Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-10-15

stairs. for ysntilsting the cellars, closed
With an iron grhting. ore Of the bars syaa
goos, and thnugh the narrow opening
could jest manage to squsezs-;hanks 70
being 9 hPp~r. onca inside bad tbs
whole run Of NE warehouse Il WA quite
SIMPLY, bus on ths top esSr some old Eaek-
ing had tssn lsfs, ans thLS seryed as fsr
bsa- Il uAI Sry and good saSaEk for Al
sltoHGt Ike rne, Wao knew nothing u com
fort ssd still less o. Injury. slept there
that night, ard the next morning / was
lucky enough TO gsi work t.ail nesldingj at
{ .hip chambers IN Gable street, for which
he gave me my dinner and gea and paid ms
stycnpenss hslfpsnny into the bargain.
II was dark Whsn ] left there between
and 9, and feeling safe with regard to Putty
hurried down " Ferrybozt 81 airs "a quick
Il ~ ] could-running part Of the way.
was anxious 70 knOU what was going on
At the METirur's Joy had bean thinking
about 1t al day l5ug-fesling q strange
emotion within me such ~ had nsver felt
before, accompanied with a yearning 70 zee
Taras Ggsin--to get another kind look from
him. resolved Il could to tell him Of
Ddgo's hecond visit 20 the Joy aud all I
had overheard, that he might be warned
against the treaehsry which 1t seemed pret-
t. clear his companion intended
Putty was l0unging against the doorPoss
Of the front door Of the Joy, 10 Sweet Apple
lane. under The fieksFing light OF the gas
lamp nj the corner Of Fsrryboat alley. he
had long clay pips in his mouth and /
Judged he was looking out for TEras and
Dtigo, who bad not yet arrived waited
In the shadow Of Hn nrrhway until he
knocked tho ashes out Of hls pips and
turned into the house. yawning and scratch.
Ing the back of his head Then stpDed
down the alley to ths staiuA
There was no light 10 ba seen at the back
Of the house. The passage door was shut,
and the riek4ty shutters Of the bay window
were closed also Tor the first time in my re-
mem brnucs Under tho stains found a
dry timber where / could sit secure from
observation, and there waited for Taras.
He was not likely 70 come for Eve or sx
hour, having fixed the hour for the escape
Of hil friends ~ 2, bul didn't mind that
/. was q mild, ntiil night. | had nothing
els 20 do aftsr dsrl. but 10 think. and /
mi ght !ust ~ yell sit there and dream a.
anywhere elAs. heard Putty put up the
ahuttera Ab0ut H. aud when / went up tie
alley an hour Laser saw by the glimmer OF
Light through the dirty fanlight over Tho
side door that hs was still sitting up
4 little aitsr gh0 clock had struck
caught sight OF boat coming across the
river from the Botherhjthe side. Asit drew
In 70 the ttsps ! made out one man "
the oars and tWo man In the stern seat
Vhsn my heart bsat quicker, Tor felt tina,
Taras was thgye before heard bis voice
1--WE shan't want you any more tonight"
he aid a. the beat ran sshorc, but you
will 10 ~ tbs aame place tomorrow ~ the
sans Emsn
I'm 10 there master, no fear Good light,
gentlemen
Good nightn
Ths boAtnRn pushed OF, while Tnras and
Drigo CROPPED their way up tho dark aud
alippsry steps over my head. know the
othtr was Dr.so by the sound OF his hArsh,
CULTURAL voice carsing as be stumbled.
As soon ~ dared slipped from my hid
Ing pHoe and ran up the stairs like cat.
When reached the top, 1 saw their figures
standing up sharp and black against the
light farther up tbs Alley-TLras, square
and ersesi Drigo, with his head buried in
his Shoulders They stopped at the aids
door OF the Joy and raped lightly. The
light from within foil upon TaraE fair
beard as tbs door opsued. A fsw words
were lntsrchanged IA a low tons, the door
closed, and this Two men went on, turnin Z
the corner under the gas lamp into Sweet
! Apple lana, did not attempt to follow
them. dreading TO pass the door where
I Putty might atill be standing, but stood
there with a feeling Ike the craving for
food in my b0.st until the impulse to
/ oyertske Taras and speak to him, even
though Dngo wers still with him, over
came my fear. Then ran swiftly up the
alley and along the lane, stralning my eyes
with mad desire 10 see him again.
They were gone, the lane was empty.
I Whau I rangIud fHiUh sfr..f and gta,.r..a
there, painting for breath, not a soul was to
be seen 10 the right or left; not a sound
broke the dead sileuce. ! gave up the pur.
suit tn despair aud returned slowly in de-
lection, The light WIS out In the JOY
when passed erept into the cellar, felt
my way through She storcrooms TO my cor
uer la the loft and lay down to sleep, com.
forting myself with the reflection that /
should certainly see Taras again the next
night.
When ! looked out ia the morning, saw
Dngo and Putty on the balcony, giving III.
rectipns 70 q carpenter who Was patching
w the window ahuttsn, When that Job
was done, the man put some screws In the
bolt Of the passage door, Drigo and Putty
looking On all tie while rau,s was not
with them, nor did | zee anything Of him
all day, though only left the spot once TO
bHl ANAla ANtA WIN hLe money hAl NAifill
the day before, eFs-plng under the stalrA
aud behind tie barge and 80 rouud by
Johnscn's yard Into sweet Apple lane thar
mighl not he seen from the Joy When
The eArpsnter had dons his work, they all
went in BY the passage holting the door
after, and saw no mere OF thsm.
As soon az IL was dark went 90 my hid
ing place under the stairs, but l was lass
patient shan had been the night before,
and could nos oontrSl my agitation As ths
tims drew near for raras 80 come again.
Ny teeth chartered, my body aud limbs
trcmblad aud shook with fevsrish excite
ment, yet know not why A the clock
struck . the police boat passed by, About
nys minutes lator another boaN came out
OF the murky distance and drew toward
the stairs IA Il pullel Into the Stair
counted five men packed In the stern, and
lknew BY the number that raras had found
bis frisnls. My heart sank in bitter disap.
pointment, for had made up my mind u
speak 10 him II be came alone with Dsigo,
Now, there was no pretext for speaking to
him--he waa not In danger. With bis
three friends be was more than match
for Dago and Putty. Supporting they had
evil Intentions toward him,
They landed, aud having discharged Tbs
Waterman asoped thsir Nay up she DARK