The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-09-03

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Eyes, mother" faltered Chris.
: "A-h! Observation-Disclosures"
There was a silent pause
"Why doesn't he Gomez"
Again there q pause.
Suddenly she called "Dick my dear boy!"
Here am dear motherv'
- The two others turned in amazement. Chris
shivered and his crawled; the doctor merely
wondered
+: Dick advanced to the bed.
Tell her you're pardoned-innoeent,' gasped
Chris.
Dick bent over and whispered His mother
clasped him. and tears filled her dying eyes. THANK
God!" she murmured.
But the excitement had FASTENED the end. In
J few minutes the three stood silent by corpse
At last Dick spoke "Have the police gone? I
suppose you know I've escapedT
"EscapedT
"Yes"
"But you all dressed and'-
"Yes. Dressed in your ROOM
''Didn't you hear the police at the door. then?"
"Yes outside the ledge"
Great heaven! Then what to do? Where
your other thingsT
''Under the bed in your room Chris"
"But-you're not safe here! 1 shouldn't wonder
If they back. They are back!"
For the door bell rang.
'Itun and bring his things in here, quick"
:. Chris ran They flung them under the bed Of
death
Hardly had they done SO when the housemaid
was at the door.
'.Please sir here's the policeman back and says
he's got a warrant to search the house"
Let him up. said the doctor, extingulsh-
ing of the candles as he spoke
Dick took long breath-then looked round
+ there seemed way The three
silently the steps coming upstairs AS the
sergeant entered holding out the search warrant the
doctor put finger his lips and said, "Hush!"
The policeman halted.
$50 you were bound to trouble us. ehY whisper
ed the doctor Mrs. Murray has just died; there
will be no need for you to search this room?'
well no. sir" faItered the sergeant, "but might
we have bit more light just for a mnute?"
oh certainly" said the doctor. and he lit the
other candle with unsteady hand. "These Mrs.
= Murrays two sons"
The man lifted his eyes-the young men faced
him-he looked perplexedly at Dick. and seemed to
be trying to remember something. 1t was moment
of intense strain The doctor broke the oppressive
silence.
you can post of your at the door, you
know
/ Eyes. sir; and of course you ben' a magls-
! trate"-
: 'Yes. yes. that's all right said the doctor.
: stood staring at him waiting his departure Some
how he felt that all was not right. With hesitation
he again turned, and passed of the with his
attendant
: ''Who that Teller like, Awkins?'
"Didnt notice i'm, sergeant"
Some one 1 know. Dashed if I can think Who'll
Well you stay here at the door. I'm going through
the house. dead dead"
The search was, of course, without effect and
the sergeant about to leave the house when
thought struck him. He went back to the death
chamber.
might I see them two young gents again for
minute. doctor?"
yes 1 suppose so. But there's only one now;
the elder had to go-funeral arrangements, you
know
'What In the night, sir?"
=. Eyes There's a night train you know Here's
Mr.. Christopher Murray
The sergeant stared the young
He looked sharply. questoningly to the doctor,
who returned stold stare,
Hanged ii l know" lie muttered "Ah, well,
good night, gentlemen bothw
And he went
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TX Last year the member for Montgomery, Tas-
MANIA visited the old country. He had memorial
brass set up In Thorney church to Laura Exham by
+. her loving son Richard"
But Murray that's not your nane?" querie1
4 the friend who with him.
II cit was once" said the honorable member.
The friend did not reply. 1t does not do to be
too nquisitiye to peoples relations in colonial
>. society
e whats that great building?" asked the friend
they out of the church
That? Oh, that's a-er-convict prison.