Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-09-29
CHAPTER Xl.
MISS MAXEY TRIES.

MISS NANCY TRIES.
Miss Maxcy went out of the house in
Bailavoinc place with no definite pur.
pose in view. She was disappointed,
v,Scd, even offended by what she consid.
cred Annettc's misplaced sentiment and
Maxcy's want of firTnness, but she was
entirely unable to see what she could do
torcmcdy the mischief. She had waited
tJ- Mr. Dyes coming from the day she
knew of Maxey's visit to Flood street
with despairing impotence, and she
had heard from the lips of Annette of his
arrival i'll the house with an excitement
which rendered her own absence from
the interview with him an almost M
hcarlble hardship. Now ut last she felt
the long delayed time had come when
something of the mystery of the cruel
affair on the sea road was to be cleared
AWAY.
Miss Maxcy longcd to see the light of
day poured III upon this dark deed. 1t
was u longing not born of curiosity
alone All the sympathies of her broad
and generous nature had been enlisted
IN the cause of the poor girl whom she
lad rescued from a nameless grave. Her
outraged sense of justice made her aclow
with desire to know that the CrIilty-
had suffered for the wrong inflicted on
q helpless girl. The thought that the
pcrTotratur of this dastartily crime was
lift free To 20 about, unchallenged and
Unma,kcd. among his fellow creatures
was NJ times almost maddening TO her.
And 20 think that after all that had
happened, Oh the very verge, it seemed
to her, 0t the most important discov-
cr.es, the man who undoubtedly held the
KY of the whole matter; the man. in
all probability, who was himself the
criminal for whom they sought, was, in
ord'r 10 satisfy the scruplcs of too sen
,itivc girl. TO be allowed to put himself
uut IT their reach forever. This dis
tr,-scd her almost beyond endurance.
And IN spite of all this she had come
without wu-d of rcmonstrancc or re.
rruach ImpulSivc Miss Maxay undoubt-
cdly was. but she was quite capable Of
putting bride upon her tongue in n
moment of anger, for the very reason
that she distrusted her own power of
sut control. Not for the world would
sh" have uttered syllable that could By
any possibility wound the sensitive spirit
~ Annette, and she did not dare trust
herself % enter into an argument with
h,r brother III her presence SO she had
ruUr Gut into the frecr atmosphere of
;h, street.
IL was a cold, gloomy afternoon in
January. The sky was dark and threat
,H'd snow. Miss Maxcy was well wrap
pa up and rather enjoyed the crisp at
mosphcrv 1t was certainly an antidote
Tor III" fever within her.
sh" walked down the few PAGES which
worp necessary to take her to the high
WckDted fence that separated the street
ron the river. For moment she
looked out over the waste of whitcned
l''' ana In that moment an idea came
70 h'r-out of so little do great things
sometimes arise. If Miss Maxcy had
S'he her customary way up the street
INTO the main avenue, she would doubt
l'>- have wandered about the neigh
hprhood ill she had got the better of
MY emotions and have returned home.
resigned 10 the inevitable, and so the
l;'Tt That she was to play III the rnravel-
lus Of tine sea road mystery would never
nave been But at tn" moment when she
looked out between the piclcts the idea
''un" 20 her that she might. 10y remain
ing where she was. get IA better view Of
'lr sombcr Mr. Dye than she had been
""In to obtain in the house through
h"i opened door. 1t was only this aud
10 more. All that followed came grad
"".iE and step by step.
h'r brother had expressed his inten-
non 81 di'n.issing Mr.. Dye Il: once. The
mysterious visitor ought by this time TO
w. coming down the stairs and out into
va street. She drew her veil over her
i''c ana turned toward the door AL
most at the same instant the woehegone
nat IN" shiny coat and all that apper-
'"lilru thereto emerged into the omen air.
WI DYE did not look about him. His
u'dn did hot seem to be capable of hold
ing lt,eit erect His eyes We're fixed OH
'h' Ground. lie plunged his hands deep
INV" his coat pockets and set ont with a
SLOW and not exactly steady step toward
'h' avenue. Almost involuntarily, Ger.
'ali v without rejecting upon what she