Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-11-16

sprung from hi~ chair, his face flushed
with glad expo tation To- meet him.
"Iou bring me news of my daughter"
lac cried eagerly.
"Ycs." the man answered. "That's
what came for"
And where is she? Is she we'll?
Tell me quickly and relieve my sus-
pcnsc.
II was here before, the night he did
this little Job" the man went on, in
siolid sort Of way, as if he was repeat
ing set speech, and ignoring the excited
questioning Of the other. "There were
six Of us in it besides the captain. We
six had all the sway. All the captain
wanted for his share was the girl; and
while We were gathering up the articles
he took her i'll his arms and walked Off"
"And where is she now? | will give
any amount-my whole fortune-to
have her restored to me"'
None OF IFS knew where he took her
until Tonight. He sent for me to come
and fetch You to him."
LET us lose not a moment" the
banker exclaimed eagerly al am ready
this instant"
The detective came from his hiding
place behind the curtain.
81 will accompany you," he said.
"Ah." said the man, "yOu are a de-
tective. But it don't matter; the cap
tain said he wasn't particular if the
whole force came"
Lead the way then. We are ready"
the officer answered.
The man led the way out of the house
and along the streets for distance of
nearly half Il mile, until at length they
reached one Of the lowest quarters OF
the town down b. the river Knocking
at the door of an old half-ruined house,
whose rear windows overlooked the
water. the guide gave some password to
an old woman, who answered the door,
and then led the way up several flights
of stairs, that creaked and groaned at
every step, as il they would fall beneath
their feet. Arrived at the top of the
stairs the man knocked three times on
the door ut the head of the stairway. A
voice answered, bidding them enter,
and doing SO they found themselves in a
small, low-ceilingcd room, one part of
which was portiOned off with dingy
curtain, and before the fireless CRATE a
man was standing with folded arms
As they entered a look of almost fiend-
ish triumph lighted up his face and he
advanced toward the banker
monsieur Laurin," he said, in cold,
measured tones, edo you recognize me ?"
The banker started back, with an ex-
preston of dsmay.
paul Fargave" he gasped.
eyes," the other answered, "Paul
Fargave-the clerk who, to further your
own grasping aims, you consigned to q
fate worse than death, and who swOre
to be revcnged.- The time has come. l
will restore to you your daughter, but it
is upon one condition and one only. If
you refuse, you and she both die.
He waved his hand when he spoke,
and before they knew it man stood one
on each side Of the banker and detec-
tive, with pistols leveled at their heads.
"You see you are in my power" said
the other. "The condition l require of
you is that you confess you fabricated
the story that sent me to the galleys,
that you might have the money your
self"
An agony of irresolution was on the
bankers face, but he was silent.
"If you do not decide before have
counted three you die"
Still the banker was silent.
"One-two-"
"ies," the banker almost shrieked,
al confess it all. You were innocent
and the guilty one. Are you not salts
fed with your revenge? If you have
any human pity left, let me see my
daughter"
81 have nome" the other answered,
"but you shall have your wish"
He drew aside the curtain as he spoke,
and the banker saw pallid form lying
on narrow pallet, but so wasted and
attenuated that in her features he could
hardly recognize those of his daughter.
any God" he walled, "she is dead"
eyes, she is dead" the other an
swercd, in the same ficndishly dspas-
sionate tone. "Would you know how
she met her death? Upon your soul is
the sin, for it is you who made me the
iicnd that | am. She starved to DEATH"
The unhappy father sank upon the
floor "a il struck by bullet
LET your revenge be completed, and
kill me Also" he walled.
"No," the other answered with a
iicndish laugh; sit is l who die My
vengeance would not be complete if you
nd not live. Officer" he added, "this
man is by his own confession your pris-
oner; arrest him. My band know of
my resolve, and have arranged it all.
My mission on earth is accomplished
now, and life uncomfortable to me-"
Az he spoke ne placed the muzzle of
pistol to his forehead and, pressing the
trigger, fell to the floor a corpse.
The detective turned to arrest the
banker, hut started back with an excla-
nation OF Mortified surprise. The mus
clcs Of the bankers face were twitching
IN Il convulsive sort of way, until he
suddenly broke into peal of terrible,
joylcss laughter. He had become a
ravng maniac, and the convicts terrible
vengeance was, indeed, complete.