The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1889-07-11
CHAPTER xxxII1.
svoIoI's pryLonATIc lnaAHp,

George carried ont his int0ntion Of going
to London. The morning following the day
when Mr.. Quest bad driven the auctloneer In
Tbs dog cart TO HonhAm, George might have
!ssa Sssn an hour beforO 70 was light pur>
ChaSing third class return ticket 70 Liver
pSSl street Arriving there IN hafety, b
YaFtOok Of Q second brSAkfsst, for II WaS 10
O'clock, and then taking . cab be caused him
Ssf 70 b driven 70 the end 1t that street In
rimiico whore be bad gone with the fair
"ed'this," aud WhOrO Johnnie had made 20
qnaintaneO with his aSh Stickl
D'Rnisstng the cab, he made his way to thR
houSs VITA the rOd pillar, but on arriving
was considerably taken aback, for the plAos
had every appearance Of bSlng deserted
T'bSrO were no blinds to the Window, and on
che steps were muddy foot marks and btu Of
rug ard straw which seemed 70 b the litter
Is q FUcspI removal Indeed, there % The
r9ai were the broad wheel marks Of the van
Which bod carried OF the faFniuIrs. He stared
a. the sight with diSmay. ThO bird had -.
l.snT'Iy down and len no addrcs, end be
rad Gao bis trip for nothing.
lie pressed upon the electric boll; that r.
hSdid this ultimately. George Was not 90
cgs.uaisd to electric bells, indeed hO had
sever ssen one before, and after attempting
Ia vain 70 pull 10 with bis 6ngOrs-tor Be
SnSw that Il must b . bSn because there wa
toe word itself written on it-hO - last ~
EoarNS eondsseSnded b Try % with bic teeth
Ultimately, however, 10 discovered how 70
iSs IL, but without result Either Tie battery
lad hem taken away, or 70 waS out Of rear.
jus, Ss be WAS wondering what TO do next be
made u dIscovSTy-thodo door was slightly ajAr.
be pushed is and 10 came open-reVealing .
dry hall, stripped Of every scrap Of furnt
tiFa. Entering, hO shut the door and walked
Ep the stalrs to the room whence be bad nod
sitter Iei1shinR johnnie Here b paused
and listened, for be thought be hard some
bOdy In the room; nor WaS be mistaken, fol
presentIy . well remembered voice ShrillOd
bas within;
"wbo's Shulking shout outsldO thSrSf' I'D
The voice. "lf itS one Of those bailiGS he'd
better hook Il, for there's nothing Ieft here"
0eorsos cOuutsnAncS positively boamsd a
Tee sound
'BGIiits, mArmTn he sung out through the
door; lit aiut 10 varmInly baili6s, It's .
friend, and Just when you'rO wanting onO
seemingly. Can come inf
''Ob, yes, come In, Whoever you are" MD
zoe voice. Accordingly hO opened the DOS
and catered, and this was what be cav. ThR
ruoai, Ike the rest Of the house, had been
stripped Of everything, with tho solitary e1
cSpsiolsOf boz and . martresA beside which
hSrs were Sn empty bottle and dirty glanA
On tie mattress sat the fair Rdlthia, aliaS
Ma DAuEigne, alias the Tiger, alias ATG
ouSsS, and such . sight - che presoutS1
tAc1igs bad never sen before. Der aerca
tanS bore traces Of recent heavy drinking,
sd was moreover dirty, haggard and dread
iGl to look upon; her hair vas . fEouEy mat.
~ 1s'ns PATCHES Of which The goldsn dye had
Is6sd, leaving it IL naturGl hue Of doubt
fzl gray. Sbe had no collar on, and her linen
ives spen At the ueck; on her feet were Q
filihy pair VI Whlts satin slippers, On her back
that sams gorgeous pink satin tea gown
which Mr.. Quest bad observed on the occAr
sion Of his visit, roW. however, soiled and
torn. Anything more slqalid or more TipuL
ave than tho whoie picture cannot be i'm
AgInsd, and though his stomach was pretty
strong, aud In the couIss Of his life be bad
aasn many sight Of utter destitutiou, Goorgs
literally rec1iled from It.
WHATS the mntterF said the bag, sharp
b., "and who The dickens are youl All, ]
know nou; you are the chap who whackod
johnnie and she bu-S: iEto hoarse scream
of laughter o. the recollection. ut wa
mean 81 you, though, to book Il anu Ieavt
nA Ne pulled me, Lho devil. and ] wa
ased tWO ls'an,.s " The bask."
Near a. h.ci, fnarTn, nGt us. but " waA
. wush vsr,sint aigusgtbsr. be was; 10 &c
= and pali q Iady. too, i;ver hcaT1 e such .
: -thipe. EUt, a'arHI, Il uigGt SAy ~, yOr
Osm 70 v In trouble bS-s,r spd he took .
Ssas npos the deal tsnE. !.
~ r5Srihls isa.a.ti siiini J was IL tr"uhss