Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-11-05

Iney nave passed tne HOUSE III lhe
other street. father" she said. They
are fighting perhaps fifty yards away
Thank heaven for that!' exclaimed
the old man. There is time to save you
yet"
lie limped toward the trunk that stood
in the corner. and took from it coil OF
rope.
Take this. my girl" he said. "You
must get into the store closet. The lit
tie window there is ut the side and shell
tered from view by the projection of the
main building. You can get out that
way unobscrvcd. You are light and 1.-THE
and can lower yourself with this TO the
roof of the shed below. Is there any
body in the yariT'
"Nolody." said the girl; mot a soul"
III cannot do it myself" he went on.
calmly. II am too old. and am Grip.
pie: but YOU can get away in that man
ncr. When you are on the roof of the
she'd you can let yourself down from
that into the yard After that you can
make your way out into the street aS
soon ~ it is safe. They won't hurt
, girl like YOU. but they would kill me
like n dog"
"But. father" pleaded the girl. y do
not want to 20 away. ! do not wait to
leave you. | want to stay here with
yOl."
NONSENSE he answered. THAT
would he sinful That would be horrible.
You will have to get away, and when
you are safe in the street. 20 straight to
Mr.. Adams. You have only to tell him
that | sent you. and he will take care
of YOU"
"Mr. Adamsf" asked the girl. THAT
American who came here last wcekT
'''rhe same. You know where he lives.
You took a message from me to him.
Now run. my child" and he cooled the
rope round her waist. There" he said:
you will be able to use 1t more easily
In this way. You will get away all
right"
She chung to him still and kissed his
white face.
Il do not want to CO." she begged.
Il really do not want to co."
| "iou must" he retortcd. won shall"
And So saying. he pushed the gently
resisting girl toward the store closet. On
u sudden. however. a quiver of anguish
convu!sed his features. his eyes stared
wildly. and he gasped rs his lips opened
and closed IN mute. fevcrsh agitation.
He staggered forward and reached out u
wildly fumbling hand. crying:
stay! ] cannot let you go like that.
There IL not moment to he lost, and
must tell You before ! die"
She turned to him with a blank dis.
may IN her eyes, while his voice became
hoarscr. and his breathing more painful.
you are very i'll. father. dear" she
cried.
That's just It" he said. that's why
called you back. You call me father Let
me confess tit Is better thus am not
your father. DO not look at me 50 nc.
cusingly."
The girl retrcatcd step by step to the
wall. aud stood there with an outstretcl,.
cd arm on either side of her. staring ut
the old man In an awc-struck amaze.
mrnt.
YES" he said more quietly. IL am not
your father. | have even been accused
of having murdered your father"
| Helene gave Il shrek aud Sripped her
hair in both hands.
''DO not think 80 III of me-" he went
on. "Do not think that the charge was
true. ] did not murder him. lie had
wrOngcd me--he had bitterly wronged
me--hc had robbed me Of the woman
whom I loved better than myself. lie
had robbed me Of all earthly happiness.
of all hope. Of all light of life. but did
not kill him. We had u quarrel. 1t was
on the cliff side. and he stumbled and
fell over into the sea aud was drowned,
and they said l had murdered him, but
! did not. They hunted me from town
to town, from house to house. from for.
est to swamp. but | escaped them; aud
more than that. brought you with me,
you, his child, the child of the woman |
adored: timer aud daiiftier, but 80 alike,
that as she was lost to me, | determined
to keep You by my side rs u soothing re-.
n,embrance of love that was stran.
gled."
lie knelt down and dragged himself
to her. aud chung to her garments.
II have been u father to you, have
not 2" he went on. with hot fcrvOr. Have
not given you bread Of my bread. meat
Of my meat? Have ! eaten n crust with.
out sharing 1t with you! Tell me. that
| may die In peace"
The girl stood there with a face ms
white as the mans, her eyes nearly start
ing from their sockets, her lips b!anched.
Finally she came to him quietly, took
his head between her two hands aud
kissed him on the forehead.
IL do not know what to do" she said,
softly and tenderly. II do not know
what to think. but that You have been
like a father to me ! can swear. Must
leave you now? Must I go away from
YOU now, when you are In such dreadful
danger? Why should ! not share 1t as
you shared It with me?'
lie looked at her as II his heart were
bursting with u secret still concealed. 4
fash of yearning despair cleaned In his