The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-05

DAY, SEPT 5, 1903.
lightly but of this neither Lattmer
scious The cause simple enough TO bring the
to convenient height Lattimer upon
couple of bricks at each These
unequal sze and fellow.
Hark What that?
sound of rapidly advancing footsteps Of voice.
sharp imperative knocking at the door.
(poice) on u.s."
Lattimer gared savagey in the direction of the door,
but made attempt to it. < -
Again the rapping louder than before again
the hoarse whisper: Il tell the They're
in the place! Open the door, Heavens
have time to by the The just
David Lattimer 1;a.a.- )
After his quick impatient glance door,
his again the shrinking girl
stealthily, sliding
Suddenly and without warning the open
and let in whirlwind of sound-mingled shouts and im
precautions the scufing feet the grinding
of bodies, the straining tmbers
The bring passions the deadly
resolve OF David Latmer to focus He hurled himself
towards Eleanor but he not clear of the chest and
ms Knee catching the corner knocked the cunbrous affair
off it's rail and brought it with
suen thud and spnerng of wood Then the floor seemed
to and David Lattimer disappeared with hoarse
Shrek OF despair.
The Of his vanishing simple enough. With
the fall of the heavy chest the fastenngs the
trap had given way, and the fallen
the yawning to the mud, the shngle the slime Of
the river, sixty below ..... ...E
Everything before girl
like the phantom nightmare
only wake reality encircled
the honest steadfast of Frank Holt gazing ten
derby, anSiously into hers
not moment then for explanation
The story told to her afterwards how Silent Neds
boat empty, by police stairs
adjoining the wharf, glimmer light
David Lattimers den above induced the pursuing
to the of the warehouse It was question Of
seconds Silent Ned seized the very
he warning his confederate
more mercful fate was vouchsafed to David Latimer
than that he would have meed to the victim Of his
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the who the before had called at their office and
signed the will they had drafted by which he left everything
he died possessed Of to Frank Holt.
inherng Lattimers blood-stained wealth
to Frank Holt utterly abhorrent But the
his Notwithstanding the lawyer pointed and something
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believe said he to the emphatically,
Miss Tremaine thinks with that would rest
upon us both if touched farthng of this Wretehed
mans fortune Let it all go in charity leave the dis
posal of it entirely in hands,
fulfilled her intention of giving for the
benefit Of fathers creditors everything
obliged but she insisted and secretly
with Frank.
One exception make-she retained the Gains
borough time This act of atonement it
commission copy picture which brought
Trernaine Court coincidence of
place involved him in terrible consequences.
him of this commission Eleanos fancy doing
injustice, the picture until he
had made copy and then it followed the rest of her
sessions.
of David Lattmer followed shortly
by Of Hargrave Denton. With his mind already
wrecked insensate he could not stand the
the horrible discovery that he had been duped
decoying Eleanor Tremane to her DEATH Hargrave
Denton died hopeessly insane
Thus the dark clouds of mystery which had SO long
Tremaine Frank Holt
tragedy their ives-a tragedy which both
shared-brought them each other and the love
existed before they had interchanged
rpened affection which misfortune trial
could weaken, which time could not destroy.
sunny day them united ain Old
church. tho the shadow of the sometimes
them, every year it less
chased away by the perfect love which caseth
(The End.)
THE WALKING HILLS.