, 1896-10-03

unto eternity" He cstxht the a6afp
Hester" be cried. ''look at me! Oh.
my darling. what is it?''
II am 80 happyi' she said. THAT IL
ALL"
How long they walked up and down
that pavement heitEsr knew. They
wers ierx-.; back 10 the reality Of things
BY a faint, hoarse voice hat seemed to
have sprung out Of the darkness beside
them:
paul. for Gods sake. ave me! 1t 10
the last time l shall trouble you"
go to my house by the back door. |
will join you in ten minutes"
And. catching at Hester's hand. he
hurried her along.
You are trembling. dearest That
man has frightened you. He meant no
harm. 1t is my brother"
your brother'" she gasped. Light
ming Jack your brother?"
What do you know Of Lightning
Jack?' Who are your"
Come with me to my lodgings" she
said family. II can't tell you here"
Hester Moore sat with her arms
stretched across the table, her head
bowed on them in speechless. fearless
misery. The confidence which she had
withheld &C long had been wrung from
her at last.
She was no angel Of charity, but .
person sent from Scotland Yard to track
the burglar Lightning Jack"
stSn tkS, I, Drr 7 ;<%1n Cr,- dy
human bloodhound paid to hunt down
fallen wretches."
Every word dashed her like q whip.
In the distress Of that hour he was blind
to her pain. blind to justice. bin. to
his very love for her.
well, your victim is ready at your
hand. he said bitterly to the trembling
representative Of Scotland Yard. ''Of
course you will do your duty"
He walked from the room without q
backward glance. For an instant she re-
manned thus, spiritless and dazed. Then
a gradual indignation worked is way
through her clouded brain.
What had she done to evoke con-
tempt, to forfeit happiness? Born Of a
detective father, she had been carefully
trained by the clever parent in certain
intricacies of the profession, and since
his death the work had been to her .
means of livelihood.
The cheap clock on the mantelpiece
struck II. and she raised her face at
last, a wondrous pity looking out Of her
burning eyes. Why had she considered
only herself? His seeming cruelty had
been but the outcome Of fear for the
safety Of his brotherl
When the dawn showed through the
chinks Of the blind, she threw open the
window and leaned out her face in tho
chilly breeze.
Hester. have been waiting for you,
hoping against hope that you did not
go last night toto Scotland Yard"
1t was Paul Maryland standing on the
pavement. He bent his face close to hers
and whispered.
THANK Godi' she said. with shaking
lips.
Death had spared her u terrible tusk.
Lightning Jack" had died in delirium
in the arms Of his brother.
One Of the cleverest lady assistants
attached to Scotland Yard resigned her
post h few weeks ago. OH the occasion
Of her approaching marriage.
The pew opener Of tie Southwark
church was heard to remark that lin
all her ken" no man had ever looked 30
proud Of his bride as did the ''slum-
ming" Doctor who brought back the
Little Gray Lady to live with them
Answers.
Many lives Of usefulness have been
cut short by neglect to break up an
ordinary cold. Pneumonia, bronchitis
and eve consumption can be averted
by the prompt use of One Minute Cough
Cure. Chas. N. Settele.
STAGE LINE FROM LARAMIE TO
COOPER HILL.
Leaves Laramie Tuesdays and Fri
days at Z o'clock from Fox's store.
Starts Tuesday, June I'd.
243tf EROSION 4 SCHNEIDER.
Mrs. L. R. Patton, Rockford, ILL.,,
| writes: From personal experience !