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shaking her head. "Does he live in these

parts ?"
II want to find out where he does live," re.
piled Picciola. HE has behaved very cruel
ly to my-to the lady stay with. He has
stolen away her little child"
"stolen away her little child p echoed the
landlady, in tone of horror.
"Yes; and she thinks, too, that be was con-
cerned in the disappearance of her husband,
who left home with him last Spring, and has
never come back"
"Well, well!" calculated Mrs. Mundy, lift
ing her hands. "But in this barbarious land,
I am never surprised at anything 1 hear.
Murders, and theft, and such like, is as COM
mon as eating ones breakfast and dinner.
And ye're huntin' for this bloody.minded cray
tur, now%
"Yes."
"But, lord wouldn'tyou be afraid to mate
him? He'd as like murder ye as not; wouldn't
he, the craytur?
II don't want to meet him, but to find out
about him. I know of persons who will take
him, and will punish him for his wickedness,
if can inform them where he is." J
"Arrist him, will they9 An sure it'll be a
blessin' to US all to have him arristed, if he's
so evil disposed as to harm lonely women and
childer but why don't they make . procla-
nation and offer reward? He'd soon be
caught thin."
mo, he is so artful they think he would es-
cape. Twice already be has got away from
them"
"Has he, the murderer? Thin it's saycret
they'd better be. But lord, child, what good
can ye do, a young innocent thing like yer
self, in the matter?"
II want to find the baby" said Picciola,
her eyes filling, as they always did, at the
thought or mention of little Paul. 81 would
not care what became of Sefior Alasquez, if I
could only get him back!"
"The baby, the darlintl sorra bit will ye
find him again, I'm fearin'," said the landla-
dy. "A black.sowled villain like that would
as lief"
"Oh, hush," interrupted Picciola in an i'm
ploring tone, for he could not bear to hear a
confirmation of the horrible fears which
sometimes crossed her own mind. "Please
don't destroy my hope. If didn't hope l
should break down."
"Thin I'll not say word about it," said
Mrs. Munday soothingly. "But, indade,
mavourneen, I'm doubtin' it's faint chance
ye have of doin' any good by this wearisome
journey we've undertaken"
II can but try my best" said Picciola de.
spondingly. "And now that I have rested, l
ought to be going on at once-I shall only
lose time here"
"Better wait awhile" said her hostess, point
ing to the window. "Se thin clouds over
yonder. A storm will be comm up pretty soon,
and there's no other shelter near here that l
know OF" ,sss.-, 49,. s-a-sl------
Picciola looked, and saw bank Of heavy
dark clouds rising in the western horizon.
Almost at the same moment a gust of wind
swept round the house, shaking the frail raft
ers, and bearing warning Of the coming
tempest in its damp, chilly breath, that pene-
trated even the warm atmosphere of the close
little room. 1t was evident that it would be
sheer folly to venture now to proceed on her
way; and reluctantly she made up her mind
to stop at the tavern, until the s:orm should
be over, or the threat of it, if it proved but a
threat, had passed away.
ITO be Continued.)