Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-26

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was thoroughly bad woman, but she
really was not She certainly COM
mitted bigamy, but then she thought
Jessop was drowned. When he came
to life she preferred to live with kriii,
as he had more money than Jessop."
"And therefore JesSop, as you say,
had free quarters at the Red Pig. A
most immoral woman, sir-most i'm
moral. She ought to be ducked."
Poor wretch" said Paul, her mind
has nearly given way under the shock
of her daughters death. She loved
formatory for GOOD number of years.
lie may improve"
"Huhr' grunted the old gentleman.
"Now that-that blackguard, Hay?
HE has gone abroad and is likely
to remain abroad. Sandal and Tenn
pest kept their word, but think Hurd
put it about that Hay was a cheat
, and a scoundrel. Poor Hay" sighed
Paul, "he has ruined his career
bah! he never had one. If you pity
scoundrels, Paul, what are you to think
of good people,"
"Such as Deborah, who is nursing my
| darling? 1 think she's the best wo-
| man in the world
81 suppose that Matilda Junk crea-
ture had nothing to do with the muir
der?" asked BeecOt senior.
mo. She knew absolutely nothing
and only attacked Deborah because
she fancied Deborah was attacking
| Maud. However, the two sisters have
made it up, and Matilda has gone back
to the Red Pig. She's as decent crea-
| ture as Deborah, in another way, and
was absolutely ignorant of Mauds
wickedness. Hurd guessed that when
she spoke to him so freely ut Christ
church"
"And the thug?'
| ''Hokar? oh, he is not really thug
but the descendant of one. However,
they can't prove that he strangled any
thing beyond a few cats and dogs
when he showed Maud how to use the
roomal-thats the handkerchief with
which the thugs strangled their vic
tins"
I'm not absolutely ignorant" growl-
ed his father. Il know that. So this
Hokar goes free?"
Eyes. He would not strange Aaron
Norman because he had but one eye.
and Bhowanee won't accept MANNED
persons. Failing him, Maud had to at
tend to the job herself, with the assist
ance of Tray
"And this detectiveT
"Oh, Ford, with Sylvia's sanction,
| ho ha
shares with his sister. Aurora Dian.
But for her searching at Stowley and
Beechill we should never have, known
about the marriage, you know"
mo, l don't know. They're far too
highly paid. The marriage would have
come to light in another way. How
ever, waste your own money IL you
like. 1t isn't mine"
Nor mine either, father" said Paul
sharply. Sylvia will keep her own
fortune. l am not a man to live on
my wife. 1 intend to take house in
town when we are married, and then
I'll still continue to write"
without the spur of poverty you'll
never make a hit" grinned the old
gentleman. However, you can live
where you please. It's no business OF
mine, but demand as your indulgent
father that you'll bring Sylvia down
here at least three times year.
Whenever she is well want to see
her"
"I'll bring her next week." said
Paul, thinking of his mother. "Bui
Deborah must come too. She Wont
leave Sylvia"
1.-The house is big enough. Bring
Mrs. TawSey also. I'm rather anX
ious to see her. And Sylvia will bt
q good companion for your mother"
So matters We're arranged in this
way, and when Paul returned to tow
he went at once to tell Sylvia of tho
reconciliation. He found her, proppet
up with pillows, seated by the fire
looking much better, although she wa:
still thin and rather haggard.
81 am so glad, darling" she said
holding Paurs hand in her thin ones
Il should not have liked our marriage
to have kept you from your father"
Mrs. Tawsey snorted. Ills frantic
par" she said, "ah, well, when I NEE
LII IL lie udTeS " say u WOru dSlt
my pretty
"My father Is quite ready to wei
come her as daughter" said Pau
quickly.
AN no poor one either!" cried Deb
orah triumphantly. give thousand ;
year, as that nice young man Mr.. Fore
have told us is right. Lor', my Lowell!
queen, you'll drive in your chariot ant
forget Debby."
You foolish old thing" said tn,
girl fondly. You held to me in IN.
troubles, and you shall share in IN.
JOY"
"Allays purvidin' don't ave to leav,
T the laundry in charge of Bart an Mrs
! Purr, both bein' infants of Stiffness
: one with gin and tother with weak
: ness of brain. It's well made Bar
that child and shielded her from TN
p consequences of killing Lady Rachel
The Sandal family don't want the cas-
:, revived, especially as Maud is dead
8 so Mrs. Jessop-as she is now-can en-,
nr To- In, H.