New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1916-02-12

/ INTO the little room where Oswald Mel
win slept. He had slept in It from tina,
| boyhood IN which the brave woman
had opened this sort of shop entirely
| for his sake
But Stlngnree saw only the little bed
That had once been far too large. the
Bible stll by It's side. read or unread.
the parents portraits overhead. The
mother was looking IN an opposite Ill
rcction He followed her eyes, and
there at the foot, where the Infatuated
fool could see II last thing ut night and
first In the morning. was an ENLARGED
photograph Of the huShranger himself
And he had posed on the spot with
"yeGlnss NJ and pistols pointed rs
he saw himself now. not less than n
quarter life size In II great gaudy
frame. But while no stared Mrs Mel
vip had been ruInmaEing Ia u tlrn wer
and when he turned she was staring
In her turn with CLASSY eyes In her
hands was an empty mahogany case
with velvet moulds which ought to
have been filed 10y n brace OF missing
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''IIc kept It locked. He kept them
In IT,. she gnsI~d. ''IIc may have done
It this very night"
Done whntT
stuck up the Dcniliuuin NAH. Tha,
Is hia mnddcst dream
Stingarcc was heavy for a moment
with n mental calculation
u 1,un l.,
but there's not moment to hose J.
will cure him. But I must go Mt once
| hnv" horse not fnr away"
God bless you.'
Leave him to me
His hands wcru In Indy's hnndA
once more. Stingarcc Withdrew them
gently. and he looked his last into tn,
BRAY" wet eyes raised gratefully t" his
The villain wVrshlpcr was indeed
duly posted IN n certain belt of trees
through which the coach route ran
about halfway between the town and
the first stage south. It wns not his |
first nocturnal visit 10 the spot Hc
was fcvcrishly expecting the coach
when pattcr Of hoofs snoto his ear
from the opposite quarter.
Stngnrec swept through the trees nj
II gnllop. the milk white marc flashing
In the m"onlit patches. At tho sight
OF her Oswald was cmlvulstsl with %
prcm"nitiOn ns to who was coming
Ills heart palpitntcI ns even his heart
had never done before, and yet he
would have sat irresOlute. inert md
let the man pass ns he always lot the
coach had the decision been left to
him. The real milk white marc af
fcctcd the imitation III its turn rs tho
coach horses never had. and Oswnld
swayed and swan upon whinnyinc
steed.
Il thought you were Etingnreer'
what II l nmr'
"But you're not You're not half
smart enough. You can't tell mo any
thing about Stinsnree!''
lie put his eyeglass up with mn mir
Stingarec put up his.
"You young fool! You've thought
your soul into a pulp on the subject.
md you must give It up" saM Stin
snree sternly.
Oswnld sat nghnst L.
but how on earth did you known
1--WE come strnight from your moth
n. You're breaking her heart
but how can you have como strni4ht
rom herr"
1--WE come down for another t1elo.
leon. I've got to have one, too"
Oswald Melvin now knew his drunk.
n within driver for what he had really
,ecn.
''The yarn l told you about myself
rns true enough" continued Stinga.
We. "Only the names were altered,
IS they say. 1t happened to the 9th.
r fellow. not to me. I made Il hap
'cn. He IL hardly likely to have lived
. tell tho talo"
did he really try to bctray you aft.
r what you'd done for himr'
more or lcss He hooked on me As
mir game
But you had saved his nfeT'
I'VE rode across him"
"And you think he perishes1r'
NtIIEuVeV uWIutVI. IN v0FJOQOL
Then he got what he Jolly we'll
cried Oswald
You're thinking Of commencing
'lshranging. chr
Rather"
IT'S n hard life while II lasts and o
asty death to top ny with"
They don't hang you for it."
They might hang me for the man I
ut back in the vile dust from whence
e sprang. They'd hing you IN six
onths. You've too many nerves
oud pull the trigger every time"
"A short life and merry one!'
led the reckless Oswald Il should
Il care
Tut your mother would" retorted
,ingnree sharply. Don't think about
,urself so much: think about her for
change"
The young man turned dusky In the
oonlight He was wounded where
e bishop Ind wounded him, and
ingaree was quick to see it-as