The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1880-07-20

irresistiI.iy drawn by so0e unaccouDt-
able pIesen,iment thst all Mis- not
we'll with her. In a f~ moments
b. came up With her and followed at
a little distant. watching t.i more-
ment. with the kcenest interest,". BIZ:
Maud ws- - intent upon come pur.
poe which lay deep hidden in her
heart thaG size did MT notice him.
The SIR. nov h-gau io he deserted.
but still the resolute girl walked
rapidly o". Al length a small foot
bridge a-ro-, the canal WAS reached.
The girl paused. Was her purpose a
desperate one. George APOiIhus
asked him-',if this question and many
more ;~->id- ~ he fingered in the
shadows cl,.se behind her.
Murmaring something To the Eject
that III heavy, whi,e-cresied OillOss
which lied at her feet would SOD,
embrac. i,.r AID FREE i,er frUm her
wre,c,,e.in Maud l@gan ." take
down h.r hair.
"Gai,g "a swim ," asked voice
behind her.
be turned and tehe!d a stranger
standing clo>e At hand. Al first she
could tot utter n word. Presently,
however, she said. in tones that be-
traye,l her intense excitement:
'.Oh, sir. 40 u"t thwxrt my purpo~e.
I desire to put an ei,d to my ir"ubie
Il wish I" sleep i'en.a,h the wave
There isn't any wave thew said
George .doIrhus. 1.-The canals dry.
You'll break y"ur neck it you jump
off this bridge"
"But want to 6nd grave in the
restless deep. / want the blue pillows
t. fold ME in everlasting slumber.
where the seswetis grow in sunless
gloom"
But tell you. nv dear lady. there
isn't any restless deep anywhere
around here. You'd better put u
off I'll! the canal opens. Here yo,
are talking about Sleeping b-neal h
the biliows. wh.n the Water won't BE-
let or in "a m"nih yet And besides,
II yra wan, 4, h. inl,i.-i IA .verls>i.
i'm. -iumb.r. IL sn.li H.. va. FIR Won
to jump ini"s we'll You'd HAY. 81
sure thing then"
That ~onld ',a horrible" e>r!ai'n-
ed Maui. viii, Il -nu'i,i-r.
"le>." re.,ii. i Gear"- A'.c;rl'n~ !;
lit w"ni'i sp.,i ,a- se,:.
NJ nj lei: that Gorge Al. iphus
was right. Trr-. L.. lii m"i acI.ear
"a enter VERY n.n.h in:o the ''av:"
spiri' "a; :h-- ~i'n,ri,n. II .'a. ., t.
have i:ppped u;nm i,'- are'- and
itnpiar-d her "a f.,-g-' 'rr 'r'o''.e AID
sip ~ Htii.' L.rg,-r IN n.srir e lie.
He "uga, &, by. .i.i.':.-i l.. her
imayiniii,,n fir i,ai"i girl wi II
paii!d face au'i D.iriiie i".,;I. I' Tie
allen, ir'>..m I'd ihe c,t.a.. Nh 81 the
dolphin .pr.> m,>e.n a's! fl,' ner-
mai J. c"mh their lock. 40 the .h''.iv~y
soIitm,i-. isnt h- lid un,hins IL The
sort. IL. lid her Z" 90 l''n- snd
practice t.. re-, .-i>,srn.
Maud I.roughi til matter oceI ipr
m ,m-n'. t:cn bursting inr" tears
che wrnnc the hand Il our her' and
r:in sanity h ia.
George A,i'.l:,.,ns s;nol upon the
bridge. AID wa,ri,e' Maud tili Sic WAS
out # sight. L. he .,"od there.
wondering sha' il was that weighed
80 heavily UPON the mind nf this fair
young girl. he saw something glitter
lagg 2! biz Iis. tsst H. as. stopped l.. s"a
golden hairpin of peculiar pattern.
1t occurred t. him at once that It
must have been lost BY the girl
when she took down her hair. He
put ii in his trousers pocket. thinking
that it would be a handy thing to
pawn for his breakfast. The more he
tried to forget about the fair girl,
and the previous circumstances under
which he had met her. the more
persistently they rose before him.
Presently he found himself laying
plans to fluid out more about her. and
then it dawned upon him that he was
in love. He then tehderly removed
the hairpin from his trousers Docket
and placed it next his heart. Ii was
now getting very late. and the police
were beginning to glance suspiciously
at our hero. and SO he turned into
more retired street and determined to
search for cheap lodging place.
Old Mr.. Muggleton, whom We left
at the residence of Maud's father.
wended his way homeward. filed with
bitter disappointment. lie had long
Maud with tenderness, and
had desi~d 10 offer bis hand ana
fortune, and now he felt that he was
rsj -cted. He has seen nearly fourscore
years Of bachelarhood, and it was
getting mon"tonous. He dragged
himself YEARLY and sadly home, and
retired to his couch in wretchedness.
The clock had just struck eleven,
and the towD was as silent az q grave,
when two villainous docking men,
With muftied faces, broke open the
street door OF large mansion where
IN OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES lay dreaming Of
supercilious maiden who had de- |
;lined to meet him in he, parlor q few
hours before. The men passed quick |
y into the house. and we're coon
Standing by the bedside Of the |