The Glenwood post., 1912-12-28

I'll; this b Aajoe Lavseaea" He
tssks1 - ss With Aan syaa. his AaaA
Inning weakly.
"Farrell-FaRPel-o t. black
smith What Lavssacs! Ths-ths a.
deer Claire k.svsf-
fes; he's . roaGA-Iooking object !
admit. but there has bssa . fight
down below. SIR. IN which ~ had q
share. We've Just eseaned out Red Fa-
gins gang. We came up here to tell
the good news to you and your daugh-
ter"
The Colonefs lad sank back upon
the mussed pillow.
My Clairs-she II not
here"
Mot here!" I cried. aroused by the
admission. "DiA she not return to
your"
NO; they canno for her to go down
stairs-a tall man with q black beard,
and two otherA They took her away
an hour ago. and have seen nothing
Of her since. lizard the shots, the
sound Of fierce aghting, but could not
move from the beA. Tell me, Major.
what has become Of my little girl?"
Il do not know" l confessed. gaz-
Ing about in bsvilderment. She came
up the stairs. aa sure. 1t was Just
a. the fight begaA. and / had scarce
" moment 70 oboarve anything BE-
fore We were q 4 Asrosly. She shot
Fagin 6oWa. aa1 tAoa Eaa."
Shot Fagia! Caairs!"
Yes; sAs vas tssttAsd. Had she
not setsd - esSokly ] would have
done 20 nyssk. He vas forcinx her
into nasEia0s.'
"lato nanaaosi With whoar"
~Captala 0saat,. I answered pas
sionately. IT vas . deliberate blot,
although As DestsadeA 70 bs isnooent.
sd . helpless prisoner. Later the
man fought With The oatlaws AGAINST
us: aftsr Jonee Vas killed - even a.
ssmed csonAAA." i
"He has bssa had a.l slovs with
those fellows froa tAs mt, Csloasl,"
cAi0sd n FasrsA hsarssly. "Pvs
known II asA ~ LAvvsaos % .
noath 49,. ealy Asos - vas killed
down below. IT Vlat oaa have ~
coae q Clo1aDSs
~ nevss DessAA alsag hsss,. n
sisted 4ortiDse. Ter ! haveat taken
my eyes froa hat Aooe."
Thea she - A61lag se0swhsrs In
thees treat sooOA Co0o -, Law
reoce. and ven search ths0."
We went oct h0zrsedly, Isavinx tAs
wounded man lyinS Aslpsssslt % the
bsl. and seeppsd eaRsssssly aeross the
1eaa senti.sa N1Ag = tAs kAllvay.
The memory q HsAse Sse1rrsd 10 me.
He was not tAs Ind - Asssst iis mis-
tress at such . tfDs. Stepping Far
reli, steDDel baek - iosuars. The
Colonel o0sDsa Als syss Wsarily at
sound oe ~ ve1ea.
He b not Asss." - sxplainsd slow
". both Psese and ToaspaA were
seat away % ID . survsoa, al hAvs
not returned. We aAtScipatel - aan-
GER here with Ca04aiA 0rast preseat."
ground ~ tsstA savaesly togsth-
e. recalling u tTeacAesy e IL lat
ter. his insults - ClalFs. his Asceiv-
Tag q Erse. ~ sasa1lag q papsrs,
hoSlng thus - Fu1a his eva Coloosl,
bis alliance witA HAgla, hi ceiling q
BritisA sseTsta 1eso Was Q villain
thrsugh and thss1gA anA I hoped Ae
had already pail IL psaalty. II net,
l vowed the nan should never escaps.
But the thought q the missing kirl
came back. driving all else from ny
mind. She was in nons Of those rooms
We searched. nor III We discover the
slightest eviAsoos a her having been
there. AZ Stood IN the coor of the
deserted mus3cfoo0 staring helpless
ly about, . suddsa possibility occurred
to me. Az! that nust b the truth.
the full expla1axioa oe her vanishins.
She had come 1yiAg up TIE stalrs,
frightened. 6ssDsrats- ~ far a. sAe
knew. alone against Fagin's unscrupu-
lous haAd. NE hAA not returned to
her father. or socaDsA by way Of ths
Aau Whsro ~ cDuh - have
goasf TIE soasse stAircase. down
which she bad lassisd Ne, and whicA
was known oafy 70 herself, Eric apd
Pstsr. I Gippea yafFsl1's arm sassfh.
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