Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1888-08-09

perate If VIII discovered that Ada's death
had been determined upon. would he still
consent to give BGcAley his liberty At the n
last moment the iacn SAY u way through his
he had been working 1t out while
he had been shortly answering Tryfoils
questions.
Hold hard, governor" he whispered,
earnestly.
Will stopped.
What have you to say2 Be ouick!"
What good can you do by going there?"
said Buckley, slowly. None Amt she
his wife, tell you? Can you take her away
nom her husband? No: certainly not for
he's all the right ON his side. amt hep
VIII moved on impati,nlly toward No. 5,
when Buckley again stopped him With:
Hold hard, governorr'
listen here, he went on, n lot Of fuss
and brawl would kill the girl. Suppose you
take her from here tonight quietly; then
come back aud have it out with Graham to-
morrow. I'll manage it all right, if you'll
swear to keep the police in the dark about
me.
Will considered.
The first great point was to possess Ada,
and restore her to her aunt; the second, to
punish him bv means of the law.
Actually, Tryfoil feared to meet Graham
Just then, when his blood and brain were
tinglng with excitement and resentment.
he felt that he would not be able to control
himself, and that his indignation would as
sert itself in violence.
He believed simply that Graham had
fallen in love with Ada, and had pmcticed
Ia some artful way on her poor, helpless
| madness and decisions.
At that thought his fingers moved ner-
vously, and the little real bad that was in
him whispered: SEQ to No. YOURSELF but
the great good said. Leave it to Buck
ley, and meet Graham face to face only
when you are cool, ald master of your.
self"
The good triumphed.
Can you bring Miss Wentworth to me in
/ quarter of an hour" Will asked looking
at his watch. :" 1t is now seventeen minutes
to nine. Can you do it without my en-
countering Graham--without Graham
knowing lt?"
"Yes"
Have you watch"
"Yes"
Buckley pulled out a large old silver
watch from his waistcoat pocket: "Im tn q
same time MS you. he added.
Wal glanced at the bedroom window
the two female figures were still there. He
looked at the back of the garden of No. 5.
TheNog was not SO dark as it had been, and
he saw that there was no escape for Buck
ley in that direction.
Very we'll" he whispered, earnestly, Il
will wait here for you and Miss Wentworth.
When my watch and yours, since it agrees
with mine, point to mae | whistle that is
TO say, unless you bring Miss Wentworth to
me quietly and safely before nine o'clock,
you will be hanged.
Hard lines, governor.
Then you won't agree to these terms2"
said Will, g'ancing significantly at the
whistle.
I'm bound to- If / give her to you, YOU
will keep the police in the dark as much as
You CAMS that right"
Yes Now GO You've little time to
/ spare"
Get two cabs ready at the corner, gov
ernor"
Two? Why two."
! Because l must slope when You do.
Graham would kill me if didn't; besides,
! your two friends are too near for safety.
Nine o'clock, governor
mine O'clock" said Will.
| Without another word Buckley walked
away from him, passed into the garden Of
No. 5, and pulled out his latch-key when
he reached the door,
There he paused for moment. ~
IF don't stop her drinking the coffee
That cursed Tryfoil will hang me. !" he NUT
tered. IF waste time trying to put Ora
ham off, he'll use that internal whistle of
his'n; and if / let him come in, he'll find
the game we've been to. Curse the whole
lot of em--Reardon aud them all. If Ora
ham thinks I'm turning on him, there'll be
no getting at the girl. and-Ill clear out OF
it clean and spoil the marks of the insur-
ance game. There is only one way to get
my blessed life and some coin-and must
do it.
These and other thoughts occurred to his
fear sharpened brain instantaneously, and
finally he opened the door and entered the
house.
Some five minutes after Buckley had
closed the door of No. 5. Will, outside,
waiting in fever of suppressed ex-
element, saw the light of the bedroom
window lowered. Ada had left her cham
Der for the dining-room, where the pois-
oned coffee was waiting for her.
Her life depended solely now on Buck
iey's love of self.