Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1893-12-01

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Where is he now" asked Tara, steri,ly
We'll, tl,ts more an | can tell YOU,
master, ana Id round GA him If could
that : IL true - Ii, in.. for le amt paid
me a farihin for all the damage done, To
FAY uothiu Of what he promised. which
comes IF tri.stn splc, and bcin fool not
to stand h. yon a. are IA real gentleman
and won't be too hard on i'.E fellow, |
know However. il . Il comfort To know rs
lie ..Dt rs jimmy cracked 10y that ere flag
stone I. W.i.ln;.ia down on him and serve
him right and won't be able I, show his
ugly far. OUTSIDE house for weeks to come
through gttin burnt aloa.; Of the lighted
lie lOt::u.- WIS AN me, anG give him
tidy IL, sin down, too, though if you only
knew what | su .f.rci down that hole and
well nigh drownletl, too-the pair of US
ana then as rear suifocatcd with smoke as
it don't matter what, afore ever we man
aged TO get up out of the CELLAR
Tar;,s waited to hear no more, but turned
his back and left the Mariners Joy with
out Il word-doubtless not less to the as
constituent than to the satisfaction of the
apprehensive Putty.
From Ferryboat stairs Taras hurried back
to the Thames police court 1t was still
early. The magistrate was hearing appli-
cations in his private room. Taras sent in
his card. with few words written below,
,,,t.
which, wit characteristic candor and d.
rectness he briefly told what he knew Of
my history, leaving the magistrate to form
his own conclusions as to the cause of my
attempt to destroy myself. and offered to
give sureties for my better behavior in the
future. But before he.had arrived at this
point the magistrate wrote an order and
dispatched it to the station. The officer
who brought it took me back to the court.
Taras was standing at the door, and l saw
by the light in his face that he had good
news for me.
The mon are living" he said as passed
him.
The magistrate had just taken his seat
when | was led into the dock. He re-
Trained from putting any questions, but
spoke to me ut some length in tone Of
severity. Tie tone was all heard, for my
thoughts were wholly occupied with con-
lectures as to the course Taras would take
in the future. 1t mattered very little to
ME whether l went to prison or returned to
such an existence rs l had hitherto led in
Shadwell. The more important question
was whether Taras would come sometimes
to give me kind look, or whether having
done so much he would feel himself re-
leased from any further concern for my well
fare and SO leave me to my fate. These
speculations We're broken off by the warder
Come on down." said he, touching my
arm. Don't you hearP You're discharged. J"
| left the dock, and another remand"
took my place. Taras beckoned me, and
taking me out the court put me in the cab
waiting there. did not catch the address
he gave to the driver, but to my great Joy
he stepped up and seated himself beside me.
Are ye goin to take me back to Shad-
well?" asked.
NO" said he: I'VE must find a better
world than that"
1.-The Minories?" asked, with a recollec-
ton of the fair haired woman.
| He shook his head and said:
You must forget all that is past, for you
| have to begin a new life. little friend"
CHAPTER Will
TARAS.
The cab stopped ON the Albert embank-
ment nearly opposite Lambeth bridge.
Taras stepped out and gave me his hand q
II were lady. The dingy old house be.
fore US had been shop. Taras took 1t fol
the view 1t commanded Of the river and
turned 1t into a dwelling house. What
had been the shop front was draped with
French muslin curtains within, drawn back
behind a shelf, on which stood some pots
Of bright flowers.
| While Taras was paying the cabman one
OF the curtains was pulled aside, face ap
peared for a moment, and the next minute
the door opened, and Mere Lucas stood
there looking, to my eyes, as strange the
window from which she had first peeped
out. She was SO stout that she quite filled
up the doorway, and her proportions were
the more noticeable for big apron of daz
sling whiteness worn over her blue cotton
dress. On her head was an equally daz
cling kind of a cap had never seen before
deliberately goffered, with the strings care
fully tied in a fine broad bow under hel
double chin. There was a pretty wave o.
silvery hair growing low on her forehead
and then came her great broad face, with
its expression Of healthy cheerfulness, moi
less remarkable to the eyes of an east
ender than the spick and span neatness ant
cleanliness Of her dress