The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1907-07-30

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round your own ungrateful neck!'
lie tnsaed on his heel and wrote
sciAetAllg on a card. lie rang bell
met the waiter at the door and handed
him what lie had written.
"Ihat may be so, sail Tom to Mich.
olas HarGing. Il may swing yet, but.
thank God. not for Blayaes!n'
1T is really the receipt?n
"Tnlouhtedly, written By Blaydes
and Stoned by me- II will clear me or
that Icri.ise ii II doesn't convict him. |
| Gon't want To convict him."
The other shrugged his shoulders.
1t would be useless There's mad
ness in his blood as well as crime! Bu:
Is that yoar only eyiasneef'
NO. | have a witaess outside who
| all but saw him do 1t, lie did see him
taking the papers from the dead mans
pocket
Papers" cried Mr.. Harding. His
high color fed and care AGAIN. They
heloa9el to me. Give them to me,
ErichSen, for Gods Sake!''
s"Then keep your eye on him. and
you shall isdFe I'LL but the one | may
want. saw Icy were let,egs to yol.e.
and in al Instant they were ii Niche
las Eawling'a packet. all hat the one
with IT, receipt upon the back, and he
Glsa hu;soneI up his coat. y
! Meanwhile Da'utrea was at the other
end OF the long room guarding the
door. AMI now they saw him iiing 1t
opcn villa an evil smile. Next mo-
I3aat grange @aag patered-two con-
stables, Ginger, MAI Sullivan and Peg
| Nv 0'Eriesi.
peggy's presence Is oaiy teo easily
explained. When her own ears heard
Teln consent To leave the couatry she
shut her teeth and swore that he
shoall not. In New South wales ha
Should remain. though back he went
to tie chain gang. but size trusted to
Ter owI testimony to save his neck.
So she slipped out of t,l Bungalow
While the master was icing dressed.
followed the Fawcetss into Sydney
and went straight 10 the fulteney b.
tel to tell Nat Sullivan the truth about
Tom. She found that worthy In his
usual state when In town. Ginger
complained that there was no doiag
anything with him. And 20 powerful.
ly did the b!eir eycl. thick Tipped sot
repel Peggy. now she saw HIN again
and In this conuitloa. that she had told
him nothing wheE Da.ntFee's message
was brcg 1T 10 Nat; rooms.
Nat read 1t In his shirt sleeves and
staggered or 10 achieve n measure Of
outward deceney. leaving resgv IN q
strange turmoil. She could have he.
traved Tom herself - so SIZE st.:'
thoaght-but the iGSa OF the master
turning traitor In this way was 10 her
intolerahle. She bad heard the mar
riage was put of. she OWNED some ell
sufficient cause. AMI with the cbbing
Of her last hOpes Of Tom Der first gen
eroHs gold viii TO him returned she
looked at Ginger AMI found Ginger
looking at her. st Castle Sullivan he
had been n fErtive admlrcr. lie was
an open one nov Nat was In tire next
room.
We'll. Glngc-. an what is IT y In
tInd to say?''
81 shall have 70 swear 10 him. though
I'D never have let this out in my sober
senses. lie saved my tie. meant
10 save his"
AN you will do that same-say you
inade a mistake. It's his life y0'll be
swearln' away"
"But it's true. Peggyw
AN its messlflI be thruer still.
Ginger dariln'. II you will but say the
word an do by Tom as be did by you
She had not thought Of II before. II
was a sudden inspiration Of the quick
Irish brain. y sudden impulse OF the
warm Irish heart. When Nat came In
wish wet hair plasiered over his thick
skull, the coal black head and the fiery
heard were far enough apart But II
had not Teen 10 during every minute
OF his absence. And pretty hascc
awaited him in the ballroom.
LED up to Eriehsen. the overseei
shook his head.
"No." said be. ''Thc bushranger was
inches taller can't swear TO him
after ALL
Not swear 20 himT' reared Mr. Nat
"why. you took your oath he was the
man.
'Sot swear 10 h.mf' said DaIntree
stepping forward. Happily. my gooa
fellow
But Toms eye was on him. and the
police were in the room.
: TRY the GIRL" said one constable.
"f;Ingsr II right" said Peggy prompt
b ~. ITS q taller man he was entirely
But you're looking nc bis feetr'
Peggy raised her eyes. and calmly
! and coIdly they met Toms for the las
time. #*
"So." said she. This h not the mai
ataiI."
Tho -- isnrs!'' Nat Sullivan scream
ed. They've made up their minds b
lie. and you two fools stand there ans
listeng' lie stormsd and wept. grew
violently abusive and was put out b,
the constablss before they left them
selves. In the scuiie and confusion
Ginger found an opportunity both Z.
= rrip Toms hand and 20 yhisper aha