Columbus index. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1869-1893, 1875-07-16
Malcolm, The AVenger;
OR
The Mysterious Murder
nv HARRISON AINsWORTH.
AuruoR or TOWER HILL" "BATFLED Az
LIST" "A TALE OF Mg4TERY,"
ETC, ETC.
Continued.


manning to be attended to.
Millicent glanced at the disordCred room,
where cases ot rdZors, collal-boxes, packets
OF paper, and piles of linen and bandker-
chiefs lay heaped together. When the
harasSed owner made the confusion worse
by upsettng one of these heaps in clearing
. space for the tags and the lnkstund, her
dett hands went 10 work and when he
saw how quickly and neatly She aIl2aAged
the variou< t.cles IL readiness for hi port
manteaL. 49, sm.llnSly thanked he. tor
her Emely assistance
y hs'' 'Ir. DerWent wrote some tarsWal
cite. -nlhcent continued to busy herself
about his table; and he looked up at las,
to repeat his thanks, and dismiss Le. i,
this moment, Il crash was heard, and With
a look Of dlsmay, she pointed to desk,
which movement OF her arm had thrown
heavily to the floor. one Of the hinges
WAS broken in the fail and on leaInm.
this, he looked excessively annoyed bur
MlliccEt's pensteut IL an 40 very SONY.
sir, putiuIy Iis,ut-ei Als wrath Il, Ler
yarccssnts>.
lit is eNtg.m.lv unfo";uuc.' d. ol-
served Tor / caLaou ,..,vcI wiki il iu
this insecure cou4lt.gu. and there is MOI
time to send il Ia 10. uaher.
''Ihcre is :, ii.,., iH the yjll lge Who s.
clever al repairing tuiNGT ot this Q,scrIl,-
tloI,' she tolo Alu, eagerly. a., II anxious
10 make What a.u-ua, She could ior tine
mischief She had wrought lie has re-
paired u wori,-box OF Mss IuasIys ycry
nicely Slul [ calry your dcs1 TO Lsm ::
At nrst 1Ir. DerWcut answered the pro-
position with q ecly decided No; .neH
De w.-yered undr-p-alcd that + wouA bo
nauosslGla 10 t-Ee IT with Alm in such il
condition aAa, -AJLy le -G!ee1 laNl sac
.hoolt convey .ae breEen DESK - the Man
she mentioned, etHcuy vaJ9innE MM. u
make tine necessary repairs, aad rrlns Itto
tde lodge that same might
Pulling open % drawer, Inc hastily tHrjIst
INTO 1t the suldry articles ,he aiHerya.
compartments haa held. When IN, mad
locked them mp, AIlIicelt noticed th-t ne
u'#lsieFrel the kc! 10 q small bunch he
Ae'- 90 Il FF 3 . fI &c slipped INTO his
va ttcoIt-l .na
FGJeso, eXcess N-
e.ol.i Tor she III cen closely watching the
transfer Of the articles the desk had con
tanned; and 81" that they consisted only Of
TWO or three packets OF letters, some fssaed
photographs, " few oId-lashlonet Scals
aud little carved ivory box, yellow rltA
aGc, and OF no particular value. But All
Accnt Carried t"e ''eS> away prem u
Dear III lIlN!l '.'e owner IH.AtI'h t3"iu
Its ing sie''uy taracd 1t D. IS &c
which however size chose t. ior-9 "Ae"
delivering Il u tha tHv,e-aaH sAe h.G
named to MI DerW Ut.
l. the eveA.iug. til. Young I,it,s nasty
summoned to act rs bridesmaids A. the Il
preaching ceremony, .11lveu III ID .rr,ut
Led y. Niol-t shIa4L t:oa. .crh- amy 49,
itois; bat as Sybl, w..- uot 81 h 10 receive
them, she was compe,ie., e. lfE the host
80 tt
oph%ed 10 Itsteli, at-iI+.,Ly % lle c5l.S.@t.
ui"uohS 'a'4SAe' upon her--to answer "a
lle 4II'olog7 fu'71'.4s '!'ey t5IS5Q nef VIZ
- - - - DlsO sag JI''' thelI
So 'y ',L' re 81 We ho1lge she ii'.
go ''.','I ~ 'I' DG'"enO nto not COM
i ir1,,1.sil =, -, o,1I 49,
1a1enass +he. f,a..,,,,,-I i. ,,l,.s,,,aad l,n~
countpnaaCa ao .,Ii,,na3 hin, tbo+ bo ,yas
aspucb relieved ,s L..,.aIf ,rblr fhair fair
friends retired fan. nio,b+
As soon as thov we ~ alo,a he lc3
his silent and soirowful bethrotbed to her
room, without IN effort to detain her, say
ing, You are too tired for any further
conversation tonight, my. dear one. Co TO
resi-, ana let me see this sweet face little
oils'l'el IN The morning.
Sac did not answer him until they stood
together on the threshold Of her dressing
room where Mlilicent was waiting for her.
men iIcoIiils IRON, ms pSI1n cs're's, Srse
- = ~ -. o,r y ''''s
A., Al rSsa 70 Lis knitted brow.
aud he cor,1,rneeed his Inns Rut # was
IL 49, tiiar HI uenaI .,eutIe,,Csse tlat
ba ro11Iind Am +bnn. nositivelv hateful
n ron ,ny, Relieved -,
,r.,-..,1 4,,.4 ,-,.,
NO, no lou KNOW very % 9ua' r,is' ~ ~"
Won tnow that tho love bare Won is not
what & should he on. Mr.. Derweut. 1itv