Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-21
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to delay IS long as possible the MeCCe- sity for explanation moved Harry to refuse this chance of help and}to deny his own Identity. He chose the tender mercies of the gardener, who was at least unknown to him, rather than the curiosity and perhaps the doubts of m acquaintance.
 T fear there is some mistake" said he. My name is Thomlinson. and am a friend of Mir. Raeburn's.'
 Indeed :" said Mr. Rolles ''The like ness is amazing"
 Mir. Raeburn, who had been upon thorns throughout this co1loquy, now felt it high time to bring it to a period.
 'I wish you a pleasant Eaunter, sir" said he.
 And with that he dragged Harry aft CT him into the house and then into chamber on the garden. His first care was to draw down the blind, for Mir. Rolles still remained where they had Isft hirA in an attitude of perplexity and thought. Then he enptied the broken bandbox on the table and stood before the treasure, thus fully display ed, with m expression of rapturous greed and rubbing his hands upon his thighs. For Harry the sight of the mans face under the influence of this base emotion added another pang to those he was already suffering. It seemed incredible that from his life of pure and delicate trifiing he should be l plunged in a breath among sordid and criminal relations. He could reproach his conscience with no sinful act, and | yet he was HOW suffering the punish ment of sin in its most acute and cruel forma-the dread of punishment the suspicious of the good and the com l panionsiip and contamination of vile l and brutigh natures. HS felt he could l lay hiR life down with Kladness to es- l cape from the room and the society of Mr. gRaebt1rn
 "And nows' said the latter after he had separated tho jewels into two nearly equal parts and drawn one of l them nearer to himself-.'and now ey- erything in this world has to be paid for, and some things sweetly. You must know, Mr. Hartley, if such be your name, that am s man of a very easy temper, and good nature has been my stumbling block from 6rst to last. | Il could pocket the whole of these pret- ty pebbles if chose, and should like to see you dare to say q word, but think I must have taken a liking to you, for declare have not the heart to shaye you 70 close. So, do you see, in pure kind feeling propose that we divide, and these," indicating the two heaps, t'Are the proportions that seem to me just and friendly. Do you see any objection, MT. Hartley, may ask ] I am not the man to stick upon a brooch,
 l "But, sir" cried Harry, what you propose to me is impossible. The jew , els are not mine, and I cannot share what is another's, no matter with whom or in what proportions"
 ''They are not yours, are they not r returned Rasburn ''And you could not share them with anybody, couldn't you? We'll, now, that is what call a pity, for here am obliged to take you to the station. The police think ot that,' he continued. Think ot the disgrace for your respectable parents Think" he went on, taking Harry by the wrist, {s'think of the colonies and the day of judgment"
 "T cannot help it." walled Harry. I'll is not my fault. You will not come with me to Eaton placer"
 "No," replied the man, tI will not that is certain. And mean to divide these playthings with you here. {. And so saying he applied a suddeI and severe tersion to the lads wrist
 Harry could not suppress scream and the precipitation burst forth upo1
 his face. Perhaps pain and terrol
 Quickened his intelligence, but certain
 Iy at that moment the whole business
 flashed across him in another light
 and ne saw that there was nothing 10
 1t but to accede to the rufian's pro
 posal and trust to dnd the house an
 force him to disgorge under more fa
 vorable circumstances and when h
 himself was clear from all suspicion. s T agree" he said.
 There is lamb" sneered the gal
 dener. T thought you would reeos
 nize your interests at last. This band
 box" he continued, II shall burn wit
 my rubbish--it is a thing that curfou
 folk might recognize and as for yol
 scrape up your gayeties and put theI
 in your pocket
 Harry proceeded to obey, Raebur watching him and every now and agail : his greed. rekindled by some brigt
 scintillation, abgtracting another jew' ] from the secretary's share and addin : it to his own.
 When this was finished, both proceed
 ed to tho front door, which Raebur | | cautiously opened to observe th : street. This was apparently clear ( !. passengers, for he suddenly seize 4 Harry by the nape of the neck ant
 holding his face downward 90 that could see nothing but the roadway an 4 the doorsteps of the houses, pushe E him violently before him down on y street and up another for the space { !, perhaps a minute and s half. Harr had counted three corners before tI bully relaxed his grasp and. cryini
 Now, be off with your sent the la n flying headforemost with well direc '' cd and athletic kick.
 A When Harry gathered himself u ' half stunned and bleeding freely at tt