Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1907-04-20

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power in these hands to close your wind
pipe. If you want to work with me
you've got to be civil, or there'll be trou-
! bIe.r
IAN right, Jack; all right. There's no
need to get hasty. You weren't always
so squeamish about the girl. i believe
you'd turn honest if you had a chance"
aye; / believe / would ii / had any
way of earning living. But it's too
late; I'm too old to change, so l must 90
on to the end"
"But-about isabelle"
Don't worry yourself about her. She
loves Lynn Donovan, and if | can see a
| way of letting her marry him with safety
4 to ourselves I'm going to make her happy
and in some measure repay her for the
wrong / have done her"
I'm not going to stand by and
II tell you | won't have it. Donovan
and Isabel must be left alone. Our work
is slow, but we are practically safe here.
Now come below. ! have told Isabel that
you are going to help me with an impor-
tant experiment, and we shall not be dis
turbed all night"
"All the same I'm not going to give
Isabel up, and if this Donovan gets in
my way let him look out, that's ALL
As the two men disappeared down the
steps leading to the underground cham
Der, sacred to the experiments of Mr..
Daunt, cd Martha, the mummified serv-
ant who was neither deaf nor dumb.
came to the head of the passage and
listened. Being satisfied that they were
out Of the way she went to the room
where Isabel was waiting.
Its all right, honey; they're safe for
hours OFF you go; I'll put the light in
the window, and while you see that
you're safe"
Dear old Martha, how good you are!
Oh, am so afraid of that man.
"Spif Bantam! Tut, tut, honey; he's
only bladder of wind. Off you go now
to your handsome lover anu trust old
Martha
Without further waiting Isabel sped
out of the house and down the path lead
ing TO the orchard
| At the far end where the wall marked
the boundary of the garden tree grow
ing in the lane spread an inviting arm
over the enclosure.
| ''Lynn!"
| There was r''stle among the leaves; a
man dropped lightly to the ground and
took Isabel in his arms.
MY love, my Isabel! How impatient
ly have waited | thought the signal
would never come"
Il could not get away, Lynn; that man
| told you of came. He is here"
What, the man your father wants you
to marry?"
| Yes; Mr.. Bantam. He has been
| abroad for some years, but it has been
understood for long time that I was
to marry him."
| And you, Isabel?"
Il have never thought seriously about
it. My life has been such a strange one.
only saw my father every two or three
years, and then he always came to take
me away to strange place. have been
everywhere, | think France, Germany,
Switzerland, Italy, Spain"
"Ah! Spain. Two years ago since l
first saw the lovehght in those beautiful
eyes. / was heart broken when you dis
appeared so suddenly"
But Fate was kind wnen my father
brought me to live so near you"
! He got my letter today? What did
he say?"
HE refused his consent, and forbade
me to have anything to do with YOU
"Oh. but that is nonsense!"
| ''Yes, and so I told him. | think he is
relenting little, and if you could only
see him l am sure it would be all right"
| Cant it be managed, Isabel? Why
not meet me here tomorrow evening, and
we will both march in and demand his
consent :"
"Oh, am afraid! SPIT Bantam will
| be there
! There is nothing to be afraid of,
sweetheart. l can take care of you and
myself too, and if he refuses his consent
well, we must get married without it"
Bantam is dangerous man."
"And l can be just as dangerous, so
say no more. dear one, but let us do as l
suggest. Take old Martha into his con-
fidence, and let her show the light at the
right moment"
You are so confident, Lynn, that you
make me feel brave l viii do it."
They prolonged their meeting with low
ers' talk until at last Isabel thought it
prudent to return.
Martha is moving the light about. 1
had better co.
Il will wait here until see you at the
window, and then l shall know that you
are all right"
With a farewell kiss she ran lightly
| up luc 2uluSIi, WitAlG M AAllSS MS
eyes upon the window, waited in the
| darkness.
In a few minutes light appeared in
the room. and Isabel. standing back from
the window so that her face could be
SEEM waved her hand towards where she
knew her lover was waiting.
And as Lynn stood there, his heart
bursting with a great love, from some
where near him a voice broke the still
ness.
"Great heavens! 1t is she--it is
it isl"
There was a rustling in the leaves of
the tree overhead, and then heavy body
crashed through the branches and fell at
Lynn's feet.
Much alarmed at the occurrence Lynn
started back, but the figure before him
did not move. Striking a match he
peered at the PROSTATE form, and dis
eerned an old man with gray hair and
b ard As Lynn bent over him the in
| IN np1 saizeI HE arr,