Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1888-09-09

speak, 90 our only hope in saving him lies
in finding this girl"
"If she's anywhere In Australia you
may be sure she'll be found" answered
Kilsip, confidently, ss he took his depar-
ture. Australia isn't so overcrowded as
all that"
If Sal Rawlins wss in Australia, she
certainly must have been in somesremote
spot for in spite of all efforts she could
not be found anywhere Whether she was
alive or dead was an open question, for she
seemed to have vanished as completely a.
il the earth had swallowed her up. The
last seen of her was in Sydney den, with
q Chinamap, whom she afterwards lett,
and since then had neither been seen nor
heard Of Notices were put in the papers,
both in Australia and New Zealand, offer
ing large rewards for her discovery, bat
nothing came of them. As she was I'M
sbls TO read herself, she would, OF course,
be ignorant that she was wanted, and II,
as Cation had surmised, she had changed
her name, no one else would tell her about
il, unless she happened to hear 1t by
chance. Altogether, it seemed IS II there
vas no hope except in the torlorn one OF
Sal turning mp of her own accord. Ii she
came back 10 Melbourne she would be GER
tain to 20 to her grandmother's place, as
she had no motive in keeping away from
it; so Kilsip kept a sharp watch on the
house, much to Mrs. Rswllns' disgust, for
with true English pride; che objected to
this system Of espionage.
"Blarst i'm, she croaked over her even
ing drink, TO an old crone, as withered and
evil looking as herself, why, in G-'s
name, can't o stop in 'is own bloOmin'
'ouse an leave mine alone-a-coming
round ERE a-pokin' and pryin' and a-per-
venting people from earnin' their Twin an
a-gittin' drunk when they amt well, cuss
i'm
"what do e want?" asked her friend,
rubbing Ter weak old knees.
Wants, cuss 'im-'e wants 'is I'D
throat CUT" said Mother Guttersnipe,
viciously. can s'elp me c., I'll do for
i'm some night wen 'e's watchin' round
ere as if it were Pentridge-'e can get
what he can ont of that whelp az ran away,
cuss r; but knows suthin' e don't know,
blarst i'm" She ended with q seuile
laugh, and her companion having taken
advantage of the long speech to drink
some gin out of the broken cup, Mother
Guttsrsnipe seized the unfortunate old
creature by the hair, and in spite Of her
feeble cries banged her head against the
wall.
"I'll have the perlice in at yer" whim-
pered the assaulted one, as she tottered as
quickly away as her rheumatics wonld let
her. "See if don't"
go to ELL" retorted Mother Gutter
snips, indifsrently rs she filed herself a
fresh cup. "You come a-ialutin' round
ere agin priggin' my drinks, cuss you, an
IN cut yer throat an wiring yer wicked
old 'ead orr, blarst you"
The other gave q howl OF dismay at
hearing this pleasant proposal to end her,
and tottered out as quickly "a possible,
leaving Mother Guttarsnipe in undisputed
possession of the field.
Meanwhile Gallon had seen Brian several
times, and used every argument in his pow
or to get him to tell everything, but ne
maintained an obstinate silence, or merely
answered, at would only break her heart. "
He admitted to Gallon, after good deal
of questioning, that he had been at Mother
Guttersnipe's on the night of the murder.
After be left Whyte by the corner OF the
Scotch Church, and as the cabman-Roy-
ston-had stated, he had gone along Rus
sell Street, and met Sal Rswlins near the
Unicorn Hotel. She had taken him to
Mother Guttersnipe's, where he had seen
the diving woman, who had told him some
thing be could not reveal.
~ n.lkn,, altar hearing fha
admission, lyon might have saved rs all
this trouble by admitting this before, and
vet kept your secret, whatever 1t may be.
Had you done 30, we might have got hold
of Sal Rawlins before she left Melbourne;
but now it's only chance whether she turns
up or not"
Brian did not answer to this; and, in
fact hardly seemed to be thinking OF what
the lawyer was saying; but just as Cation
vas leaving, he asked
"How is Madge?"
How can you expect her to be?" said
Cation, turning angrily on him. She Is
very i'll, owing TO the worry she has been
in over this affair"
MY darling! Ny darling" cried Brian,
in agony, clasping his hands above his
head. Il only did it to save you"
Cation approached him, and laid bis
hand lightly on his shoulder.
my dear fellow" he said, gravely,
1.-THE confidence between lawyer aud client
are "a sacred AZ those between priest and
penitent. You must tell ME this secret
which coneers Miss Frettiby 80 deeply"
mo" said Brian firmly, II will never
reveal what that cursed woman told me,
When Nould not tell you before, in or
der to save my life, it is not likely am
going to do so now, when have nothing
TO sain and everything to lose by telling
1T"
Il will never ask you again." said CAL
ton, rather annoyed, rs be walked to the
door. "And ~ to this accusation OF muir
der, if can find this girl, you are safe. "
When the lawyer lett the goal, he went
to the Detective Office to Kilsip, to as
certain If there was any news OF Sal Raw
Inns; but, as usual, there was none.
1T is fighting against fate" he said,
sadly, as he went away; Ibis life hangs on
mere chance"
The trial was fixed to come of in Sep
TENDER, and, of course, there was great
in Melbourne over the matter.
Great, therefore, was the disappointment
when it was discovered that the prisoners
counsel had applied for an adjournment OF
tie trial till October, on the ground that
an important witness for the defence could
not be found.
CHAPTER XVII.
THE TRIAL