The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-14

Then the girls endured minute or two of
breathless waiting suddenly broken by fierce
imprecation, heavy stamping of feet and flu
rious struggle.
Exactly what followed has never been fully
revealed but in a very brief space there was
quiet again. and in the corner of the hallway the
stranger had Landon down helpiessy and was
choking him numerically, when a shadowy
| small form came swiftly, something cleaned
before Landons eyes, and the ruf6an let go his
hold with cry and leaped out Of the house
and away, and was seen no more When Ian
don got to his feet and could see clearly, he
found Dan out on the porch with Applegate
| reduced to quiet and the two men
tied him securely. Dan called Landon aside,
got strip of something and bound it tightly
about Dams body. and found him old coat to
button over it. Then they marched Applegate
down to the boat, made him fast forward and set
sail, beating off to the east out of the yachts
way. Dan steered them across to the light, but
when they neared it he called Landon and said
to him:
ii feel rather shaky, and you'll have to get the
old man to lend you hand"
1t was plain that Dan was forcing himself to
| keep up, and he was no sooner out of sight of
the boat round the corner of the lighthouse than
he tainted away.
After doing what they could for him, Landon
| and old Grim left him to the care of his capable
mother, with Gala and Adela to help as they
could The boat made all speed for the nearest
point where doctor could be got, and Landon
thought over snxiously what disposition he
| should make of his prisoner. OF course the
first hot thought had been to swear out
| rant and put him in Jail, as he deserved. But
when Landon had time to reflect the conse-
quent distress to his innocent old father and
mother, and particularly upon the inevitable
| scandal and suffering of the two girls who had
| suffered enough already he turned to eontrive
| some other plan. After awhile he went forward
and looked down at the big fellow lying quiet
| there.
| - ;rka ~
he said. unwittngly shaping his phrase to Ap..
| plegate's slangy style. What do you think of
trial for burgaryT
II don't care a p was the defiant reply.
| "You will before you get through" LandOn
| said, land your people will, too"
| He saw that the fellow WINGED at that, and he
let him alone awhile; then he turned back and
made proposition to him that complaint
| should be laid against him, if he would give an
absolute written consent to his confinement in an
| inebriate asylum until such time as he should
| be discharged as cured.
| Apologize signed such document on the after
noon of the same day, before notary, and Lam
| don saw him within the walls of Islingham Re
| formatory. AS he was coming away, Apologize
| turn ed to him and said:
'They can't save me. shall never come out
| of here alive"
| And he never did.
| The physician who went out to see Dan had him
removed to Sycamore Hospital, and Adela went
often to see him while he VS. i'll there for many
weeks from deep cut in his side. Landon
| out frequently to look after him also and of
course saw Adela Gala was in the city with her
father, and Landon saw her there and brought
messages to Adela from her, but Adela sent few
| by him in return.
At last Dan was declared fit to 90 home and
Adela went to bid him goodbye. 1t
late Indian summer day, and Dan had walked
| out in the grounds Adea found him taking a
| rest on a bench In a sunny angle of the building
| Her heart warmed to the faithful, honest fellow.
| nd Sbo m brio SYnil nd do him
not to get up.
Pm very, very glad to see you out again,
| Dan" she said You've been very good to Miss
| Westward and me all SUMNER really don't
| know what we should have done without your
help And we shall never forget your watchful-
ness that night-Mr. Landon gave all the credit
| to you-and, of course. we can never repay
what you have suffered on our occount"
| Dan bent his face out of sight under his hat
brim for minute. Then he looked up and said:
Il wish he had killed me-" His face sunk out
of sight again and his body shook two or three
times And Adeia said softly:
| 'Oh, Dan, that's wicked, I'm afraid"
| II can't help it," he answered with an ire
| pressible passion in his voice. And he got up
and supported himself against the wall. II
can't help it, don't know how 1 go back
| there and-and not see YOU l amt glad I'm
| better. I'd like to be sick in there forever and
| have you coming to see me-"
Adea did not know what to say; he took
away her breath. But she presently answered
him:
"Dan-no, won't say I'm sorry; Pm not sot
~; feel it great honor that so good and brave
! fellow shonld think SO highly of me-"
She saw he was very weak and that it was
serious matter with him, and, besides, she some
how seemed to feel his pain if it were her own;
so she temporized with him.
II can't come and see you at the lighthouse,
you know" she said. smiling, $50 you must get
strong and come over once in while and let me
| know how you get on; shall be anxious to hear
| about vOu. Good hive now DAM
A while later Adela received letter from
Gala, fond and tender letter, to which. never
theless she returned no reply. 1t contained the
statement that Landon had asked Mr. West
wards permission to make his daughter Gala q
proposal of marriage, and had done So
Two or three weeks later the door of Adea's
room opened without warning afternoon,
and Gala came in She said nothing but went
over and took Adela's face between her hands,
and looked into it intently and gravely. The
face she held became suffused and flushed under
her gaze. Gala sat down close beside her then
and asked intently:
"Oh. don't know" Adela answered, turning
her head aside.
And as Gala continued to regard her with
tender concern, Adela suddenly threw her arms
about her and clasped her close, so close that
Calais face was presently wet with Adela's pas
sonate weeping Gala let her alone then till
her emotion was somewhat spent, and then she
! questioned her soberly:
''Adela, why do you cry 500 Why do you
hold me so9 You act AS if there were danger Of
your losing me. That's not kind"
"Ttere is danger" Adela returned vehem-
emily. 81 shall lose you, 1 have lost you al
ready"
"Hush, Adela!" Gala commanded "Hushl
You will make me angry / have done nothing
unfriendly, as God is my witness. You know
all that has passed with me; it is you only who
have been silent, who have kept things from me-
Nothing shall ever seperate as unless you do it
Yourself"
But Adela persisted that it was done already
that she did not blame Gala in the least and
loved her much but that fate and the world
had pushed between them, whether they would
or not. And so unhappily they parted once
more
Gala wrote and wrote persistently through the
winter, ignoring any difference, and saying moth
inc more of Iandon HAVING in fact po+b;n,