The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1902-12-02

followed or not. Now and then ne
would raise his head sleepily and
stare around, as if to make sure
where he was.
Hendricks was glad to remain I'M
noticed, for, after the exertions he
had made in escaping, he was not
prepared for a fresh encounter with
any one.
Arrived at the corner of the street,
Ellison paused in dazed kind of
way, as if he were looking for a car
riage, little thinking that such luxu-
ries were scarce in such a locality.
Job had meantime taken up his
stand in a nearby doorway. Under
the circumstances, it was not likely
that he would be noticed.
81 wonder what neXt?" he heard
Ellison mutter; then, with a silly
laugh: 81 suppose 1 shall be able to
square myself with the police should
I happen to be in the neighborhood
again. Oh, dear!" with a groan, 81
suppose 1 shall have to foot it home
unless 1 have the luck to strike
carriage on the way. There don't
seem to be anything on wheels in
this cursed neighborhood," then
swaying for a moment unsteadily on
the curb, he drew himself together,
and went lurching forward on his
way with Job at his heels.
1t was a long journey they made
together, and Job was heartily glad
that they met no vehicle on the road,
for he had no desire for run in his
tired condition. He was still worry
ing his brains trying to recall where
he had seen this man before, and
ever the search eluded him.
thine to acknowledge that you are
getting to be an old man." he NUT
tered to himself, ''since you can't re
member where you had dealings with
this person in the past-and he
played mighty important part in
your life, too"
Ellison had turned in a northerly
direction, and was making his way
along as if half asleep, and anxious
| to be home and in bed. He apparent
ly had given up all hopes of getting
carriage.
They had reached the uptown resi-
| Dental district of the west side of the
city, when Ellison suddenly turned to
the right, passed down a narrow
street, and paused before a door set
in white wall, and began to tumble
in his pocket for key.
AS he stood there with the light
of a street lamp shining upon his
face, Job Hendricks, off in the shad-
ows, suddenly clasped his hands to-
gether as if trying to conceal his
emotion:
"Can it be possible?" he muttered.
''Why, my poor old wits must have
been wool-gathering all this time not
to have recognized him before this!
1t is none other than the man who led
me on-my old enemy, who found
me when L was starving. and who
tempted me into SHINING, and, to save
himself, helped to send me to prison
to anguish half a lifetimei"
AS these bitter thoughts surged
through his mind, unable longer TO
control the hatred the sight of this
man had summoned up, he ran for
ward with Outstretched hands as if
bent on a summary vengeance for
his sufferings and wrongs. But be-
fore he had reached the gate or door
in the wall, Ellison, all unconscious
of danger, had slipped through and
closed it behind him.
Job arrived just in time to see his
enemy disappear among the shrub
berry of the garden. He turned away
with clenched hands and a muttered
exclamation of baf1ed rage Then
he looked up at the white walls of
the house that glimmered through
the trees. "Why, bless me, it is
James EllisOn's house" for he had
often of late visited che place Sc
cretly, though he saw it from diff
ferent point of view
James Ellison's house, and this
man evidently lives here" and then
his memory went back to the day he
had picked up that curiOusIy written
bit of paper in the drawing-room of
The Grange at Exton. AS he stood
there, peering through the Stats of
the door, he saw the man he was in
terested in appear at the further end
of the garden and then enter the
door of small pavilion.
A friend of Ellison's, perhaps a rel
ative, for he had noticed the two
men resembled each other.
swell, know where to find him."
said Job to himself, when he turned
away. ''For the present 1 will busy
myself finding out all about him.
He has not turned honest since those
old days, and 1 may trap him yet.
Ali" with sigh, chow wish that
my work was done, and that 1 was at
rest" and with bowed head he
walked away from the place.
CHAPTER XIII.
FACE TO FACE.
II