The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-02-12
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FERGUS HUME


Len, and I asked Buxton about her. He
said she was"
know interrupted Teddy. 81 asked
also. Buxton said she was the Fairy.
and belonged to a gentleman called Hum
bic, who was coasting round England.
AT least, that was the story told by her
men on shore. Well, that boat weighed
and got away at dawn next morning:
that is, the morning after Leonard dis
appeared. Now don't you see: Jayne
was decoyed into a boat to row out to
the Juno, and instead OF that hea was
taken to the Fairy. When he found
this out there was q row and strug-
gle, in which Leonard was wounded as
we may conclude from his bl1odstains,
and was overpOwered. Then he was
taken on board, and the dec man made
for the beach again. The locket, no
doubt, was torn off in the struggle and
wasn't NOTICED"
1T was not torn off, - cried Norah. de-
cisively. Il have my piece of circum-
stantial evidence as we'll as you. The ring
on the top of the locket is not broken,
not even scratched. 1t was taken off
the chain deliberately. | believe that
Leonard dropped it on purpose to give
4 clue to his whereabouts"
More than likely" exclaimed Teddy.
approving of this reasoning. Leonard
never went abroad of his own free will,
] am sure of that. And, no doubt, find
Ing it was all up with him, he dropped
the locket to put us on his track Now
what do you say?"
Il say it's all nonsense" cr.eI Mrs.
Wharton. What can d boy Ike you
do, when your elders have failed?'
81 don't altogether believe in my elders
simply because they are elders grinned
Teddy, coolly. Never did. Cause Il
fellows young, he isn't necessarily
i ,7r-l, TO-,
to leave me in charge of m'own cash.
And L haven't played the giddy goat so
far"
"AhI' Mrs Wharton sighed gloomily.
There is always time for that
mot with Teddy" said Fancy. coming
to the aid of her admirer. He is as
deep as a we'll Fire ahead Teddy.
believe in you, if mother doesn't. And
Norah?"
''Norah believes in you. too, said that
young lady eff we can trust that cir
cum-what is it. Teddy ?-circumstantiaI
evidence Leonard was kidnapped by the
Fairy, and taken away. Where?'
That's what I'm going to find cut"
said Teddy, confidently, but how, I
don't know yet. I'll do it, though. You
see. he is alive. I always said So"
well learn the truth about that from
Leonard himself when we find him. If
, those who nabbed him meant murder.
they'd have knocked him on the head
ashore. without going to the trouble and
expense of decoying him on board. No.
ma am. Len Jayne is alive, and I'm go
ing to track the Fairy"
'Hoorah for Ted Have some tel, you
dear"
Mrs Wharton reproved Fancy, who
paid little heed to her admonition. but
made Teddy sit down and piled him with
good things. And Teddy under the in p
fucpoa of c,,Ch ora tefIlI rom fo- ffror
ed eloquent upon what he meant to do.
and built air castles, and so treasured
Norah that she retired TO bed with a
heart almost light with hope. But Mrs.
Wharton refused utterly to put any con-
fidence in Teddy or his ability TO accom-
pIish his errand. She had quite made up
her mind that Leonard was dead that
Norah would never be married. and that
she and her family would end in the
work house beside Philip. who would pre-
cede them Then Mrs. Wharton fell to
thinking of her many troubles, moro
especially in re;ation TO the Jew, Eli
Marks. a hard creditor indeed. Finally
she retired, dissolved in tears. But that
was her way of enjoying life: and ha1
she been the most fortunate woman in
the world she would still have found
something to grieve over.
Naturally enough Norah was not At
tie concerned about her scapegrace broth
er, and next morning walked out in the
hope of meeting him. Fancy was at
school, being drilled into good behavior
by Miss Prim, and Teddy had gone eff
to look round, intent upon gathering any
information he could pick up concerning
the destination Of the Fairy Avoiding
the sea front Norah made her way into
the little town of Fletmonth. where sha
judged there would be more chance e
coming across her brother On the quay.
ne would be likely to meet with former
friends and acquaintance, and in tie
ragged miserable state in which he was
If Gasl1eIl could be believed he ~ ulS
not care to he recognized by them
Go Be Continued Daily.)