The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-04-06
CHAPTER II.
CONCLUSION.

The events Of the last chapter hap
pened on the night Of Friday, July IL,
1874. The following day, Saturday,
broke calm, clear and warm. Elmer
awoke carly, carefully looked out OF a
crack in his window curtain, and found
that the chimney builders room was
empty.
1.-THE enemy has flown / wonder if
Alma is up?'
He uncovered a small Geographic arma-
ture and sounder standing on the window
seat, and touched it gently. In an in
slant there was response, and Alma re-
piled that she was up and dressed and
would soon be down.
She met him in the library, smiling,
and apparently happy.
sob, Elmer, he has gone away. He left
note on the breakfast table saying that
he had gone to New York, and that he
should not return till Monday or Tues
day
''1hat's very good; but / think it means
mischief
Just here the breakfast bell rang. The
table was set for four, but Alma and FL
mer were the only ones who could answer
the call, and they sat down TO the table
alone. They talked Of various matters Of
little consequence, and when the meal
was over Elmer announced that as the
day was quiet he should make little
photographing expedition about the neigh
borhood.
My visit here is now more than a
quarter over. and l wish TO take home
some photos of the place. VIII you not
go with ne2''
with all my heart, if can leave
father. But please not talk of going
home yet. 1 hope yon VIII not go till
things are settled. We want you, Elmer.
You are so wise and strong, and-you
know what mean.n
Perhaps l do. At any rate I'm not
going till have paid up that Bedford for
his insults.n
"Oh, let's not talk Of him today"
This was eminently wise. They had
better enjoy the day of peace that was
before them. The shadow OF the coming
events already darkened their lives, though
they knew it not. Mr. Denny was so
much better that he could spare Alma,
and about 10 o'clock she appeared, paper
umbrella in hand, tthe porch, and Elmer
soon joined her bearing small camera,
and Light wooden tripod for its support.
4 The two spent the morning happily in
i Nach otilcl = company. anu ~ i Y Cioch re-
turned to dinner with quite a rumber Of
negatives of various objects Of interest
about the place. After dinner the young
man reiterated to his room to prepare for
the battle that lie felt sure would rage on
/ the following Monday
! He did not know all the circumstances
4 OF the trouble that had invaded the fam
lily, but he felt sure that the confidential
clerk intended some terrible shame or ex-
I posture that in some way concerned his
cousin Alma. So it was he came to call
himself her Lohengrin, come 10 fight her
battles, not with sword, but with the
telegraph, the camera and the niicro-lan-
tern.
The Sabbath passed quietly, and the
Monday came. After breakfast the stu
dent retreated to his room and tried to
study, but could not
About 10 O'Clock he heard carriage OF
some kind stop before the house His
room being at the rear he could not see
\ who had come, and thinking that it might
be merely some stray visitor, and that at
least it did not concern him, he turned to
his books and made another attempt to
read.
After some slight delay he heard the
carriage drive away, and the old house
became very still. Then he heard door
open acsTn stairs, and i moment after one
1 OF the maids knocked at his door.