Mower County transcript., 1902-09-24

/ ing. f you refuse, why 50 much
the worse for you. Nylho knows but
may 60 over to the other side,,''
and, with s malicious smile, he left
1 the room, while his brother, as q
strickenz with a sudden palsy, stared
after him, unable TO utter word! ss$
CHAPTEResXIv .s.s.:
"a BIRD OF THE NIGHT. I. Z .
Pleasant avenue is little New
! York street facing the East river
that has long ago ceased 10 deserve
such comp ntary appe ellation,
principally filled with empty houses,
THAT at one time must have been oc-
cupied by people of wealth and posi-.
ton, it has fallen into state of ruin
land decay, while the road proper@is
filled with debris and almost i'm
passa bic to wagons.
There are q few people who live
| there, because the rents are so cheap
--hard-working people, not particu-
lar as to their dwellings so long as
the rates are not ruinous. and eyi-
IDENTIFY not possessed of Q delicate
sense of smell. s.:
1t was ina little house, at the end
of along garden, reached BY. pass
ing through the wagonway Of / an
empty factory, that Job Hendricks
had established himself for some
days. NIL. ..: ..s Z = .s's.s.
While he had succeeded in out
whiting Ellison for the time being
he thought that now the war be.
tween them would be open, and that
it would no longer be safe for him
to remain in the vicinity Of Farren
ford. For the present he might let
matters rest, and there was other
work he had cut out to do, that ne.
cessitated his presence in the city
So it was that he came to occupy
the little cottage at the end OF the
long garden at the bottom Of Pleas.
ant avenue. It was little more thar
a pavilion, with two rooms on the
ground floor and two above. He
bought a few pieces OF simple furni
ture and moved in, occupying the up
per. rooms. The others he left to
Ithe mice and spiders. At least, he
could not believe that he had pryine
neighbors, for they worked too, hard
all day to bother themselves abou,
the affairs of others, and since h.
had moved in in the evening, and tht
house stood out of sight behind the
tall factory, it was doubtful if an,
but few knew that the: house in
the garden was occupied. So it was
that he felt genuine pleasure in his
retreat, for it seemed to afford q
refuge where he could pursue hi.
task without fear, and whore he
{ hoped, for the present, no one could
/ find him out. ( make matters
safer, he had taken the precautions
to change his appearance so-Stha,
even the worthy innkeeper at Exton
would have had trouble in recogniz.
! ing his former guest. # "a .5*
So far Hendricks had not been sue.
cessful In his efforts to trace the
man who had written the74letter- ~
the torn envelope of which had been
treasured ever since. 1t bore a New
York postmark, and he hoped that
| the writer was still In town, though
it might be otherwise. At least, he
might possibly come across one who
knew where he was to be found.
Though 30 far he had accomplished
nothing, he still had hopes. A man
Of the typo he was seeking must il
time be found IL he was in the city.
Those Of his class belonged to certain
groups, and, howoyer mysterious
their movements, their presence in q
place was always known. . { +.
Job had returned one evening,
worn out, with his search in the
lower parts Of the city,, had finished
his humble supper, which he had
brought home IN q paper bag, and
had been mapping on his cot,when
an unusual sound IN the empty
rooms below him attracted his at
Etention. He jumped to his fest, and,
Esetting the candle On the table be
hind him, opened the window and
Ipeered out on the deserted garden,
A faint moonlight lay over the rag
ged berry bushes along the walks,
and on the pile Of wood that was 8
most conspicuous $ decoration and
rose like = funeral pyre in the cen.
ter Of the grass plot. s.3.. :s5ssz=.
That's queer" !" he muttered, draw.
ling IN HIS head. IN ot 8 person in
sight, and rtainly didn't dream
that I heard that noise. =
e. He took anot ther peep out of the
window and then closed 1T softly,
shaking his head. ~.
Must be In the se--wonders S.
la rat could make noise Ike thata
The beggars do grow pretty big -
these parts. h there is= again
! and comes from those rooms below.
III.suppose must look into this q
I'bit. 3 and he ghed tn think that
tperAaps he was not TO enjoy iii
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