The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-09-11

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not but feel pang Of regret that the trick
which he had planned more out Of that real
deyilment which had led him on in all his
work, than from the actual wish 70 divert
suspicion, should be the means of inflicting
ne" and cruel injustice upon an innocent
young man.
But Sir Lawrence had had sadly enough
to accept this evil along with so many
others-for his child's sake, never guessing
how soon he would know what a terrible
net he had woven, that for her sake he
would have died to have been able to have
told the secret.
In this new instance of the lad who was
sentinel over him, pity rose as strong as
ever In his heart. But while he would
gladly have saved him II he could, two
reasons held hin back.
In the first place, the danger threatened
by him must have been great for Royal to
have ventured in such hot haste upon such
plan as that plainly in force; aud in the
second, even if he the Rat decided TO let
him escape. were any means practicable2
Did he forge the trick, when the morning
came would there not be danger still to the
lad, who was sure TO betray TO Mr.. Havi-
land the falseness of his position, not know
ing what IT was, as, indeed, neither did Sir
Lawrence, for be had not seen the letter by
which Royal had introduced him.
suppose, on the other hand, the Rat were
TO go from his hiding place, arouse him
from his sleep and bid him fly, or at least
warn him to hold his tongue and quit the
house as early as possible in tho morning,
the money meantime safe in the cupboard,
was 1t at all likely he would not wonder at
the myPtery, and true to his trust, try to
solve it!
If be rejected the advice and called for
help the whole game was upl
With sigh Of regret the Rat crushed the
vNHN l. 4
the good he had meant to accomplish was
impossible set to his work with his usual
iron resolve.
Once out of the safe, he had to restore
feeling to his benumbed limbs. The task &C.
compished, he glided noiselessly to the
picture cupboard, removed the money bags
one by one into the safe, unlocked with his
own keys his desk aud an inner drawer,
placed within the key Of tue safe, making
all secure again. aud then disposed himself
carefully as well within the iron giant. The
whole trick was accomplished in a way
which without doubt would make any So
luton to the puzzle impossible.
de had meant to remain, as he said to
himself with a smile, "at large" until close
upon the morning, that is to say waiting
until the last moment TO enter the safe, so
that his exit from il in the confusion at
tendant upon the discovery of the robbery
would be the more easily, safely, and
quickly accomplished. But be changed his
plan-nOt without regret, for he knew the
effort which he should require to support
the torture of the cramped position all the
long hours Of the night-for the lads sleep
became after little so disturbed that his
waking seemed at any moment inevitable.
He lay vita his face hidden so that the Rat
had no chauce Of recog lizinR him.
1t was well the Rat did take this preoau-
ton, for in little while his senses, racked
by horrible dream, ia which he was tor
mented by thousand ghosts OF the man
whom he believed had died by his hand,
the wine ceased to keep Leo chained by
sleep.
With loud cry he sprang up and stared
wildly round him.
In moment, however, the caution which
he had trained himself showed him the folly
of his fears. But it also showed him in a
new light the circumstances under which
he had gone TO sleep. He felt he was, if
not in actual danger, as least acting more
than lly in accepting the office, thrust
upon him as it had been. To sail under
false colOrs, as he undoubtedly had been do
ing, might be due to mistaken kindness on
Royals part; but he was wrong, even for
such great considerations as we're at stake.
Resolved, therefore, to get out of the
false position in which in his zeal for his
little blind sweetheart he had allowed him
self to be placed, he turned TO cross to the
door. But before he could do so, il was
flung open from without.
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