Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1894-09-07

couple OF millions, and / need them.
All, my fine Chicago boy you had bet
ter look out, for your little game is not
won yet-not much! He must be put
out Of the way. 1t will not be impossi-
bic. He has never seen me, and be
must not see my photograph. Confound
that kodak! 1t has caused me trouble
enough; but 1 will conquer YETI
And as he skunk away through the
darkness, the look upon his dark face
would have frightened Louise Stewart,
had she seen II.
1t was on fair April morning, when
n cab rolled up TO the st. Charles hotel,
in the quaint old city of New Orleans,
and young man ali%hted. Entering
the hotel, he regis Val his name:
Charles +. Miller, Chicago, Ill. A
pleasant room was assigned him, ard
after a bath and refreshment, orr
friend Charlie sailed forth into the
street. Almost the first person he en-
countered was an old friend, Brut>e
Hayes, who was travelling with Il drD-
matte company, playing THE Power OF
the Press" play which Invites criN-
cism.
"Halloa. old boy" cried Bruce, who
was az email fellow. Pm glad to srO
you. / want to introduce to you IN
acquaintance Of mine. who has Just Gc-
rived. and is doing the Crescent City.
You and he ought TO know each other :"
Very well!' returned Charlie Mile.
SO. little later, the Introduction W IS
accomplished. and Miller found himsfti
in company with tall, dark man, who
answered to the name of Burton D@l-
ton. He was extremely clever ard
agreeable, and Charlie found, as tie
days went by, that time passed in hts
society very pleasantly. But Charlie
was vaguely uneasy. He was con-
scious OF certain strange and curiolS
circumstances. He was followed ev-
erywhere, when alone by man whose
face he could never see, try as hard rs
he might. Once. late at night. while
passing down Royal street, he was
suddenly attacked from behind by an
unseen foe, who fiourished IA sharp
knife in close proximity to the young
mans heart A vigorous cutlery from
! Charlie brought the police TO the res
cue, and the ould-be-assassin was
| gone. The police warned Charlie TO be
on his guard. especially in certain
streets; and then he called n cab and
was driven back 10 the ST. Charles, his
| lIiHu lull VI CulllltlllS elhOllOuS.
Who was this man, and why did he
wish TO take his life?-his-a complete
stranger in the place.
Another thing troubled him beyond
words. In all the time that he had
passed In New Orleans he had not re-
| ceivcd one letter from Louise. not &
| line. nor the expected Kodak picture
nothing Was she i'll? Then surely she
would have tclegraphed him. Had her
| father forbidden her to write to her
! lover? Louise would never consent to
give Charley up without mt least an ex.
| PLANTATION. The young lover felt sure
OF that
Late one night Charlie Miller wlg
awakened TO find some one in his room.
a tall figure with a masked face wIs
bending over his open trunk, hastily
! turning over its contents. Wit, n
! stificd cry Charlie sprang up in bed;
| but the thief dashed wildly past HIN,
and out of the room in an instant. No
traces were found Of the thief, and IN,
on investigation. Charlie discovered to
his surprise, that none of his valual,cs
were missing; nothing but package VI
Kodak pictures. which were yet to Uc
developed. An odd thing surely.
How Burton Dalton laughed over TIE
narrative the next morning: then hp
| proposed to share Charles rC ON With
him, that they might he prepared fur
"A second visit from the midnight m
uUder. His II was accepted. and
after that there was no more disturb
| ance.
Saturday night. the twcnty-cighth Of
April, came, and Charlie invited his
friend Dalton 10 accompany hin 90
the st. Charles theater. The play was
unsatisfactory. and between the sec
end and third acts Dalton eXcus ii him
self for a few moments, and left TIE
theater. He went straight to tie 81.
Charles hotel. and. going 10 the Office,
| inquired for mail for Charles +. Miller,
and received letter and small pack
aye. At sight Of the package, his face
grew dark
THAT accused kodak picture has
come at last" he muttcred. And now
Miller will recognize me; for | have
never disguised myself. trusting 60 do
my work and get away before It was
too late. In vain have ] tried 10 put
him out of the way. He is ever on
the alert. and though he does not sus-
pect me, he is on the lookout for his
hidden foe. Tonight is TO see the eud.
| L NAVE uIi. we are 10 uIl1k
in Miller's room after the theator; his
drink will bc doctored.' and he will
not live an hour. No one will suspect
me, as / have an excellent disguise in
readiness. and will ship on board n
certain little craft. which will be far
away from here before morning."
These murderous thoughts were rush
ing through his mind-the horrible Eur-
pose to remove MS rival forever from
his path. that he might win the girl
who would-did he but know it-never
be cOerced into marriage. when hasty
footsteps fell upon his ears. and, turn
ing swiftly, he saw before him Charlie
Miller.
Burton Dalton dropped the stolen
mail upon table. and stood glaring
wildly at the unexpected apparition
of Miller upon the scene. But Charles
quick eyes had caught sight of his
own name upon the package, and. with
Il swift bound, he possessed himself of
it, and tore it hastily open. A small
package of kodak pictures, which
Louise had neatly developed. and the
one on top was the picture of Daven.
port Day.
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