Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-03-26

nave peon toio 20 before, SAID Gay
dryly.
''And you are his own sister ?" persisted
Blue Jack, With agitation.
81 do not know your motive for making
such inquiries, Lieuiebant," said. after
momeot's thought Il do lot therefore
know hos to reply toJou. | should like to
knew the name Of your friend "hom | re-
semble, bot for an answer TO your inquiries
must refer you 70 my brother"
GAY Heber seized the hrsi opportunity to
ioform her adopted brother OF the psrteu'-
ars of her .ins uar interview With The fsiss
Lieu,. F.lloD.
II told him to speak to you, Mark" she
,sid "but my heart has been on hire ever
since. What if he should have kUown my
mother ?"
"a- looked like death when be FIRST ,sw
your face, Gay" said Mark thoughsfully.
at vas as il be had seen ghost.
Cav started, and exclaimed:
From the m oment | beheld the man |
shrank from him. hsd an instructive fear
and sbhorrepce Of him Oh. Mark, dear
Mark, don't let him know any more ahoa; |
me than he knows now y
IL will not, Gay" ssid Mark soothinRly.
"lf he is your father. he shall not know that |
you are bic daugblsr.'
The promise comfor,ed Gay, who smiled
family through the gloom that bad fallen
upon her.
As sons Young people came towsrd the
Hebers, Mark aro'e abruptly, and vent to
look after his oxen.
Gay vas about TO join Mark, when the
false Lieutenant FallOn approached him
Offering lin q cigar.
Fine evening, Mr.. Heber," said the dis
/ guised Blae Jack courteOuslS. what You
don't smoke? smoking is a vice. | Wish
| could break myself of 1t. Your sis,er ls
a lovely child, or gr, should say. She
mus, be fifteen Years old. Is she no,?'
"Shs is bat child get, Lieutenant only
fourtsen-yet che is more womauly than
msny girls Of elshteeu.'
"0nly fourteen" said the pretended leu
tenant mu.iogly. ell had fancy that
she Was fifteen. knew child once-prr
haps she's dead now-but IT she we're lisib Y
she would be fifteen years of age. and the
E very picture Of your sister. And, cd '
eoough, that ehiid's came was the same q.
$ your sisters Gsbrislel"
Marx repressed u start, and turned awa'
o his pAling face from the keen scrutiny Of ths
E sche ming viilsio.
II The child | alluded to-" continued III,
!. false lieutenant, had black hair aud bso~r
81 eIes: rsIher q singu lHr combustion: bu
10 her mother, poor creature. had had the ssm
features, and had been q great beauty in he
% day. She was Nsw York belle Ia, bell
l. Gabrielle But she went insane, and wand
cred away with her ehd. aud vas seye
L. ueard OF more
"A "lf you had seen the New York dsilies c
/. thirteen years sgo," resumed the false lieI
\ teLsn', you could rot have failed to motto
- striking advertise mebt Offering thou.
aud dOliAra reward tor information OF III
n shereAbc uls of an insane woman aud he
= child. The re~sId was afterwsrd mere Ase
M 10 i've Thousand dOllars Dad Jou nevt
N hear OF th- Advertisement, Mr.. a 5sr p
8 Never said Mark. "how should
have teen u?'
"Ah, yes ; true. You we're but boy
IN she time. Yet It you lived uear New IOri
:. you might have heard Of the dIsappea
anee.'
-, Il did not live near New YORK.
"Nhy, the conductor told me you eau
he from New York State said the false he
N tenant.
NJ so | did" responded Mark.
a MAY | ASA from what part?' impair,
the villain.
8, "CerIaiuly," said Mark. "a come from Il
AT western part OF the State. Nav | ask a
6. name OF the lady whose disappearance ca
no ed forth the advertisement OF which yt
re .peAkT'
or Her given name was GAbri-lie." ga
ed the pretended officer eyasivrly III | coa
get trace Of that IGsAUe woman aBd b
be hid, | would give . thousand dollars O
* If my o~n pocket Tbins what start
hie that sum would give youuR man Ia
81 you y
*. Mark shrs1k back, as from the touch
ard embodied p sn enee..
biz Il can give YOU 10 assistance IN 20
search, L,eItsusat FAllou," sAid he cold
tx Permit me TO ask II Miss Heber is 80
avn sister, born Of the same psreLts
=. yourself?" demanded the pretended ofhc
Of abruptly.
II II do net tolerate any intrusion into n
=" private family affairs, L,euieoAnt Failon
h. SAD NJ ,rK hSughuiy. MY sister has
he ready been annoyed BY jour question
.ell regard to her history, aud | most reqa'
YOU 70 leave US alone"
i.b IL beg your pardon, Mr.. Heller" said I
he villain. adding mslioiously, Il see this i,
NOIc WIN lOh- W hhNc uot %
a, that Miss Heber is yodr own sistsr, p
sumo you cannot say so trulbfaily."
tho Eve will not discuss the matter, ,ir. G
iey Hsber is my sister, aud VII le live 3
shall not lack for = protector"
aid "Ah, yes, said the pretended cfic
ien using his fAvorite phrase of assent BRO
ok er. ore 90: usually so devoted to sisters
out you seem to be, Mr.. Heber.'
That evening Gay, whose curiosity }
IA - been stimulated by what had taken pla
-ere TO end out something more about
red pAreutsRe, was examining some Jew
i'm. Which had been left By her mother, q
somo trinkets which she had posses
hi, when child She had taken them frot
liuIe boz in the bottom OF her trunk,
ed thought herself perfectly secure under
red cover Of the wagon, when she sudde
detected the false Lieut.. FsIlOn peerinp
mt. her through hole which he bad cut iu
rm. canvas AT ID" sfe 'eooried TO mark
he On the followins day Mark had q viol
to alteration with the pretended Lieu,eu,
Ible No one mad u,es or ears for ANYTHING
ark, thi. exciting scene, aud it thus happel
hat a small bo5y Of bor-emen in the
form If The United S. sies bad come up,
dis had dashed INTO the very camp before Il
ok approach was noticed.
.led bud bngls call from the head OF
1 il. troops was the first token the emigrants
ceiysd of the nes arrival.
sir Z? la a moment the CON batAnts were loo:
.uey and ell eyes turned TO ,b- newcomers.
the The disguised Lieut.. Fa Ion looked
ind turned faint. He kne what this visit me
IT no one else did.
"Conduc.or" shouted the leader of
the troop, 1--WE Ars here in search of Blue j
ials. the noted despsrAdo, accused Of ths att,
vel pied murder Of Lieutenant Fallon of
the United States army, whom be brutAlly
tackled and fuug unto the Deep Canyon
and dead. The Lieutenant IS now at
d TO Kearney, in . critical condition, and We
eli mand Lis would-be murderer.
intil The smgrsnts had listened with bre
less Amusement to the announcement Of
officer in charge OF the small detsch men
troops. They were actually spsIlbor
Not so the person most Interested in