Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-10-28
essly. Jim deadl How do Won

lessly. Jim deadl How do Won
know? Who-who-told your"
You told me yourself" said r
when you came to me. You said"
i never told you SO. said thu,
Jim was dead?"
you said that jamie had been "a.
ken off suddenly, that he had CON,
the way of his kind, that he"
Oh is that where you got your
ln1ormatlon?' The flush left her face.
one was calm again. Haven't Won
learned yet not to believe one word
say? 1 never said Jim was dead
did say that he had gone away.
told you he had gone the way of HIS
KIND. Oh jim! Jim!" And now for
the first time her voice rang true.
l there was creature on this earth
whom my sometime boarder loved, il
must nave been her brother Jamie.
serving life-sentence for the yerv
same sort of mistake which she had
made herself.
You were at liberty to put your
own construction upon it. Dear old
jim! II can get into the same four
walls, no matter where they may be,
no matter what partitions may be be-
tween U.S.
Don't you think we've had senti-
ment enough?" said Beldon sullen-
ly.
You were always jealous of Jim,"
she laughed. "And now good-by,
Wibby--a long and last farewell"
She began to color again and took o
step towards me. 81 think that per-
maps had l really been little ANA
ranthe, or whether I was or no, I
think that if 1 had had the kindness
and love that you and the old ladies
have shown me earlier in life, that
something different might have been
made of me-" I pushed close to her;
there was real moisture in her eye.
What has she done?" said to
Jennings, that you should take her
away like this? Others may have put
stolen articles in my cellar, but does
1T argue that because this girl lived
in the room above the celler that she
was guilty? They were in my house,
but was I guilty? Why don't you
arrest me
"You hardly have the appearance
of fence Mrs. Brathwaite; besides
which, your previous good character
must testify to-
THANK you, dear old Wildly. You
would save me if you could, but as
you see, Mr.. Jennings is prejudiced."
She turned on Jennings then, and
with a phenomenal change OF voice
and tone which held all that could
be imagined Of bitterness, helpless
rage, anger, passion, and hatred, she
shrieked:
ooh you! How I should love to
tear your sneal<ing eyes out Of your
towards head! Coming into house
in disguise to pry upon defense
less girl"
II always wondered you and Parky
didn't see through me, JOSIE" said
Jennings, laughing carelessly. "You
didn't know about the plug in the
floor, did you? and how could you
know of the keys that fitted every
drawer and trunk that you pos
sessed? When you and Parky and
Lestrange went off on your midnight
raids, then came my innings. Why,
Josie, I've spent hours in your rooms,
yours and Parky's. I even tried Le-
strange's bed in the cellar, but saw
real rats where he sees only those
that come from"
IF we are going, let us CO." said
Miss Dacres, with shudder. It
seemed to me as If she might have
haan hN& RI,
revelations before me. 1 have always
hoped that there was that much good
in her. A million thoughts rushed
Pell-mell through my brain. who
is to tell the ladies?-the dear la.
dles!' was uppermost.
And now, with lightning rip of
her black nuns dress, Bob Jennings,
the detective, cut open the girls
SKIRT. lie drew something quickly
forth and threw it into my lap .They
Will be safe with you," he said, and
turned towards the door. 1--WE must
go II we want to catch the 1:27 ex-
press and he hurried my sometime
boarder from the room and out into
the night. The policeman arose.
They dragged my lowcr-back to his
feet and pulled him towards the door,
and l sat there dazed, with the blue
velvet case in my hands. l opened it
slowly, though l needed not to do it,
for knew what food of light lay
imprisoned within.
My Lord!" calculated Nfargot, as
she looked over my shoulder, blinded
by the rays of the Darlington rubies.
THE END.