Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-03-13

Sure as death. l was at IS when
be gave the order Send them to NV
shop at Q o'clock, says he. and will
take them home with me. And he
gave the address OF cambridge & Son. :"
"buta are you sure he will pass here?"
"Of course he will He lives in the
next street. He'll come
Suppose he shows ight?n
You hold him, and I'll soon stop his
fight
Every word fell on Dollie's ears clear
and distinct in The ST ence OF the night.
They would rob him, these dreadful
men, If nobody warned him. They
would spring out upon him as he passed.
and strike him down before he knew
there WAS danger
he must not come alone, unprepared.
False lover, false friend as she felt he
was, she could not go on her way and
leave him to death.
When she stood up the pain of her
ankle was almost uncomfortable; but she
chung 10 the railing and so limped along
one street. The othors seemed in
terminable.
Often she crawled through the wet
slush Of the streets; often on one foot
hoped painfully along. till the shop
was reached ut last, and the light in
the counting-house still burned.
The side door for the working-girls
was still unfastened, and Doilie entered
there, reaching the counting house
soaking wet, white and trembling, to
CONFRONT both Edgar cambridge and
his father
Unheeding their exclamation of dis
may and surprise, she told her story
with white lips but steady voice.
Waiting for me?" cried Edgar Balm.
bridge. "The scoundrelsm
"You bought diamonds at IS to-
dsyP" asked his father.
"A parure for Miss Wilson, sir. !
wish TO present them. with your per-
mission, on Thursday. All, look at
that poor girlr'
For. overcome by pain. fati rue, and
mental tortute, poor Doliie had stag
gered toward the door and tainted upon
the floor.
A hasty call summoned the porter,
and in few minutes the porter's wife
appeared, rubbing her eyes, but full OF
woman.y resources for the comfort of
the s RI.
A cab was procured, and clothed in
dry garments, furnished by the good
hearted woman, and, escorted by the
porter, Dollie was driven home.
The next morning walking proved to
be impossible, and Dollie was obliged
to call upon her landlady for assistance
to dress. wondering at herself little
for caring to get up.
But before noon, sitting in the parlor,
her lame ankle upon cushion, she was
surprised by two gentlemen callers nc
other than Bainbridge aud son in per
son--and n lady who introduced herself
as Miss Wilson.
I'VE have all come to thank you,
the lady said "and ] have come tc
carry you home with me. These gen
tlemen owe YOU their lives; | owe you
my diamonds.
"But what did you do?" asked Dol
lie.
1--WE captured the robbers by mas
terly stra agem, said the old gentle
man. Edgar sauntered past the a ley
way with revo yer all ready in his
hand. while |, with three policemen
went round and entered the alley soft
" behind the villains. Taken by sur
prise, their retreat cut of, they were
easily made prisoners. You understand
we could not arrest them unless they
actually attacked Z lgar. AS it is, how
ever. there was very pretty little tus
sic before we c. me up. Bless me, deal
chila--don't faln,--hes all right
ny foot Dollie murmured, "a
spra.ned my ankle last night. IL was
to SOP to rest it that | sat down on The
cnur, h wall"
"You didn't come all the way bach
with a spraincd ankle?"
Eyes. sir.
You are heroinew cried Miss vii
son 'Bl, ms DEAR" and here tho
hei ess urew nearer to Doliie and took
her hand in C ose clasp, 1--WE have
been hearing this morning pretty
little love story. OF which YOU also arc
the heroine, and have come 10 see il
YOU VII. be my guest until Thursday,
and iuen make poor + lgar the hap
pest OF men Oy assisting at double
wed 2.
DoDIs's eyes, slowly dilating as the
lady spoke, W re open to their fullest
extent as this climax was reaclsd
"Edgar!' She said. Il thought he
was 0 marry you Oh Thursday"
A musical laugh IN wered her.
Ca iug The gentlemen al the same
time from the window. where they had
sauntered during this little scene, Miss
Wilson looked at them.
Convince this young lady, + lgar, "
she said, ''that your affection for me is
only that of dutiful son, and that |
snail have motherly affection for her
likewise VIII | become the wife OF
your father, + Igar linbridge, senior.
And then Elgar took the chair his
step-mother-elect vacated, while the
elder lady and gentleman went outside
to arrange cu 'hion in the carriage Tor
the sprained ankle.
What Edgar said NAV be imagined
but certain il is that Do lie drove nome
with Miss Wilson, ana was that lady's
guest until the following Thursday.
when her wedding-car $, too, were dis
trbuted, and the bridal party consisted
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