Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-06-03


etcsping, for from where he stood he could see
oS0 doors, the only means Of egress from th 0
ucarage. Almost Immediately the door by
Which they had entered opened, and the young
his shadow on the blinds, as 1t had at first fallen.
Paul gave no heed 70 her, but waited like 4
cro9ching tiger, for Tolmaine to remove. sud
ing nercely round, he saw Miss Rachel. She
looked ct him very steadily-so steadily. that he
almost sbrunk from her, for there was a depth
In her soft eyes which reminded him of Alice.
he ssroye 20 spsak, but the words died away ere
Why are you here, Paul Hylese" said Miss
rachel, and she spoke low, as one who avoided
being over heard. Z" You do not answer-you
need not. saw your face as You passed us,
to linger here?n
Miss Rachel" said Paul, and the -hoarse-
Rachel, You had better 20 away from here. The
work am going to do is not for ladies to see -
Then, Panl, you mean to seize my wretched
COUSIN said the young lady, In the same
$50 away, Miss Rachel, for Heavens sake.n
said Paul earnestly, "there may Do
Yes, know" she said. You mean to say
there may be bloodsbed-you mean tia. you
may Say the hopeless fugitive, whose shadow
The young lady spoke with the same calm
ness vi b which she had previously spoken. and
as she pointed to the window, and almost Kissed
the last words out, Paul shrank from her as he
had done before; then rousing himseif, he
turned angrisy around and clutching his weapon
the tighter, faced the window.
% You are resolved, L seeln she continued,
"then follow me, and do at once the work you
are bent upon doing" She moved toward the
she stopped and said, " Comet" "'' '''''" H''
Miss Rachel" gasped Paul, and his voice
grew huskier, "you and yours have been 90 ID
friends to me and those that love thousand
times beyond myself-let me beg of you, az a
rough and desperate, but not ungratefui man
may beg. to go from here. Go from here, my
dear young lady, for am sworn, to my soul, to
And now, dead or alive he is mine"
81 know II, she said. Follow me, and d }
your GRAND inside the house. Come, II you
tn Thsyy oG u owe sn;,a me 20 any g.asitIse:"
half unconsciously followed her. Had he al
loved himself time to think, he might have
hesitated, but as it was he followed her through
leaning his head upon his hand, sat, In q very
detected attitude, the man he sought.
Rise up, Andrew" exclaimed Miss Rachel,
"Ior your time has come. This man has seen
With start and an ejaculation of terror, Toll
maine rose irresolutely from his chair, and then
!" Do you Yield peaceably, Mr.. Tolmaine?r
lenee."
Tolmalne looked appeallngly from one to the
SStner, without speaking, but the girl spoke for
/" Yield peaoeablyi Paul Hyles, look at him.
Inc unhappy man you have captured Is far
gone into disease, which was never known to
be other than ratal. Andrew Tolmaine is dying
OF consumption Look at him! II he could
struggle, he would be a more worthy prize, but
his emaciated frame.
am very sorry, for your sake" began
Panl; shut Of course fits not my fault. Mr..
Ioimaipe was never any friend Of mine, and I
"You may as wen have the money, as any
one else" Interrupted Miss Rachel, Then
take him. We can not resist you. would If 1
could; for was to have married the dying m an
you see there, and l waited the time as pa
tently and hopefully as You have done, and as
Ieor Alice has done. That his career Is blighted,
there without q friend in the world bnt one
cam"
Few men are more noble or generous IN their
nature than Paul Hyles, and as the wears
daughter spoke, his head seemed to swim, and
he almost repented having entered upon the
business; throwing of. ho~eyer. what he called
Rachel, by this gentleman. He drove me from
my honest employment; have, through him,
scarce any means OF living, unless 1 steal or
beg; and the reward for his apprehension
which will certainly fan to some one, even Ii
don't take bim--will make q man Of me-"
Pael," said the young man, speaking for
the first time. Hyles almost staggered at the
TO have your revenge, and cannot see why YOU
should not, can not stay you, L may as well
end my days In prison as elsewhere, for aught
know; they will not be many; and they cannot
be worse than 1 have had. Leave us now.
Rachel, !" he continued, az with an effort he rose
70 bis feet; don't linger here, pray, or you'll
drive me mad"
Leave you9n exclaimed Miss Rachel aNo.
Andrew, not until the cell door is closed ON you,
and am turned from your prison. Mr.. Hyles
will not refuse you the support OF my arm as we
walk to the police statloD-you will grant tn at?'
tai hat To ara
Paul, dropping into chair. and covering his
face with his hancs; "why didn't he keep out OF
starving, desperate mans wsy?"-
eagerly and TREMENDOUSLY, 'sbut / am sure my
az ont be deceived, Paul Hyles. /" interrupted
thing tor him; he Is penniless, bat IL may help
you II You accept from me these uihes,-they
are worth something" AS she spoke she handed
him the few trinkets she wore. Take them"
msre. pledge my word for that; but let him
20. IL 10 not to trial you are taking him, but to
ieafh; 1t Is not man but corpse you will
With one great gufp Paul arose, and IN spite
II his gaunt, harsh face, and laborer's garb,
'tood lofty, noble looking man, Is he spoke.
!, 8, II is over, !" he said, "my mind is made mp.
Tou, Mr.. Tolmaine, ss truly Is hope to be for
given myself, and swear now that you are safe
rom me. win not touch your gold nor your
oWcnyy mlrs hdCncl, 30 OOn OucI tnem again.
Vow, can be Of assistance In any way?"
To Pauls Anazement, when Miss Rachel,
Who had been 70 calm and self possessed, at
empted to speak, she merely gave q stified
cream, and had he not caught her, she would
ave fallen TO the floor, for she had tainted.
they brought her to herself; although very
" ak, she regained her clearnese and decision
IL appeared that some such agent a. Paul
vas exactly what was wanted; some one who,
ring clothes natural to him, which Tolmaine
hould copy, and who should be the spokesman
II the two, would enable the fugitive to get out
u England. The vicar, although he knew Of
10 being In the DeighborhOod, would not see
i'm; nevertheless % they Thoughts they told
'aul-that, In the young man were safely away,
lie uncle would cOntribate to bic support All
his ended in Psuls pledging himself to assist
NJ. TOlmaine In his escape; and 50, with many
sriogings OF the hand, and tears from each Of |
he three, he left
His fret impulse was to 60 to Alice, 10 tell
isr Of all the strange events Of the afternoon
md how he had-weakly IL seemed TO him, when
airly away, and from Q more sentimental in
lusnce, allowed the only chance he might ever
,oesess Of enriching himself to slip BY. That he
hould be annoyed at his conduct was not won
,erful, for Paul Hyles was only . man, and
hardly capable Of the sublime
elf-denial and heroism OF woman. Bot he
vas amply repaid by seeing Alice's color-sel-
Iom had she Q color now-come and 90 again as
70 spoke, until at last she threw herself upon
i'm, and buried her sobbing Lips In the rough
mockfrock Of her sweetheart, while she muir
nured broken, hyeterical words OF comm sndar
ion and tbankfulness, which Paul, poor and
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