Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-05-24

pcraistcntly.
"Shall r." he answered laughing
again. but now more naturally and
more ungrlly "Shall ~ Perhaps !
shall aud perhaps / chant rcrhup4 |
shall stop to be questioned, and per
kaps shnn't. uld perhaps II won't be
good for them that try to threaten me.
You've made u mistake for once; oh!
and n mistake, too, that may cost you
and your precious Tom dear enough
And you'd think 30, too, II you'd got
hold Of the news | came TO bring, In
stead Of being 30 blessed quick, think
ing could be- such gormed fool as To
be willing 90 try and get another man
acquitted Of crime which myself
had done
you've not been trying said Mary,
induced by the success OF her formc-
gucssto make another. you've only
been wasting the time 10 prevent in
quirics being made. You've found out
nothing, because you've tried 10 find
out nothing"
"All right, have your own way," he
said And from his manner Mary
judged that her last charge was 10
wide Of the mari, rs to make him In
different to IL.
"l'm sorry you've taken IL this wny,"
he said, after rather long pause. 81
meant straight by you; ! swear did.
hut amt going on with IT," Then as
" stung by her taunt he said hastily;
"I'vc been on the hunt the whole time
since saw you. Az. and not without
finding ont something, either. What
would yon soy Ia Savannah being not
Savannah Morbyn ut all, but Lucy
Howell, an escaped lunntic. ch2 Would
that prove a. you that ! hadn't been
wasting the time. ch2 But uin't
gpiug any further. You can go on by
joursclf lIn oir THANK you for the
food I'd pny you for 1t II I hadn't
spent almost the lat copper ! had, n
well hS walked mines and miles IN hunt
Ing this woman down. You've made u
fool ~ yourself Macy. and some day
you'll know It. I'm going. Good
uiYht"
lie had risen, and spoke the Ia 81
words standing 10y TIDE door
Don't go. Gibcon. Tell ne what
ycu mean" said Mary. film wrong,
t''n snrry"
$50, thank youi not Tor me-" he
said. withnccring laugh. "Sou might
vccr around again in another dive min.
Gt,s. You can just tncllc this bit
ulonc now" And with that he went
into the passage.
Zone baeli. Gibcon." cried Mary,
following him. But h9 tool, no notice
Of her, and slanmiug the door roughly
behind him. he left her
Savannah not savannah, but Lucy
lowell, an escaped lunGti,?" Could II
be trac? A, Mary Thought over what
H. said hundred iuUldrnts required
10 Ter IN which she had cb,rrPei that
SavnunalIA IVA amer and conduct hli
hrcn very strange
Then u plal Of action suggested It.
self aud gave her hops. She would deal
with savannah us She hal dealt With
Gideon, amt rs she had surprised him
in;o mailing dangerous admissions. sc
3he would uy to force admissions from
savannah 10y u sudden and unexpected
attack. She would ga to her and
threaten her with cXppaurr unless. she
told the truth rs 10 her being with
rom.
SHE went Mt once to see Savannah,
and hastcncd down th> VILLAGE street
thinking how she was To frame her
word, lIut II bitter disappointment
was IN Gtoyo FOR hcr Savannah had
gone away suddenly, aud would not be
hnclS that night.
fIk.,., ,,s,s ., "a I,t,,s g.. I. H.. ..
savannah did not return for four days,
during the whole of which time Mary
rrottcd and worried impaticntly at her
inability to do anything,
'rh0 second hearing against Tom
tool, place, Hcubcn Gorringc being uh-
sent, aud n further remand followed
,nry Raw him md saw tt,e solicitor
telling the latter her suspicion5 about
Gideon, but saying nothing about 80.
yannah. Tho secret W To the latter
Mary kept - herself, waiting with
fcVcriah anxiety Tor the others return.
On the Monday, two days before that
Used Tor the third hcariag Mary heard
that Savannah was back, and sAc went
AZ once 70 her cottage.
. what do you want with mc?" was
Sayannah's greeting, brusluc, sharp
and hostile,
II want to see you ngnio about the
charge against Tom rcplic3 Mary,
10 usli You to reconsider what ynu
said last time"
II have nothing 70 Fraon sidcr ana
nothing to say. | won't be qaos
toned"
"Why are you 10 determined and so
hard, Savauuah?'
"liccause | choose to do what
please and say what ! please Why
should try TO save mar from being
punished? What Is il to me? Nothing.
} tell You have nothing 70 say. 90
away"
81 cannot go away with such nh an
swer said Mary, gently, Il wan, W
plead to sou. You are q woman as I
AM. You may awe loved as love,
TOMS life Is more 20 INC chan my uwn.
You can save him, II you viii, ~
simply saying what ~ cannoC harm
sou - say. Why, then, viii you not
speak lor him?"
lit harms me to cell les" answered
Savannah, sharply.
But they are not lies, savannah,
You were with Tom; you know that
You know that you can account DOR
every hour OF the time during winch
this dreadful thing happened, and that
when he WIS said to have been seen &C
the mill you Out he were SOME miles
away in the detection OF prcsburu."
The other grl took 40 notice Of this;
but goCtuig ont some noedloworlS she
ourned her back on Mary and began