The sun., 1910-05-08

F1Akon -if unly knowsd the domme'
villain I'd
Hush whispered Miss Pepper IN,
isn't dead. she is going 10 rouse Sally
Sally dear; q Is Sophronia, old SophroniI
you know YOU call me
The girl sat up with a look around
frst hewiidered. then pteous and ther
defiant II was wonderful 10 note ths
Instructive taste with which she straight.
ened her hat
I'm all right. she protested in a vOics
childishly feeble Gee. bat somebody
had it Ia for mefor fair such rap on ths
konk II u hadn't been for me pad
would have been a goner sure. So you'd
better try II yourself. old Sophronia
For heavens sake keep quiet. you
little rascal. choked FaNon.
He picked sally up in his arms Hs
lightly bore her 10 his house on the roof
Ne laid her on tho settle. then. with a
Significant glance AZ Miss Pepper. he
tiptOed out 10 walk 20 and fro over the
gravel on his toes. his hat Oh. muttering
primeyal maledictions
Presently Miss Pepper came qUistly
10 the agitated man
-She is all right she assured him.
'S0me villain IN the dark grabbed her and
choked her and hit her on the head Hs
meant 20 Nil her. that Ia all. and mus;
have thought that he had done 80. He
wanted a. get nd of her. you know how
that -. aud the sudden chance 20 act %
" away under cover Of thA dark. 40 as %
have an alihi. must have been too much
for him
Moved and initiated by the divvle. 3
replied FaNon. Who does she think Il
was
IT she thinks she won't tell: Won might
know shs wouldn't She aaid II was an
In lifetime and 70 LEI Il 70 az that: that
she didn't want to he blacklistsd as a
squealcr Il nearly broke my heart
10 hear her
-lt's the job she's thinking Of. Miss
Pepper the eternal infunnel. dom job
An alib. you say Why. the villain kem
from the sOOt dreckly 10 your ofiices
He wanted 70 prove that he was there:
thin tho divvle caught him again with thu
money Don't you see who it must hev
been' niyeT did trust the slv. slncti-
monus clss Hist. some vans comm
Go hack 20 the giPrl. do Douae the light:
not a breath. not a world
Even before the scuttls was cautiously
raised Faxbn had hidden himself in the
deeper shadow Of the hatchway While
the storm had ahated mist still hung
heavily giving 70 all objects an unnai-
ural and exaggerated loom.
II seemed 20 the janitOr that one ~
ths immense Ogres ~ hia Grandam's =
tale~ nov emerged. lightly hegring human
prey flung across HE shoulders. For
a unOfnsni this strnge visitant poised In
unconscious grace. He raised HE burden
N both hands high above his head. and
the dronp 81 Il showed not a sign cf life
Then he stepped lightly. quickly. toward
he side wall
Faxnn sprang forward. He caught
the giant by the two arms with such fOrco
a. 10 stop him and swing him.
You dom murderer hs cried. you're
not going to trow that body into the
street
The hugo nnn subm.ssively bent and
nlaced his burden on the gFavelled sur
face - tho roof.
= am all In. he said.
'Pe'rr'- gnsped FaXon, I nivcr Wud
hev b'heved o. niver.'
A hght shot from the window Of tho
little h0uae on tho roof u touched the
m0tiOniesf form. showing tho not un-
comedy face ~ middle aEed man. though
death nr umoJuE5i0usuess strangely ac-
contlated ~ snug nean lines. Again
Eavnn'a hanrt caught IN he throat
-Yis. ! Wud bleva u nov: 7 rniRht
hev done % r1raiIf he mutterrd You
poor. dom PrteT'-
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