The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-12-06

effort / am ia,me. 1ou must sec with W
cIar ruin had fallen on him, / mean S,eu AZ
Oh. II "y wss a MS Z wrOnEsd wife. e, It's auth
o The on ms almost as much as / despise mys
Id a woman excuse SsSa Is that IL was the mad ACT
- nv anu teit that she had been cruelty wron,
10 dreadful si Sas' a. a. ! say. you can make I
4 can prevent, my life from being one Of %o onn., !
Von se IL VIII you do thisS Heaven has thru
Ssspr rn my w9y. as IL for this very purpose.
d srooSmuro So7 solemnly. IL involves no nopiI .
h Eon. WIN you save mop "o porh 1
tu snS SPOKE the words with intense feelir
Win ne look of.a hunted fawn. Tbe voni
map ieit the grasp OF their magnetic intensit
| .ainiy will" he replied. n iittie you, 4 &c
bnt yon NEST sec that / can not prom neihno sussa
iu.o,y til know what you wish me to do"
auic Si%Diy but shi1 IN returned the young woma,
Dsok that box for me. Listenl He viii ~
ten GnI before 10 this evening. We live so on 4
bands name /; wheslsf-wfifiiEissSml; M Wy nS,
T There Is no one else In tho house at preson'
leaves at Z in the evening. when tha TX an
t mh%tcnman comes on duty. 1t is only the Tea
It fnS Wo sG%e s. one might see me with the boy. an;
ing; L WIN give you my latchkoy. Go there a
rco %psh t I'M no doo S With Il, and gS at once to MI
ing bed: Take the box,,you viii have to re
mn ' by The 70 fo ae of ,s1 teo H.. put it. on the shei!
up, about two feet from the right-hand sde
and with the lock turned to the wall. Thai =
placed in " tbst w ~ was taken from; and it was
observer my husband is, you would understand
WY l am SO particular about these petty del
n us II VIII not lake you ten minutes to do IL
men bring me back the key. There is no
DANGER aba To secure yon perfectly against sven
letter saying l asked you to undertake an ina
Portant COR mission for mo to my husband.
nxsnest thing in the world that there will be
oh. know what a favor I am asking of a
with great. feeling. But i am workinsw VIE re.
my mes happiness. and you are securing il
AID me In this way. Ii you refuse, YOU who copiJ
PITY a strange woman who was only suffering
from ON sanstroke: to whom can l look for heipS
heart, but l swear to you thai II You refuse.
win kill myself sooner than face the con.
you not do this. for tie love OF heaven. for n n
helpless, distracted woman"
sne Dent her ewes impioringly upon him,
Rrave, clear eyes, strange. compelling. fasci,
mating eyes. 1t was the absurdity of the thing
amen an the young man had most In his mind.
him II worst came to worst. 1t seemed cruel
not to render che assistance to a fraii. sweet
Woman. nervous Ito, the brink of prostration
lyer the impending loss of her life's happiness
lhe-nnal threat or self.destructJon. moreover
,ed snen q ring Of determined purpose that
ion at any cost. W
u will do It," he said, with a deliberation
$3.50 SSsbSl ~ IL aCcOmDllShmcnf of
ne task than a prompter. more enthusiast
Then IL you will tell the cabman to drive to
q; Lexington avenue, l can tell you any
ithg eise on the way" she said. with a deep
Ind ndn ! rei net 80 cannot repay you for your
IN their way.to the number indicated she
,sn u .1e young man to call at the Lexington
i'd she would have the iatchkey.. = the ei iei.erg
the box ready for him. 1t was the resi-.
nee she explained. Of one OF her most inti-
70 house, which proved to be one of the re- ,
ectaoie' non committed brick ones Astounding 5
a ? s. Siii into mt thf is baaI to I nay 1Ss s she q
an with when he had set him down where L
+. w aSdr TO 60. She also begged him to give '
the house, and to bid him drive on at once d
soon as he got out. since her friend knew h
Ike curious inquiries II she saw her drive up y
IN n h e Stranger ! or course. her coming back
IL eIroumspeot: so that h Hsd rea atHs, e Sc
paid him for his:part Of the drive. AS Ii
He eined at his club. fortifying himself for
mission Of the evening with a bottle OF el
ted himself at the Lexington avenue house. h
. lady answered the bell herself. did no. in "
/, the letter. and the box of documents She cl
1 him she would open the door for him on his =,
urn. and begged him to hurry back as soon II
cab stood at the door which che gr
provided to facilitate his course.
& by 8 inches wide. The young fellow felt dc
special interest IN It outside of its import DC
= to- to q S %op mans lifelong peace; The cab Is
70 faster said his horse had gone lame and pc
like to tax him too much. He had been W;
cling herself under any money obligation TO DO
assistant. as a LADY naturally would. 70 2
T tss a hs G"s to b. the son hSu Ne. the hut y ,Ss fe msR ssi
the lady had paid him for the return 10
J, saving the gent was in a hurry and
,idn't want to look around for another as
The beast has been rested up and I can as
o yer back at a better gait. sir" he said a
oodenough, nrst rang the bell. He was "
ing. to help the lady as far as he could en-
lid not intend to run unnecessary risks. II wi
one came came he would ask If Mr.; Wheeler tol
to &c, to his room and write a note for him. let
rr 4 time. as no one responded. he pretend pu
g discover his key with some surprise and it
o found the rooms without any. difficulty wi
the directions Mrs: Wheeler had given wi
Of them. He got a chair and placed the :" ~,
carefully on tho top of tho folding bed. acc
, pc it It W Wfd ss doing MN HIS, 70 owing HG; to ae p aeaao1y s6,
realty relieved. he went back to the other APP
drove back rapidly. the 'iorse showing no '
osition TO be day on any one OF his legs. so
lhuy. opened the door NJ once, received ter
her key and unused letter and wrung his les
Is with warm feeling. sio
cannot thank you enough. This must be a poi
secret between us. But II you will give ma eas
card / shall he glad to make your ac- :
ntance after I get back to my husband. | PR
you to accept this snail token OF Il woman's par
toward a generous man. bee
le young man had given her his card. mr.. Yor
lard Goodenough," with his club address .ru
10 corner. As she said tLese last words she wit
an opal %scarfpin from her corsage. 1t was lit
me that seemed to burn like a coal, and 1t lisl
surrounded with tiny but brilliant dia- onl
DIS. In vain GOOdenough sought to escape i
a costly present. She forced 1t upon him DOC
he took his leave. followed by her ardent coo
ks and low blessing. his
mellow. after IL WAS nll over. Goddard not
had moro time In reflect on the and
lge proceeding. The quality of ones arm
upon a decd Is so different according the
hich side of It the thinker is on. He be- :"
To feel an odd restiveness. not unlike So rem
lde. He. could not rest easy at his club. the
lie the aid OF two or three drinks absorbed tina
a Wow TO greater composure. He deter fed
d to 20 around nv Mr.. Wheeler's rooms not
tie after 10. to see IL there was any EVIL life,
BS OF his having-returncd. But as his NAL
became more pronounced, he de- thai
to first go up to the Lexington avenue -,
, and reconnoitre. there. This, with no he
lite aim IN his mind. .nu
han ba Ind pnt Within . glon. "A 49,