The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1886-07-11

ssGo homep
Belle looked eagerly into his face and
then frankly extended her hand. Talcott
took it. and this time it was not with
drawn.
Miss Bowling he said, "let this sub
ject never be referred to in earnest after
to night But what if / should dare to
hope-that-in losing Mr.. Martinsreward
| for my professional services, have found
-your-love2 Belle, will you be my
wife?"
"Mr. Talcott, strange as it may appear
cannot ans yer that question now. In
the midst of sudden shocks and surprises,
even q strong man, like yourself, cannot
calmly trust himself-you must know
what / mean. | will be as frank with you
as you have shown yourself 10 be with me.
When believed you plain Charley Talcott
Mrs. Bryants cousin-I win confess |
liked you some I was not indifferent 10
you. When you drew me into this par
lor-yes, when you bought that fuse at
Whiltaker's, hated you, and then-when
the man got the better of the spy. III
was and am grateful. can say no more
tonight"
s'But may hope?"
Perhaps to suffer another disappoint-
fAClt~-tCc Co. 1DOt " liz hHOWo t1fS 1ulQlCf
Who knows but another man may be sent
toto work up the case?"
Il do, said Talcolt. II will go now,
bnt lose no time on this account. Good
nightl'
When Charley Talcott came out of the
hotel aud walked away in the direction of
Bryant's, the group Of men he had seen
lettering at the corner followed him. He
still carried the coil of fuse. Suddenly he
turned, showing that be was aware of the
espionage, and said:
Gentlemen, what do you wantlp
'sWe want you,' said Gabe Williams,
ito tell US what you are going to do with
thst fuse"
THAT is my business.
But we propose to make it our bust
ness" spoke up Sandy Hollenback, roughly.
Eyes, sir" said Gabe, edgiug nearer, and
in his hand he held Car link, "you're one
of them temperance radicals, an we've
had the disgrace of one BLOWN up scrape
in this town. an we don't want another
one"
At that instant the moon cleaned over a
ragged edge of clouds; its rays glanced
upon the plated barrel of q revolver held
| by Talcott With bitter oath Gabe Will
liams rushed forward and struck savagely
| at bis intended victim. A blaze from the
pistols mouth, sharp report, and the as
sailant staggered back into the arms of his
Mortified friends.
Seeing that there was no further dispo-
sltion shown to modest him, Talcott, with
| quickened steps, FASTENED to Editor Bry-
ants.
The unconscious form of Gabe Williams
was carried back to the Bowling house, and
| a physician summoned. He pronounced
| the wound through the lung fatal. A
rapidly increasing crowd assembled in the
hotel Office In a room above lay the dying
man. The story of the affair, as it was
! told in exaggerated form, was very unfor-
| tunate to Talcott. According to Sandy
Hollenback, Williams had been shot in the
back; the physicians contradicted this.
Then Smile told his version, which was.
substantially the truth.
| Upon reviving, the wounded man was
inclined to be laxative Fearing the eff
feels of excitement, the doctor admins
tered an opiate, which produced semi
delirum; gaping wildly at his attendants,
he said, in sharp, querulous tone:
ssTalcott was on to mel"
do you want to make statement?"
| inquired Morgan Bowling.
ssrm going to die, amt II" questioned
the man, his low cunning asserting itself
The doctor says you are fatally wound
ed, replied Bowling
II know It, feel it. !" and the man turn
ed his head to the wall and groaned.
Better send for a notary public, sug-
gested the physician.
The notary was called. Under influence
of stimulant Williams gave his testi-
| mony.
ssYou see, " he said, speaking with great
difficulty, this Talcott is detective. [
know il. [ seen him at times when he
didn't think I seen him. / blowed up
Critchley darter backed
me-she hired me to do It,"
Morgan Bowling was led out of the
room by George.
"Yes," continued Williams. II was to
save her brother George, she said, an gen.
tlemen, did l ever give her away? Not
muchl Yet this ere Taleott was after her,
an was on TO him; spotted him soon as
he did me- mebbe some soOner-an I'D a
laid him out, too only for his gum" Here
Williams strength gave out, and he sunk
into stupor from which, the physician
said, he might not revive.
But the mystery of the explosion was at
last exposed, the word was quickly carried
from house to house that Critchley had
not blown up CritchIey's, but that Gabe
Williams was the man.
Then the sheriff and some half-dozen
volunteer deputies began searching for
Talcott.
Where was hes
And when Morgan Bowling sent TO her
room for his daughter she was not there.
Where was she2 Gabe Williams was
surprised to find himself alive the next
morning. Lone Tree was in state of
unsurpassed excitement the sheriff was in
"a state of mind" about Talcott.
+ A week passed without news from either
of the absentees; that the two were to-
gether no one doubted. Gabe Williams
continued to grow better, but he still adj