The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-08-30
TRI-WEEKLY EDITION.

began to talk of other things, and stroll
ed away with my bride on my arm until
| reached q little gritty stone-yard, where
gritty fellow with dusty eye-lashes used
to sing ut his work of making grave
stones. He was at it still. evolving a
Roman-nosed angel in smock frock
from a block of granite. He was by oil
odds the merriest fellow in Bloomsbury,
and the gossip Of the county.
he had many Thing; 60 tell relative to
relative to the rascals it was my business
to hunt down. He declared himself
very sorry that circumstances had made
u stonc-breaker of ono whom fate clearly
meant for detective. He had pair of
pinkish eyes, deeply set under shaggy
brows, and n face brim full of lupl;city
and conceit. He could climb like cat.
he told mo, and could scale lichcncd
wall like n lizard. =:
Presently he said that he had seen me
talk to a man for whom he had great
contompt-the blacksmith. This was
very droll. I foresaw that tho stone
breaker must havo ut some time injured
the Norwegian.
He told me Mt great length long
scandal in which Jansen had mixed him
self up. He had married half-idiot
girl and fathered hor child, whose father
no one had ever seen or heard of, and
carried around with him n ponderous
threat to kill any man, woman or child
who should speak lightly of his wife.
Cali that I say makes him q great ass
this blacksmith-th moro so because
he is poor man and keeps his idiot like
a lady, with white ringed fingers and in
stuff gowns instead of linsey; and, bloss
you, he has given up oil his ways,
dropped all his pipes and drinks at the
public house for the sake of wench
who utters nothing but sighs. This
Norwegian of yours is prime calf, Mr..
Detective"
This Norwegian was n lord, a demigod,
n philosopher, humanitarian, whose
bulk overshadowed puny men, such as
the grave-stone maker and L, rs great
tree would overtop q sumac
Now [ could understand all the mean
little daggers had driven into his heart
while ago-this great, splendid fellow,
who wore his heart in his sleeve for jack
DAVIS to pick at Bit by bit during the
next two days gathered the whole sad
history of his marriage. There had been
no courtship at all. The poor girls
people had cast her off, being puritans
who wore gray gowns and slept in night
caps. She had not friend in the world,
aud was i'll a sore strait, being in urgent
need of women friends and medicine.
Ugel Jansen went to her with the smoke
md CRIME Of the forge on his face and
hands, and spoke very feelingly and SIM
ply to her. She went with him to the
minister, and Ugels sister, with much
horror, but wholesome fear of Jansen,
took charge until nll was over. Daily
and hourly Ugel watched by her, asking
nothing i'll return, and by andby he gave
the baby whom NIL hated to see his big
brown fingers to hold, and the little fell
low slept i'll peace.
All this made Ugel tho sport of the
village and furnished the town al ever
lively scandal, but it was talked of in n
smothered way. Jansen had the strength
OF an OK md kept it wholly to lavish on
one man when he could find him. I
conceived the notion to help him in this
project.
Ny mare understood her business we'll
enough about this time to cast shoe.
Jansen was not Mt the forge, the shop
was closed, and I was directed to his
house, q retired little spot, with cluster
of Glove pinks in tiny plot in front
The poor wife's baby was ill-dying
with bunch of Glove pinks on his pill
low and JanseD's finger fastened in his
cold little fist. Mrs. Jansen sat still and
gazed vacantly at Ugel, while he shivcred
as with an aguo. Perhaps he had pray
ed to God to take back that child. He
had done nobly by it, though, and now
he was even sorry.
1t was the same pale face Of the organ
loft, surrounded by q tangled mass Of
crrls of rare dead gold hue. and the
sight of her gave me a pang. Jansen
unlocked the little hand and scattered
the pinlss reclzlessly Then he bent over
his wife and said soothingly: "Come out
into the air, Adclaidc-Janc will take
care of the baby-he will be NIL right
now"
She got up mechanically md thoy met
ME at the door. The sight of mo had "
strange effect. She began to remember
hand to her heart, and with great cry
fell Mt Jansen's feet. Afterward she was
sane and begged of him to let her go
away ut once-fOreyer. She thought he
must lonthe her. He held her futtcring
little hand to his lips while big tear
fell on their wedding ring.
"You'vc had great black wrong, lass;
when have rightcd that you may go, if
you wish. Until then / am your brother
neither higher nor better. L am not
fit for such rs you. Such rs [ an you
have me bound, body and soul.
He came away with mo. and i'll the
shop began to whet up q huge knife.
"The poor little wretch be gone now,"
jansen referred to tbe ;.rA;i,5r ,i.an's chilG.
He smiled in an ugly way at the broad.
keen blade Of the knife, and passed his
fingers down it caressingly.
"Long ago." he said, speaking with q
bitter taste in his mouth, "Adolaide had
spells of slcep-sho could not awake.
She slept in little place in tho turet
Of her fathers house. He was the curate
here. He is damned devil, though" +"