The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-10-13
A Tale Of Two Continents.
BY MRS. NINA LAWSON.
HApTER Y.

The next morning the unknown left
Joneshorough for Springfield, about
the same time that Noll arrived at his
home in Chicago.
As the two criminals left the little
town, two poor. honest, sad-hearted
creatures returned to their lonely
home. The five days had passed and
they must again return to their home,
only to find it still empty-empty to
them since the light of their old days
had been stolen from them.
The unknown, like the expert thief
that he was had been through every
thing in the house, but to the I'M
sUspecting eyes OF the farmer and wife,
everything was just as they had left it.
Time went on and on for them in the
same lonely, monotonous manner as
it had done for the two or three
months past
Winter would soon be upon them,
and as they would think of their great
loss tears would fill their duh sunken
eyes, while weary sigh would escape
their lips.
Christmas that year would not he the
merry Christmas of the past for them.
and what would it be for their lost
darling? Altogether different from
any she had ever spent before.
In the afternoon of the same dav
that the unknown left Jonesborough
he arrived safely in Springfield. Man
and baggage We're soon comfortably
lodged i'll one of the best hotels.
That night a message was sent over
the wires TO a certain party at Lead
vile, Colorado
The Leadville party was a leader of a
desperate band Of thieves that secreted
themselves among the mountains,
honest fellow of his hard-earned money
The telegram ran thus:
Capt. Hutchinson, Leedvile, Colorado:
Meet me AT Lincoln, Nebraska. on the goth
inst. Important. 4. T. z.
Springfield, H., Nov. }. 1875.
As Noll's carriage dashed up to his
front gate, he glanced up at Lenora's
windows.
The curtains We're drawn, and no
one was to be seen about the house.
My heavens, has she escaped again Q"
He was 50 anxious and agitated that
he scarcely knew what he was about.
but lie soon found himself in the
library ringing for 4 servant
All, | must calm myself little for
| do not want any of the servants to
suspect there is anything wrong"
oh. You here SO soon, master? |
was afraid You would he kept away so
long, as you usually are. Something
wanting?"
No. nothing in particular. / only
wanted to know how your mistress is
feeling. and how Madam Girindani is. 8"
They seem to be enjoying them
selves, for they are now in the dining
hall at luncheon
Very well, that will do; you may go
now, and see that my lunch is ready in
thirty minutes. Remember, and be off
with YOU now
The servant, Henry, returned to the
dining-hall and reported that his
master had Just returned.
Lenora's knife and fork dropped TO
her plate with loud ring. and Gertsna
looked up with somewhat surprised
look.
Both ladies gazed al each other for a
moment, when Gertann, as if she could
read Lenora's thoughts, said:
DO not be surprised nor afraid. nor
heed what he may say to You. He shall
not nIure You III any way, if | can pre
vent II. lou remain here. and / will
slip To the library door. hide behind
the curtains. and see what | can dis
cover
In an instant Gertaua was behind
til, curtain. where she had hid one
nieht nearly six months ago. when
Lra"ra had so bravely defended her
self
u Ee anxious spy stood for a few mo
ments, peeplug breathlesslv through
small space between the curtains
she could plainly see Svlvester's
face and read from the expression his
almost very thought.
\ look of triumph rested in his ex-
py'sSl,e dark ewes. Gertana knew
tha5 some long sought victory had been
"y1. She then and there mentally
declIed TO solve the mystery. if posi-
bic which she was now convinced
surrounded the beautiful little prisoner
Size waited there few moments in
breathless silence when. thanks Ia The
hight sunshine IN the room. She saw
Noit hastily take from a deep inside
pocket a large roll of old yellow
papers and lock them in a drawer Of
his desk.
Gertaua's face flushed with the
til ,g2ht al her great discovery.
oh, gracious heaven lon tins dsv
have provided me auth more means Ia