The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-02-19
GOLDEN
IDOL. %
by FERGUS HUME

"a
me in such a position-indeed ven
mustn't. I've a great fancy for this thing
i have. A great fancy!i'
PUT my happiness, general, and Leor
aLu SAFETY! e. general, thinkr'
=, Now, you're going to cry! You are.
h nnI,I you I are; L won't have it. Come
nov :, I'll help you; I wiil-indeed. I
- Thank you, general, thank you. Give
II 10 me. Here is the go" {
coE ciTw ono now, my dear. Don't jump to g
a1luerstsnd me- Keep your money-for
I am raG quite he9n bent on keeping my joss. But
ed t # w wGiP you al the same I've arrang-
SWer In the Telegraph to the effec a. 49, F.ti
T SliE Joss VIII be given up in exchange for
make aU a 70. Ihen the blackguards win
,l ane an an appointment, they will IN h. =
We're with the joss and the police +o pe
give give IL n, nave Jayne handed over before =
Eiackgusrdse IB9 9 ;,o and then arrest thu
o.a 1es yes; but will they surrender 7 aon.
80 "TP PeIoF ref gfett1nIYs the Boojum?'' g.
me- Meanwhile II tb ma mage nag It, Leave. it to
mere mere: Hes best there Is thai al vi
This was Ye IS, tbd Then IN say good-day'." ,
66ouId get out of the old man nlri0n N N0ra a.
a. tI 6eSee 1-lS and all her tears. heInad
face, served fi to p pyo a, an exceedingly prtt
atCtude he had taken Ilp. Thee W., - I'm me
bfS1e LOT 1T IL put TO bow TO his decision 49,
full In tbaS tS s;cneIne would be success~
g. II THESE cncumS tances she tho,Io9ioL.
9iIg had better use the money as S Sbtousnt
If - 81 intended. She resolved r. b 5I
- 10 Ihlp next day. ~ Ai''llu
from Gen. Burnleys she wan+ - nj, -
41t&9,ICH' ana presented herself al ISsi-oI!
fni ise' her cousin looked worn and 49,
very cordiaiit,G a,i9 but he received her
I1nsuo ooiuIaIy ana heard the story of her
p uilHJhece 4l appeal to the general viii
t Tiecn SNOW, snow of sympathy Nevertbeiess
thele was a certain amount - consnin'
dow, III ms manner, which Norah put
I'LL 70 the confession of weaI,nesssr
Miich he had let fall on the nraH,ioI':'
FL am not surprised at the eenarora
+ +ondl' SAID he quietly, when she bod
p rodG Itd MN His love of collecting is a
every otbaT Ss fea1; 1t absolutely excludes
b,,r,ys olher feeIing. The man is scarce1t
human Alas! alas! that an i9 nm GfS
50 soul should so imperil itself for theea,f
matter ~, Nv ell H., Norah, you must leave the
aatuvertIsement and trap these Wretobnd.
creatures if L can. Meantime am eied
from " Pk5,. come. have a note for youe
t.aI PhhlliiipP' Norah took the letter with
tbtie T1 99sg fingers Have you seen
Il saw him for one minute He as,,oa
me me 10 give you the note. 1 am Anxious
- 80 Iearn It's contents. Who knows what
the unhappy boy may have done?"
Ills words made her so nervous that
SIe c0qId scarcely tear open the enveI--
oPe. When she did she found a scrap
I OF olrty paper on which a few lines
ran as follows: IL q hurry ihey
Dear N: 1 send this to RS Office so
[ ina, mother may not get it. 1 can't meet
Sou To-Day, as am in danger, and
must go at once to London viii see
you again when l can As to Leonard's
disappearance, ask Bendigo
na The note huttered from Nora i1'is-' fin
the-Oh. Impossible, fnlpossibleI''
CONSIDERABLY startled at Norah's sudden
p re9 Gaskell picked up the letter and
and when he laid it down his face Ie
h h something of the establishment of
'BendigoT' he muttered. "Wbat can
Bendigo have to do with this?'' '''i
so,f tsning said Norah, recovering her
sen nothing. Bendtgo never leaves
Leach en- cottage cottage day or night He had told
Then I fear he told you what is not
q, Tor several times have seen him
IN the lower quarters Of F'letmouth
IL Lhe ere Is nothing extraordinary in man
Of his class frequenting those parts. but
u does away at once with his never leay-
t ing 6 sc 6i1,, cottage AS to this accusa-
II don't believe IT, cried the girl, an
grlty Bendtgo is absolutely devoted to
him and deliver that packet What pos
s ssI reason could he have for wishing
Philip does not say he does. He mora.
~ states that Bendigo knows sometime,
abGut Mr.. Jayne's Disappearance.
I'll ask him" 1ei1 iiie.
Better leave him to me, Norah. WIN
i tnls letter. I'll know how to deal with
Norah pressed her hands to her head
ana moaned. My mind will give way
tL Tie strain Of all this Ever since
mat horrible Roojum came into the
house we have had nothing but troubis
And now Bendigo-Ben--" She broke
on suddenly. Rowland, what does NebS
by know about Wang-Ho?
GaSkeh turned as gray as a sea-frog
Nothing that I know Of Why?'
Norah related her meeting with the
boy and his terrified flight at the mers
mention of the name You saw that
gInfou babbled in his sleep, Rowland
Wen, II Nebby sleeps in that place he
may have learnt something Oh. it is
terrible, this mystery. What is to be
Listen to me- Norah I'll put this adj
idol can be exchanged for Leonard An
appointment will follow, and Gen Burn
ley will bring the joss to the meeting
place, where the police will be in hid
ing. 1t is more than likely we shall res
cue Jayne, and he himself will be able
to furnish the key to all this mystery
In the meantime I'll see Bendi6o and
Nebby and Jinfou and examine each of
them carefully. In some way or other
am determined to get at the bottom OF
this. But you must leave the matteE
In my hands and not interfere. If VOC
do. you will only hinder me-
Go Be Continued Daily9