The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-05-04

Al THAT AaOAn4NA OH oAO1@ 44S ~~@t@S
LOOKED BACK.
lately. Now you understand why l
still insist upon thrusting my company
upon you"
Her face turned pale, and she gave
little gasp.
How do you known she asked
quickly.
"Oh, own up. I've followed, too,
at respectful distance-since I'm for
hidden nearer approach.
She grew pale again and leaned
against the door as If needing support.
"You must never do 1t again." she
almost whispered. Something might
happen to you. Oh, it's dangerous. l
cannot explain. For your own sake,
for smy sake, do not follow me any
more, please"
In a moment she was gone. He
moved rapidly and imperiously through
the crowd until he caught sight of the
GIRLS graceful figure threading its way
through the throng Of Saturday shop
pers.
81 will follow her just the same" he
muttered "This one night at least
will see her safe
Robert Alexander, rolling stone, but
always favored by fortune, longed for
a chance to try his hard, stonelike
muscles, tested in many trial on
plains and seas, ON some assailant Of
Helen Wardlaw's.
eff l could just grip that fellow who
followed her." thought he savagely-
grip him and smash himp And his
great arms and shoulders swelled and
grew tense.
Then he thought Of a talk he had
once had at the side Of an Australian
campfire with rover of the world.
a university graduate like himself, but
one cursed with the wanderlust that
would give him no rest.
There are some Of us mortals," the
rover had said, "who can find no abid-
ing place. Something will drive us
on. We live forever on the edge Of
fate"
"The edge of fate" repeated Robert
Alexander to himself. 81 am on 1t
now. If / cannot win that girl, and
it's clear that I can't, l shall move on
myself and wander"
His chin was firmly set in a moment
He knew what he was giving up-as-
sured position won by earnest work,
the certainty of fortune, Injuries that
he loved. But he did not doubt that
he would-no, must-let these go.
MI Co. !. tn This npfzo
were not his.
"The edge of fate" he muttered
again, when suddenly he became
aware that the man against whom he
aad warned Helen Wardlaw was dog
cling her footsteps
At that moment she stopped and
looked back. The man stepped up to
her. and as Bob started wrathfully
forward a movement in the dense
crowd stopped him. He pressed
through as best he could, but Helen
had disappeared.
Then his progress was again I'M
peded by a throng Of people gathered
about man who had been run over
by heavy carriage and terribly in
jured
In the excitement no one but Bob
noticed an envelope which had evil
IDENTIFY slipped from the mans grasp.
He picked it up and put 1t in his
pocket, intending to turn it over to the
proper authorities. A slip Of paper
fell out, and with it ten dollar bill.
Opening the paper to see II 1t con-
tanned any clew to the mans identity
Bob read these words:
eff you will cease trying to modest
me, 1 Will give you this amount every
month. This is positively all l can
do for you"
The handwriting was that Of Helen
Wardlawi
So agitated that he trembled, he de-
termined at once to discover the truth
about the relations between the disso-
lutte, poverty stricken creature and
Helen Wardlaw.
There was small chance for his sur
viving his injuries, as Alexander learn
ed at the hospital
Suspecting that the man might say
something before he died, Alexander
remained and thus was at his bedside
when the man reused, few moments
before the end. He opened his eyes
and looked at him and whispered
''Tell my wife-tell Helen-she will for
give me-now that-I-am-dying
The whisper ceased, there was a
brief struggle, and all was over.
Alexander made arrangements for a
decent burial before leaving the hos
pital, for there was no doubt In bis
mind that the man had been Helen's
| husband.