Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1889-06-23

aud effect his discontinue There was
Uothlng left for him to do except to retire,
like the bafllced villsin Ia the melo-
drama, muttering, Fooled, but l will
vet be avenged 90 OF words TO that effect,
Dupee, however, failed 20 grasp the drs-
matte opportunities of the situation, but
re said as he moved towards the door,
You have besn known as a pckpocket,
Percy NOlen, and it'll stick to you
With that he opened the door, and would
have gone out of 1t had ne not been con-
ironted there by broad shOuldered, Rth-
ietic gentleman, with brown mOustache
and piercing eyes, who was accompanied
By a detected parsonage wearing the IA
miiar aspect of Mr. John Crush, the only
true aud genuine proprietor of that name
Toe broad shouldersd man, after hand
ing Crush into the room, followed him
and closed the door. Good morning,
Mrs. Ksetene aud gentlemen" ne said,
cheariuly well, Horace, Won sac havs
friend of yours here. Jack has bsen
complaining of me 20 you. He says you
not oaly stole his name, but intringed his
patent blackmau scheme. And So, by wsy
of retaliation, he has been telling very bad
tales of YOU I'm afraid you are in for a
god al of trouble, Horace.
There's nc need o. making a fuss ahOu
This affair. Inspector" said Dupee, assum-
ing a nOgchalant air. There's besn no
I backmail that know Of 1t is true that
Judge Ketelle paid me worthless check
the other day; bnt there has beeE 40 pc
cuniary Transactions, properly spanking,
and I don't know what this man." indi-
eating Crush, "is grumblEg about. 1
7 know very little OF him.
"He has he advantage OF you, then, "
returned the inspector, "tor he knows a
great deal about YOU l have bean wait
I iug fer You for year l knew you'd be
/ back here. so I didn't bother to disturb
Won in San Ffszci,cO; but I've got that
/ thousand dollar note up at the othc5j ana
Crush has filled up any little gaps 10 the
chain. though We could have done very
well without him. Hold out you hands.
Tn lat words were spoken IN voice 81
/ different frOn the good natured banter VI
tbe foregoing sentences that Dupee gave
start ssd mechanically exseaded his
wrists aud the next moment the hand
cnfF, ,gsra round them Tue moment
after thst. however. he seemed to take In
/ she significance of what the inspector had
said He turned and cas- malignant
glance at Crush.
'.You will find evidence against me, will
yoa?" be cried, in q grating tone
"Yoa did that job GA the lady in the
i-w.lrv store, and put it of on him, re-
turned Crush, nOddiug toward Percy and
sosaking With a swsgger. you know it,
and pl take my oath to it any day. You
e A1na4f.
what You get for it3'
You'll give evidence that / m pick
pocket, vii, you? repeated Ddpee. staring
az tbs man With a strange expression, half
/ leer aud half scOwl "Well, you may do
/ il or Won needn' c, just as you please, for /
did Fob a woman, and I don't care who
/ knows it, now, Bat you gave it away too
quick, Jack Crush; this is the wOr3t days
work Won ever did, 10 would have been
worth something to You 20 have found out,
FIRST. whether al any little stories to tell
about your
TIE inspector who had been on the
point Of putting an abrup, end to their
T dialogue. seemed TO change his purpose at
. rhe LAST sentence aud the others present
involun.anly listened TO what might fol-
low.
''You can tell anything to hurt men'
retorted Crush. Owe got my medicine,
and Pm going to take it. You can't
change it,
"Well, see if I can't know some
thing; I've known il for years-tor years,
dovou hear, Jack Crush. 1 haven't said
ANYTHING abOutil il was too good thing
Co give away-until the time camel 1t was
q whip could drive you with any time,
and kept il till should want it. Little
you imagined that have had the whole
thing pat by heart, ever since the first
month I was out of the prisoners dock! l
knew better than 10 let you suspect 1t.
But I've waited long enough, and you
might as well have Is COW as later"
Blessed if I know " hat he's chsttering
about" said Crush, addressing the COM
Dany in general with sn air Of perplexed
I innocence. Il suspsc he's gone off his
head q little"
''WGan I left the prisoners dock, &C
quilted OF numbering JsrrOld NOleu," Du-
pee went or, with intense emphasis, sou
we're one IF the fret TO MAKEUP 10 me and
say that. since society had kicked me out,
I was iusiif in kickisg against society
and living by my wits. But, all tha time,
Inf ] had been convicted, you would have
let ms hang you hound, sooner than say
q word TO save met and yet you were the
scouudrel who cr5pt up 70 a orunksc
mas Hold him, Inspector"
Crush, IN fact, had suddenly made "a
leap at Dupee like a wild beast Bat the
inspectors hand was stretched out Ike
/ f4sn and grssped him by the back of the
cOllsr with an iron hold. The fellow
made one tremendous but vain effort TO
/ break loose, and then sloCd still shaking
I an over but dangerous nc longer. Tue
/ i..sc-Ctor gave a sharp whistle; sergeant
+ catered the room, and at nod from ols
1 superior. had Crash manacled II a J hJ
and stood bin sgaisst the wall. The IN
spectar Strengthened DIS shirt coff and
ssid Come, HoraCe make an end II this
bus'less; we can stay here all the morn
ing Co hear you two scoundrels abuse each
other"
"I ssy.n said Dupse, with q soTt ofex
cited shrek in his vsice, that after i
took Jsrrold Nolen 20 the door Of his touss
ard LEFT him, so help NE God, alive In the
stoop there, though 50 drunk he dion T
know what he WIS about, that devil thare
came TO hin and robbed him, and gave
him the bloS behind the ear tbat killed
hiu. I ssy il, and can prove IL And
when he feels The rope about his neck, let
him remember that it was Horace Dupee
put t therer
Take them out, sergeant" said the iu-
spsctOr, abruptly; I will be at the office
presently. They're pair of them, and,
TO my thinking, hanging is too good for
either of themp
The little audience which had been IN
voluntary spectators of this violent and
ugly scene drew breath of relief when
tee door closed behind the two couvicts.
Ii Was long time before the nightmare
frrr,raepfov, nora of