Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-10-29

rutEnga few IApid questions To me, MS
faoe frightened and he said:
II am hopeful, little friend. That Mon
golinn head IL too hard 10 be smashed by the
slight fall of that stone. Tho lamp upset
on the earthen aoor Of brick cellar would
not hold sufficient benEine to set Are to the
floor above II the house had been burned
down. the bodies II those two ras Gals would
have been ubearthed, and the tragedy could
not have escaped the notice of my friends
In the Minories. l will go and And Qua the
truth. II the men arr killed. will come
back and give myself up TO the police for
10Y ehsare In the murder. II they are not,
you shall leave this cell before noon. In
any ease will see you again quite soon"
1hs cab that brought him stood outside
the station. He sprang in, telling the
driver TO 70 to Sweet Apple lane. Ashe
ntarcd Ftrryboat stairs his hrst hope was
realized. ,The Mariners Joy still stood
The shutters were down. He stopped III"
cab, aud y minute after stood on the spot
where he had been thrown down and over
powered few nights before. There his
second hope was partly gratifled. Putty
stood behind the bar with one arm In q
Gling. patch over his eye and otherwise
looking rather the worse for recent events,
but still alive. Attic sight OF Taras stand
ing there before him With that strong, res
dilute face and formidable proportions, his
jaw fell.
"You amt a-goin to round OH US, mas
ter, are youi" he asked In q tone Of abject
remonstTance sit wasn't no fault Of mine.
didn't know what they wns after And
look here, I've had Apretty good doin for 1t
one way and anOthsr-what OF gettin my
eye pretty we'll knocked out, and my arm
R-nigh broke, A. you may say, along OF that
Teller n-fallln all the way down that hole
atop Of me, to say nothin of getting burnt
here and there and all down there, and u
new suit o. clothes torn OF my body, with
internal injuries "a causes mo that i'll con
Neniencs can't sleep u wink sll night. And
got nothin for It neither Why, Pm blessed
| II don't wish hadn't never seen the lyin.
ugly hound with his hump back"
Where ia he now2h asked Taras sternly
"Well. that's more AN | can tell YOU
master, aud I'd round on him II l could
that's as true as heying, for he amt paid
me = farthin for ali the damage done, to
say nothin Of what he promised, which
comea Of trlistin spies and bein a fool not
to stand by you as are a real gentleman
and won't be too hard on n poor fellow,
know. However, it's a comfort to know as
he got his Jimmy cracked by that ere flng.
|
him right and won't be able TO show his
ugly face outside house for weeks to como
through gettin burut along OF the lighted
lie 10 times wus AN me, and | give him u
tidy drsisin down, too though II you only
knew what | suffered down that hole and
we'll nigh drownded, too-the pair OF us
aud than NJ near sutfoeated with smoke as
1t don't matter what, afore ever we man
aged To get up out Of the oellar''--
TarGA waited 10 hear 10 more, but turned
his back and left the Mariners Joy with
out a word-doubtless not less to the rs
touiAhment than TO the satisfaction Of the
Rpprehenhive Putty
From Ferry bost stairs TarHs hurried back
10 the Thames police court It was still
early. The magistrate was hearing appll
cations In his private room. Taras sent IL
his card, with few wOrds written below
and obsaihed an immediate interview, IL
which, with characteristic candor and di
reotnesA, he briefly told what he knew o.
my history, leaving the magistrate TO form
his own conclusions "a to the cause OF mi
attempt TO destroy myself, and offered /,
give Eurutlss for my better behavior In thu
future. But before he had arrived at thil
point the magistrate wrote AN order ant
dispatched il 10 the station This office
!, who brought It took me back to the court
Taras waa standing At the door, and saw
by the liEht In his face that he had gooC
news for me-
THE men arc living. he said as pRsset
him.
The magistrate had Just taken his sea
when ! was led into the dock. He re
Trained from putting any questions, bu
spoke TO me At some length in "a tone o
severity. The tone was all heard, for m
thoughts were wholly occupied with con
lectures AS to the course Taras would tax
In the future, 1t nattered very little 4
me whether went to prison or returned 4
such an existence an | had hitherto led Il
Shadwell. The more important question
was whether TarRs would come Sometime
TO give me kind look, or whether hRvlnl
done 10 much he would feel himself +,
leased from any further concern for my wei
!, faro and 30 leave me to my fate. Thes
specuRtions wore brok ken oil by the wnrdci
Come on down, said he, touching IN
arm. "Don'tyou heart You're discharged.
left the dock, and another remand
took my plnee. TarAs bcokoned me, an
taking me out the court put mo in the ca
waiting there. | did not catch the addres
he gave TO the driver, but 10 my great 10
he stepped up and seated himself beside MT
! Are ye goin to take me back TO ShaS
wellF' ! asked.
NO." said be; I'VE must and bette
, world than that
'"rhs Minoriesp asked, with a recollei
: ton OF the fair haired woman.
He shock his head aud said;
"You must forget all that Is past, forge
: have 70 begin new lie, little friend"
CHAPTER VIII
TAiiAs.