Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-05-30

T HE SECOND
DANDY CHATTER
CHATTER xxIil.-tcontinued.)
By Tom Gallon.

L ffaa d - -
CHAPTER xxiil.-tcontinued.)
In his eagerness he Owed himself
into that small alleyway into which
he had gone on that first night Of his
coming to the place. Only when he
reached the end of it did he look round
for his companion; but Cripps was
gone. His fears had been too much TO.
him, and, watching his opportunity. he
had fed. There was no time to wait
for him or to look for him: Philip
made his way rapidly in the direction
4 of those tumble-down outhouses he had
noticed on the night he found his
brothers body.
Coming within sight of these, he
suddenly stopped and dropped down
behind the shelter of 8. ruined boat
which lay halfburied in the mud. For
at the door of one of those dilapidated
buildings stood the Shady I'm, as If
on guard
Probably Mr. Shadrach Nottidge had
never been SO surprised or terrified i'll
4 all his life as he was when figure
suddenly sprang up before him and he
4 felt himself caught by the throat with
a grip which threatened to choke him
with the least possible delay. And
when he looked into the eyes of Philip
/ Chatter, and remembered how much
cause that gentleman had for wreall-
ing vengeance upon him. by reason of
the treachery he had displayed in
handing him. over to the police, his
fears We're increased a thousandfold
Now. you sly, sneaking villain"
whispered Philip, between his teeth;
you runner and crawler for other
rogues, where's your master?"
The Shady I'm, wholly unable to
speak by reason Of that grip upon his
/ throat, family moved his head in the
direction OF the hut.
"Is the lady you brought here with
him?" asked Philip, in the same eau
| tious voice.
The Shady I'm contrived to nod and
to screw his head again In the direc-
ton of the door; Philip. glancing at it
saw that it stood some two inches
open. Giving the Shady In one final
squeeze and shake, he flung him away,
SO that he fell on his back in the mud,
gently pushed open the door, and
crept in The Shady I'm, the instant
that Philip had disappeared into the
hut got slowly to his feet and then
scurried away in the darkness toward
the streets.
Inside the hut Philip found himself
In a maze Of poles and ropes, and
planks, and dusty battered sails; Gid
ing among these (the shed had evil
IDENTIFY belonged to boatbuilder, and
had long been abandoned) he peered
fast them into the shed itself, where
faint light glimmered.
As his eyes became accustomed to
the twilight of the place he saw that
the light in it came from guttering,
candle, thrust into the neck of bot
tie, and stood upon a table. Near this
table, and at the farther end of the
room, stood Madge Barnshaw. At the
side OF 1t nearest to where Philip
stood concealed, and with his back
toward the door, stood Ogledon. With
his hands clasped behind his back,
and his head thrust forward towards
the girl, he seemed to menace her,
even while he was silent And yet,
though he seemed to have her at his
mercy, he had about him a logged air
Of being at DAY himself, and desperate.
From the first word Philip heard. as
he stood there In the darkness watch
ing them, 1t appeared that Madge had
only Just reached the place, and was
still ignorant OF the full extent OF her
own danger.
You sent for me in desperate haste,
Mr.. Ogledon, she said, TO tell me
about Dandy Chatter Ito tell me the
truth about him.
...4 80 es. I'll tell you all the truth about
Dandy Chatter, he said, sneeringly.
Il have taken a long Journey in the
full hope that you might help him
that you might show me a sswaY to
prove his Innocence and set him free."
she said, in the same earnest, plead
ing voice. If you can do that, IL YOU
will help him, I will bless you from the
depths Of my grateful heart i will be.
Islieve that you are true and kind and
generous, and will beg you to forget
any harsh thing ! may have ever said
TO you.
He moved nearer to the table and
Ieant hts hands upon 1t, and looked at
her across the pickering candle light.
81 have read somewhere" he said
Isslowly. Sin some book made for babes
and sucklings, that the love of q wos
man will make an angel of a man, and
raise him UP, and exalt him. t's q lie;
no such thing ever happened. So far
lsas have loved, the love OF q woman Is
4 thing wherein are bound up hatred
| and bitterness and murder, and every
1 hateful thing That belongs to the dark
lneas They talk OF a woman scorneds
what think you 81 a man scorned?
What think you Of q man who, eating
| h.s heart out for one smile one word
l ot nderness. from q mere slip OF
/ girl 3 Id met by looks which show him
Ionly disgust and repug nanee You
i thought It q fine thing to fling aside
the loys Of 4 man like myself, and
i take up with 4 mere boy dnt yon q
never flung aside your love. re 'e