The Irish standard., 1888-10-27
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"11R. PLATT. wAET YOU
Barclay Why, I'm that tendcr-hea-ted I
wouldn't Intentionally hurt fly. Do looR
like q rlurdcrerW
Harry was fain to confess that he did nok
Murder was hardly the role of such a crinsp
ing cowardly, contemplate specimen Of
degraded humanity.
| <'The man who committed the atrOcio'sS
crime wore that watch chain, and, since goa
win not say what you have done VITA It, the
odium must rest OF you. l give you ono
last chance to make clean breast OF il
Speak, Or in ten minutes you shall DC ia I:
prison cell. Now, sir"
II dare not tell The whole gang would
be down on me. It would be as much as MY
life is worth.''
"Your life is not worth much it yon are
silent. Eut. If you prefer to go before
stNo, no! will confess all; but eou1n's
my testimony be kept dark2 Surely there
is no necessity to drag poor innocent feb
low into trouble-besides, I'm going to re-
form and JON church and be model
young man."
eff in five minutes you have not given me-
the whole higtory Of that watch chain.s
said Harry, ominously glancing OF clos;s
Oh the mante]-pieee, ';oR you go to jail"
! Beads Of Precipitation stoot2 en Pfatt's
brow. He was evidently weighing in hls
- ho far t0 q
court of justice or the vengeance Of tho dis
reputable crew into whose hands he had
fallen, bat movement on Harry's part as
the clock struck goaded h,m to dare future
danger if he could only get out Of his pres
ent scrape.
"Stop, I will tell you all,'' he cried
mostening his parched lips and looking SO
utterly frightened that Harry, to whom
cowarlice was crime, could scarce refrain
from kicking him; 81 lost money gambling
with some fellows. I owed them mo:o than
could pay and gave one Of them llcHenziea
watch and chain as security, which meant
to redeem as soon as luck turned"
| GA likely story, indeed. IF that WIS ALI
: why did you make such fuss about ez>
planning mattersE''
! "4Ah; sir, you do not know these men.
Why, if Bill Chatterton-''
! ~ ~
are telling the truth at last. Out with the
whole story man, and do not be such cow
ard will see you safe from him"
| cob. Chatterton can't hurt me: he died
! last night. He was shot in a gambling
house on Twelfth street, and when wen3
to his LODI ings this morning they told nehs
was dead.''
Earry's face fell.
| 81 don't believe this part Of the storyf"
he said, grimly; "however. we will soor
test Its truth, for you shall show ms taa
way to his lodgings"
| "Whatl Go with you2o
eyes; but you need not show yourselAss
Then, touching the bell, he summoned
boy, whom he dispatched in search for Coz
don Grey, who was stopping in the hotsl.
"Now, Grey" said Harry, when thaa
young gentleman, who had grown SO stous
with good living and pleasant quarters tha4
you would never have recognized him Al
"now, Grey, want you to do me sert
Ice This young gentleman is about to eo.sc
duct me to house In the city, where wish
to make call, and as he Is to wait sutsils
till return, and might, perhaps, get t1lr
patient and run away in my absence, shnQ
take it as favor Y you will accompany
him, and if he makes the slightest effort -
abscond-''
sob, yes. I'D take care Of him for yoa,
old fellow. Come along. Mr. What s-your.
name, and please to remember that yua'u
hurt yourself II you try to wrench asunt1ep
the Siamese twin-like bonds Of afectaon
which viii link US two together for the ne1t
hour or So" was the light-hearted reply, q
the trio set out, the two younger men'arns
in-arm, with Harry at discreet distance n
the rear.
Vice held high revel in Washington IN
those days, when the city was crowded
with men with pockets full Of back pay, aid
gamblers ind cut-throats, seeming the spoil
had gathered there from every great city ia
the Union, so that there was scarcely .
block in certain quarters which could not
boast it's shell" Of more or less disreprs
table character; but worse even than these
open sinks of iniquity were the dens in prt
vate houses, which abounded on ell sides.
"Number fourteen-drst fat ur,tairs,o
Platt cried to Harry, as they approached
modest house in an apparently respectahS
row of tenements. W
/ Harry went upstairs aud rang the beA
A slovenly young woman appeared, who
would have been handsome, but for the sigma
Of dissipation and recent weeping manifsse
in herr pale face TO her dress clung sveee
little girl, perhaps two years ora, hiding II
tho folds Of her mothers gown, and peepdhe
at Harry with big, frightened blue eyes
l "Am speaking to Mrs. Chattertonan
Winthrop said, gently, for the womlanE's
tears aud baby's Innocence melted his SAY.
/ aga NOR
ITO be Continredo
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