The Morning herald., 1877-08-09

el servants called him Mr.. VaTli, he
would start as though amazed at the 10
ion.
Now and again, the servants would hear |
lim walking up and down his room. And
Il they had listened, they would, at inter-
yals, have heard such utterances as these:
'Fool-fool! why did you ever leave your |
peaceful old garrett Why did you want
TO try fashionable life' See what it has
come to-mark what you have become!
You encouraged YOUR heart to heat, and
it took advantage of the permission, and it
does beat Yes, it beats, and beats. and
may be it will beat and break"
Then he would hurriedly leave the ho-
tel; or, if he happened to be out when this
strange fit was upon him, he would walk
quickly in the direction Of Bird-cage
Walk.
But he never knocked at the door Of the
house where Margaret still kept the apart
ments, although the intention with which
they were taken apparently had ceased to
exist.
Reaching the house, he would stop; and
once more he would begin thinking
aloud.
"Why see her! What shall learn if !
pass the threshold! That HE is near her.
/ know i'll know only too well. What
can do' must wait pow-wait in 81
lence, without showing myself, and not
disturb them. This-this is the one means
left me of worming oft the truth-to wait;
this is the plank which saves me from
death-a thin, rotten plank; and tremble
as walk on it,"
Upon one especial day, however, he did
not hesitate. He opened the garden gate
with his private key. unlatched the door
leading to the house, crept upstairs, slid
noiselessly by the landing window into
the conservatory; then, STOPPING and
crawling forward amongst the plants, hs
could see into the back drawing-room, in
which he knew she always sat.
An hour afterwards he crept away as he
came, and no one in the house was the
wiser for his visit.
What did he hear and sect Nothing. as
suredly, which pleased him; for, after this
visit he was much broken and depressed,
as they noted at the police-station, where
he presented himself about two hours al
ter he had skunk from the house.
"Hullo, Webberw said an officer. as he
came in; you're inst the very man we
were wanting. Our people have heard
something about that chap Langley. Go
in: the governor is talking with the in
spector about the business this very iden'
tical moment" =,
AS Webber entered the superintendent
room, he heard the following dialogue be-
tween the superintendent and the IN
spector:
"Ihen," said the inspector, "you really
do attach Importance to the Information
given by this womanf"
Certainly. l do; for it is to her interes
| to tell the truth" ..
According to her statement he will b.
| in Ever street this very night"
1T is more than probable"
"Then he can be arrested tomorrow
morning without any trouble"
mot without trouble, sir. There is no
man in my division would hesitate t.
follow me; but it is my duty, sir, to war
Won that it will be a dangerous Joh
LANGLEY is no lamb. He has alread
broken jail twice, from Portland. He
the strongest man in England, l do verll
believe: and the police are informed tina
he always sleeps with loaded pistols unde
his pillow. The first officer who tries
take him is dead man."
"That is, if be does not know Low
MANAGE" here said Webber, who wa
| ..,l;,r ~ thu 6OnrV
The superintendent and inspector turne
their eyes upon Webber.
~ should like to see YOU trying to man
AGE him, Weber," said the inspector.
"It will be easy enough to see me IT yo
follow me. since hope to get the autho
;7ation to arrest this man without he'll
and by myself alone"
"W6o are you, thenf" asked the supe
;ntendent looking closely at Webber, pc
hans with the fancy that he was mad.
Il And this question arises-"Was he'
his despair, desirous of placing himself
| the way of being killed." :.
~ am Detective Weber," he replle
sand 7 have been employed in the La
, gart's Inn affair.""
"Ha! to be sure; and we have bet
uondering here, how it is that we have +
! ce;ved no reports lately concerning tn
mysterious business. What is there no
d to reportW 1on, st;,, ,
| the watch, and very eagerly on the watc
do assure you." =.
"Rieht!-we know you to be good OF
, oor and we count upon you. 10 COZ
!. hack to the convict Langley, do you real
. nronose to arrest him yourself; and VII
i out assistanceV ,
"Mysef. and without assistance. tho ro
"But you can know nothing OF t"o MI MI
in question, or you would never ma
l There, sir, is where you are deceive
}. Tbova already had Langley under u