The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-11-09

wise have lulled her to sleep. An instant
of daze, of confusion as to where she
was, and then she saw man sharply
Swallowed on the side Of the tent. 1t
was startlingly vivid silhouette. The
figures pantomime was that of cautious
stealth, and it was her first alarmed be-
lief that it was inside the tent. But it
was noiseless and it disappeared as sud-
denly as it had come. She stared at the
blank fabric. Then the clouds shut off
the light again and she was left in
gloom that was almost black.
.sSisstw came to her alert ears as she
di1nly saw that the entrance to the tent
was being cautiously opened. Don't
be scared, and don't make any noise,"
was whispered.
She swung her feet over the edge of
the hammock and sat up. Instantly the
intruder was close to her, with his hands
clasping hers to keep her still, and she
saw that he was VIII Brown.
I've come to talk with you, Deuce"
he said; II don't know why, for don't
see that we can do thing yet.
I'm glad you've come, and she held
hard to his hands, like child not fully
awakened from nightmare. 81 was
lonesome and scared. W
s.But we can at least come to an nm
derstanding about this matter this ar
rest. am sure my father didn't know
the money was counterfeit He is a
drunkard-as much of sot by spells as
circumstances permit, but never knew
him to do dishonest act. Thirst for
whisky would tempt him to indiscre-
tions, but to nothing SO methodical or
calculating as to deal in bogus bills. It
isn't in him, Deuce; he wouldn't be
equal to it if he tried.p He stopped
with an indication that politeness pre-
vented him from going on.
But you're thinking that my father
has brains and badness for it. What
kind Of an oath can take, VIII Brown,
to make you take my word for the truth?"
whatever You tell me-now--h here
viii believe you"
Their hands were yet clasped together.
and as he stood before her, while she
bent her head in her earnestness to see
IN the darkness whether he looked seri-
Gus or hooking, their faces almost
touched.
'.Then tell you that my father is in
nocent about this bad money. We
hadn't so much as dime between us
when we got here. He had lost in an
unlucky game all the money we had
started with from ONEIDA. That's why
we came along here no better than
tramps. He surely-surely brought no
counterfeit bills. am not saying he's
what he ought to be; and I'm afraid it's
likely he's used bad bill if he had it.
But, no-nodon't think he is a crimi-
nal We're very, very intimate dad
and I; and he's an honorable man in his
sort of way. We're Adventures, but
upon my soul we are not reprobates.
My mother is watching us from up yon-
der, you know, and she would see it if
dad was to take me to disgrace. He
promised her he wouldn't, and he hash t. F"
She was weeping now, and when she
loosed one hand to wipe away the tears
Wills disengaged arm encircled her pro-
tectingly. It was wholly caress of
sympathy and faith, as she somehow nm
derstood, and in moment she was sob
bing, with her face buried on his Shout
der.
''There-theres Don't cry any more,
he conjured her, and then went on with
a good reason for continued weeping;
s'You can't help your father in his pre-
dicament, and"
Don't say that" she interrupted, slip
ping down from the hammock and stand
ing with every fiber tense for action.
81 must help him, whether I can or not"
''Then let us get at the mystery of the
case if we cam" VIII admonished her,
$50 as to know what is best to attempt.
We are convinced that the bogus money
was won from Aleck Wiarns, are we
not? and therefore we must conclude
that Wiams is the real criminal. The
officer, Alloway, says the government
got information of aquantity Of counter
felt treasury notes being sent into this
region. He was detailed to search them
out He found that they were being
circulated along the route of this tele-
graphic expedition, but very sparingly.
Then he hit on the ruse of pretending to
be son of the houdoo woman, and that
is all he probably knows about it. He
viii take his prisoners back to Apahoque
in the morning"
Chat is a rough town, full of Okla
homa boomers. We came through it
three days ago."
''And Alloway spoke OF the chances
that an Apahoque mob might lynch his
captives, because some of the bogus bills
have been passed there. He talked to
Wians about this danger, and Wiams
offered to provide half dozen men for
posse. HushF'
The admonition was caused by Deuce's
incautious cry of alarm. Don't you
see,r she said, s'that if Wiams has made
two men scapegoats for himself he will
get them lynched instead of saving
them? They'll be murdered"
I'VE will muster force to defend
the"