The diamond drill., 1894-07-07

near no lnoft oi lils hcHbticHc fbNil-
Remember accept, and Maisden is free;
reiusc'-his voice dropped 10 hoarre,
hideous whispcr-"thc hangman will tell
the story. Tomorrow is the beginning
OF the end"
Mans head sank upon her breast. She
could not refuse. The CHASTITY gnllows
haunted her Imagination ms that thought
entered. And accept? What short OF
living hell would be u life with man,
beside whom she now regarded Satan NJ
a spotless angel? But. alnsl The power
lie held: TO give or to take life. No; 10
take her life or that OF Jack. Which? II
should he her life, il ono must he sacri-
feed upon the unholy altar OF Layton's
trcnchery.
"'Tis sweet to die for those We love"
"But, perhaps Jack can prove his in
noccncc." flashed through her mimi. 81
must see him." Raising her eyes 10 Lay.
ton, she said:
"Go. now. lam i'll. Return in two
hours and my answer will await you"
Layton left the room and had no
sooner vacated the premises thnn the
carriage was ordered, and, despite her
physicians strict instructions, Nan WAS
soon speeding in the direction 81 the Jail
4 moments wait in the dingy ollicc, sc~
curd permission to visit AIarsdcn's cell,
and ~ the guard closed the heavy door
behind her, Nnn i,ll upon Jacks manly
breast. Profound silence followed
Either heart was to iul for ulternncc
At lcngth she looked up into his lace
How pale he was What a portrait of
sorrow about those well cnrved features.
Tint, but few short hours before, had
been The playground Of sunny smiles
His breast lcayed conyulsivcly as he nj
tempted TO speak. Al last he succeeded
"Nan, my darling" he sail, "you do
not believe inc guilty?"
"Ohl dear Jack how can you a,k?
would RI ther believe thatI Killed Uncle
Edward she responded between her
convulsive sols.
"Killcd him. he rnspcd. "No one
killed him lie fell dead while WAS
talking 10 liml"
"And you can prove IT," sic almost
shouted, hope lighting her eyes.
Marsdon's head dropped forward,
"Ah, that il the trouble. my little one;
that IL the trouble. II those poor, dumb
lips Of his could only speak. how quickly
would he delivered from the awful ven
gcuncc Of the wretch, whose vii
lannon's tongue is ready 70 lc me 70
the"
lie could not conclude, but sank upon
the rough cot and buried Ills face in his
hands. Seating herself beside him, Nan
threw her aims tenderly about his neck.
"lIuve courage, Jack" she pleaded.
"Thc erring law shall hc cheated Of its
prey. will save you"
"Iloww
"Ily scaling Lnyton's villainous lips.
"llusll, NAM You will do nothing tles-
peratr! You must not! You shall
not"
"Slnll not. what"
XIII him."
Nothing OF the kind, Jack He says
he will not swear against yom il will"
"Wmnt?" he interrupted. springiug to
his feet
"Bc his wife!" she concluded, cxcriing
a heroic effort to suppress q Hhwlher
that threatened To completely overcome
her M the last words lcft her lips.
"And this IL his plot! To dog you
with his houndsh vllainy into the trap
he hns long ngo prepared Away with
the thought Rather than have him
succeed in this unspcakabIc design,
would brave death upon the gnllows II
Thousand times, although oi the crime
ia would fix upon me can swear before
my God as stand upon tie brink 81
eternity, am innocent IL shall not be-,
Nan, my darling. lyon love me, YOU
shall never sacrifice your happiness to
save my neck"
"But jack Just think lc holds
your life IN his hands. God knows my
love for YOU alone could give me courage
to contemplate such an act "
ole docs not hold my life in his
hands, Mar-dcn returned, proudly. Gle
is but the instrument Of hell, sent TO in.
ticc me from my manhood. My life is in
the hands 81 Him who held yours when
you shot 10 the dcathly brink Of the
South Fork falls. The Power lhnt
saved your life IL potent still nnd il IL
please Him To save mine, slml bc dc.
liyercd from these unholy Vaccinations.
II not, would rather die the death Of a
man upon tho gnllnws, than crawl about
the earth, sncakng dog. with life pur.
chnscd with your happiness and your
blood. Nol thousand times no! That
done, viii swear that ! nn guilty. But,
Nan. hope. Guilty m mny appear in
the eyes of mpn, the Eye above has seen