The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-03

II was done in Il moment. Instinct
.ely | caught the burden. and held 1t,
hut the impetus with which he had
thrown il sent me reeing To the right,
and the lane being narrow | fell
against the wall before | could steady
myself. As luck would have 1t. how
ever, that which should have de-
stroyed me was my salvation. | hap
pened to hit the wall where Il doorway
broke it. the door, lightly latched, flew
open under the impact. and | fell in
wards. | alighted. in darkness, on my
hands and knees, heard a stlied yelp
~ of a dog. and in second, though
could see nothing. was up and had the
door sloSed behind me.
Then, and not till then, | listened.
painting and breathless. and heard the
hunt go raving through the lane, and
the noise die in the distance. until only
the beating of my heart broke the
close silence of the room in which |
stood When this had lasted a minute
or two, | began to peer about and won
der where | was; and remembering
the dog. moved Stealthily to find the
latch'and- escape. As did SO the bun
die. To which through all | had clung,
moved in my arms.
! almost dropped it. and then held II
from me with II swift movement of re-
pulsion. 1t stirred again: it was warm.
In an instant the truth flashed on me.
IT was Il child,
Hot as | had been before, the sweat
rose on me at the thought. For I saw
again the mans face of liVid terror.
and guessed that he had stolen the
child, ana | feared the worst. lie had
taken the rabblc hooting at my heels
for the avengers of blood. and had been
only too thankful to rid himself of the
dumning fact and escape.
And now ! had it. and had as much,
or more. to fear. For an instant the
impulse to lay the parcel down, and
glide out, and 50 be clear of il, was
strong upon me. And that | think
Is what the ordinary man, however
brave, would have done. But for one
thng | was desnerate. ] knew not,
when outside. whittier to go or where to
save myself; and for another, my
clerks wits We're already busy show
Ing me how, with luck, might use the
occasion and avoid the risk might dis
cover the parents and. without suffer
ing for the theft, restore the child
beyond that | saw a vista of pardon.
employment and reward.
Suddenly the, dog whned again.
close to me. and that decided me. |
had found the latch already, and now I
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Geek my father-in law at the gate of
Ghc Palais Royal-where he had the
eight turn-and throw the child and
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