The Delta independent., 1900-07-27

Wt1u tEclu apOCt hhsi. .Aui wtHt
out. ,t'
The door sluea aed this time. md the
young wife started In hpr sleep. awOke
and half ross. In her ts'a. : ''
DonaxiI at the same time heard
the shuttle of feet in the room below.
lie paused and listened ut the top Of
the stairs.
Even though the man had heard the
door squeak. lie had not iest the back
room.
DOM ghuc triEprd down the stairs
as softly as Il cat. lie had been In u
tight fix before. and he wcs never
clevcrer than when lie knew that lie
was in danger.
Hut Iuc. was ayainst him. There
WAS fur rug nj the foot Of the stairs.
The floor ieiraih WAS polished. lie
slipped and fell. an.i In spite Of himself
hr uttered an e1ciam.t tlon that was pro-
fame enough to be unmissakably mas-
culine. lie heard the man rush from
the library. ind how II MI In opened
he hardly knew. hut sonir wnS or ether
lie managed 10 dash into the dark par
los. to throw open the window anl
jump out.
lie expected 10 fall nt least eight OF
ten feet. lie did not fall two. lie had
jumped out on porch. evidently. f0r
he could Sec the railing In the moon.
light. There WIS one thing 10 do--to
hide dirccsly lsrnraih the window In
the shadow aud whit. ie knew hls
purxucr woukI br thrrr In nousent.
H. II 4.
sin. there was n chanss..
True enough. the man csme to tho
window: bur. TO the infiniie surprise OF
DonaRhue. he made no outcry. lie
heard she man utter . half srticulatr
Heaven: Inns II come to this! Tie
heard him walk n few steps snd siriIe
Q match. He saw the light Of the gas
jets from the winsi0w. and then he
knew that lie wns safc. snd be rursrsi
himself for . fool for leaving the
Jewels behind.
He heard q wopiau's step In the
room. The man at the window turned.
How dare you look me In the fncrf'
he cried. How dare you come 10 me
after ihtsY'
Calmly the woman raised herself TO
II forcesl whisper:
'Whot do you m~anf'
"what do ! mean! You ksow what
] mean" answered the man. "He has
hees here ~ lsst-I~rhsps sos for the
arst tiDr. But have fOusd Il out.
have foUnd you out
Dooaehue beard little sti0ed moan
asd the crash oe boLy ~ u sen ou the
0ess. lie began so gathsr . crude lsle~
- what n was ~ sl,ous. 1ls hed haWsl.
aDDo o1pPstseees With NsesIe. Ne bed
bsso jeaDous hinsself os~~. ne sals~si
biMaelf littlr higher ssd peered over
tAe siu Of the window.
The woman was not nsOsuiUg now.
but 10 dead faint. sud. with ber face
- white as the sheet that had covered
her In the rOom above. she lag motion
less at the feet Of The man who accused
her.
The man stood over her with burning
cheeks and clincbed hauds.
"ADd the cur ran away from you7
He didu't even stay 10 night me like q
man! He's coward. knew II when
We met him 10 Raden. He's . villain.
knew Il when he followed 90 10 Lou
doa. lIc can take you now. . don't
want ron. And some day bell run
away from, you. poor. beautiful. mis-
esabDe fool. just ~ be has rup away
from me-"
There was considerable humso M
ture In Donashue. even though he did
make bis livioG In . peculiar way.
This was . little more than he could
sand. He jumped mp and Ieaped hack
through the wisdow.
"I1ook hescr' he shouted, spd thee
was suddenly silent. for Q pair oe
strong hands were ciasped about his
threat, aod The heavy weight Of the
hrgss man had borne him TO the door
n . moment.
''Yoa. such helne - you. ny wifs's
1ovef!' reared the mas.
''Ne!' srsesmed Dsaaghse. uakiag Q
1esperate effort 70 free himself.
"weiI. who are yosT' said the mas.
"Ist me ait up asd TN tell you," su-
swesed nooaghue.
Tbs Das released hin. stiu keepasg
hin Within arms resch ls to. eosper
81 H. ros0- Dosashue felt bis theuat
oea6essy.
''Weor sasd ths mas percmpscrsly.
- H. 0ao-sAes YES 10 tie AoUsa."
soo1 D00aghus sulIeuly.
"Whot - yos neasf Why wssv yss
hes0r' osked IL nan.
well" answered DeaaGhue. ressiu-
~ o00e - bSs cust00asy bsave1A
n wanted 10 ~ soms q yous )ewessy
- ~ eoa1eettoe. Bee? 10 yo0 dsa't
besSsve -. joss ao1 u wbss0 J.
t6eeW y away. ~ y ySue wtfs's
sUoO."
TAs 0ao TONED al 6rspps1 - bis
61seo ~ ths ssAe - shs prvsemse
We0aa. He ~ hbs eoe - ~ bsoss,