The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-06-16
MADGE DARRELL'S SECRET.

MADUh DAhhbDI - ObORGl,
As the clerk changed his office cont for his
street one. h. apparently thought ofsomething,
for he approached his gmpoycr hat in hand
" forgot to say. Mr.. II illiard. thcrcs been n
man hanging round the hritcr part ol th utter
noon. H. came in after 9whlc and asked what
io lf him I'm Mr.. Archbad 'iiint cone tohis brdh
er's office oftencr than once IN six months and
hadn hcen heard d al home ,or tire, h. SAID
down with him. The mans a little crazy,
81 should think he must be- and what time
was this
He was about the place within an. hour ago"
Very we'll and with gesture Maurice dis
Crowds Of workmen, with their dinner pals
and hash us, We're s'r'"m ~, IT,, ny Inc strnns
the Heart Bowed Down and certainly Maui
rice looked very, much bowed down. The man
was pcrplcNed. More than that, he was alarmed
ata catastrophe whicl, seemed inevitable.
Even ms he pondcrcl there was slight noise
T. be shipped the ensuing day. rose above the
it0p OF the rallins. en- i.gns an ennlosurc ee.
Maurice billiard in his special department Of
Colts pistol manuiarory.
ln-tin lively the man at tho window felt
thrill Of certainty that h. WIS not the only orcu-
pant Of the room; ami perhaps no surprise
mingled with tn dls 'Ymf9rt and annoyanre tho
elderly. inonrr sye-looklng man. occ0sloned
the proprietor Of the place.
boxes where he had boon concealed several
hours. Maurice was the frat to speak.
Well, what dc you propose To- accomplish by
this new. mode OF procedure? Had you waited
for ne. should hayc come to YOU.
How would Won have come,' Kissed the old
man and now Maurice noticed that the worn
face WAS +, with % SOFT OF despair. that his lips
trenlbled. end an unusual light burned in the
How would Won have come? Honorable. 10
you dare 10 say pr pared % right the wrong
you have wrought on me and minc p
Mr. langdon, be- patient, Will youf' inter-
posed ,Maurise in c9ncilia'ory tone. You
=" Meyer whai. | do today hoqrsely broke in
he old man. .,Ngver till to-day have known
hone and hlight'l tho ~" Il ny poor eirl-was
the rich. respected. reputable MIR. Maurice Hill
was Useless S SUE ta Stem r ha e Of he o man.
excited, ychemencc. Maurice made feeble ef-
Tort. The desperate father would not hear.
went on. You entered my humble homo. and
was made welcome. You hyro rite! you i'm
Hush! Ter Cod sax hush, say" pleaded
to iaihcr your unborn chli. dat "s today
under the heaviest heart That ever brat;
Well. no-not-- stammered the cornered
.,"Nol I knew that, know that" repeated
WY Tor m my child when sought her wr6 M rim in
Hartford this day and learned that tho rich and
powerful MaapreeI,n.t the vas4bonI Archibald
b. shame and disgra 90. Why. man. | came IN
from my place to-day 10 fnd in you The poor
10 III you had -5ll The Ri WINK Farm. and
g. DIR YOU that MONEY ior you ana Nell 10 ~
Mauriee had nothing 10 -ny' some way. the
broken hearted crushed Old father seemed.
eh But uf ION 'tthpnE an3 th arTsr voice rosa
IN his wrathiul excitement. " dui4 Z think shall
quietly ST down AMI see my Cir IT, hliaht,d,"
lard's chara tcrcoudno longcrhrook the meek
ness he had thus lnr assumed He turned
haughi ly upon the man he had wronged
See h.re. LangdOn.' h" flung Ia words nj
him insolcntly, am g"ntlonan ready u DO
whats right, II you have sold the farm, 80 iuu ii
the better. Take Nrll-thk" your daughter aud
IN somc siranfe PLACE this little affair won't
Perhaps nothing Hilllarl could have said
w9Gidn h ,si,, 5nGNIspertrii Nyr2n L"nsdon
,,o, n9n GUY Yuan y" 7n2ut"d, y"u Insult ne
Here my man, you forget io whom YOU are
speaking; You must not address such language
Langdon fairly frothed ut the mouth
! viii publish YOU FAR nnd wid,'-my girls
shame has lranled me. and don't care what
I'm glad you don't" sneerod Hmiard. for
viii find WAY - dis 'of YOU"
1t was an idir uunoining threat. but il added
u tn Jury Of the nr'n-'d farmer. No mattel
T W. asl ' sn ME- l@ nj an "n s%5 nn Nh, Tn
rice hniard. Totally unpr pared for personal
,r' rt ~ n "r ,"ii ,nI,i' Ma7 ~, 7,,s
h" r1"h instant growing stronger H. excite
nent merry d nl- arm, lluHrire struggled with
the lniurmt"d farmer II Was all bee coul' do 10
d.uien Ne hurl-u'ut fingers from ms ,troat
snd hillari W"- purld" in the iare when he
f. cd hlulS.l'. Burmg this mrlee the buzz
door wt- hung A. -'lr--ly op.n, an a lair
hlond' eirl " ~ amaz"wrnt took in the s'cnr.
woman WHO hml lit home and frlon,i. Tor
her Aweri AN lover She WIS nj tho head Of the
a. some of tho z RI who made fancy caHk-ts 10
contain pairs )i pr .niation pistols. Catherine
had 4soii employed IA RUSSIA, IN the SANE ctIn-
IN 'A'.n- lvr urnory u.ur S. F.t"rsb1rg
IN'ennthn unusual tlns ioir,C atnerine, nitor
fl,hl pr't"Ni, and Tonight she took an uuIm-
i.li"-t matter az hu- n'ss is AN "Nru-r, and
ans nnlo % SSH entered, to become a witness of
wees NM 'ncounter between her lover and
Br'nU ll.9-Iy She stool upon tho threshold
Si"saW Maurice -'ru-geio tree hlmsel-snw
- arud'. Saw H. Il man dash at lin
Nih ga" lult o % uHlmuu-raw with dilatlng
cvS her iuN"r srll' "a casting IN steel Of some
Ut 81 ntluh.y 1h'rd Tor approval quick
as llGAhuins tir l'Ny fragment dosHrlhrd "A
: mi"rrlr, amt struck the old man crushing
The ii. Z oil that blow brought billiard to his
t"n-.-. shr.k rang through the room, amt,
l. MS horror. Maurice turned and SAN Cath
II vas but hrenh Of time ere another shrek
cnuld raw" h"r ;nrl"d lips, ho had her b the
arm aui rudely -len ed ncr
Old Myron Lau-slun had fallen heavily Ia the
In'r 81 SlM-iy wound In nus temple. showing
bow t,'rbe and murlerous a blow he had re-
Noi word was spoken 10y the nun anil wo-
man standing over MINI The tHint gil- ps Of tho
IN r27r ana lrll. 1t seemed an eternity to
Then the figure on the floor struggled 10 a
huhg post on, RIA sri rs hand and tried 10 stay
NE blood tlm rushed from the ghastY hOie,
hhI nlms Niii the tnln gray hairs, matted
AM 'lou"l air aiy upon hl- temple.
,i' EiD' about ~ a lulln- to understand tho
hlHhu9h' u'h az h7 da1od srns,s slowly
IiHhled' ms '}'s lrll upon Maurice. Hrchok d
Nrirh he clul'l, Nth bloody fingers
With on" last riiort he iouni his voice. he
fn"red rd in F"tuns almost on his KNEES he
Itrd hugh his llNud-~iulnrd hand toward