Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-03-13

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IN cautious pursuit.
There they arel" he muttered; -and |
may be shot il don't fud out yes or
no concerning that missing paper, be-
fore they shake me OIL" And then he
presently added: Hal Just 90 / sup
posed. They turn of at old Joan's cot
tage, and make straight for jasmine
Lodge. Goodl"
He drew nearer, and stealthily fol-
lowed the man and the boy as they en-
tered some beautifully laid out grounds,
occupying soft depression in the elm.
and surrounding q handsome villa, built
in the gothic style, one OF whose lower
windows was lighted up.
Wormer lurked in sight, until he saw
the man alone enter by the front porcn.
A moment later the forms OF two men
crossed the lighted window on the inside
with gestures as of greeting, after which
they subsidized, with only the heads patty
visible, indicating that they had taken
| seats.
$50" thought Wormer, the boy must
have been left outside on the watch. No
| matter"
He crouched behind the bushes, and
.stealthily approached the lighted WIN
dow. which was wide open, with the cur
tain raised. He presently came to mar
row intersecting path, which he would
like to have crossed. in order to get with
in ear shot of the room, whose interior
he could now plainly view. But he did
not venture upon this, because the flower
bed, which alone interviewed between the
path and the window, would afford but
comparative slight concealment, and he
felt o wholesome dread Of being de-
tected bv a man like Boncourt in the
cbaracter Of a spy. So he remained
whara ha was. Reluctantly contenting
himself for the nonce with seeing with
ont oyerhearinp what was going on. The
lad who had ACCOMPANIED the man SO
far as the house, was no longer to be
saan
The spy was not long in having his es-
nionaue well rewarded. as he thought.
The men he was watching were evil
: dantIv engaged in A most earnest conver-
|, sation. Presently Roncourt leaned toward
the other with his hand significantly out
stretched and his Iips moving eagerly, as
4 though making an earnest request. His
: comnanion however was seen to draw
, back. shaking his head and buttoning
his coat mn over his breast in manner
n onite az significant of refusal. Pres
ently. though. he seemed gradually to
|, Weld to persistent arguments or appeals.
2 He SLOWLY thrust his hand into his
. bosom and draw forth what appeared to
: be thin. fat packet, wrapped in oilskin,
ont of which he carefully produced 9
folded document
! Al tb;s ;nstant Worrner's sense of tri
!. uunb AZ what ba deemed the complete
corrohoratior of his theory was over,
maatar;ng He trembled with excite,
4 ment
. aThe naner-the missing paper!" hi
: mentally eiaculated. aThis is the criti
cal moment: I must hear as we'll as see.
Il Bnt Il was. in reality. the critical mo
, ment whose sipnificance he was destine,
~ ~ lose.
AS bent almost double. he crossed th
. intersectine path with the intention o
y r. creeping nearer to the window-ledge,
70 MIN 10 3,ing = startled. horizontal glanc
II forward. and that which it encountere
.caused him to recoil still stoopingl,
4 into his former position under the shruE
i bery.
" II was Jasper Marlowe's companion
- 20 the little lad who had seemingly sproui
. ed ont of the fiower.bed with wonderfr
a. abruptness. A leveled revolver glisten
Al ed in the little fellows right hand, Will
"a with the other he motioned the spy to n
bs tire before him. with a stern solemnitv I
manner which, at another place and tim
would have been quite laughable in on
- so licht and small.
~ r. was thoroucbly eficacious at th
. moment. however. for the cunning of M
,r Wormer was not Of the sort that is o,
an casionally associated with iron nerv
~ The snv no longer saw into the Eghte
window; he had eyes just then for'notl
an ing but the leveled weapon that covered
him. the small hand that motioned hi
10 back and the boyish but threatenir
ok glance that ordered his retreat
~ Slowly he backed down the shrubber
~ n, bordered walk. with the lad as slow
and steadily following, until the hou
~ was far behind and be had back,
II through the gate, altogether out Of Il
- grounds.
On Here the boy lowered his weapo
-" closed the gate as barrier betwe,
NO them. and leaned rather centemptous
over the palinp, while eying the discof
oar fitted spy with look of disdain.
M aWell. INV little peeping Tom, " said
squirting a let Of tobacco- juice from
n mouth. and accompanying his wor
s;n II; with an unreportable imprecation Of t
nv chain shotted variety, in an oddly mi
ter-of-fact. veteran way, ARE you sat-
fed with the Californian style
bounce2"
Wormer had not yet recovered from
surprise and modification; and he
un- NAMED there for moment, regardi