Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-05-16


membered how tenderly Clifton's
fine eyes looked into her own brim-
ming with happy thoughts that morn
ing, and the crimson dyed her cheeks
as she thought her hearts only hap
piness was found in the language of
his glance. She made naughty at
tempt to reply, then broke down and
buried her face in her hands.
go, Bernard" sho said, while the
tears trickled fast through her fingers.
There was such a heartfelt appeal
for sympathy in her voice and man
ner that his heart smste him. He
laid his hand on her bowed head.
'May, dear friend, forgive me, / did
not intend to wound you. Trust me
your secret is safe, we will say no
more about it."
She lifted her head and extended
her hand with look of gratitude on
her face.
"Mr. Stanley, Frye sent me back
for you"
1t was Clifton who spoke, and they
glanced up to see his handsome face
looking down upon them from the
doorway.
Bernard went away with Clifton
and May sat there alone with her sad
thoughts. She had thought her Sc
cret her own, now it was known to
another Demands sympathy and
friendship was a comfort to her, but
there was humiliation in the thought
that he knew her heart. Then came
the thought that Clifton perhaps had
also seen her love for him. This
thought wrung her proud heart with
pain and vexation.
Meantime Bernard and Clifton had
joined Frye, who was again on the
track. He had, by means of spies,
ascertained the place where Norton
had removed. Frye had his men in
visibly at work at watch round the
house and on the streets leading to it.
Norton was not in the house; he had
left it in some mysterious way before
they were sure of it being the right
place. Toward night, julius Jones
saw him return and enter the house
alone.
care you sure it's him." said Frye
to the boy as he told his days adven-
ture.
eyes, sir; it did not look Ike him,
but / knowed his boots"
Frye with Clifton and two police.
men went at once to the house, conf.
dent of terminating the affair at once
The house was one of those large tene.
, ment houses so common in city.
: On the second and third floors they
, found some families, miserable speci.
mems of human poverty, but from
them could learn nothing of the fugi
tive, save that a man answering the
description had inhabited one of the
upper rooms for a few days, but
whether he was still there they knew
not. The rooms on the fourth floor
were unOccupied, and they assembled
the next flight of stairs. A light
shone through crevice in a dool
/; near the landing. The detective
t knocked, and after a few moments
and they stood face to face with {
large, fat man holding a newspaper
in his hand and looking very much
| surprised atthe appearance of his visi
tors.
, Gentlemen" said he, twill vol
be so kind as to tell me why this in
trusion ?"
The detective politely told hisbusi
ness, while the fat man rustled hi
paper with an impatient movement
5 and looked toward the door. WheI
| Frye ceased speaking, the obese gen
7 tleman told him he knew nothing o
, the party Of which they were in ques
save that they had occupied the room
r across the hall for a few days. Ii
fact, he said, he had seen a man an
= swering the description leave thu
house that morning, but didn't know
whether he had returned or not, as HI
: seldom noticed what passed arOunC
him.
t eve have good reasons to believe
the man is here" said Frye, and un
, der the circumstances will be com
+ PEELED to search the rooms. AS W.
| are here we will begin with yours
5 every well, sir, search the room,
and he moved aside for them to en-
ter.
| AS they entered the room the ia
t man moved toward the door, bu
l Clifton stood in the doorway anC