Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1896-05-27

ustu uOt dppSdISu III lie rogue SauGTy.
In such case. however, detection is sure
to come sooner Or later Some oversight
Is committed, some pal turns states
evidence, or some fatality occurs,
Since the time of his downfall Horace
Dupee had wandered from place to place
and lived in most states of the Union.
Butagain and again he returned to New
York, though he knew that he ran greater
risks there than elsewhere. At the time
we come up with him he had been absent
from the city for nearly a year. It was
on the day after his arrival that his COM
panion, Crush, had called his attention
10 Mrs. Ketelle.
She was the sister Of the man of whose
murder he had been accused, This fact
was sufficient to inspire him with ami
mostly against her He had never seen
her before. TlV only member OF the
family with whom he had ever come in
personal contact was Jerrold Nolen. But
he owed them all a grudge. If it had
not been for them he might have had a
successful career. He was prepared,
therefore. to do her whatever i'll turn
came in his way. It was an additional
motive that the i'll turn to her could be
made of advantage to himself. Crush
had suggested this, and though he had
turned aside the suggestion he considered
it none the less, There was no need of
letting Crush into the affair, In secret
councils was safety. Besides Crush had
no claims upon him-quite the contrary;
he, too. was associated with whatever
was disastrous in his life. He made up
his mind to carry out his purpose with
out saying anything to Crush about it.
Several days passed One afternoon
Mrs. Ketelle left her house and took
Fourth avenue car uptown. She left it
in the neighborhood of Harlem, walked
across town couple of blocks and en-
tered the door of small fiat that formed
part of an unfinished block on a side
street. She remained there for upwards
of an hour. Twilight was beginning to
fall when she came out,
She had not walked far when she
heard step behind her, and a voice
said, Good evening, Mrs. Ketelle. How
Is Cne Judge COuayE
She turned and saw at her side well
dressed man of dark complexion, who
fixed his eyes upon her in a manner she
did not like But his knowledge of her
name and of her husband led her to sup
pose that she must have met him some
where and forgotten him. You must
excuse me, sir" she said, ''but you have
the advantage of me.
Indeed, believe you are right, he
answered, with short laugh. THE adj
vantage is all on my side. But tell me,
Mrs. Ketelle, how does married life suit
you? Does the judge come up to your
expectations? For my part | should
think twice before marrying woman SO
much younger than myself. By the time
you are coming into full bloom the judge
will be in the sere and yellow leaf.
But / suppose you know how to manage
him. He hasn't betrayed any symptoms
of the green eyed monster yet, has he?"
This speech produced such astonish-
ment in Pauline that she could not find
words to interrupt it. But when the
speaker paused she stood still and looked
him curiously in the face.
''You don't seem to be intoxicated"
she said at length. '.You may be crazy.
Whatever you are, advise you to go.
/ do not want you.
mo, suppose not" he replied, re-
turning her glance insolently. II am
not the lucky man. The judge has no
cause to be jealous of me. But, on the
other hand, may be of some use to him.
Of course, it will be pity to spoil your
little game. You have managed it all
so nicely, even to providing him with
lodgings; and he is such fine looking
young fellow, and it is all so lovely and
But, you see, have high
regard for the judge, and can't bear to
see him made fool of. These billings
and cooings in the park and designations
in fats they must be stopped. Society
won't stand it. And the best way to
stop it that l can think of is to tell
Judge Ketelle.
Pauline listened to all this attentively,
at first with dreadful fear that this
unknown man had become acquainted
with the fact that her brother had re-
turned to New York. But as he went
on she perceived that he supposed Percy
to be her lover; and then his object be-
came clear. A deep blush overspread
her face. That she ghould be thought
capable, even by wretch who did not
know her, of an illicit intrigue, filled
her with horror and anger. But under
meath this feeling there was another and
. more powerful one It was feeling
If relief and joy that her brother was
safe, at least that she could save him by /
she sacrifice $50 far as this man was con-
,erned) of her reputation as pure
By letting him continue to
that it was an ordinary intrigue
n which she was engaged and paying
him for his silence-for she OWNED that
t was for that purpose he had accosted
ler-she could keep Percy's secret until
he time arrived when it might safely !
70 divulged. The sacrifice was perhaps
Is arduous o one as an honest woman |
,ould be called upon to make; but there
vas no hesitation in her mind as to
whether or not she should make it.
81 have heard that there we're such I