Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-09-13
CHAPTER XVIII.
A CLOSE CHASE.

1ng0u Woke WIN the dawn. he rose 1T
once, and dressed with painstaking care,
a flutter of cxultatlon astir in his breast
He stepped across the passage for glance
in Lyman's room before he descended tho
stairs, but, early as he was, another WIS
earlier.
A little, gray-clad figure knelt by the
bedside, the bright head bowed as if in
prayer, it might be for strength, it might
be for the life for which she was sacrificing
herself The intruder drew back without
announcing his presence.
Let her have it out" he sad to himself
60 1t will be one while before she gets the
chance to cry over him again. unless he
does the best thing he could do, and drops
clean out of life very soon. May be as
well that I've concluded to get away. I
might take the notion to help him out, who
knows! 1t could be made dreadful easy
with all them medicine bottles setting
around. A dose too much, and who'd be to
blameP'
Dangerous thoughts these to follow upon
an acknowledged wish for Lyman Childer's
death, but Ingot was quite too shrewd and
calculating to take chances in any such des-
perate decd.
He had paved the way to withdrawing the
full portion of Carols supposed fortune
from the bank, and as this was the exact
sum he had laid out in the first place to Sc
cure from Edison, &c had made up his mind
TO be satisfied with it unless the fates came
to his aid in disposinS of Lyman. In that
case he would make a bold strike for all, as
lie would in any case for the half, as he had
announced to Mr. Everlclgh.
In pursuance OF this scheme he had formed
another plot, taking Sarah partly into con-
fidence, though by no means telling her all
he had i'll view. He was going with his
bride for n short trip out of the city, he said.
1t would be n sorry honeymoon at the best,
but he would take her to some quiet place
where she could rest for day or two, and
he would arrange with the doctor to send
dispatches to keep them informed Of every
change IT Lyran's condition. They would
be near enough to reach him if he grew
worse, and Carol would be better able to
meet the shock if it came.
Sarah appeared to pour his coffee as he
sat down to his solitary breakfast, and he
kept her, asking some questions about the
luggage, and carelessly talking about his
plans. The morning paper, still damp from
the press, lay upon the table. He took it up
and glanced over it while giving his in
structions.
You are not to say word to Carol,
mind. Be joke to run off with my own
wife, won't it, without her knowing it till
the tlnlo comes! She Ii see 1t was Tor the
best when she brightens up a little, which
she wouldn't do here. You're sure you've
got all she'll need put ups Well, see now
| II you can coax her to take mouthful or
| two before the carriage comes around. ]
| ordered it early, to give US plenty of time"
| He was glad the next moment that he had
| called the woman's attention away from
himself. He gripped the paper hard and
| stared at it, while tingling shock ran
over every nerve and fiber, as he took in
| the meaning of one brief paragraph on
| which his eyes rested.
"a bold attempt was made at IN early
hour this morning to burgiarize the bank OF
| Everleigh & Co., bat the fact was dis
! covered, and the police captured the men
while engaged a. their nefarious work.
| They made q desperate resistance, and one
| of them named Stone, wounded in the
| struggle, has made q confession which i'm
| p!icates \ late employee Of the firm. but ut
| this writing we arc not able to give the de-
| tails, which will be printed in full IN our
| later edition. The two despcradoes arc
well known to police circles in this city and
elsewhere. and have other grave charges
resting against them Report says that
| Stone will die.''
| He sat quite still, with his face shielded by
! the paper, a storm of wild, unavailing rage
! filling his breast. In a moment the woman,
who had been arranging some tempting
morsels on o plate for her young mistress,
went out of the room; then Ingot ground
! out On oath rs he flung the sheet down.
fro BE CONTINUED