The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-04-03

mode OF iugrcrs. Young Nr Gr1Gr.r
that was The ron'H name u.8 to- laal
I. tho hurglard in their enterprise fia
. would conduct them throush tho win.
dow. and ihon. with the ala OF myself
aud Sir Mortimer whom ] was 10 up.
prise Of the robbers advent. would help
TO oycrpowrr tho others. two deeper
ndo.H FOR thcy ha1 not wished to hayo
too many concerned IN tho lob.
Friday eamo. and u was lm bound
TO confess. with nc slight feelings N ap.
prchonHlon that looked forward 10
the work which was before mo. FOR I
am no nghtlnT man. OF course ] had
not mentioned The mcditatod robbery to
The old bnronoi for that would hayo
spoiled everything.
~ - o'clock stole noisclcssly down
10 the kitchen and quietly waited tiil
The burglars should arrive. I had not
long 10 whit I heard tho munlcd sound
which warned mo that they had COM
mencod operations, and. slipping away
az nolseloraly as ! had come. departed
10 apprlsc niy master OF the outrage on
his property.
J found him sitting In his bedroom on
chair clad in bio dressing gown and
slippers. lll1 face was buried IN his
hands and hc wna evidently loot In
thought a. my entrance be- started
violently aud gazod with wonderment.
not unmiycd with anger at mo as { In.
irhdcd myself on hig solitude. nt
onec came 10 the point
sir ! aald. "thorc are burglars try.
ing 10 force nm entrance a. the back"
Now my mnatcr's bedroom was At the
exlromc wing Of the building. 20 had Il
NOT been for the fact that ! already
knew ~ the contemplated robbery he
would probably have heard nothing NJ
tho burglars. taking 90 for GRANTED that
they succeeded iu reaching the dining
room. whore the family plato. their OBJ
ioci. was secured
no rnzcd 90 me curlourly Tor few
seconds and then calmly walked acro,s
the room ~ Doc chc1t of drawers. whleh
he opened taking thorafrom 70 small re-.
yolgor which ho slipped into his pocket.
handing another 10 me ot tho same
time.
Sir Mortimer took Tho lead aud. FOL.
loving close behind him. noIsolcsaly
stole along 40 his hcols Arrived M
the Kitchen door, the sounds inside told
ua We had come on the scene NJ the
rlght moment The baronet threw
open the door Tho gaa had been
lighted and. standing IN the middle "
The room wore three mon. young Mr.
Godfrey apart from the other two. pail
lid mud hnFgard-looltlng
And then 7 do not rightly know whit
happened. 10 was an done 70 nuickly.
Sir Mortimer stopping calmly iuto
the room. raised hln ravolxor and cred
90 his son. who was waiting Tor me.
who had lost nh presence OF mind. 10
net on The Initiative. with groan
he threw no hlR arms and foll for
ward With dun thud on the nionc
floor Tho other two dll not walt for
more with Incredible swiftncss dartcd
through the pantry. and. locking tho
door behind them. made good their g..
cape
just then whltc-robcd figure
appeared at the open Kitchen door and
yazed wildly about her As her eyos
fell ON the body of man lying pron,
nnd lifclcss on the floor Miss Linda
Barhican. for II was she. rushed Tor. |
ward and with moan throw herself
down beside her brother. apparently
dead. killed by hll father!
My sin has found me outr shs |
moaned MY sin has found me out" I
And thon. her eyes wandering TO tho 1
little pool Of blood. which ans crimson.
ing the cold nngs. she cried out. Il I
can bear II no longcr' Father. father. 4
the forgery was my work."
Casting one look OF concentrated haic /
and anguish on the wrotchcd girl IL |
his feet, he brushed her tremblingly |
aside and knelt down moaning softly .
to himself, beside the body OF his ap. |
parcntly llfoless son.
MIR Gcotfrcy did not die. lila father |
had shot somewhat high. and the bail |
had glanced down the collar-bonc. mat. |
ing q Ions iaRgcd wound. Hut stllI h. |
was seriously ill brain fever setting .
In af,erNard. and FOR some time he lay I
lowering between llfc aud death.
! explained fully TO the baronct thc I
scheme his son had formed for thwart. /
Ing the burglars. who by tho way. wc-c I
captured some weeks after the nttomp,. /
nd burglary aud Sir Mortimer feel, |
ings OF rcmorso and sorrow at tho WOW |
In which he had vrongcd Mr. Guonrcy
Norc terribly poignant.
An for Miss Linda her story can D., .
brieHy stunned no IN the followirs
Years ago she had a worthless lover.
with whom she was completely iu'ntu.
lted Gambling and other forms OF cN.
ross had len him In low water ana
his sweetheart had forged the check
10 give him the money ho had uccG. / I
so sorcly, laying the blame on AMI
her subtle net OF accusation
around her innocont brother Whit
ultimately hccnme of her never know.
n I had only kept my presence ot
mind and carried out my instructions
he harnnets hand might have hcon
ilayod, and Mr. Godfrey would not hay'
been shot. But. then. perhaps Miss
Linda would not have confessed Thanl,
heaven. there are not many women like
her In the world.