The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-15

in a different position himself and knew
that these rough work-people about her
were not Of her order let me come in
in and look at your chimney" he added.
81 am Jack OF all trades. =
She hoStatcd a moment, then, with
out speaking, led the way into her
room. He followed. The room was full
of smoke, and Just rs they entered vo'
lent gust OF wind brought down an ava
lanchc of SCOT and rubbish on the fire, ex-
tinguishing the feeble flames, which were
already almost succumbing 10 adverse cir
cumstanCes. With dismayed cry they
both rushed TO the fire place. He in
sisted upon clearing up the place Tor her,
aud they grew quite soCable az they
laughed and talked over the catastrophe in
her cxquisitcly clean and neat room.
When some sort Of order was no estab-
lshed he would take no denial TO his re-
quest that she should come in and
have cup OF tea by his fire. She yielded
at last. She was cold and tired, and had
come home from her work with all a wo-
mans longing for cup OF tea, The boil
ING OF her own kettle looked hope
less and ho had been very kind. Yet IT
cost her terrible effort TO cross the TIRES.
hold Of that room. Though he talked
away cheeriully, and did not seem 10 look
at her, lac saw the faint shudderng heslta-
ton in the doorway. lie put her chair
near the fire, and, making his tea, poured
her out q cup and cut her some bread and
butter. She sat leaning back in her chair
watching him II was long since she had
been waited ON like this Ii took her back
Ia old DAYS when
She relcntlcssly drove back the thought
She was workwoman now, He sat at
the table drinking his own tea and talking
scnsbly and pleasantly upon various
topics, but lac was gradually leading up TO
one.
Eyes, one might really think poverty a
crime, II takes man into such strange
places. For instance, my coming 10 this
room. II is not pleasant exactly, but the
landlord has taken of little Of the rent
owing 10 the recent event and dead men
don't trouble the living Aud you too
you have not felt II necessary TO change
your roOmY
AS You say, poor people cannot always
follow their lancics
"You are sensible. Why should YOU 90
10 the expense and bother Of moving2
The dead man Is ut peace. So, apparently,
lice are about"
"Thc police, like good many other
people, may make wrong start 10 begin
with; and each step naturally only leads
them further from their goal.
"You mean that they may base their
conclusions on an error" he said abstract
cdly.
"1hc first thing Is doubtless, TO find out
AZ lt.a.
ON. "ln the case Of this Patrick O'COn.
nor Il was certainly not robbery. II was
probably personal revenge
Probably, ~ the murderer took moth.
ing"
cor there are such things as secret socie.
ties, for this man, from all accounts, could
scarcely have had personal enemy. lie
may have failed the socictyhe belonged 10,
and was therefore marked out for ven
gcancc.
She answered him quietly, her manner
being perfectly scli.ppss, ssCd. But hc saw
10y her eyes that ho was torturing her.
They were the windows ol her soul, which
was rbcllng, iluttcring crying out against
his morcilcss treatment lie had seen
enough tot the present, aud lac let her 90.
lie turned the conversation. She talked
lie rose, too, and, "a lac babe her good
| hy, n sudden discovery lac made fell on
! him like shock She was beautiful
woman. Up TO this moment hc had seen
| la her only tired, hnggard faced woman,
| with heavy eyes aud pale lips
Now, though she was outWardlyso quiet,
her checks aud limbs were tingcd with u
/ crimson oi intense excitement, and her
/ ewes were brilliant with that same sup.
| pressed pain and fear. The manhood IN
| him was suddenly stirred to It's foundations
| 10y her beautiful. suffering womanhood.
81 was right" hc said, NJ he stood alone
staring into his FIRE "She knows all about
H. II was q wise thing coming here. She
has some motive, too, lor staying In the
house, that motive may guide me 10 the
| plans Of the murderer
Nothing showed moro clearly how pow.
criully she had moved him than the fact
that his previous suspicion that she had
been IN acconplicc In the deed had
completely vanished The murder had
only been known 20 her after IL was done,
OF that he was now certain. She must bc
shielding some one through affection OF
fear she. too might be- member of that
secret society 10 which he had already
found out the murdered man had he.
longcd.
CHAPTER no.
That evening began nm acquaintance
! which continued Janet tricl hard, NJ
fret, 10 break Il OIL, hut she yielded at las,
To the gentle bui irresistible persistence h,
brought 10 bear upon her. There wcr
moments when she became conscious o
this quiet but RELENTLESS will which hat
mustered her own In this simple matter %
acguain,anccship, aud then she was lille,
with Tear, and rcbcllcd against u. only 1,
succumh again to the charm she rcall,
iuund IN his society,
These moments of anger aud revolt he
came ufcr ~ the dnys went On Aitcr al
It was pleasant 10 have companion 4,
whom She could talk a. nm equal For he
too, she was certain, cnmc from differ
Cnt class to that surrounding him. II,
was educated, clever. refined, but, ~ Nh,
kept her past 20 herself, NJ did hc his. an,
they were both conicntcd 30 take the prs
Cni ~ Il was
lie had fallen into n way Of almost daily
meeting her o. she came home from h.
work, aud not q LAY passed without thc
exchanging greetings aud seeing cacl
other lot NJ least few moments, either II
the house ~ streets.
Her old lear Of him vanished, and ia,
by day some subtle sympathy, To pc iclt
but not expressed, drcw them closer /,
, each other TWAS such rclici 20 be
loneliness. How lonely she had bcci
during thc last few years, she dill no
! know I'LL she felt what this companion wa
"a her now. II was such q rvici 10 tia
gnnwing, horrible fear OF anticipation
which had haunted her solitude ever sine,
the day Of the murder. Every momcn
might bring 90 her what she dreaded
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