The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1901-07-03

ever been obtained as to her fate
The certificate Of her birth had also
been taken at the same time, for
what reason WAS not known. The
young mother had been frantic with
grief, and her husband had employed
the best detectives and spent money
freely, all TO no purpose. His wife
died Il year later He continued the
search as long us lie lived at intervals
and had his Will drawn as described,
with the additional testimony that one
Harriet Carey had been a deadly and
Vindictive enemy of his wife and that
he knew of no other person who would
be likely to have stolen the child. What
the reasons were for this enmity he
did not state. As for description Of
the girl. he could only mention one
marked popularity which would he
certain to remain as she grew up, and
that was that While one of her eyes
was deep violet blue the other was
more Of a dark gray. This was hardly
noticeable unless one observed closely,
but remained distluguishable feature
~, which she- mght eventually be
Ii did not seem very likely that art-
er Is years of search this discovery
would ever lie made, But handsome
Harry Marsden, IN the honesty of his
heart and his love of justice, ferVently
hoped that II might have been left for
him TO bring the discovery TO pass.
Harry was 70 and. strange rs 1t may
appear, had never heen III love. lie
declared that the reason was that he
had never met his ideal, not consider
ing that the matter Of an ideal has
nothing TO do with the divine passion
MS experienced on this mundane sphere.
However, after lie had received the
Inheritance before mentioned, he had
come to wonder II girl with a blue
eye and a gray one could be beautiful.
lie had heard Of the great beauty Of
his uncle's English wife aud wondered
IL the daughter resembled her, always
providing that she was living. After
long elaboration he had come 10 the
conclusion that the phenomenon of two
colored eyes would prove rather IL
charm In "A fair face than otherwise
and had contracted the habit of look
ing carefully at every strange girl he
met who might he about % years Of
age.
How he dill eventually meet the girl
need not be related here. 1t was one
of those accldents-as we count the
workings of never erring fate-thut
happen every day. 'fhe world Is full
Of them So Harry looked into the
delicate face. saw one blue eye aud
one gray one and saw his destiny.
Elated at the discovery tof the eyes,
not knowing yet of the other, lie at
once saw his way clear TO the end, or
thought he did, hut found obstacles
in tho path Mrs Carver declared that
the fact OF the peculiar eyes WAS only
coincidence, that the girl was the
daughter of her son aud that no one
could prove that her namt was other
than Carver
But fate WAS working Ia "A manner uf
her own. aud this brings ps baelS 10
Sr--, tI.s- 81 t-. uopder
ing, perehance plotting ana Plaunrns
as boy never planned before There
was something IA the air, Il force re
yolyng about, which must be captured
put in the form Of a thought, developed
into n suggestion and thence to the exc
cutlon on net that would bring about
n desired result, result beneficial tc
Laura Carver.
A boy from the street threw fire
cracker into the stairway 1t fell close
beside Spook. 1t Missed throateningly
then exploded triumphantly. A mo
ment before lie would not have heard
1t any more than he heard the noises
of the street But now his mind was
at point where the explosion came TO
him with terrible force, and be arose
suddenly and made motion across his
eyes with his clawlike hand like the
brushing away of cobwebs
He looked down ut the spot where the
spent frecrackcr sim glowcd duly In
the gloom; then lie passed quickly
down the stairs and into the street. lie
did not stop there. but hastened away
out OF the vicinity aud up the street.
He wanted some money. There was no
money In that wretched place lie called
home, or If there was 1t was not for
him. The drunken aunt who was sup
posed to care for him had no money to
waste on Fourth of July fun for the
boy. She had sold herself long ago for
what she could get. She would sell the
boy himself Mt the same price. only
there was no buyer. That there was
money In the world that would ere long
buy him from her and place him In the
niche designed for him she did not
dream. Neither did Spook. He only
knew that with the explosion Of the
flrecraeker in the dark stairway some
thing had come to him like the sudden
opening and shutting of door through
which lie had seen clearly TO the end.
But he must have some money. Spook
had never begged upon the street His
spectral face would have been an eflac-
tual one for the purpose, but there was
something within him which absolutely
refused to do the degrading act, and no
amount Of threats had forced him to it..
But tonight lie must have money. Not
very much, but money. and goaded on
by his affection for the beautiful Laura
he laid aside all scruples 50 strangely
lmbedded In bis mind strange because
of his environment and experience.
He paused where the light from an
electric tower fell upon his thin, rag
clad form and on his phantom face
with its burning eyes. lie put out his
hand to the first well dressed passerby
and said little wayeringly:
please give me some money. !
want some fireworks"
The man paused and looked curious
~ at the child.
80 II isn't bread you wantf It's
fireworks? We'll, you are honest, any
way. Here's half dollar"
Spook was stupefed at his instant
and tremendous success. He tried TO
gasp his gratitude, but the man had
walked brlskly away So be crossed to
a store where fireworks were sold and
invested the whole amount IN fire
crackers. a few matches and one good
sized Roman candle With lia frpBg