Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-08-25

II reckon so; and make the best of it, Pm
loser by the hurt my stuff will take jolting
six miles extra, letting alone getting in late
for the market" grumbled the old man, but
his daughter checked him
sob, father when mans life and mortal
agony are in question, can we care for little
more or less trouble and lossgn
"Well, I'll go home with you, Louizy, and,
John, you come as quick as you can" And
Mr. Wylie, taking his daughters arm,
plodded along in the direction of her lddg-
ings, while John Merton drove rapidly vet
carefully away in the opposite direction.
And what was you coming to meet me on
the bridge for, Louizya Amt you doing well
at your work.
"Oh, yes, father I have more photo
graphs to color than can do, and my bust
ness with you was about just that Mr..
Waters is going to Havana next Thursday
to take photographs of places and people,
and he wants me to go, too. He SAYS no one
else does the work as well, and he will pay
me handsomely, besides my expenses But
must decide today, as he will have to look for
some one else if cannot GO"
Then he's bound to go, any wayF
''0h, yes, and he viii take some one to
paint his photographs"
.Then it might as well be you as any one,
| for if you stop TO home you'll lose his work, "
said the farmer, shrewdly; and Louisa an
| swered, with New England self confidence
and self respect:
| There's no trouble about that, father
shall always get as much work as can do !
| think"
But you can't go alone with this man,
| suggested the father, suddenly.
| .'Oh, no; Mrs Waters is going, of course
swell, don't see but what you might as
well go, then, Loulzy," said Farmer Wylie
and so was decided an important step in the
matter of the secret confided by the Spanish
sailor to his confessor, by the confessor tc
Stephen Baybridge, and by him to his sol
Nick, or No. 81.
An hour later John Merton called at Mis-
Wylie's lodgings, and after surrendering tn,
horse and wagon TO their impatient ownel
he informed her that their wretched chargu
had arrived at the cottage, terribly shaker
and exhausted, both by his hurts and by tb
drive, and that although his mother hat
willingly accepted the charge he had pu
upon her, he felt that it was too arduous
one, and should, after a brief visit to tn
| city, 90 home for the rest of the day.
Also he informed her that the DIVING man
for such he considered the convict-had ex
pressed very ardent desire to see the ''youn
woman who spoke so pleasant" to him in hi
, first conscious moments, and to whom he ha
something of the greatest Importance to II
veal
Some message for his friends, SUI
, pose" said Louisa, thoughtfully. g
can hardly leave home today, for must b
, gin to get ready for my journey" and the
she told her plan to the young man, VIII
listened attentively, and replied:
'Au the more reason you should go hon
with me today, to bid my mother good-by
, and |, TOO, have something important to sa
+ | to you, Louisa, before you go went out
, the farm yesterday on purpose to speak I
| your father and mother, and intended whe
/ rode in this morning with Mr., Wylie, I
ask You to go out to my mothers toda,
( VIII you comet"
r 81 could not go merely for pleasure, job
! but will so to see this poor dying man
5 said Louisa, coloring scarlet, but meeting Il
young mans meaning glance fully and fea
. lessly.
5 Then | will call for you at 10 o'cloc
$ shall II
1 YES, if You please"
, Concluded Monday