The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1875-10-09
HAPTER NNNN.
rat JOURNEY

'' You knew Cecil Esuuud
Birney the tX-spy Of the sydney police,
the man whose whole nature had been for
years avarIcious and cuutempuble, bowed
his head atiirmatiNely, ana wondered al
the rare subtile influence Witch the young
4iri txerted over his nature.
Yes. he sand. AS he observed the eX-
cited flush ia her cheeks and the bright
glitter # her eyes. ' knew Cecil Is
mond Turn from me if you will and
scorn me- but will tell you the truth
had fair, Young girl like you once. a
bright, winsone daughter, whom | forced
I'd wed a man If wealth. while her own
choice compelled her to abandon When
she died " a broken spirit became a
mean, ayarIcluus man a police-spy, a
grasplng, cuutcmpubIr -.tker after gulG.
From that time until nos have hardened
my feelings to all except money You
have softened me The memory Of my
daughter and your influence combiued
have tended to arouse my better nature.
Whatever | tell you, whatever have been,
| Will sincerely serve son now. ! will
endeavor to make amends fur the past and
make restitution where have been III
error.
Then he told her all, from his first meet
irg Of Cecil Esmoud Ia sydney. down to
the present time He told her how he
had laid his plans and effected the arrest
OF Cecil EsmUnd how he had got hun on
board Of the vessel Of the wreck of
his being left on the island by the crew
Of how he had discovered, short time
after, that Cecil Esmoud and his two
companions, Edwin Werner, and Edgar
Percy. had been wrecked there also. How
ne had personated savage, had stolen
their goods, their gold, aud finally then
| boat how he had come 10 the western
! Australian coast, had crossed the country
and had found her asleep here He
showed the gold he had stolen. it was the
heavy bundle, the gun and other things h,
had purlolned from the wrecked men
Then he vowed if he ever found then
again 70 restore all he had taken from
them, and do all that he could in provinl
the innocence Of Cecil Esmond
Then he craved her forgiveness, anC
asked her to believe in his sincerity, ant
III her gentleness ol spirit she believe,
him and did so. He suggested that the
endeavor to reach Sydney, where he would
with he gold be had, secure a vessel an,
set out with her in search of the islam,
upon which he mad left Cecil Esmond an
his two compani"ns. And 50 they con
versed upon the subject 50 important t
Eveiine, the young girl feeling, despit
her distrust i'll the man at first, when h
had confessed his share in keeping Gee
Esmond on the island, resolved to pIac
her confidence in this man, which she did
They resumed their Journey that day
The fear OF again meeting her furme
prosecutor, Eugene Faber, inspired he
with desire to reach some spot re
mote from the former camp Of her enemies
Although the little detective scoffed at he
fears and at any attempt on the part Of he
former enemies to abduct or attack he
while under his charge, she urged all du
dispatch in reaching sydney, and thel
journey was made as fast as their power {
endurance would permit.
Signs as of recent encampment lad bee
visible the third and fourth days of thei
journey, and it seemed as though Nv