Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-12-19
LOVE OR MONEY;
OR,
4 PERILOUS SECRET.
BY READE,
Author OF Put Yourself In His Place
ETC., ETC., etc.
CHAPTER XVI.
STRANGE TURNS.

- ~ ~ SE1
Jem Davies to Watchthe lawn, he never
suspected that the clergyman was the
villain who had been concerned in that
explosion. But Davies, a man of few
ideas and full Of his own wrong, took
for granted. as such minCS will. that
the policeman would not have spoken
to him if this had not been his affair: so
he and his fellows gathered about the
steps and watched the drawing-room.
They caught a glimpse of Monckton,
but that only puzzled them. His ap-
pearance was inconsistent with the only
description they had got-in fact oD-
posed to it. 1t vas Grace Clifford's de-
nUnciatiOn, trumpet-tOngued, that let
loose savage justice on the villain.
Never was a Woman'S voice so fatal. or
so swift to STAY. She would have I'M
done her work. The fury she had
launched she could not recall. AS for
BARLEY, words can hardly describe his
abject terror. He crouched, he shiver-
ed, he mOaned, he almost sWOoned: and
long after it was all over he was found
crOuched in a corner of the little room,
and his very reason appeared to be
shaken. Judge Lynch had passed him,
but too near. The freezing shadow of
Retribution chilled him.
Colonel Clifford looked at him with
c~OntemptuOuS pity, and sent him home
with John Baker in a close carriage.
Lucy MOncktOn was in the parlor of
the Dun Cow waiting for her master.
The detectives and some outdoor ser
wants of Clifford Hall brought a short
ladder and paillasses, and something
covered with blankets, to the door.
NOV Sau- h77+ III NOT c11Snnnt tho tr1th
They had a murmured consultation
with the landlady. During this Mark
Waddy came down, and there was some
more whispering, and sOOnthe battered
body was taken up to Mark Waddy'S
oOm and deposited on his bed. The
detectives retired to consult, and Wad-
DIV had to break the calamity to Mrs.
MOncktOn. He did this as well as he
could; but it little matters how such
blows are struck. Her agony was great,
and greater when she saw him, for she
resisted entirely all attempts to keep
her from him. She installed herself at
once as his nurse, and Mark Waddy re-
tired to a garnet.
A surgeon came by Colonel Clifford's
order and examined MoncktOn's bruiS-
ed body, and shook his head. He re-
ported that there were no bones broken,
but there were probably grave internal
injuries. These, however, he could not
specify at present, since there was no
senSibility in the body; SO pressure on
the injured parts elected no groans. He
prescribed egg and brandy in small
quantities, and showed Mrs. MOnckton
how to administer it to a patientin that
desperate condition.
His last word was in private to Wad-
DIV. "If he ever speaks again, or even
grOans aloud, send for me. Otherwise
-" and he shrugged his shoulders.
Some hours afterWard Colonel Cliff
ford called as a magistrate to see if tie
suffer had any deposition to make. But
he was mute, and his eyes fixed.
AS Colonel Clifford returned, one of
lie detectives accOsted him and asked
h.m for a warrant to arrest him.
Not in his present condition." said
F'.''onel Clifford, rather superciliOuSly.
And pray, sir, why did not you inter
fe:a sooner and prevent this lawless
act?"
"Well, sir, unfortunately we were on
the other side of the house."
Exactly; you had orders to be in one
place, so you must be in another. See
the The honest men have
put themselves in the wrong. and this
fellow in the right. He Will die a sort
of victim, with his guilt suspected only.
not proved"
Having thus snubbed the Force, the
old soldier turned his back on them and
went home, where Grace met him. all
anxiety, and received his report. She
implored him not to proceed any furth-
er against the man. and declared she
should fly the country rather than go
into d court of law as witness against
him.
"Kumph!l" said the Colonel; but you
are the only witness"
ali the better for him." said she:
."then he will die in peace. My tongue
has killed the man once; it shall never
Kill him again"
About SIX next morning Monckton
beckOned Lucy. She came eagerly to
him; he whispered to her, "Canyoukeep
a secret?"
you know / can" said she.
"Then never let any n know / have
spoken"
mo, dear, never. Why?"
Il dread the law more than DEATH"
and he shuddered all over. Save me
from the law"
Leonard: I will" said she. Leave
that to me-"
She wired for Mr.. Middleton as soon
as possible.
The next day there was no change in
the patient. He never spoke to any
body, except a word Of two to Lucy. in
a whisper, when they were quite alone.
In the afternoon down came LAWYER
Middleton. Lucy told him what he
knew, but Monckton would not speak,
even to him. He had to get hold of
Waddy before he understood the whole
case.
Waddy was in Monckton's secret, ard,
indeed, in everybody's. He knew it was
folly to deceive your lawyer, SO he was
frank. Mr.. Middleton learned his
clients guilt and danger, but also that
his enemies had flaws in their armor.
The first shot he fired was to get war
rants out against a dozen miners, Jem
Davies included, for a murderous as
sault; but he made 10 arrests, he only
summoned. So one or two took fright
and fed. Middleton had counted on
that, and it made the case worse for
those that remained. Then, by means
of friends in Derby, he worked the
Press.
An article appeared headed, "Our
S~avages." 1t related with righteous in
dignatlOn how MI. Bartley's miners had
burned the dead body of a miner sus-
pected of having fired the mine. and put
his own life in jeopardy as well as those
OF others: and then, not content with
that monStrOuS act. had fallen upon
and beaten to death a gentleman in
whom they thought they detected a re-
Semblance to some person who had been,
or was suspected of being that miners
accomplish; but so far from that" said
the writer, I'VE are now informed, on
sure authority, that the gentleman in
question is a large and wealthy landed
proprietor. quite beyond n temptation
20 crime or dishonesty, ana a aCuuany
visited this part of the world only in
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