
waved Th greet
Wise elt yours had, passed very Ughtly over
ung doctor's mether. | She looked wntoiy
thkably fainand youthful day in her black, sll
Gress, With her siluibg dark balr eolled gracefully
away,
“What a handsome woman your mother fen
Mise Varneck exclaimed 1 must, bave
‘tremely beautiful in gariy youth, "And theatrang-
est est thing of alls that sue fs the living Image of my
etadleed
“They might bo twin sisters, ‘The
Is something Seer It strack ine the et
limo ever su her, Weteibes me crery tine Tome
at her sinee, 6 express iTecent. "Mamma
Whom ebail I say feceolten naughtier more ite
Perlous; but the batn the eyes, the an the feut-
Ps
ures, are
“Odd! SSetot, 1
Miss, Var it seserable your mother
chy Pou take ater your father, 1 presume?”
adore shook her
ai Nov ag anid. 101, no; Tam notin th leat
£0 Bandsome. There, Doctor
Panett I ake that compliment Tee coming
mall the sane. I am not at
iestranger still, ow are.” Therel
ai Eko pap
that ee 2 Set for you.””
we oud? Miss Varneck but in my
mmblanee, i fear, must, be iroaginar
iis is. coe uy aporas that my moter can. be the
and I be the living prototype
of your father
It sous neat, T confess; nevertheless, it
is true, semble papa ih When
to'comes here for me vou mil ee. home at
Just, Will you come up this even tor Leu
st
oe asked the he question catcleasy, balf turning
Jn her saddle, as Queen Bess ambled up the leaty
ve,
“With your kind permission, yee—to see wheth-
er you bare received your letter. Until then,
farewell.”
He rode away at a swift gallop, the moody datk-
ess setting on bis face again. chilling presenti-
iment of what was to come bad fallen tion him,
For the Srst time he realized the impassable gulf
te
‘She tean heiress, the daughter of a proud race,
and 1—bat am | Te ae asked himself, bitterls— a,
the bounty of a stranger.
Rad ie inthe sight of the Creatos who male 28,
am her equal, and Eudora Varneck shall ‘hem
tes, Rayfleld met Eudora on the threshold, with
Jenter in “her hi
‘For you,” Ihe sald. The postman eame not
ies ago. Te is postmarked New York,
‘Your parents
arrive
The gil tout it ‘ith a ety of delight.
lear, dear grandmammat
wield t to. bial them all
ight Jong years!”
She ran away to her room, tore the letter open at
once, nd read:
4°.
“Mr t EuDoRa,—At last, as you will see
by the postmark, wo have Feached ‘New York, aud
I, for one, tired ‘nearly to death with the long
voyage. Papa and mamma stand it like old callors:
bat I hover get used to the sen. ‘Thanik Heaven,
we are saf in, oF alm I never
welch ts to mn seuen Gower. now, until I ‘quit it in my
cof
“Did a you in my last that we met my young
kinsmnany Lard Annestogein Paris; and fiat be on
eluded t9 retwen with our main
a and I travel to Maryland w while
nder
ap goes down East for bis little
ie Lord fi think be,
incon
wil
‘e fi ato ater
thirty, well loo roug
man ever met. Abd srehetr to an easton,
He bos seen ove p Fateh Eudora! "¢ picture and ber
harming letters, and, im sh 80 highly of
her that I bel has nent country ex-
‘would grandmamma's pet
ote would become
rm
sree ate ao ite
Feet, You shoud recive this on. the 20h
22d your father will be at Silver Bhore to tak oye 0
w long to see my dear ne rand.
With. much love froma
Endora, your affectionate grané Moiteg,
“ Avausta VaRNEcK.”
aii
learest
Endora ers ead thle letter over and over
ain, with at flas cheeks that
‘A tormnetl a countess! The letter dropped
in her Jap, and ahe went off into a rapturous dream
of hat nig
ress of England—she could see herself in
alantonds aod lace and sweeping trait of chess
resented at Court—ber dally home somo er
rowned cast here
Tay: iv
he,
Taw all the site she Knew would burn ‘rath, bier.
‘est envy! how hor marriage would be chronicled in
oe
x
all the papers! what a sense te!
Why, it'woutd be ives 8 ghajier Out of one of ber
Pet dovels and she would be & heroine for the rat
Hime in er tie | Alas for Tauneclot Lauriston!
Not oneo did bs Imaye tse ® jaut dreai
She was ouly a crores a it you ke
onvitue Varneck, going down to mer some tio
Bias Varneck, going dow ‘homer soo
later with ot a face, a moanced that on the
second d ‘was coming to take ber
home, Mamma a) hi marae, under the es
of thelr relative, Lord Anuesie
on thelr way ti she a
covscious litte vy ine of the pretty head,
‘Mr, aud Mrs,
but the squire, in realty
i regrets,
iy relleved. He
liked this bright-haired ate force, but he liked
the
iM ‘ed, handsonie boy be had known from
Ghhdhoed better. rt. And it ft the dittle visitas stayed
much longer the handsome boy st
in. Venacs danger ofaneg Hnbappioes wrecked
tot ople of houre after dinner Eudora strolied
away down along the maple walk to watch the sun
Doctor. ae a nace
y ever—El S thoogit it jit a ie pang
ould they ever watch anotlier?
She heard the gallop of his horse along the silent,
arty road; she heard bim vault off at the gate; be
uick, light tread crashing, along’ the
“he hart quickoned its threbbing: so
ell as that she at w
n ia insane later, and be as by her ldo,
lot sho never looked up. For the first time she
shrunk from the ease of {those bald blue eyer-ber
Maud on the crimeon glory of te sinking
ree!
|, Miss Varneck,” he said, reproachully,
je glanced up at bin Ww
Jane, ‘then back at the Jurid »
SY am Joking my last,” she said, “* Who knows
hat I shall ever sce the enn set agen ‘at Silver
Tes grew deathly pale.
epee your Tetter has come?” he said,
a found it awaiting me—it fs from vreandigams-
Tiere, read it yourself,
you will?
Sho took it carclogay from ber pocket aud hand:
im, fi nnkuown to herself, &
feeling of ride rom pied the ac
She cou no of Wel tell him those signiGcant
Nee lat of erandinamina’ 's about Lord Aunesiey,
it was: something | to let thie presumptuous vil-
forge dostor scot bho mat aressing a prospect-
Jv peeross of ‘he
he Doctor Tauneeiok Lanriston was not tn the
teant daunted by that e tapressiye tact. Le read
he letter through with @ set. stern face, aud a
barat steely iter ‘in ne frank biue e: he He
reas ‘to the end and handed it back, Misa Var-
could see, in a eating side glance, how pule
nee
ape ie 8.
ond Anne not be prem
Doctor Lauriston, if
“ oon, St mi mature to
offer ny congratulations ni ” were bis first words,
hard and bitter, “1 presume Tam addressing the
future Lady Annedley?”
aneeat Lauriston!” with a vivid blush, * how
") beg your pardon. You wished me to learn
the fact ‘hen you eave mo that letter to read, did
you not? It would inst the rules and
peti of youne viadyden to tell mre in.20 many
Fy kind of sou, indeed, Miss Varneckt,
ioe "ihe same 16 time the kindness comes a little
Doctor Lauristont pave. you gone mad? I don’t
know wha: you mean.”
“Do you nott Vl Mende wor to make it clearer,
then, Have L Semerbing very Mike eit,
Begin to weer but a meg gees Dot Of to na
Ee
Zesterday. A mndness of making,
dora Varneck!”? a
“ Doctor Lauriston!”
She was trembling with wicitement froma bead to
fotesne coud oly stay Wessere ike @ calprlt,
i falter iis em,
“Lam rude—am oT Varneck? Not in the
iat jike oat . thoror™ Noa Lord Am ae
Tam a henr a
Ning woud bo too
tous madinan,
pee to the pateiolam,
Gower, and love ber?”*..
She uttered @ faint ee %
vie me pirbeian
Vette "i if Glen
4 covering her face
+ it—have known it
tro non wi
Smilog and benosoa. word) an
Seension, to gee, no doubt Low fot
inacy Would car
the top of ly. be
hour of your
Br Miss Varneck, the
ninistiment Bi ‘ome, for you must
“No doubt!
Coatiettes; It is pau
is is your Gree efor
Really, Te does yon e i
ihrem a accomplished
ne, i Pelion’. Aud
muock accomplished
flirt, ‘out " half a dozen feasons, could hardly have
You have been reading * Lady
Clara Vere do Vero? tately, I dare say, and you
ly rehearsing the *You
counter heart for pastime, ere
fave enccceded toler:
eon her woman in this ower: work
‘The bitter voice sto} ve lasing eyes looked
her fait tn in the fore
She my tried to meet that rigid
face Sait aden with igen tion. In vain, The
sense of seit arglehed ber down. nt
heartless—sl
and, worse of ‘bi
only known ithe Taxsionas young lover—what
she dared her own frightened
heart—the tumph wes ma he Got ab loved him.
“ Tlave you pothing to say to me, ice varmeck?"
the hard, Strident volee, a a ‘ inet, and
“ Nothinj ng the spoke colily, Fou ised La
looking aay from Hines except goed bye!
le Broke out Minto a langb~a very modmai
taygh wild, eee moieties.
veer! Lads Clara Vero de Vere
as bad ber three a weeks! pleast nd oung I Laue
rence may £9 and cut hie int throat as
he pleas -bye, ‘neck, by all means!
For have aught me A D lesson—belier ve me,
cet it. r vas Lord Annesley Soy of
The miltine a the heiress of
Gen soiree funre Countess of Annesley—
here, to meet again, as th ny aceotils, in the
Sient of the “God wi who made the
For an instant she dared Took up in his inspired,
glorified face: th hen 1@ had turned and was striding
down the dew;
She made astep after him, with both hands ont-
stretched.
“Stop Launcelot!
But he
Don’t go!”
ras gone already out of sight and hear
aus alone with hee dazzling prospect-
vecoronet and her undying Te
He wont straight b Homeciatd Dati, and cold
as death, ‘Th rising, round and
fay a ho entered. his mothers dtl "parior and
flung himself, face downward, mange. Higher
find bisher rose that placid swoon, one by one the
Jay there & stil as thou,
rer tha impetuous heart doing Potts with its firet
lespai
(To be continued in ovr nezt.)
——-—
Co-orrRATION of tHe Wrt.—A man seldom
Porters in the world without the co-operation of
is Wife. If she unites {n muttal endeavors, or re-
wards his labors with an enleating smile, with
what confdence will he resort ta bis merchandise
or his farm, fy over the land, sail upon seas, meet
ainieuty aid encounter danger as he knows that
be Ia not spending hig etrenath In vaio, but that bis
labor rewarded by the ewects of homo!
Solteltade and Aeanetaeneet enter the history of
‘ery man’s life, an provided for
his roynge ho finds but an vaste for heppy
hours, while for his months of d
Hose bo ayupalblsing p partner i prepucd,
Entered according to Act of
AN OLD-TIME DETECTIVE NARRATIVE.
Author of * Old Steuth, Badger & C: pe Bitty Joven,
Ton
with "Kalle, and {hen departed,
call fater and
‘Prog arly exe
cea tt stow ‘and ety, for the first time ia the ir
ves ae they had been be at
talento
the ret. dlocorery of the
ened. ase had come to be knot
Hote syeery,
a
au
rn
regular
gerelopments wi ‘eat the the
Mado were
the point
afterall
evidence, and then the other map
an '
“Then you feel
der.
Em
you at thts moment.”
o
oR
in the case?’
sgn
FURTHER ON,
or.
capure on the binds are singing,
wal raed ie buthe aud re
“Tall aau peeer beaks Uw way
uraber on, Joa, further on.
Further on the sun is shluiog.
Though we walk (o shadow here:
Nota cload orerspreads the brikhtaees,
‘And the thy tn talen and clear—
Further on, yes, further oo.
Further on they walt our coming,
ones before
eshall ear tele 30 “Joyous irectiog,
Feel their Jovi
roo,
many mansions,
are
gh los
or pe of hom
S fiber oa, Yes, further
Further on, oh, Savi four quide us,
iiglding fast our fer je ham
th faltering footsteps
ard tie w iands—
irther on, yes, further on.
Congress, In the year 1991, by
George suc, i tigamice roth Hbrarian
LD PHENOMENAL;
THE DOUBLE TRAGEDY MYSTERY.
By “OLD SLEUTH,”
“Tein tramp up & charge and arrest you both."
“Xo, no we ean inti
“Tt in a good scheme,”
will have bim locked
je may make a hue and c
Het, Wo may force
seb
“We ‘will have him at band, at least.”
4 Yes.
We can try it.”
rue,
develop; it is ot
‘muy pick ap something and ‘work bim.?”
‘other man may be interested in him.”
et
op
ur cl
“Pee a with yod, We wil oe Te Bat how can
we Oud him!
“Ir all epends, of course, upon our Andiog
«Let's start right in.”
The two dctoctives went to the hotel where Tom
bad
Mattie said:
2 rhey hung around for
eady to give it up, Indeed,
2
“reckon be will not show up to-day.””
“80 it appears
“1 wis
“ oe, de ta Sette."
could run across that boy.”
‘e have no clew at all on the old man.”
“ Yous mean the fello
Ww who Was und
der covert”
weer tell you I think they are ove and the
“Tye more f think matters over the more I am
Inclined that way.”
“Thi ection
n between those two men.
tell you they are playing against each other.”
“Ly Aull bang to my opinion.
will tel
ware soa tae, you
a would know him?"
© Yes; Lam; and there he is, ofd man/”
CHAPTER XXX.
As tho detective spoke a m:
did
room. He
not, look
Tom Baily had met; but
the Government Special Detective,’ ©
fer Fei
‘This ory as commenced jn Ko, =k of THe New Yor
Wagmee Cowrasion. Back numbers cau be obtained
jadealers,
It New
[rms stony WILL Nor BE PCBLISHKO IN BOOK FoRM.]
CHAPTER XXIX.
detective held some further conversation
‘saying he would
as to his plans aa against an
rest OF
SW ile te ince tg we have parmted wi
Bally,and Matti, his“ pard
wo men were tval Pale an
rere tn
ten at every
ip known, the body of the on ‘bad been
the mo1 ‘The ple following
ry, and occasionally an "are rad
ar in the Papers announcing thisand that, aa ls
name rd ash Fa thousand ties.
‘bee, S.jonrned to await
matter stood, as far
ihe publis were conce
atthe time our hero was holding wine ts cotlogny wi with
¢ young man Kailey,
Wao holding a eolioauy.
ecome to adead stand on us,
“Tt seems to have
Mattie.”
“it does seem -
“Thad a talk ae the shlet ‘hts morning.”
Well, what does
ig Meuimated be Neat take Stout of our hands,
ane it himself.”
itTlow far ‘iare: ‘you roporte
« Almost everything except our ls atscomfteres.”
“here se two or three ¥ ones."”
re is some very emart man playing against
.as become of the old man who
ere i.
“Tat what bi
was fa the pom at the time the first investigation.
acim to have vanished into thin air."
t ay
“Tle was 2 uoder a dead ‘cover.’
« Ho was; aud yet be Is at the Bottom of the play
against us."”
ee Can it oe, > Possible that the man who gave you
‘he old man are one and the same,
rete
« Why are you so sure?”
“Theone man gave me the points, put me on the
josed in on me
ether?"
Mt Are they Tioking to
c, nae stand between two
“No: It's a, double Pk ot.
reas Pye worked th
“What can be the man's gam tho Grat gare yon
eres is secking to drop some one.””
“And the man who beat yout”?
“ te ig seeking to thield ‘ome one.”
certain there has been a mur-
certain as I am that I am speaking to
aan
“ And the other?”
jovil knows."
“The man told you t
with the big truok?
be represents the murderer?”
inquire about the young
“That's my opi
1, What is be poring fort”
‘ fe. ethinks one will come?”
Why does he keep out of sour way?"
“He fs waiting for the offer of a reward.”
“Hea .
wt did you get on to any clew whereby you
at ‘race Rime?
S bed, What part does that smart Iad
=
“He plays a big part. ‘That lad isa little tmp.”
« Welshonid bate held hin wheg we had bien.
oJ admit that; bat I thought I was working a
ge
reme.
He was to0 much for as, howeren”
“He was that, dead sure. .
«Wo may get on to him again.”
“We may.’
“When we do we bind bola him.
“ As long as We cal ne hope.”?
“And that is?”
‘Ile will draw ont the man who is behind.”
“10 the meantime w find
ayo you the *
“ ‘hat shoul be our objective point.” "
.W¥e will go and lay around for lea!
doing 80."
“ cl 300 egognizo him if you savy bimt™*
SSS schema.”
“ Veil?”
«Se will hunt bim down.”
You will enter into conversation with him.”
ood enough.”
“at ill be near by.”
« You,t?
if sou make anything, allright; if no, you will
a
bim,
red the bar-
et al Iike the msn whora
the detective was on to
“Yes,” he aid, in a low tone to Mattie, “there
be
“You are sure?"
“Dead sure; and you
mir scheme.”
our scheme.’
Yevattie glided away, and Tom
detective was under a complete “transforms.”
to take bi isa
man.
4 belt
ous peased,
tnuil bie eyee fell upon
je cantlously ap)
wo men excl
two sat
“No.”
eWare i hs
“Hevas pot
“1 know it
fiThe man T talked
We i 0d him.
79 are losing time
Can" belp it?
a pbery
Who is ber”
“P
Who met him
Well, some one met
‘tig be ia with our
Ieisr but bow ean te"
find him.”
“ That won't do.”
“Why ott”
to interview 1
dencet”
“Thave; but this is on!
ork.”
wer agree w
Dig chances,” e
“T will give ou a day
“al Tens et
three men on the chase.
expense.’
“That's all
with three, it's
“Tadmit the
“To-morrow.”
“ At what hour?”
ou
eil, old m
“Wholave yout
T’ve never seen you before
recognize ou,
Both mon bad spok
“Look out, my
take, or ¥%
don’t like it,”
“You don’t like it?
No"
rend.
« You are under cover.
eamh
Yes.
“Who am I?"
[oa are the man T am to meet.”
“Tat
“yen
“ “yen ‘aaroit tte
before.”
bi ve ‘© did not connect.”
Yes.”
“Twill have a wan at band to aid me,"
down beside number ne,
teotive had been
Bal mas near enough to overhear WI
“Well, Kaley, have you got on to him yet?”
Hew
‘Year that is eat eure”
cr
* At the st sip, for repairs.”
“Fas he et there? oo
Tuore isa new man inthe cago.” ~
4 like to find ont who the new man is
‘own Ife yet I may n
any, Tbe quictest ‘way to deal is the best, if it xa
with you there; but you may be taking
{{Then you must be under ‘edver.
‘and it was not my fant,”
skip if you mean to work
m lay around. The
He
‘some one,
seo a gin
to the reading-roo1
“daly felt swell sanured of bis dise
‘good time sild into
‘hen another man entered
round in every direction
the man Baily Was watcb-
roached, and an tnstant
variged eignals, ‘Then
“shadowing,” and
hat pacsod.
“Yoa're bed are days.”
=
“And it's a dead closed gate against yout”
“Te is, thos far.
“We should be able to find that,"
T know it, but I've failed.”
« T want to give him over to the poltce.””
with will take me fore
ime." _
seen him yot, but he is a terror, #0 \ 3
him."
an K—r"
you to act quickly.”
“ Give his nameand identity, and let the regulars
“ [ wight spring the trap too soon. I would like
¢ fellow just once."?
you make by
owen oid man, I can't tell you just now."
“1 thought you had given me your full conf.
thatr”?
7 & watter of speculation.
fore i
er
er give
Jonge
Korot, something. I've
“Pat on twenty if necessary, Don't spare any
Fight: bot tf we can accomplish 1
n having ten,”
1 Wfuen il you mest me agalnt”
‘Pais tg good time of the clock.”
0.”
The'man went away, abe the man who our de
teetive had been watching kept his seat, Tom
Baily lay around a few moments and then went
over and took the seat Ralley had vaca
ere,
‘said.
“ You don’t remember met"
“ Noo
t's strange.” .
“IVs stranger that you should address me, for
¥ life.”
“Well, Ewill say ae i ‘a ‘rane that should
because
cover.)
ery low coves,
Joutectthermade a mis.
ou aro playing some game. Either Way I
“y ikended {0 meet you.”
whe hear you say so, We meet now.””
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