The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1897-07-01

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| I'm taking up this case myself, with you as
my assistant. 1t is something so out OF the
ordinary run of criminal practice that felt
that / did not have any man who could
| properly cope with it; but think that with
my experience, added to your zeal and in
| teiligeEce, we can bring this fellow 10 JUS
| tice.
| Thank you," said Kent, much flattered.
l am at your orders, to the very tips OF my
| fingers. Command me "a you will"
That's the right spirit. There are two
great lessons in life-to think strongly for
oneself and to obey orders implicitly. Most
] men find it hard TO do the first, and most OF
| those who do cannot see the necessity OF the
other. But we all have to obey somebody,
and the larger knowledge we gain OF life
teaches us that orders are almost invariably
the product of stronger thinking and wider
experience than our own"
How about the young lady? Where do
you think she is?"
If he's there she's there with him."
The thought was anguish tGKcnt.
"It seems impossible. She has too much
courage and spirit" he said.
Don't be too confident. You've had a
taste of that fellows acuteness. What
chance would an inexperienced country girl
have with him? ?"
Kent gr0aned.
''He has probably pretended to take her
home, and driven her to this house, and then
by stratagem or force got her into the house.
If force were necessary, Horgan would not
hesitate to assist"
But how could he keep her there? She
would get out some way"
He'd find some way Of keeping her. She
might try to scream and alarm the neigh
borhood, but he has probably had some ex-
perience with reluctant women, and was
prepared"
Eliza STANDARD was Yankee girl, broad
ened and developed by the strong, free life
of the boundless prairies on which she had
ripened into young womanhood. New Eng
land birth and breeding had given her an
active, acute mind. Intimate contact with
the bold, resourceful people of the West had
made her impulsive and self-reliant. The
men and women with whom she had been
surrounded looked at the whole world with
fearless masterful eyes, ready to fill with
actual challenge. And she was of them.
This did not detract from, but rather hight
ened, her perfect w0maply sweetness.
Even if she had had the conventional re-
1uctance of the young and attractive woman
to 20 out to meet an unknown man IN the
crowded streets, this would have been con-
quered by her eagerness to hear any news
Of her father. But she had none. She had
never seen man she feared to meet any
where or at any time. The sensation was un-
known to her. She felt as certain of being
able to take care of herself in the streets of
Chicago as she had always on the lonely
prairie. Therefore, she could not understand
Mrs. Moreland's fears, which she attributed
to her natural timidity aggravated by sick
headache
When she went to the corner of Canal and
Madison streets she was only anxious lest
Mr.. Radmore should miss her in the crowd.
She did not know whom to look for, but
must rely on him to fl nd her.. She was over
joyed when he addressed her, and at first
sight was deeply impressed by his gentle
manly exterior and gracefully deferential
air.
That he was suffering intensely from
painful accident strongly moved her
womaply synpathies. That he disregarded
his own pain in order TO keep his appoint
ment with her appealed strongly to her
heart Yet there was a ring in his carefully
modulated voice which alarmed her in
tuitions.
As they rode along he seemed sinking
under his load of increasing pain, and still
less able to master it by any effort of will, as
he had done at first meeting.
You said you had something to tell me
of my father" she said eagerly, at the first
interval of approximate calmness.
Yes" he replied, g Pm one of his oldest
acquaintapces-Im might say, friends. I"-
And then came paroxysm of pain, which
ont oI,o Nm TIM OF
ped in front of fine looking brick house in
the middle of block Of similar ones.
"Ah," he gasped, this is my house. The
driver has mistaken his directions in spite
OF me, and brought me home. But Ill
only stop minute 10 get something to
brace me up little, and then take you
home.
He started to rise, but sank back with an
exclamation of pain.
declare, l can scarcely move. / was
struck on the back by something from the
derrick at the same time | was hit in front.
l am afraid my spine is injured, the way my
legs feel. / hate to ask it, but will you
kindly go up on the steps and ring the
bell?"
"Only too glad" said Eliza, springing cut
before the request was finished. She rang
the bell, but there was no answer. She rang
again, with the same result.
She looked toward the carriage. The man
was leaning his head on the door and look
ing very limp.
"pm awfully afraid they're all gone." he
said in weak voice. Come to think
about it, my wife said she was going one
day this week to spend the afternoon with
her sister on the North Side. She's prob
ably let the servants go for the afternoon,
too. / shall certainly faint, if l don't get
something at once. Would you take my
keys and 20 in, and bring me the bottle of
brandy you'll find in the sideboard in the
dinng-ro -room--the rear room OH that floor 2"
Eliza took the keys, unlocked the door,
entered, and made her way back toward the
dinng-roo She could not help noticing
that though the hall and rooms through
which she passed were well-furnished, it
was plain that the lady who presided over
them was slack housekeeper. The need OF
the broom and dust-brush was quite
apparent. The rooms needed airing, and it
did not seem that the dining room had been
used for several days, at least. She went to
the sideboard, found it locked, and tried
several keys before she found the one which
fitted.
She found an open bottle of brandy, but
all the glasses seemed to have been used.
While looking for clean one, she heard foot
steps in the hall, and looking up saw her
companion enter, halfcarried by the coach