The evening world., 1888-11-08

that the charge against them waa true. No
evidence that Jane Wesley could give could
be used against Tom, a. he was her husband.
Then Il was s' q dinorente matter. by
Heaven !" exclaimed the doctor, as he thought
the situation out, our lives are In Jane
Wesley's hands. II Clara dies now, Toms
wife can hang us"
A month went by and DR.. Markham was
unable to discover his missing wife's where-
search for her after the day which followed
her departure. On that day he received q
letter. II was from his wife. Il bore no
address, and was very short and to the pur-
pose. -.. 40
save you from the fate you were bringing
upon yourself. Do not attempt to fnd me
or to follow me. So long as you leave me
unmolested your secret will be kept. blu not
q moment longer. If you take any steps to
l shall know what to do. CLARA"
The doctor breathed again. So far as his
wife was concerned he vas safe while she
lived. But 1t she died-then there was Jane
Wesley.
Tom. who had been communicated with at
once, had no news Of his wife. She had not
even written to him. He appeared as terri
fed as any of them when he heard what had
happened, and begged and prayed of the doc
tor in almost hysterical dismay not to seek in
any way to trace the fugitives.
For O month the two accomplices lived q
life of utter misery. They were q prey to
constant fears Of disaster. The uncertainty
as to Clara's fate filed them with hourly ap-
prehension. They feared to pick up a news
paper lest they should see her death in II. A
line in the contents bills Mysterious death
of q lady" which the doctor saw one day as
he was in a street, had such an effect upon
himself.
The doctor and Miss Wesley avoided each
other as much AZ possible. The position be-
came 80 painful that Miss Wesley at last left
lived in apartments, The guilty secret which
bound them together kept them apart.
The doctor found himself IN q most pecu-
liar position with regard to his wife's affairs.
She had complete control of her own money.
She drew her own checks, and all the diyi-
dends were paid direct to her account ct the
bank, He wanted to ascertain II his wife was
drawing checks, il she had withdrawn any
large sum but he hesitated to go to the bank
in q straightforward manner and make an in
quiry. Like all guilty people, he fancied that
the slightest circumstance would arouse sus-
picion against him. But II he made no in
quiry-if afterwards II were to be discovered
that his wife had disappeared and that he had
made no effort to find her, If IL was proved
that he had not even gone to the bank to find
II she was still drawing checks-would not
that also be a suspicious circumstance ? A
thousand ideas pursued each other across his
bewildered brain. In the absolute uncer-
tainty as to his wife's fate. he knew not how
to act for the best.
All his doubts and fears were set to rest al
last. About two months after the fight OF
his wife the doctor was aroused In the night
by the violent ringing of the night-bell. He
put his head out Of the window to inquire
who wanted him, and a mans voice answered
him Come down and let me in; / must
see you at once"
The late visitor was Tom Wesley.
Conscious that something unusual had
happened. the doctor hurried on some
clothes and went down and let Wesley in.
(To be Continued.