The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-07-02
TIE STOLEN CHILD" DRIVEN TRou
IvAE." "pARIsIAN DErEC-
TIVE" &C.. &C.
CHAPTER XXI.
NEAR FRESH LIGHT.

"Ulu. OOS11f ubNCNNif iAdhENS 6oNO WV
seat before him violent kick, and cried,
"fTo betray me, WHO did so much for her!
lave l ever let her want for anythiugf
Never! What she wished for she had IL
not by fair meaus-well, l stole for her.
Sunfower has been the cause of all my
crimes-every one; them the officers knows
of. and them the officers knows nothing
Of"
Here the police-ofiicer suddenly started.
Those remark8 belfast words startled Web
ber "Ehem the officers knows Of, and
them the officers knows nothing Off
The detective is ALWAYS detective,
whether he is or is not tired of life. The
single fact of the criminal referring to
unaellnowledged crimes, in moment
awakened the officer to the exercise Of his
calling.
He thought of his plans for few mo-
ments, and then he said. TITS too early to
see Suuhower. No visits are allowed be-
| fore eleven; and it is not nine. DON'T you
think good meat breakfast would help
yOu to support the interviewp
"Oh. what have got to say to her will
not take long, so I'll take our advice as to
the meat breakfast"
| The cab was soon pulled up before asmal
eatng-hOuse.
Tie two men passed through the shop.
and reached queGr-Shaped room, which,
at that particular moment, was quite
deserted.
Then, turning to the waiter, Webber
OF ldered plentiful meal, and slipping some
silver into the yaungman S hand, he added,
| ~ N,I la ,,Fy SGaNr nd LrinF ~
some lot water, and couple Of eiasses.n
AS he seated himself opposite theconNict,
be was thinking, I'm Lot lit to be IL tne
police If | haven't made this strong fool
confess everything before he is an hour
older. Eow, what neatcTime, cf which tue
police know nothing. las this scamp been
the perpe raj or o1 !"
Some huGG0ck being put upon the table,
TebUer helped EiIIsel4, and began eating,
apparently with great appetite. For few
moments the convict remained inactive,
but his naturally strong passions and ap-
petite soon Overgame his grief, if only fora
few moments, aud he began eatiug raven
Uusly. -.
"Have what you like" said Webber,
rfter time: remember that you hate toe
police, and the police pay the bill. I've
plenty of cash"
"lhen say good dish Of beef-stea 6s.'
"Tne very thing I've ordered, my boy
Doyou feel betterf"
"Yrs; but / shall see her, sha'n't II"
"Never broke my word yet, but Pm afraic
Won still like her more than you woulG
care to own
"No, hate her." cried the convict, strick
ing his fists upon the cable with blow 81
heavy. that it made the tea-cups dance
again, while it brought up the water IN
! state of alarm, and an apology for havlni
' been so long getting the liquor.
Tue beef-steaks having been placed Ol
{ the table, and heartily partaken of, Web
Der next proceeded to ply his companion
: with grng. be then led Gn the CONVEX
satiop to the mans wife, and the promlse'
interview.
"That's it-that's it," cried the convict
i taxing up the spirit bottle, andswallowin
q huge dIaught from it. And when lv
f said my say, I'll take her about the nee
with these two hands, and she will neve
never give mortal man another kiss"
"Why, man, surely you're not jealousy
"Not jealOusW
s'No; f0I il YOU were jealous, you woul
: betray her, aud SO shut her up in prisol
while YOU were in prison yourself"
a Don't ! say / mean TO kill herf M
!, iealous-me not jealous !" he screamed
t becoming every moment more eNcite'
e 'Why it was through her Killed IL
o man"
It Don't say a word about that" rePli(
s. Webber, cor should nave to lay inform
e ton against YOU"
Is Webber knew that the more you try
=, silence u lover. or q drunken man, the mo
,, confidential he becomes.
+ "Wbat does it matter if you do 7" crit
,e the convict, now excited quite beyond
- control. '.Since she told the police whe
TO fipu me, Id a deal sooner ole, than
y back to Portland"
A little liquor remaining in tile DOH
the unhappy convict drank the spirit OF
n fluug the bottle crashing into the I'll
Of place. and continued: Il say it again
n killed man, and she was the cause.
It was not long ago-last November, OF Ia
le in October. We had lodging up by Cla
Market then One night 1 went non
and upstairs. The door was locked
0' thoueht she was out, and | was Rol
down stairs to speak to the landiady, Wh
G. hears voices in the room. So goes do'
Us stairs, out at the door, into gateway
;e- posite. and there ] waits FOR an hour. In
e. the street door opened, and out come
it Young man. she standing behind III
nv Goodbye, heard her say; i shan SO
as see YOU again. don't know why did
nd rush across and kill him and her toe
;s- think 1t was because two men passed
be that very moment singing songs foiic
l,J ed him as he went towards the Stra'
~ Suddenly he stopped before the gateN
%. of Taggart's Inn, and he went IN. dic
VII he did; and then lost my head, and a
on can remember was a cry-IiIs last c
Or Five minutes after / was before her, al
nc said. Eve killed him."
ne Here Langley's head fell forward on
'he table. ALI Webber's efforts to arouse
III, were Intellectual.
W. But what more did he seek to lea
ln+ Details were unnecessary. The story
am had heard was sufficiently clear.
ger And while the convict slept
sed detective sat thinking.
nd After long pause, he said, almost ak
ur- "Graham Forbes deserved what he
ard for he was faithless co the purest lady
,eu ever lived" :,
Then. dnyipg q whole hour, he was sil