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CHAPTER VIII.
CAY COD, IT'S MIrrnEn!"

CHAPTER VIII.
''MY GOD, IT'S Munpnn!"
Herbert took Angus Bruce by the
arm and conducted him to the library,
where he lighted lamp. lie then
knocked on his unclc's door
Uncle john! Captain Bruce is here,
and desires to Sc You"
"Why, it was hardly necessary to
arouse him Tonight: tomorrow would
have answered." said Angus.
We'll, nephew, l have retired, but
let Angus enter the room, if he would
see me-"
"Now walk in and see my uncle, cap.
tain, and in the meantime will notify
my cousin that you are below, and wish
to see her."
"Sfe probably has RETIRED" said An.
gus, who could not understand how
it was that Herbert Lnthrop was SC
ready to arouse both his uncle and
cousin at that time of night, to see him
on matters that he had no reason tic
think important. "If she has," he con.
tinued, do not awake her, you can de.
liver this letter"
"Oh, no danger of her having RETIRED
said Herbert, land this the last night OF
her single life" and he FASTENED out OF
the library, closed the door, and hastily
assembled the stairs.
He entered his room, lighted lamp
then pulled off his CATERS and put on
a pair OF light slippers, next took off his
coat, and unbuttoned his shirt sleeves
at the cuffs, rolled them well up, then
put on light dressing-gown, hastily
proceeded to the upper end of the hall
and tapped on Fannie's door.
Fannie! Fannie! have you retired p
"Yes, Herbert, but am wanted?"
angus Bruce is in the library ant
from Clara HILL"
"Tell Angus l will hasten down" wa.
Fannie's reply.
Herbert fastened to his room, UNI
locked and opened his trunk and with
drew therefrom the sheath-knife. liz
looked in the glass.
| II am very pale" he said, "but dc
not tremble; there is no time to faltel
now; too much is at stake-a swig o
this brandy will help me-there, now,
feel man."
He walked out of his room, but lef
the door ajar.
4 Stealthily down the stairway he stole
and to the outer door. of his uncle's bath
room.
He did not see the figure of Aun'
Mag hugging the side of the entry as he
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than entered the bathroom door thar
she was right behind him.
The door he opened noiselessly ant
left open, so that nothing should i'm
pede his egress.
The door from the bathroom into hi.
uncle's room was open. There was M
light in the room, but the oil lamI
standing on the table in the librar,
lighted it dimly.
Herbert could see his uncle sitting
on the side of the bed in his long night
robe and Angus Bruce standing will
his back to the bathroom door and al
most in front of him. His uncle, wer,
} it not for the darkness of the bathroom
and the fact that the position of Bruc,
would have INSTRUCTED his vision, mus
surely have discerned him.
$50 you tell me, Angus" were the frs
words that struck Herbert's ear, THAI
Clara Hill would but we'd me because il
is her fathers desire, and that she has
J told you that you have her heart?
} would not have believed that of Clara
and if she tells me so tomorrow will
return from Orion single man.
ut is well you are here, Angus Bruce,
thought Herbert, and in momen
more he was standing RICH. behind him
with the handle of the shcath-knif,
firmly clutched in his right hand.
: you see, Angus-but!" as his ey,
caught sight of Herbert's pale face, AM
the wild look of his eye startled him.
He got no further than the wore
"but!" in what he was about to ex
claim, for underneath the very arm G
Bruce leaped forth the sheath knife
and the hand of Herbert guided it
home-straight home-to the shaft G
bone. 1t sank, piercing the banl
er's heart, and ere the startled Angu
realized what had been done, John 10y
had fallen backwards on the bed, til
knife blade still in his bosom and tn
handle standing erect.
AT this instant piercing screar
emanated from the bathroom door, an
Angus whirled in time to catch sigh
of figure passing through the dool
He sprang towards it, but the doc
closed to with snap. 1t opened int
the bedroom, and could not be force
from that side.
He heard rapid words on the othe
side, and the voice of Herbert.
He rushed back to the bedsid,
grasped the knife's handle and drew
forth. The life blood of the banke
followed it, squirting up and dyeing til
hand of Angus, coat and sleeve, ye
even to the bosom of his shirt
The scream that emanated from til
bathroom door was uttered by Aur
Mag when she saw Herbert Lathro
strike the fatal blow. She stood ther,
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