The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-08-27

But n burglar would hardly venture
into place like this" suggested
who knows? A desperate man viii do
anything. III this one has a yellow face
and strange dark eyes. shoot! Put your
bullet fair between those eyes. Give him
no time 10 pray. for as there's God
above. he'll send you to join him without
a moments hesitation"
IF he has a yellow face and strange
dark eyes" l repeated 1T was such
man who killed my mother. II was for
such a man my Uncle Jim and have
searched everywhere. Are you also
afraid OF him?''
The question startled him a little. but
no ciinched his teeth. and a furious
scowl contracted his brows.
am afraid Of no man living. he
snaried. The man who says Bob King
stont's afraid OF him Is a liar"
i had not the least intention OF dis
putting this statement, though his sud-
den glance round the room might have
led, one 10 believe that he expected
challenge. To me this outburst appear
ed to lack that fine intensity which ac-
company such brave words. Indeed.
there was ring OF bravado In II which
robbed the utterance OF some OF it's ter
ror. The ferocious sentiment did not
come well from one who was afraid OF his
own shadow and who had broken his
journey because an inoffensive foreign
looking gentlman had stood for moment
at the door OF railway waiting room.
CHAPTER VII.
WANDERERS.
notwithstanding the senseaions OF tho
i slept exceedingly well that night, once
sleep had seised the brain. The day had
Sss full ot weqriyp r stsanss spTRsss
oS youth thousand trains might have
whirled by az express speed without
accusing me; the man With the he's strangs ,ss
fmpunty. But none Of these things hap
psned and when ! finally awoke Yoke ! oehsld ed
rs E tasnsG ~ bis ds1y Sss s'ns ON 'he
smiled. Away.
AN easy conscience7'
"ssbbes." He had a way of using odd
words. chiefly OF the pigeon English va
East Sthsr mers we asa aso %cR w we ra1
Chinese. he used in moments OF great ex-
cttement. but Of them could only guess
tinued. a tsoubied. earnsst look playing
about his eyes. II have not slept soundiy
aa,. srhss; at ,,Isp IgspDose' is why you look 50
He shook his head slowly. as though
balancing some matter n his MIND +,
su2nose I DO. but a man Is apt to. think
uttle of that 70 which he Is accustomed.
And I've had some cause he added, as
II speaking to himself. i've had soms
/ did not doubt him for an instant.
Hts face. his suspicious manner the SUD.
peo peopis s from beneath the browv-were
ttese Things to be assoq4ated with a m man IN
q clean sutstionr 1n,co wouIa s,r NOT kinSs hays
went below to breakfast. leaving him
attie sorHsthins brought to him. pro
sssstns ssoasE ds rstss9 @ SaSss fssS s1af'SS " him. but
beyond tfrdt II troubled me poSmng. AZ
2 man wishes to eat alone enu anu can znra p1S ~
be said. prefsrred the STIR or life ana
As iosngN aboat the yesstibu,s ,srns,s smSk g
led me to look at tfse visitcrs' book. WHICH
lay open ON a desk. htfle to the right
e the office On III. page &C. for thsS sa, day ay
ms ms aa, PetS.Sss = ma name. u And YEA had most
sssdy S sssn aaG % write What Y hf he % sss
written 1 was in total isnorance o.. but
that pc had written something neat Per-
TSsro had not been many entrtes that
DAY. only some rhne or ten. put am,4,ns
them there was no name resempmns M
Ssrs Sand we're Tns TYR R Ma Marin m and i ID. Mar
tn" and I knew tAet these must se the as
paTnes which my father bad inser"S 20 ,.f,n AZ
nasSafls tnasss 5bs sns%e psEs and s'eT Sed the desk
boping that no one was watching, I
SUNK Sunk away way from tfs lynx eyes of the
the shadow like one who had been caughS
doing a dfscreditabie thing:
Mounting to our room. 1 knocioed upon
ment turned tfYs handle. but to my sur
prise the door was locked.
who's there?" cried my father
"ddnr
heard him limp across the room; t@he @
lock- went back with click Then the
door was but partly opened. and ms
oeens Mes OtUws 1sst ,s soing ue 70 chanse he ex
ssaiil,s ssatios. ProSsSy. but the room was full
OF tobacco smoke. and DOCK was 'uriieu
face open on the table ryo
! went to my bed and sat down. ne s
threw himself into an armchair picked
nm the book and resumed his pipe. 1
S8d , no book, no armchair, no pipe. and
imterestd myself IN one OF them. 50 !
sss sor dSsssay sr .o tsinns ss lsr tblSSns but
stead of Thought eastng my mnsa nun .,,' vi
blood t bur iIratased the o,1,ns %e and rna. rsn
secrs,, hprrtd nfe might SUIT one one ,ssaD wsO
feared the light Of day, but I nad o,ssn ossn
aceustomtd to frssh AR ,,e and 'ns fS,s oPs p,9n
ling In prison, as II were, this moral
and physical confinement So, arter
much hesttancy, after numerous fatal
starts. ! vantured 20 fnquire what we
were going to do with ourselves.
SsIS1 With ourselves?' he repeated drop
Ming his book on his knees and favortng
me With a puzzled look. What 90 you
suppose We ere going TO 90 with our-
said. and rather confusedly, that j
hadn't the least idea. 49,
"Of course not" he replied; IT SENS ems
10 me that they have not taught you now
no cmnloy your time to advantage Get
n book and improve your mind
But / never felt so littln IKE reaaing
9, my life The ''biuddiest' Of BUDDY
hoois would not have held me THEN. q.
II cannot read" l said. Il think
shall go out for a stroll"
He looked up sharply. w nHt 90 you