Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-05-30


futtered hurriedly through her white
lips. "He is wounded dead-why
don't you speak?"
"NO, no, not dead; at least we
hope not; but he is missing. Yes
terday morning Simpson left him in
that house alone, while he went for
Frye. They returned in an hour,
but Clifton was gone We have
searched everywhere for him; they
are still searching. There is a mys-
terry about it God only understands"
He paused and looked at his cOmpan-
ion. "YOu are sick, faint; let me
get some water"
She recovered herself and rose to
her feet. &C.," she said, pointing to
the door. $50, they need you; don't
think of me-"
When he left her she stood quite
still till the sound of his feet died
away; then sinking upon her knees
by a sofa she buried her face in her
hands. Long, long she knelt there,
her heart bound with an agony
which almost stilled its pulsation.
He was nothing to her-he did not
love her-yet, O! yet, she would
give her life, if such were possible, to
save him.
She rose from her knees and paced
the floor. 0 God! the moments
seemed ages. The girl came in with
refreshments; she motiOned her
away and continued her walk until
she sank exhausted into chair and
watched with dispairing eyes the
twilight settle over earth. Then
came the long, long night, in which
she waited and watched and listened
with the vain hope that Bernard
would come with the tidings that he
was found. He came not, and morn
ing found her faint and sick at
heart.
In the early light Of day a note
was handed her. With trembling
hands she opened and read it:
"Nothing heard of him yet, but
we hope to find him before night"
B.
Hope! she had no hope, no grounds
for hope; and in her soul she felt
that they hadnOn She dressed her
self and went out on the street. Why
she walked, or how far, she knew
not, cared not. She only felt that
she must move about or die.
"Well, its just so, if we don't get tC
him in some way he a0W starve. Let
: me see; it's been two days and nights
, since he went in there. 1t was some
, three days before that, that l heard
, him say he could not eat. The eX
, element of constant watching an(
lodging kept him up then, but now
well, | don't see how we can helI
him."
r "Ican help him; they will ge
: tired of hanging round there abou
today. I'll try, at least"
/ The speakers were two men, evi
t IDENTIFY too much engaged to notice
[ May, who, as they passed her, walk
ed on after them. They separated a
a corner and May walked on leisure
: ly after the one whosaid 81 will try.
| She had an idea that this was some
5 thing in connection with Norton
r The man went into a house and sh
/ passed on. He came out in a few
> moments and overtaking her, wen
4 rapidly up the street. She kept il
n sight of him till she saw him paus
h in front of a large house and lool
p cautiously about.
/; A policeman was coming down
r cross strict; the man could not Sc
e the policeman, but May did; an
when she saw the man enter tn
n house, she sprang across the street
and pointing to it, said, ego in there
e watch the man in gray"
e The policeman did not seem SUI
h prised; he ran across the street an,
e entered the house. He reached tn
e fifth landing just in time to see tn
e door of the room close behind tn
n man. May had followed the police
is man, who pushed open the door an
o they entered. THE room CdS empty
e "Well, Miss" he said, "this beat
l. everything l ever saw did you sc
e this door shut just now"
h 81 did"
Is "Well, you ethis room is empty.
e 81 do"
r. "Are you Miss Moreland?'
D. eyes. Is this the house frol
t. which Norton escaped? ?"
g eyes, and Clifton was in this ROOF