The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-06-12
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One night he goes home intoxicated
bysthe memory of a round, White arm
about his neck and the pressure Of soft
warm lips to his own. A weel, later
one hour before midnight, he crosses
the river in his little brown .wherrv
On the big rock which serves for n
pier man and woman await him
harrington carries yalise in encb
hand. They enter tho wherry. and An
drew pulls swiftly and silently down
the river. IN about an hour they come
to small cove, where commodious
saliboat is tied to a ring i'll the rocky.
shelving bank.
They go aboard this, the little wherrv
is fastened astern, tho sails are unfurled
and on they go, dancing lightly ont into
the waters of the bay.
at nightfall of the next day they
come to great city. Darlington and
the lady go ashore Some purchases are
to be made here, and Darlington is to
see man who will buy the boat-this
is what they have told Andrew. In tho
meantime he is to wait with the boat
until their return, when they will all
go aboard the great ocean steamship
whose black tunnels rise from n neigh
boring wharf.
Andrew is not particularly pleased
that Darlington is to accompany them,
but nothing can dampen the Joy of his
belief that she loves him, and he can
never forget that her lips have touched
his own. The poor boy is quite daft for
the time and does not dream that he is
being duped
The city clocks are striking 10, when
ragged street gamin crosses tho wharf
and halls Andrew.
Hi, there! Be your name Russell?''
Andrew mods, and the boy hands him
note.
"a big swell up town sent this to
yer"
Andrew takes tho note and tears it
open. He knows, of course, that the
"big swell'' is Burlington. The note
reads as follows:
When you read this, We shall DO aboard nm
outward bound express. Goodby, my dear
boy. Many thanks for your gallantry. Mr.
harrington makes you n present of the boat MS
n reward for your services CT
For a moment Andrew stares mt tho
note i'll dumb amazement. His brain
reels. The letters dance blood red before
his eyes. He staggers down into the lit
tie cabin and throws himself prostrate
upon the floor. He breaks into great sobs
which shake him from head to foot. To
be fooled, played with, cast aside, when
he had served their turn
Oh, the bitterness, the grief and rago
in the boys hot heart as he rolls to and
fro upon the cabin floorl
All night long he battles with this
first great trouble. In tho morning he
rouses himself and goes up into the city
to find purchaser for his boat, for the
sight of it is hateful to him, and he
must have money to get home with He
sells it for $3.50, which is pretty sum
for poor lad At noon he has sun
stroke and is conveyed to the city hospi-
tai
When he comes out of his stupor, he
finds himself under arrest for being the
accomplice Of an adventures. He learns,
to his horror, that Cars Ferris is Madge
Delaphine. That she engaged herself as
companion to little, miserly old wom-
an. That she and Darlington, who is
her lover, planned the old woman's
murder, in order to obtain possession of
the money and jewels which she hoard
ed about her. That Madge Delaphine
accomplished the murder by means of n
subtle poison packed the body into
trunk and conveyed it to Barrington's
house. where twas buried in the cellar.
The very trunk which Andrew fer
ried across the riverl Andrew is taken
before magistrate, where he tells his
story, emitting the love passages. But
the magistrate is an astute old man and
reads between the lines and pities the
lad.
THE woman and her lover have been
arrested. 1 want you to identify her. -
He opens the door to an inner room
and utters an exclamation of dismay.
There, PROSTATE upon the floor, with
her jeweled hairpin stuck through her
heart, lies Madge Delaphine quite dead.
Is this the woman?'
Cars Ferris had dark hair returns
Andrew, who is white to his lips.
The magistrate lifts a wig of dark
hair from Il table near by.
"a very simple Disguise no says
and motions Andrew back to the outer
room, where. after few moro ques-
tons and some fatherly advice, he dis
misses him. The misery of Andrews
journey home is boundless
When he reaches the familiar spot, he
is taken i'll and for weeks is delirious
with brain fever. Jen Hardy is his pa
tient and faithful nurse To Andrew it
seems as if the memory of his folly
must torture him forever, but as tho
months go by tho shame and agony do
away little by little.
Jen, faithful soul, believes in him
and loves him. He is Young and the