Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-24

Suddenly there was a savage shout
and an outbreak of commotion like
that of wild beasts.
Get out of 1t, then.' beloved the
voice of Hankins. "By ginger! he's
split! Down himi'
The next moment Mildred saw the
figure of Bayham reel out from behind
the smokestack. A shower Of slaugh-
ferrous blows was being aimed at him.
Weak though he was, he fought like
a lion; he seized a near man and
hurled him to the floor.
Then Mildred hesitated no longer;
she rushed into the wild den and
reached Bayham just as a yelling
blow staggered him back once more
against the smokestack. A voice was
shouting above the uproar.
'That man is wanted for killing Col.
Blackmore at Norborough, some years
agoi You had better get him outside
to the police"
Mildred saw and heard Kenneth Har-
low, with his coat collar turned up and
with his hat drawn low over his brows.
"Tis false!" she cried as she sprang
in front Of Bayham, with fire iron
snatched up in her hands. "Stand
back, you pack of towards! This gen.
tleman is Richard Wellingham, Wis.,
count Hindlesleigh Touch him If you
dare!"
But the low brutes threatened again.
founded by the sudden apparition there
of a woman. But already the victory
was with Mildred. There were a few
clean, honest wOrkingmen in Lornfray
house; and now a manly navy, with
sledgehammer fist, sprang up from
a near table Hankins was the first
man in his way.
'You viper" he growled. "Get out
of It'll" With a shattering blow he
lifted the ruffian from his feet and
sent him reeling to a fall He had had
no intention except a knockdown blow.
but Hankins fell bodily upon the hot
plate; pot of boiling water toppled
over upon him and he shrieked out
with the agony of despair. In the
same moment Kenneth Harlow fled
from the place with dissolute's look
of ruin in his face.
I'm DONE" Hankins moaned, "and
I may as we'll give In. It wasn't his
fault" he went on, indicating Wei
lingham, now fallen and unconscious.
"Bill Ackman's my right name. I
owed the colonel one for giving me
six days cell for nothing, and knock
ed him over the cliff for 1t. He saw
1t done," he concluded indicating We'll
lingham again.
The porters had rushed into the tu-
multi. Presently Wellingham was car
ried out from the unlovely place and
Mildred took him in a cab to her
fathers town house in Mayfair Weak
ened as he was by privation, a long
time passed before he returned to
consciousness.
"Milly," he murmured. when he
opened his eyes at last, 81 ought not
to be here"
Eyes, Richard. you should" she re-
Joined gently. "This should be your
proper place till you are well again.
Forgive me, dear; I will never let you
go again."
mo-" he differed, family, shaking =
his head; IT have sunk too low. After
I sent nv paper to the war office
acted foolishly, no doubt But didn't
seem to care what happened then. The
blow meant dimissal from the service
or court-martial When broke my
parole, It was to follow Blackmore for
some final words with him. I saw
what happened on the cliff, but Ack-
man went over, too, and I thought
that both bodies would be found But
1t seemed the fellow escaped injury.
That evening I received news that
such invested capital as I had was
lost, and I thought had better go.
I could not have paid my way in the
service even II had stayed to face 1t
out. The next morning saw that I
was suspected of the murder. That
ended it, I have never looked at a
newspaper since, but have only lived
to forget myself. I am very tired,
Milly." -
REST here, DEAR" she said. And she