Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-01-31
DARK DEEDS.
CHAPTER " CONTINUED.
by HENRY W. NEsFIELD,


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Mr.. Delaney / wonde; what's the
matter" and Mrs. AIN God s heart beat
quickly as she has,erec down The stairs.
John Delaney was sitting near the
kitchen taUIe. HIS heau rested on his
hands. ami he looked the very picture or
misery.
As Mrs. Atwood en;ere , he looked up
and she gave utterance TO a hatt-suppresse I
ream as she noticed the haggard, worn
expression Of his face.
Can ! speak TO You aloneP" he muir
INJURED nervo y,
"Ies II aoe,h, Just remain outside
few moments. J have something private
wish to say TO Mr.. Delaney
lizabeth retired into the passage with
guilty conscience-and sat upon the bot
to II st ir.
"Nhat In the name OF good
ness wi that Reuben hear that
Iii he h 'Awkins dion ought To-" she
thought as he rocked EerselI 10 and fro
in her distress. -, h, il this ain dis
graceful ositlon for female to be N.
should like 10 know what Is! It's be-
trayn of trust that wot 1t Isl" AMI,
aiding her face in her a ron, she took
refuge in what she conSi cred TO be a
remed for all ils-a good cry.
Meanwhile Mrs. Atwood had seated
herself near John relaney, fully prepared
D. hear some dreadful news.
IL must leave ngland at once, " he be-
gan. came here to ask you TO look
after my mother and sister when l am
far AVA. | could not have said goodbye
to them, even If it had been poss BILE for
me to do so. Tell them / am very very
sorry-quite broken heartel-quite-at
NJ l,ain nh M In in a | lpaVR.
Say"
't3ut why must you 60, Jack? Why"'
al cannot dare not tell you. ] must
GO and at once. | must leave London by
this nights mail"
''liave YOU sufficient money!" asked
Mrs.. Atwood fOrbearing to press him as
to the reason Of his sudden departure
~ es-that is, ,ust sufficient think
TO take me AVA"
" tay! | do not ask you to tell me
anything la fact, l would rather thai
you din not do so. AS 10 your mother
and Mary. they shall be TO me as my owl
mother ana my sister. Will that suilica
You belle my word, Jack, when | Gly
so?"
"Heaven less you, Mrs. Atwood A."
cried Delaney. "YOu ha Q given me the
one bright spark of hope to tighten NJ m
that they will have a ne kind friend e
comfort them. As TO money my mo,he
h as su cent 10 keep them both from want
If er have the power to send then
help, | VII; you know that"
al am sure you will, Jack. Whateve
your faults may be, want OF affection 10
yOar mother and sister is not one OF them. ,
"For them?' he gasped. Ay. and fol-
- But he left the remainder OF hi
sentence undn shed.
Iii ten GU say you must cave Len
don by tO-nights mail. Il Is now tel
o'clock. You have nearly two hours ye
10 re CHI the station from which you II enC
togo. kemain here moment
Mrs. AtN God left the kitchen, but re
turned IN few III nutes.
"Now. you N st not 90 quite empty
handed Take this" she SAID, haIdirt
him smah packet. "There are flee.
soye eigns ia 1t 1t is all my own. Tax
itr
II was the money which she had re
ceivtd tat morE.ng 'oT the tr;nketi 81
had sold-the money with which srt aat
hoped 10 siave CT some of their emoarrasS
merts.
No, cannot take t." cried Johu 0s
laney bursting into The tears al know
too we'll what il IS &c you.
Jack. she sai1. a. 10 addressing
naughty chi q. lake II at once, and ion
be foolish. You en- repay me by-and
bye?"
estly into her face and II Heaven pei
mits me will repay you hundred fold
not the money only. but the generous dee
as well. "
Now he of. This way. What Is tia
they are shouting ~ the streetp' she sa d
suddenly stopping as she wa; abonl {
open the door. ION, It's only the news
boys T"
newspapers" echoed Jack.
Gradually the hoarse CRIES becam
more an more dist net Standing mouor
ross a. Il attrac, ed by the sounds. the
listened. gazing into one another eyes.
The bouts came nearer ana nearer. Tt
persp ration stood out in beads upon ack
forehead and his heart almost storpe
beating as he listened o the words
dynamite explosion? awful tyna
mite eXnlOs on"
By degrees the oices faded away. an
all was again still.
Ne tier OF them had spoken for som
minutes. Pres ntl Mrs Atwood brok
the silence.
ais 1t is II that, Jack?"
He made no answer, but slowly Incline
his head.
Goodbye, Jack goodbye, she viii;
pered; land may Heaven In mercy fol
give you
Easing her hands to his lips, he ksse
them passionate y then. with a sob,
hurried out into the darkness.
suddenly the front-door was throw
open. and blaze of light streamed dow
the garden path, along which Delane
walked.
Good night, then, Atwood" crie
Cnptail Sturgis. "l'll look you up agai
shorty. hallo-why, there's / clancy
What are YOU doing. my young Socialist
providing about at this time of night"
''He came with a message from hi
mother" inlerposed Mrs. Atwood, VIII
was standing at the kitchen door.