The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-03-17

contemplate building my life ON the ruins
of his?"
"Humph! It all sounds very fine and
romantic. Can't say I'd have done it
myselfr'
mo, you would not have done it." said
Gaskell, scornfully ''You would have
married the girl and have made her mis-
erable-have dragged her down to your
own level. However. what you would
have done doesn't happen to matter.
The only stipulation made with Marks
was that Jayne should be kept away
from Oldport until such time as / al
lowed him to be set free-whi meant
to do, of course. as soon as 1 succeeded
in obtaining the papers from Bendigo.
Well that happened tonight, as You
have seen. I should have made it my
business to see that he was released at
once"
"Well, he's free already as 1t hap
pens," sneered Philip. But must say
you have a cheek if you intend to face
him AFTER
ST shall never see him. said Gaskell,
simply. 81 have sold my practice and
severed my connection with this place.
1 have released Leonard from the mort
gage, and will put him in possession OF
the deeds. Before he arrives here 1
shall be on my way to Africa as a mis-
sionary."
'And Norah? L wonder what she'll
think of all this?"
1.-The worst, may be- Gaskell WINGED
'I expected no less when Ibid what I
did. 1t may have been mad, yes, I
think it was mad but it was my sole
chance of saving Leonard from seeing
that paper, and Norah, from lifelong
misery
How much does Marks know about
this?"
mo more than that 1 had some object
Of my own to serve. This was enough
for him. There breathes not another
soul who knows the story besides your
self, and you, whatever you are as her
brother, can hardly be so base as to ruin
her life. Marks no doubt thinks my OBJ
ject was to remove successful rival"
ct must have cost him a pretty pen
ny altogether, what with that yacht and
all the rest of it,
THE yacht he has had for a long
time, and l presume SO long as the cap
tain and crew are paid they will not be-
tray him. He ordered her to come here,
and placed the captain-Humble is his
name-under my orders implicitly The
idea was to carry off Leonard and take
the idol from him; or if he proved not
to have it, to keep him until he disclosed
its whereabouts. AS it turned out he had
left it with Norah. But that they did
not find out till Leonard was at Graves
end under lock and key. Then he nut
Jael into Trafalgar Villa to steal the
iooi' put IN the meantime Norah had sold
it to Burnley"
And Marks, 1 suppose. killed Rur,,-
ley?"
Not that know off, replied Gaskel1
coldly. ITO my thinking Jinfou did thar
unless it was the boy Nebby."
Nebby! A brat like that? Rubbishiu
Brat or no, Master Nebby has the
loot and has carried it off to London
Marks told me, but he refused to tell me
now Nebby got it. AS for the nnrfieT
OF Gen Burnley he swere to me most
soiemniy he was innocent of it,,
don't believe him. said Philin va
I,e Marks is fit for ANYTHING
4t "a gongsto call on Mr.. Marks. / don't
thlnk he'll deny it to me-"
i should think the best thing yo,, 49,.
do is to get away. You. hardlv 6 1ou can stll
main here"
Yes, dare: The police can't touch
me. Leonard's hands are tied q eair 49,
me seeing that am his future brot beroin
Id" BESIDES, have nothing to do with
the thing. I detained him on the road
IL is true; but you lured him on to the
yacht and drugged his brandy.,'
ulo. SAID Gaskell gravely, land Tn
VIKING to take the blame for it. After
. tomorrow Norah will see me no more
AS you say, she will in ignorance think
the worst of me. But defend me at
your peril! If you dare to repeat g. word
@of what have told you, Philip. I place
you at once in the hands of the Do
! lice" -
You can't You daren't."
Il can, and dare. know one or two
things about you which can prove. Not
Tor nothing have 1 taught and preached
In these Fletmouth slums. That's
enough. AS for this'-he picked up the
sheets of closely-written paper from the
noor and threw them in the fre-"there
is the end of it,"
The flames leaped up and caught them.
and they were dead black ashes. Then
the lawyer breathed one long sigh of re-
lief.
"Safe-safei At last. thank God she is
safe! 1 have done now, Philip. 1 must
co.
Then both men cast one last glance
at the sleeping Bendigo, and passed out
into the stormy blackness of the night.
(To Be Continued Daily.)
CONFIDENTIAL.