The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-10-01


not mention him by his real name. he re-
gained his confidence. and resolved that he
would lose no time in obtaining her consent
TO an early marriage. And then a honey
moon trip to Spain would place him be-
yond the clutch of the law. He listened in
keenest suspense while the girl continued:
Before long the poor man was too i'll to
know what was taking place. in fact he
must have been off his head. At last, on
waking from what seemed to him to have
been a long sleep, he found himself alone
He thought at first that the other must be
out on the lookout for food of some sort;
but as time went on and still he did not re-
turn, he could only conclude that some ac-
cident had befallen him. There was some
broth on the oil stove, and on this and
some biscuits he regained a little strength.
On the second day he was rejoiced to hear
voices, and the door was thrown open by
the returned explorers. On his telling them
that Janus had been missing for the last
two days, some Of them at once started off
in search of him, but they could discover
no trace of him, near or far. On hearing
this, Mr.. Morrison suspected that he must
have discovered the buried statement and
decamped with it. But they found the note
book all right. though they couldn't find the
man.
by the time Mr.. Morrison was well
enough to move on with them, the long.
Arctic night had set in, so there was nothing
for them to do but remain where they were.
Fortunately. they had found a Tchuktchi
SETTLEMENT, and had brought back a good
supply of stores. Well, to be brief, as soon
as they possibly could they made their way
back to the little settlement at Oumwaidjik,
-l1ro +Io- ..o~1 ,,,l-, -~.. A. "a -
American revenue cutter, which took them
across the Bering straits to st. Michael's.
And here, eventually, they took passage
aboard a trading vessel bound for Liverpool
When at last they arrived in England
Mr.. Morrison lost no time in handing over
the proof of Gerald Fairfield's innocence
to the proper authorities, and in due course
the poor young fellow received a free
pardon" But you will see all about that
and Janus's confession in the paper I shall
send you with this. Before long l shall be
sending you another, with the account of E
sensational wedding, for young Fairfield and
his devoted Hilda are to be married next
month-and may they live happy ever after!
AS for Janus, he is more of a double-dyed
villain than was at first supposed, for, can
you believe Ii, 1t has been ascertained that he
was rescued by the crew of a whaling ship,
whom he told that he was alone, his only
companion having died of scurvy a few days
before. So the monster coolly went off,
leaving the man who had nursed him back
to life to perish miserably. OF course, the
detectives are on his track, but whether they
will find him is another matter.
And now, my dear girl, 1 hope you will
be duly thankful for the escape you have
had. for Janus is no other than your old
flame, Anthony luke"
She broke off with a gasp, and looked up
straight into his face. The sight of il.
drawn, bloodless and desperate, made her
recoil as from a blow. Her eyes dilated
with mountaineering horror, while a gray
pallor overspread her face.
Your she painted. pressing her hands
} tightly to her heart.See
COMPOUNDED and speeches., he watched
perforce the agony that seemed to be stiff
! ling her; her bosom heaved convulsively,
, and her breath came with labored efforts.
"Cornelie," he said, feeling that he must
t break the silence that held them like som
horrible spell.
Her blanched lips parted, but no sound
! came from them. The next moment. her
: eyes staring wildly, she rose suddenly to
: her feet, wavered. and fell forward into his
a~rms-dead. -1
While he hung over her, gazing with a
/ terrible fascination, into her glazing eyes
: the words she had but just now used, 1T
would crush out my life." seemed to ring
. out clearly over the surging tumult of his
brain.
!, Then he suddenly became aware of an
outer turbulence, the sullen roar of rushing
waters!
: Quick as fear, he turned and confronted
his doom-the drifting boat was close upon
s the Lachine rapids.
Instinctively he grasped his oars. and
made a strenuous effort to stem the torrent
: But the mighty waters Knocked his attempts
and swept the boat swiftly onwards to.
wards the rocky lodges. Another minute
r and it was swamped in the rapids. A wild
swirl of the engulfing waters, and life was
/, over for Anthony luke.