Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-07-23

number OF dark. moving objects
bearing lights. The police had brought
| lanterns with them to prosecute the
| search, and some, lying at full length,
We're peering down over the parapet of
the building into the gloomy depths
below.
Job did not move, honing to escape
observation In the shadows, and pres
emily he heard one of tho men above
saying confidently:
The poor wretch must have tried to
climb down. and fell and killed hisself.'
Job waited to hear more but it was
not forthcoming. Evidently the COM
rades of the man who had made this
statement believed as he did that the
object of their search had escaped
them. After a time they slowly dis
persed. and the light no longer twinl6led
from the roof above.
Nov or never is the time to get out
of this Job nuttered to himself They
are making for the street to make sure
that am dead, and, finding no sign
of the remains, will probably renew
the search"
Making his way carefully along the
edge of the roof, he was oyerjoyed
presently to come upon fire escape.
which, though rusted with age and
broken, enabled him to make his way
down to the street. Feeling sure that
the front of the hotel must be guarded,
he chose to take the opposite direction.
Hearing the sound of steps approach
ing, he paused for a moment In the
shadow OF the factory, to see with
whom he had to deal. The man had
come out of one of the doors of the
hotel, and as for a moment the light
fell on his face. Job recognized him as
the individual who had planned the
ambush to secure possession of the pa
per. He made his way along With an
unsteady gait, as If ne had not fully
recovered from his experience, or the
narcotic effects of the ring.
Evidently the police had no further
use for man whom they believed had
humbugged them, and SO had permit
ted him TO go his way, little caring
what became of him.
Job was not sorry TO see his quon-
dam enemy, and after watching his
unsteady progress for while, resolved
to go and follow him. For this per-
sonage interested him strangely, and
he was not yet done racsing his brains,
hoping to find out in what important
crisis they had once figured together.
Ellison. half stuptfied. stumbled on
like a man In dream. He did not
look back to see whether he ! q fol-
lowed or not. Now and then he would
raise his head sleepiIy and stare
around. as IL to make sure where he
was.
Hendricks was glad to remain I'M
noticed. for, after the eXertions he had
M" In escaping, he was not prepared
- fresh encounter with any one.
Arrived at the corner of the street
Ellison paused In q dazed kind of way
as III he We're looking for Il CARRIAGE
little thinking that such luxuries were
scarce in such locality.
Job had meantime taken up his
stand in nearby doorway Under the
fti Z
he would be noticed.
II wonder what neNt?' he heard
Ellison mltter; then, with silly
laugh Il suppose l shall be able to
square myself With the police should
happen to be in the neighboriood
suppose shall have TO foot 1t home
unless | have the luck to strike "A
carriage ON the way. There don't
seem to be anything on wheels in this
cursed neighborhood," .hen swaying
for d moment unsteadi!y on the curb,
he drew himself together, and went
lurching forward on his way with Job
at his heels
II was 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 worrying
his brains trying to recall where he
search eluded him.
Time TO acknowledge that you are
getting to be an old man" he NUT
tered to himself, "Bince 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 III half asleep. and anxious
TO be home and in bed. He apparent
ly had given up all hopes of getting
a carriage.
They had reached the uptown resi-
Dental district Of the west side of the
city. when Ellison suddenly turned to
street, and paused before door set
IN a white wall. and began to tumble
In his pocket for n 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 1T be possible?" he muttered.
why. my poor old wits must have
been wool-gathering all this time not
to have recognized him before this.
ii is none other than the man Who led
me on-my old enemy, who found
nae when was starving, and who
tempted me into SHINING, and, to save
himself helped to send me to prison
to anguish half lifetime.''
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 il
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 amo,-g the shrub
berry of the garden. He turned away
with clenched hands and muttered
exclamation of batfied rage Then
he looked up at the white walls of
the house that glimmercd through
the trees. Why, bless me- it is
James Illlison's house, for he had
often of late visited the place Sc
cretly. though he saw it from diff
ferent point of view.
James Ellisons house, and this
man evidently lives here" and then
his memory went back to the day ne
had picked up that curiously 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 Ellisons perhaps a rel
ative. for he had noticed the two
men resembled each other.
Well, / know where to find him"
said Job to himself. when he turned
away. For the present 1 will busy
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