Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-10-19

INT Joe was busy. 80 she ssid nothing to
him. She called ths two dogs ana starteu
of with no company but theirs. L ne very
imprudeuce of her enterprise fascihaevsu
her and she would be very carefui. ohe
would only 20 and take distant opseIN
ton without actually going TO the quar-.
That evening she would spear ~ ~
father about u and get him to 20 WIN hei
Bnt she aid not speak 10 her father an .11t
"A that evening. Indeed she had very n'Lo
10 say to anyb ody about anything "i-
though she seem cd restless and exclteu.
The next norm ng she set off WIN VIC
docs for another ramble IN oiIet eouo
direction. She got back to camp pe,odo ,
dinner-time. and behaved In such q -
manner that Joe was seriously dls'uI oo 'i
about her. But presently he forgot "l
about that and most other Things in
fresh and altogether unprecedented VA
The men had all assembled for dinner
when woman appeared among ,nen,' o.ip
was recognized at once. she nSeu VIZ
her children in q solitary caoih on en
lonely mountain road some t.lst.hloes Co
Tho camp. and it was from her that t ~
tain Loslie had bought the two 99gs enas
had recently proved such wretched laiiu,oSs
as vsteh-dogs. Il she had q husoand
sohodv ever saw or heard OF MN, anu
sba was supposed TO be WIDOW.
N was a terri BILE thing she mao come 'o
toll. and none the less terrible oecause shy
yras so ouIet and patient in the telling OF
Uer youngest child, little tOur-year-
Ia sally was lost somewhere IN tAe
mo She had disappeared tnat
rnorninc and the mother had come Ior
help to find her. u..,,,,,
Joe,s bountiful dinner was instantly
forgotten. In wonderfully short tlme
the camp was deserted. Every man IN ~
had started away to look tor the lo5t DAq{
That is. every man but Captain Leslie. He
was hnrrying away when Sue pulied hin'
into the shanty. at
"Iet them 90" she whispered. i want
-o,, Won must come with me- See here"
exhibiting dreadful looking rag aoI,
This belongs TO the baby. She gave II 10
me this morning. / know where sac Is;
Pm sure OF it. You come with me 10 nnu
her" ou .bo
Captain was dragged on III Ino
of the old quarry. ,o;d
brea.biossIy. after a while. And, father,
I want 10 tell YOU now-rve found theve
of pink marble, and shall claih 'Ho IT,
ward. tooln III. bovo
found this baby" said her 1a'ner' iH'n'i
"oh. the baby's all right. don't worry
n bit about her. See here. father 90 you
know what this is?" :,
She handed him something wrapped IN
pener. He took off the wrapping ana
stood still in his tracks, pale and trembling
"Sue. where did you get TINS
81 fonnd il near here Yesterday"
ni.;s n sbackle from a cOnyicts leg
And n h "a lust been filed off. That ac-
limits for. the missing files and for every
tbinp ouenr that has happened. A fugitive
from one VI tho convict camps has been
lnrking about oil this time. TO think |
sbould have kept you III such danger
WHY, my child, they are terrible despera-
does -, su4
babv a. soon as possible" said Sue, hurry
1bev were close 10 the old quarry, and,
after running few steps, Sue stopped at
the edge of n shallow PIT that was wen
screened by rank weeds and bushes. Even
in this moment OF perplexlty ana amaze
ment Captain Leslie noticed that 1ra9-
ments of pink marble Law scattered ON the
gronnd The-y were freshly broken, and,
fookino through the bushes. he could see
that the side Of the pit had been dug INTO
IN make little shelterlng cave. Not q ioot
from the abandoned working the unknown
nnarryman hisl CHANGED upon the much
desired vein Of pink marble. -.; .bo
HTime's up" called sue, parting the
bushes and leaning over the edge OF the
pit. ,oo,l mon cope ont
II +ba III lilo cave he had made for himself.
A more forlorn-looking specimen OF hu-
manitv it would be difficult 10 ma; put
inst at that moment his face was not the
face of a Desperate. ii was lace raulaut
x0ith affection, and there were tears upon
i For IN his arms the man carried Ut
lie child. which kissed him and chung to
him and which he was caresSlng as only
fathers caress their children,
Here was the lost baby all the quarry
men were searching for.
The man caught sight OF Captain Leslie
and the sight seemed TO transform nun W
q dangerous wild beast for moment; but
! only for moment.
oH ~ tJnsted We. and ye've give me up"
! Ia 10 Sine But We showed me my
hebv and that squares all! I'll go peace
iu s'u ed did not answer him; but she did
answer the look of stern reproof III her
| fathers face. g.. .,, W. ,oo
.ho Socs ran IN here yesterday, and
| thonghf they'd tear him to pieces; so
rnn ~ call them off But It was only be-
na,,se tbev were so glad to see him. That
,ros The way found him. Then was so
| sorry for him. He was sent 10 the con-
1;ct camp for stealing. and he says he
never stole thing. And then he got
away and didn't dare go home for fear OF
maEinc trouble for his wife and children:
And he did want TO see his baby so
And so this morning just stole her ana
hroncbt her here to him. couldn't help
~ it's all terrible; but want you 10
helm him instead of giving me the hundred
dollars for finding the VEN OF PINK
ut war my fault, SIR" said the man,
With rude dignity. I'D no. right to make
,rnnb,e for the young lady, and she, SO
rn"d ri 90 back peaceful. But If had
. chance | could prove Pm innercent."
"You shall have the chance" said Cap
tain Leslie. "Pll see to that. take y4ui
baby and go home. II you can prove Wh 5H
You say you shall be free Ii no'-oacS
you 90! -, ,co1 tote
) vour dogs with you. They've Deen Oh h'
, earthly use since You came about.
, We'll. the man did not go back to thu
chain-Gang in the convict camp. On th'
, contrary he became foreman OF the PM
marble quarry, for no did prove MS lhno
I: And if ever Sue Leslie should want any
y bodv 10 die for her, she would only nav
4 10 mention the fact TO that foreman.
o Diverse Opinions Due to Profession.
o CJoweliers weeSly.)
r Younc LADY (admiring a watch: Wha