Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-07-09

Ma and were so interested We had
not been able TO 90 and see her for sew
ersl weeks. and-and we found she had
Visltor-a strange gentleman. Shall l
tell you all about him."
Yes, dear" Ivis was trying hard not
to get irritated, but Daisy's chatter
Jared.
We'll, one morning. don't remember
the exact date, but it doesn't matter,
does it?-an old man who attends to
grandma's garden came knocking at her
door and told her he had found young
man lying ON the river bank, where the
tide had gone ont. At first he thought
he was dead-Ivis, don't look at me like
that, or-or | can't go on" broke off
Daisy, with sob of agitation.
Go on! But tell me first. in mercy's
name" cried the girl. wildly. what is
this to me? Oh. am going mad! 1t
can mean nothing!"
ut can mean everything There!" ex-
claimed Daisy, in contrition, as Wis fell
back senseless. I've done it badly, after
all!a
She called Auriol, and Ivis was soon
restored. In Auriors loving arms
Jocelyn's sorely tried bride listened to
the rest of Daisy's story.
The peaceful moon was rising over the
| river and over the house where Jocelyn
and Ivis were again united. Along the
river bank, beyond Mrs Selwyn's gar
den, dark figure paced, almost like
that of a sentinel on guard. 1t was
Archibald Dimdyke, and while he walked
| alone with the sanity night, in sight of
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ness, it may he that remorse for his ILL.,
spent life weighed upon him as meyer
before. His sin had led him into depths
he once would have thought impossible.
Step by step he had sunk. TO become the
accomphee # murderer For Martins
crime was rot the less because, by al
most miracle. the life of his victim
had been saved.
hmdyke's eyes, accustomed to the
shadows, saw them deeper where tie
garden wall was low He crept stealthily
towards the spot, and flung himself upon
man who was attempting to enter the
garden.
What are you doing here :" cried Mar
tin Ryder, fercely.
Ne HARM Dimdyke returned The
same can't he said of you."
You villain!" uttered Martin. fiereely
You did your work badly If you'd
flung him in the river"
"Give me that pistol" said Dmdyke.
II knew you'd do your best TO part them
again.
Martin feigned acquiescencc. Then
suddenly he flung his arms about the
other, and dragged him towards the
river
Half mad as he was with jealousy and
bafiied revenge, he did not think of dam
ger to himself His foot slipped upon
the bank. Dimdyke chung to him like
grim death, and they both fell together
into the water.
The tide was at the full, and the cur
rent swept them both away When the
river gave them up again, they were still
linked together i'll that embrace of hate.
1t was several weeks before Jocelyn
and Ivis were able to go home to Sydney,
though the young man made rapid
progress towards convaleseence from the
hour when he and his darling met again.
after their strange and terrible parting.
When they sailed. Raymond and his wife
AuTiol went with them; for, with the
death of Archibald Dimdyke, the bar to
their happiness was removed.
Daisy-no longer Daisy Selwyn-yfs-
tied Australia a few years later, the
bright particular star of an opera com.
pany, of which her husband was direc-
tor; and she was welcome guest at two
Of the happiest homes in Sydney.
THE END.