The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-09-01

and to strive to complete that which
Abraham had SO imperfectly COM
menced; but the next instant, glance
at TOny's stalWart figure tod nm now
mad would be the attempt; so he was
| forced to content himself with glaring
on Tony with a malignity which was
| not human.
'.You see. plainly, that you are utter
! ly lost" cried Tony; for what. then,
are you waiting, that you don't give
me that lea z"
/ '"That leaf lies-the peddler lied-and
/ you, and all of you lie!' said Stanley,
now perfectly mad with his defeat.
open that cofferr' roared Tony
AT your command, neyer!' shouted
Stanley.
Give me that leaf!'
no, not to you-never-never.'
Give it. then, to me-" said, sternly,
Sir Loghlen O'AIeara. who had arrived
Il few minutes before, and had re-
manned standing in the doorway and
listening.
''All right nowr' said Tony.
"LOst-fOrever lost" muttered STAN
/ ley.
The baronet approached his nephew
1
"Will you refuse it, also to me-"
NO, uncle, not to you" replied Stan
ley, and speaking very hurriedly. Il
will give you that leaf if you dare to
take it, All" he loudly and wildly
shouted, Il wish for means of yeng-
eance and you have supplied me with
! the opportunity | neededv'
Both the baronet and Tony were Won
/ dering what he coul mean and were
commencing TO believe that he was
really craZed with his discontinue.
Stanley flew towards the Golfer. and
! hastily unlocking it, took from it the
| leaf which Abraham had torn from the
sale-book; then, Willie presenting
the leaf to Sir Loghlen, he
said, mockingly: Here is one
of the proofs he paused in his speech,
! turned towards Tony. and, snatching
! sue emily from his hand the paper
! WI Il Abraham had written, and, Civ
/ ing that also to the BarOnet, land here
| is anotherw he continued Read, Sir
! Loghlen, 1t is really my name which
/ is written on that page! That watch
| did. in reality. belong to me! Read
| what is said OH that paper concerning
James I'rampton'S death! Now you
| know my @uilt!' he concluded, with
! great bldyadO. GIVE me to the jus
| tice OF the laws, that the judges, while
| procIAin!ing the innocence of your son.
/ may attest your .lepheW's clllpabillty.
/ The blow which Stanley had thus
| dealt, struck home. Son and nephew.
! The salvation Of one was the deStruc
ton of the other The Baronet had not
| before thought OF thai.
And the Raronet'S name would be
! publicly dish0n0rcd. But at whatever
| cost to himself, due rtparation must be
made to Sydney; OH that Sir Loghlen
was most firmly resolved,
! Sydney was, within the next five min
uteS. made supremacy happy: for
hunted out from the corner in which he
had hidden himself, he was clasped in
i the arms Of Sir Loghlcn, and told that
Frances OA[cara would become his
wife whenever he should choose to
make her SO.
And most perfectly happy was Fran
| ceS herself; and over and over again
she threw her arms about poor old
! Mrs. WilIoughby. both weeping abund
antly-not tears of anguish now, but
/ tears which overlooked from hearts
brmful Of joy.
The guests of that night had known
! nothing concerning Sydney, and were
! dismissed uncnIightened-all of them,
| except the banker, Sydney's former en-
ployer. to whom, in confidence, Sir
Loghlen explained fully his sons i'll
nocence and his nCpheWs guilt.
Heaven had rightcd the wrong that
had been committed, and the only suf
ferer now was the man who had con
trived the inquity.
While these so lately despairing were
almost wild with joy, he who but very
lately had been clated with his guilty
triumph, was raving with despair, that
the shame and ignOlniny lie had pre-
pared for another had rccOilcd. and
fallen upon his own head, to crush and
Oyr"When him.
Abra nam Mailer. on quitting the
Bar0nets mansion. was arrested by
policemen who. directed by ToEy. bad
b Ell lying in wait for him.
His brother saved Tory had m de-
sire that the DaronAt's name should be
c.vsreA with ,dishOnnr. and resolved
'hat tie vengeance which. in accusing
himself Stanley had hoped to obtain.
SAnrld b. entirely frustrated.
There WHS Il long consultation be-
tween tie BatOnet aud Tony. the last
of whom vas now, in Ill eyes except
his own. Il very important person.
II WIS sem tat conviction for the
murCcr OF James Trampton would be
quite impossible; AID II was 2Seed
that if Abraham Mailer would plead
guilty II having stolen the watch from
81: Lighters nephew and TO the robbery
OF the hundred and twenty-five pounds
from SJ-dacy's chest, nothing was to he
said concern.ngs the death Of James
Frlinpton, l.of OF the ruflian's attempt
Oh liz. Iifr Of TONY DrnlnllOnd.