Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-05-23

irOuuu tEu NDOul It'll, uc WIS iNHAell-
| ed from his sombre reverie by that
voice alSle which could have had the
power thoroughly to arouse him.
And lis brain whirled, hts heart
throbbed wildly as. with that sweet
tenderness with which she had been
wont to utter his own name. he heard
Emmelire pronounce that of Barring
tol.
For a moment he stood in complete
bewildeiment. gazing on the supposed
rival, whom he had been so terribly
anxious to discover. and who was now,
at last so strangely revealed to him.
and given to his vengeance. by the per-
tidious woman who. for that heart.esS
rivals sake. had Tilted an honest lover.
had sported with his devotion, Dnsely
deceived and given him to eternal
despair.
Such were the rawlings of Eiw:n's
frenzy; how cruelty unjust We're his
conclusions. the reader needs not to be
told.
Perhaps he mcrited something of his
, torture for his lack Of faith. since Il
true lover is expected to doubt the evil
dence of his senses. when they would
witness against the object of his adora-
ton.
Edwin Forester had been entre,ted
by Enmeline to suspend his judym n
of her, and had refused and scarcely
now deserves our pity for his suffer
ings.
Recovering from his momentary STU
por, the unhappy lover saw the coach
in which he knew that Emmelinc was
seated moving away, and Ni,kSey
sprawling and shouting on it's roof.
What has she become? Into what
hands has she fallen? Oh, heayen!"
he raved aloud.
And then turned his attention to-
ward Darlington, who was about to
follow the coach, and intercepted him,
as we have seen.
Happily Emmeline had ont Perceived
her despairing lover. for she needed not
the additional trouble his presence
there would have been to her.
Neither had she been seen by Edwin,
who had eyes only for his rival; neither
had she recognized that the coach was
his uncie's. nor that Jarvis himself was
the driver; and. for Jarvis himself. we
know how he had been employed, and
how earnestly he had been engaged.
Edwin had not met. but had over
taken the coach; and, on hearing EN-
meline's voice, his steps had been ar
rested as if by magic.
1t is very certain that if uncle and
nephew had recognized each other. the
hackney carriage had not umbered on
its way to Nicksey's house and the
day would have come when that cir
cumstance would have been regretted
INV INV H1y a win,
Forester himself.
Darlington, perfectly cool and COL
lected, sought only to free himself from
his assailant's grasp; but that assailant
would not be shaken off.
A blow or two. such as Noel was able
to deal. would no doubt have caused
Forester to relax his hold, but VIC
lence Of that sort toward Emmeline's
lover was not to be thought of, what
ever might be the result of forbear-
ance which the doctor could not have
expected.
People We're commencing to gather
around the two men, but no one made
an effort to arrest the fray, which all
appeared considerably to enjoy; some
sent forth shouts Of encouragement;
others of derision; advice was freely
given.
"Give him the back fallv' cred one
to Forester.
"Throw him over your head-tha't t.
the way" suggested another to Bar
rington.
At last, Noel. who was fast losing
patience and whose blood was rising
fast, managed to shake himself free,
and. in his turn, grlsped a firm hold
OF Forester, and swung him several
yards away and into the arms of two
men who had just broken through the
crowd and by whom the doctor was
certainly saved from heavy fall.
Those two men were the officers
whom Darlington had before bribed,
and who had remained within the tay-
ern to caution the landlord as to his
future conduct and to graciously ac-
cept several glasses Of his choicest
liu:lor.
The hubbub without had brought
| them from the house; they had speed
lily recognized in one Of the struggling
men the gentleman who had behaved
so literally to them, and had instantly
made up their minds that the other
| was rufdan to whom they must show
no mercy
harrington beckoned the officers to
follow with their prisoner, and re-
turned to the tavern ard to the room in
which he had before been closeted
with Nicksey
And once there, Noel, addressing the
constables. said:
Il thank you, gentlemen, for the
service you have rendered me-
"A coward. tool" said Forester,
painting, partly with rage, but more
from the effects Of his recent struggle,
Il might have thought as much"
"Be gopl enough to leave us for a
few moment" Darlington said to the
officers: II am anxious for a few pri-
vate words with this Infatuated gentle.
man"
But will 1t be safe?" asked the Off
GERS.
Darlington smiled.
Perfectly SAFE" he replied. But you
will be at hand, you know, In case Of
alarm"
The officers quilted the room and re.
turned to their potations.
Darlington turned the key within tho
lock. and Forester drew himself up,