Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-10-10

board, ana snail look out to see II your
men succeed in their capture
"She ought to be in by eleven
Gerald sat some little time over his
breakfast, after the chief of the constab-
ulary had left.
81 must save him, if possible, for her
sake" he SAID to himself, at last. ''He
is swindler, and, fear, bad lot alto
gether; but she loves him, and that is
enough tor me. Even if she did not love
him, would spare her the disgrace of
his trial and punishment
At eleven o'clock Gerald stood on the
wharf watching the Taunton Castle COM
ing alongside. Near him stood a
couple of constables. He knew them, as
both had been engaged in hunting up
more that one fraudulent debtor to the
firm.
II hear from Captain Peters that you
are Oh the lookout for passenger
eyes, sir. We hope so, but there doesn' t
seem much certainty about it."
As the ship came alongside. Gerald
was one of the first to leap on board. He
looked hastily round, and among the
passengers he at once saw the man he
was searching for. Paul Gossett was
looking i'll, and had grown beard, but
there was no other change about him.
'What is that gentleman name2" ne
asked a lad who was standing near.
Hopkins" the ooy said.
Then Gerald went up to him with out
stretched hand. Gossett gave start; but
a gesture commanding caution on the
part of Gerald caused him to repress 1t.
Chow are you, Hopkins? What a
time it is since we met-ages almost!
How are you?"
He spoke in loud tones, in order that
the constabies, who were close by, might
hear.
"Well, what sort Of voyage have you
hadg and how did you leave every ore
at homer
Paul Gossett had himself prepared for
arrest at the moment of landing. He
knew that if any suspicion had been ex-
cited that Paul Gossett and James Hop
kins were one and the same person, that
the constables would be on the quay to
arrest him as he landed. He was there
fore prepared to meet whatever came;
and after the first slight start he recog-
nized by the action and tone of voice
| that Gerald was trying to save him, and
fell into the lead. A man who has for
years and months been running great
risk must necessarily have his nerves
well under control, and the constables,
who stood short distance Off listening
to the conversation, did not suspect for a
moment that it was forced.
For few moments they talked so, and
then Gerald said:
"You know am only in. bachelors
lodgings, but I've taken room for you
at the Royal. will see you later IN the
day. I must go to my Office now. Well,
officers, y he said to the constables, as he
turned from Gossett, "have you got your
man? Which is he?''
"We haven't got him and we amt 60
ing to. The chap that we were put on
is the very gent as you've been a-talkin'
with
"What? my friend Hopkins? That is
joke
Cant be no mistake, sir, suppose?'
"Mistake, mana Why, I've known him
tor years. We have been down at the
seaside together. In fact, / saved his
life once.''
''That's good enough, sir. It's quite
clear the people at home have gone after
a wrong scent altogether; very likely put
On it SO as to render it more easy for him
to slip of in some other direction"
"Llkely enough Gerald carelessly re-
marked. SAT any rate it is as well for
Mr.. Hopkins that l happened to meet
him here. Imagine his astoaishment at
being siezed and locked up. II he had
not had any one to identify him, and you
had detained HIM for couple of months,
till some one came out from England TO
swear for him, he would have had good
grounds for an action, and would have
collected swinging damages against all
your people"
And twice IN the course Of the
evening Gerald called at the Royal, but
each time he vas told that MI. Hopkins
was out. He was relieved to find that
the man had guessed that, although he
was bound to call so as to keep up the
story of their acquaintanceshlp, yet he
would far rather that they did not meet.
Next morning when he called at the ho-
tel, he was told that Mr.. Hopkins had
gone up country, but that he had left
note for him,
Its contents were brief:
You are grand fellow, Gerald May
field. You have saved me twice, and have
returned good for evil. IF could undo
the past, heaven knows that would.
am going up the country to get work of
some sort; 1 only got off with money
enough to pay my my passage out"
Ten months later Gerald received from
the doctor of d hospital at Ballarat, the
certificate of the death of Paul Gossett,
MORALLY injured By fall of the roof in
one of the mines there. He had lived a
few days, had said who he was, and had
written to his wife. He had ordered that
the certificate of his death and his let
ter to his wife might be forwarded to
Mr.. Mayfield, who would, he was sure,
see that they were sent to his widow
For another ten months Gerald MAY
field worked On at Melbourne, and then,
having been relieved by his junior part
ner, he sailed for England. Maud was,
he knew, living at Brighton, where she
was supporting herself by giving music
lessons, having firmly declined to touch
the money anonymously paid to her ac-
count.