The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-01-24

..No," saM 1eas1. bssshias. II ia !aet
eeut.s. Il y not il hunah nstsrs that ".
o. PIT himself forward, but b hss ssver -
fussd 20 lead ~ any help that Wss n Iii
power; and 10 p ispuenant 20 ny nature "a
snspsest MN 20, Of s, harm and to ny feelings "a
"ouits right" ssid Mn. Underelie; ''ol
marry NJ wsrdlaw. made surs n. fsn.
fold wac the man."
Helen flushed higher still, but made no
~: Und.rcli1 turned til. conversation
asnd . 10: e .g IL M hos.s
tel you be y beginning to doubt whether
NJ; Hand :. real person. with real hand.
20 lt.: Undsrclinl Why, be wrote me two
letter.! H. HoTsvsl yin ask NJ; Pen:old
! have the pleasure Of seeing you again7'
whenever you like. my dear youne lady;
but not upon this business of Penf0td and
Warilaw. have done with It forever; aud
my advice to you, miss. is not to stir the mud
any more" And with these mysterious words
couragetl at her desertion.
However, she noted down the conversation
IN her diary, anil made this comment; People
nnd no pleasure tn proving an accused person
innocent; the charm Ia to dstect guilt. This
day good, kind friend abandons me becnuas
aton to suspect another person as wrongfully
as b. love has been suspected.
Mem: To zee, or make inquiries about, Mr..
Hnnd.
General Rolleston had taken furnished
house In Hanover square. He now moved
telf in household arrangements.
She made the house charming: but uufor.
tunntely stood in u drnught whilst heated.
an caught chill which q year ago would very
likely have gone to her lungx and killed her.
but now settled on her limbs in violent men.
| ralgtc pnins, and confined her to her bed for
. fortnight.
She suffered severely, but had the consola.
ton OF finding she was tcnderly bslosed.
Arthur sent flowers every day, and affection.
ate notes twice q day. And her father was
constantly by her bedside.
At lust she came down to the drawing.
room, Tut lay on the sofa well wrapped nj,
and received only her most intimate friends.
The neuralgia had now settled on her right
arm and hand, SO that abe could not write a
letter; and she soid to herself with q sigh,
20 20 how unfit CIR! is to do anything great!
strength IN most needed
Nevertheless, during this period Of illness
and inaction, circumstances occurred that
gave her joy.
Old Wardlaw had long been exertinR him.
self in influential channels to obtain what he
called justice for his friend Rolleston, and had
resolved some very encouraging premises;
for the Generals services were indisput able;
and, while lie was stirring the matter, Helen
was unconsgiously cooperating by her
beauty. and the noise her adventure made
In society. At last gentleman whose wife
was about the queen promised old Wnrdlaw
one day. IT. that, II q fair opportunity should
ture. and how the gallant old General, when
everybody else despnired, had gone out to thu
Pacific, and found his daughter, and brought
her home. This lady was courtier Of ten
years, standing. and waited her opportunity;
but when It did come. abe took It, and she
necessary on such an occasion 40 this. She
WIS listened to with ready svmpathy, and
the very next day some inquiries were made
the result Of which was that the Horse
Guards Offered Lieutenant General Roilsston
the command ofa crack regiment and full
mated to him from another official quar-.
ter, that baronetcy was at his service,
II he felt disposed to accept It. The tears
came into the stout old warrior's eyes Mt this
sudden sunsl'iue Of royal favor, md Helen
kissed old WardIaw 81 her own accord; and
the star OF tho Wardlawa rose into the as:
cendant, and for u time Robert PenfoIl seem.
| etl to I've quite forgotten
The very day General Rolleston became Sir
Edward. . man and q woman called at the
Ch9ring Cross Hotel, and asked for Miss Hell
| Ell RollestOn.
The answer was, ahe had LEFT the hotel about
ten days.
"Where i she gone. II you please?"
"Why, hasn't abe left her new address?"
"No;, The footman came for letters several
| M ;re,,~.<,,, ,,.. a.
4sen'old md Nancy Rouse went home sreotl v
disappointed, and puzzled what to do.
:, A. first sight It might appear ensy for Mr..
Pentol4 to learn the new addFesa Of Miss Rol:
ieston;, He had only to AJAX Arthur Ward.
law. But, to tell the truth. during the last
fortnight Nancy Rouse had impressed her
views steadily aud persistently on his mind,
and he had also made discovery that co.
operated with her influence and ar9um snts
to undermine his conHdencs in his employer.
what that discovery Was We must leave him
to relate.
suspicious eye than heretofore. he could not
help observing that Arthur Hardlaw never
put into the Office letter.box o single letter
for his sweetheart He must write to her.
thought Michael; but ON not to know ber
address: Suppose. after all he did intercept
And now, like other simple, crsiulous men
whose confidence hos been shaken. lie vas
literally brim:ul OF suspicions. some Of them
reasonable, some Of them rather absurd. VI
He had too little art to conceal his change
pt MIND; aAd 90. very soon after his vain At.
tempt to see Helen KOlleston at the inn, no
was bundled of to Scotland on business Of
the Office.
Nancy missed him sorely. She felt quite
alone In the world. She managed to get
through the day-work helped herr but at
night she sat disconsolate ard bewildereh,
and now ", abe was beginning to doubt
money had been Joe Wylie's, be would hardly
hnve loft the country without it.
Now. the second evening after Michael's
departure she was seated in his room, brood.
ing. when suddenly she heard peculiar
knocking next door.
She listened o little while, and then stole
softly downstairs to her own little room.
Her suspicious were correct. 1t was some
sort Of knocking that had preceded the
phenomenon OF the hand and bank. notes.
She I,eepcd into the Kitchen MD whispered,
"Jcnny-POily here"
stout washerwomAn and the mite of n
servant came. wondering. "Now you stand
there" said Nancy, "and do % bid Won.
Hold your tongues, now, know all about
The myrmidons stood silent, but with
painting bosoms; for tile mysterions knock.
ing now concluded, aud brick in the chin.
hey tegan to move.
It came out, and Immediately a hand with
ring Oh it came through the aperture, and
felt about.
Tho mite stood firm, but the bie washer.
woman gave signs o!agitation that promised
to end in n scream.
Nancy put herb roughly before the WON.
ans mouth Hold your tongue, W great
SOFT" And, without finishing her sentence
she dartcd to the chimney and seized tile hand
with both her own and pulled it with such Vi.
olence that the wrist followed it through the
masonry, and q roar waa heard.
"tiold ON to my waist, Polly" she cried
Jenny, take the poker. and TINT string. and
tie his hand to it Will. We hold on. Ouickj
quick! Are ye asleep?"
Thus adiured, the mite got the poker against
the wall, and tried to tie tile wrist to It.
This. however, was not ensy, the hand
struggled SO desperately.
However, pulling 10 q matter o: weight
rather than muscle: aud the weight o; the 1 ro
women pulling downward overpowerei The
violent struggles OF tho man: and the mits
contrtved tp tie the poker to the wrist. NM
repeat the ligatures dozen times In 4 6omrs
; ofeight. "s"'t
Then the owner OF the hand. who Ind
hitherto shown violent strength, taken at a
diaadvantage. now showed intelligence
convinced that skill % well a. force wers
against him, he eeasel to struggle, and be,
came quite quiet.
The women contemplated their feat With
flushed cheeks and sparkling eyes.
) When they had :eastsd q reasonable tim,
on the imprisoned hand, and two OF them