Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-05-02
able labor, up the steep and creaking

able labor, up the steep and creaking
| stairs. /
At every step he assembled. Nicksey
desired to know why he had been
brought to strange place, and insisted
on being taken to the Three Com
passes
Having reached the doorway Of the
room he Inhabited, there he fixed him
self, and would not move another step,
he said, until he had found out where
abouts he was.
II was ordered by your friend to
bring you here" said Jarvis.
yes, but where?" shouted, Nicksey.
.'This is not the Three Compasses.' /"
Emmeline presented herself before
him, but he did not see her; even
speaking his eyes had been closed and
he was now half asleep as he leaned
against the door-post. =,
You have been brought to your own
house," Emmeline said; and r0using
himself up for moment, Nicksey stag
gared forward into the ROOM
Il won't STOP" he ,roared. ssC6achey,
drive me to the Three Compnsses.' {"
"Well, but your friend will be here
directly" urged Em,neine.
IL
five minutes-and not a moment
longer"
And he dropped into a chair beside
the empty CRATE, telling "Coachey" to
stir the fire.
There had been thunderstorm,
which had left the air very chilly.
Nicksey shivere6. complained that he
was very cold, and fell asleep immedi-
ateiy.
And then Jarvis, in haf-whisper,
said to Emmeline: ~
You asked me, awhile SINCE if [
knew you? You are the young girl
whom 1 took one night from her
mothers house to the resideRce of a
certain Mr.. Noel Darlington Ind you
are she who has turned i y poor
Eephew's head" s.sU
ARE you r11oeu &c good, K1nu
uncle of whom so often have heard
Edwin speak?" Emmeline eagerly
asked.
DO not you expect any kindness
from me, for hate you, for the wrong
that you have done to my poor boy"
MIR. Jarvis, if 1 dared confide in
YOU began I1mmeline, but was in
terrupted by Jonas. who in his indig-
nant anger had not even heard her.
Looking around the room, and then
at Nicksey:
what will Edwin think, when I
have told him at what place, and with
whom I have left you?" said Jonas.
And then, drawing her lovers uncle
further from Nicksey, and in an al
most inaudible whisper, Emmeline en-
word to his nephew until the moment
had arrived when she would be able
to Justify her conduct.
And I swear to you, SIR" she en-
phatically added, chat every honest
heart will then be sorry for its sus-
picions against me-"
ooh, you can speak very prettily, no
doubt about that" sneered Jonas, ''but,
1 suppose, with all your fine words.
you intend to remain. here alone with
that drunken vagabond?"
And Jonas pointed to Nicksey, who.
at the moment, was snoring very
loudly.
Emmeline shuddered, but answered
not E IA
She could not say that she was COM
PEELED to remain in order that she
might obtain the proofs which were
in the possession now Of that de-
bauched rutian.
And so her head dropped before
Jarvis, who with angry Impotence
turned from her, and was about to
quit the room. ~. ri asi5
Emmeline called to him, and he
stopped and asked her sharply what
more she wanted with him.
And the poor girl said very humbly
that, if he would wait for her with his
coach, at the corner Of the; street, she
would be forever grcatful to HIM.
Jonas grumblingly consented to do as
she had asked; but he didn't want
any Of her gratitude-never took more
than his regular fare from. anybody
not even from an enemy.
II have not merited that you should
be mine," cried Emmeline. listen,
STIFF Edwin had a sister, I would to
her reveal my secret and, before he
could be aware Of it, taking Jarvis
hand, and looking toichingly and ap-
pealingly into his face, do you still
believe me guilty?" ,i.
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