El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-01-24

stop there for a minute or two at his
desk. Perhaps there was, after all,
chance for escape. He was cool and
careful. He dropped the jewels on
the bed. 1t would not do to be caught
with them about him And he went
out.
The door squeaked this time, and the
young wife started in her sleep, awoke
and half rose in her bed
| Donagh at the same time heard
the shuttle of feet in the room below.
He paused and listened at the top of
| the stairs.
Even though the man had heard the
| door squeak, he had not left the back
| room.
Donagh tripped down the stairs
! as softly as a cat. He had been in a
| tight fix before, and he was never
| cleverer than when he knew that he
was in danger.
But luck was against him. There
| was a fur rug at the foot of the stairs.
! The floor beneath was polished. He
| slipped and fell, and in spite of himself
| he uttered an exclamation thatwaS pro-
| fame enough to be Enthusiastically mas
| culine. He heard the man rush from
| the library, and how it all happened
| he hardly knew, but some way or other
| he managed to dash into the dark par
| lor, to throw open the window and
| jump out
He expected to fall at least eight or
| ten feet. He did not fall two. He had
| jumped out on a porch, evidently, for
he could see the railing in the moon
| light. There was one thing to do-to
hide directly beneath the window in
| the shadow and wait He knew his
pursuer would be there in a moment.
He knew there would be a hue and cry.
Still, there was a chance.
True enough, the man came to the
| window; but, to the infinite surprise of
| Donaghue, he made no cutlery. He
| heard the man utter half articulate
| "HeavenI has it come to this?' He
! heard him walk a few steps and strike
| a match. He saw the light Of the gas
| jets from the window, and then he
knew that he was safe, and he cursed
| himself for a fool for leaving the
| jewels behind.
| He heard a wOman'S step in the
| room. The man at the window turned.
| How dare you look me in the face?"
he cried. How dare you come to ME
after this?'
| Cdlluly TIE WOUldu TdlSeu HeISed W
| her feet and, looking at the man, said
| in forced whisper:
''What do you mean|'
"What do 1 mean? You know what
| 1 mean," answered the man. "He has
| been here at last-perhaps not for the
| first time. But have found it out. 1
have found you OUT
Donaghue heard little stif1ed moan
| and the crash of a body as it fell on the
| floor. He began to gather crude idea
| of what it was all about. He had hand
| some experiences with Maggie. He had
been jealous himself once. He raised
himself little higher and peered over
| the sill of the window.
The woman was not moaning now,
but in dead faint, and, with her face
as white as the sheet that had covered
her in the room above, she lay motion
less at the feet of the man who accused
her.
The man stood over her with burning
cheeks and clinched hands.
And the cur ran away from YOU?
He didn't even stay to fight me like a
man! He's coward. 1 knew it when
we met him in Baden. He's villain.
! knew it when he followed US to Lon
don. He can take you now. L don't
want you. And some day he'll run
away from you, poor, beautiful, mis-
cradle fool, just as he has run away
from me-"
There was considerable human ma
ture in Donaghue, even though he did
make his living in peculiar way
This was little more than he could
stand. He jumped up and Ieaped back
through the window.
Look herer' he shouted, and then
. was suddenly silent, for a pair of
strong hands were clasped about his
throat, and the heavy weight of the
larger man had borne him to the floor
in a moment.
You, such a being as you, my wife's
loverr' rOared the man.
Nor screamed Donaghue, making a
desperate effort to free himself
well, who are your" said the man.
''Let me sit up and I'll tell you" an
swered Donaghue.
The man released him, still keeping
him within arms reach in the corner
of the room. Donaghue felt his throat
tenderly.
'Well?' said the man peremptorily.
''I'm the man that was in the house."
said Donaghue sullenly.
What do you mean? Why were you
here?" asked the man.
WELL answered Donaghue regain
Ing some of his customary bravado,
Il wanted to add some of your jewelry
to my collection. See? If you don't
, believe me, you'll find it where 1
threw it away, up in your wife's
ROOM"
The man turned and dropped to his
knees by the side Of the PROSTATE
woman. He put his ear to her heart