The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1881-01-29

compare our time, SO as to make no
mistake"
After the two watches were com
pared and SET with each other,
Heartsellttookhis leave, while Har-
ry sat immoyable and silent, with
mind full of gloomy thoughts
Gould il be true that Edward De-
mar was the treacherous hypocrite
Heartsel represented him to bes
Such a thought caused the cold
! shills to steal along his spine, and
made his heart swell with uneasi-
ness. When he thought Of the ef
feet such a blow would have on
Lottie, his heart fluttered. and
leaped with emotions Of anger.
Harry loved Lottie with all his
heart, and woe be to4the man who
dared to betrag her. The condition
of his mind at that time. was not
sucn as to make him feel at all com.
Portable; and he thought that nine
thirty was long time coming; but
Of course it did come at last. Har.
ry was at the rendezvous promptly,
and had only been there few min
utes when he saw Heartsell ap-
| preaching. y
"How long have you been here
Wallingford% enquired Heartsetl
as he approached. atA4 aaa
"Only a moment" was the whis-
pered reply. e..
"Speak low, Heartsell, my sis
ter is in the garden, and | don't
want her to know any thing about
this business"
"Alas, Wallingford, she will hear
it soon enough heaven knowsp
"Yes, and it will be a fearful
blow to her indeed; for she loves
Demar devotedly, but Lean not be-
lieve he is the treacherous scoun,
drel you think he is" 5..
! Il did not believe it either until
| was forced to; but come, it is
time we were going" Il lga
Il feel ashamed Of myself, Heart
SELL" raIl aa a.Hs llNs 1s.
!, "Why ?" a... .
\, "Because this is the first time /
ever did any thing on the sly-I
think we are engaged III a very
small business" .Glag W..
If you love your sister, how can
you consider il a small business, to
take steps to rescue her from the
clutches Of an unworthy villain ~
4 "Of course not, bat these steps
; ought to be taken openly, and not
, Ill the DARK
HTrue enough; but don't they al
ways employ detectives to catch
the thlef?"
eyes; and the best detectives
, are the shrewdest thieves" y Ln
While this conversation was pro-
crossing, Harry and his companion
!, we're walking quietly towards the
gloomy old house their arms lock-
ed in each other The moon was
struggling through the clouds, that
: were moving briskly from South
} towards the North; ever now and
then coming out between them and
spreading a temporary light over
: the earth.
'sThis is a most fav orable night
for our business, Wallingford," OBJ
served Heartsel, as the moon dart
< ed out between two dark clouds,
lighting up the road nearly as
bright as day." "
, "Why so, Heartsells" ?" a7
"Because we will be able to see
all we wish to see." Ia n y
i "What do you mean Heartsell
You talk as if it would afford you
t pleasure to witness the downfall Of
j Demar." y
"Pshaw, Wallingford, you don'l
know me; | merely meant to say
that it was favorable night to de,
tect this rascal in his treachery. !
! assure you ] should be gratifed to
! fiud it was ali a mistake"
sit seems to me impossible, for il
to be any thing else but a mistake;
and | feel my cheeks burning with
f shame feel degraded at the un,
derhanded sneaking course We are
J, pursuing"
i q don't doubt it; can readily
understand the reason, you thought
!, your friend Demar was honest, and
that his pretended love. for your sis.
ter was all reality; but wait a while
and see it you don't change your
opinion ofhim. BY the way here
we are; that's the house. We had
better turn off to the right, and take
up our position in rear ofthe build.
! ing, BY standing on the bluff there
/ we can observe what frananiras