The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1892-05-26

paragraph IN the newspapers You
young folks must pick your steps care
fully to-day"
"Forewarned is forearmedr' reioined
I. with a short laugh Further CONVEX
sation WAS cut short by a summons to
breakfast. On this occasion Slurk wait
ed Al table. and / observed him with
more than usual attention and tnlerA-
ton. a. one with whom | was soon to
Try desperate conclusions. He was GER
tainly a VillainOns looking character:
but he appeared 10 10, for reasons best
known To himself in excellent spirits
this mOrnlng-a circumstance which
stirred up an unwilling kind OF cOmpas-
siOn within me. rejecting what speedy
aud final end was going to be put to all
his possibilities Of enjoyment Vile
though his life had been, 1t was the
only one he had
Kate likewise had the semblance Of
unusual gayety. but could see that it
wis either feigned or the result Of nsrv.
Ous excitement And my Judgment was
justified when after breakfast she over
took the as was on the way up Staira to
my room to make my final preparations.
and said, in a voice unsteady with emo
ton.
Tom. dear. you asked me why you
might not leave you diamonds with
Christina YOu do not know what
danger you were in last night! On my
way back to my room heard two pso-
pie talking together, and they mentioned
your name, 30 ! stopped and listened.
One said, The IsSlt 10 I'll right; ! had
better gu in and risN 1t. hell be certain
to be asleep by this tiner And then the
other said He has his revolver. leave It
TO me: he believes he can trust me. To
morrow when he goes out, I'll get him
to leave them with me for safetyr and
then they b0th laughed Ny darling
this house Is u den Of thievesI''
Were the persons you heard-who
were thsyF
"ChriStina and that creature she calls
her father Huahi There she COMES.
She must not see "a together. and in q
moment Rate had glidsd away. ! went
on up the stairs with heavy heart
would almost rather not have heard this
last revelation. Ny confidence in my
penetration had received u huIniliating
shock To think that Christmas limo
cent face and modest. nlaidenly air con
cealed the heart Of a thief. or worse
still. Of dtcOy duck waS blow n my
vanity ~ we'll ~ 10 my faith In human
nature How artful abe hal besn when
fasneied her must ingenious and klndl
And then II all at onvs flashed upon
me- what Il Heinrich Rudolph himself
were In the pluty What " be had written
them to be on the OutloOk for me, and
what II Slurk. teing secretly IN leagpe
with him had eontrived to get the
BirchnOres aud me along with them
into this hOnse. intending 20 divide the
Spuil with Herr Rudolph and Christinai
Many signs seemed to pnint 70 this ~ q
true deduction from the circumstances
aud even as ! was rather grtmly eonSid,
4 sring the matter. new confirmation VI
Rates discovery awaited me Christina
was standing 1t my room door. and ~
came MP she rourtesled and said
II was wishing to speak ui0nient u
Herr Iiainsboroagh. z lie would per
1 init me. @
what do you WANT asked some
what roughly
"DOes the hsnorod Herr remember
what said yesterday
.fhat yUu wished ne 70 give you my
diamonds for stEe Keeping. Yes: and
have 70 answer that am not quite q
trustful ~ you seem 10 thinkr
The anrnfni and severe time IN which
I spoke evidently startled nsr. but Sh'
still alI,ated nut ~ understand
lit was for Herr tiAinsinr'ugh's owl
sake" Hhe began. but interrupted her
I. DO you reinenibsF what ! sud yesisf
dayl-that l went aFlne,i. we'll : AN
armed tolay. and wh,rveT tries To tes,el
me hnw " take care u my dtIunJnll
may happen d, ut a bullet instead. .
lot him bewars 10 Herr Rudolph Il
anxious abbni me, ynu can till INN tliatf
"Herr JilnnsbIrongh will Nv sOrry u
have spoken 40, ald Christina rplIr1hi
deeply. and with trennlUuS up
Il am sorry " have v ny II. CHRIS
tina Bnt can ynn tell me INV the bul
Of this door came - b. 10 lhis cundi
tour and pulisd ont the lNre so,'ke
as lss,oke end tho sorrows feiit TOE Hour