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"Well, my gel. I'm waiting to kaar ye, sad the man after a long sileges during which ke continued to regard her steadfastly. Have
A TALE OF THE GREAT RIVER,ye list your tongue?
BY ROBERT BUCHANAN,
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CHAPTER XXV.
FAOR TO FACE.
Her eyes were closed, and she was brasthing
She forced feeble laugh and marmured: "I don't like you in that way, Hiatt, that's al, know yen to heen very good to me; mere good than I deserve; but I don't want to be your wife P
His face contracted na it is pain, and once more be to the back of his hand norgonsly,
Sign Boros his month.
Yo don't like me in that way! Yo don't Want to be my wife!" be repeated in low roce "Well, there wasn't much need to tell me that But why, my gel, why? That's what I want to know. You used to like me well enough when you was a gel, and I-I've only had one thought all these years, bow to bring fortune and good luck to the little gol I left hablod."
His voice oboked and his eyes grow dim:
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She didn't reply, for abe heard Matt's voice. When she descended a foned coure of the calling to her again :
Anulodromedy
Had your tongue if you love your life. I'm going down to lot them in."
With a gasp of relief she beard in oreping down the stin, whith the rain of blows on the sufer door still continued. She trapless the pop and Ustandengerly. Then she hurd Use bolts shot bask, the chaiu released, and the tramp of foot in the passage. She threw the rem loor open and maduwaitairs, forgeting in her ezgitamuut. Low alightly she was olsa, and then in the light which streamed from the lighted lamp lu tuo parlons, she saw ut tuo man who had eutered wors fires pelise wrapped in dripping ellaking and accompanied by twa Lotion also in pilakia conts. Standing in tha shadow, gazing at them with angry bloodshot eyes was Malt Watson,
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D'ye man if naked the offer, with a But what about your husband? Ite smile.
to be". your husband, as it appears he holds himself The leader of the party, a powerful, think-set, cannot stop here, I wish to go away!" man with a board, addressed her and who cooog sad Annie,
All right, if that's your faney, but you'll now, if you're really married to the man, as lie says you aro, can't you seétis your mind to make the best of your bargain??
heavily in a troubled sleep, as the focistaps What could she answer him? Every war he vised the voico she had bourd Belohy did oxone, me fogsaying it's rather queor!Coma,
A xester and master, ascending the narrowuiterod was only too trau fight of stairs fást led to her bedroom door. At the same timo there was a low moaning Bound all over the hour, as it a window some where had been left open, admitting, the blank sir of the night.
The room where Aanie lay was no longer quite dark, for the moon hul broken though the clouds and was throwing ghostly beans into the chamber. The night was Suo, but the wind was raising in the north-west, with threatenings of sinem
The footsteps still ascended, while Aanio still slumbered on. At last they passed before the doors, and had she been awake she would have heard a heavy breathing ontekle. Then the handle of the door moved, as if turaut softly from without, but both bolt and look wore firm. Finally the handle was turned more quickly sad impatiently had the door was shaken, The sound naks the sleeping girl. She started, listened, sat ay in bed, and gazed wildly towards the door
"Who's there?" she cried, while for heart
stood still within her
There was no ragly, but listesing intently she was distinctly coascious of something stirring entside. With a ory shu xping from bed.
Who's there?" she cried again in terror. There was a pause, during which she was conscious of momasne moving on the boding, which orsakad beneath the trol of Lury foot. Than the bandle of the door was shaken, and a valce vaid:
"Open the ducr; it's pue-Matt Watson!" Matt Watson! Her heart stood still agnio, and the blood raa cold within her. What brought him back there in the stillness of the night, at the very moment when she had thought that he had passed out of her lifa for ever? “A sudden fear possessed her that somo trick had been played upon ker, und—
"Out there in Ameriky," he continuad," worked right and day till I made my pile end became a rich aan. Why? Not for my own zake, but for yours When I was struck down by the fever and thought that I was booked for Kiugdein Come, I took care as you should never want! I mado a lady on ye, didn't I?-aud gave ye all I had to give! and afterwards, when tocme back I thought--I thought that may be my little gol might give me a welcome and a bit glad to me. Te wasn't glad Anuiedramedy, ye was sorry 1 My little gell, my wife that I wasn't dead!"
"No ao Mate it isn't true?" oried Annie, tousled, to the qok and beating into tears. "1 wasn't worry I didn't wish you. dead! I was only frightened I-
He held up his haud and interrupted bor. "ghtened of mu? Frightoned o' the man plucked ys from the ass when ye was a babby, and had given ye all he had in the world, as if ye was his own begotten Why chl's? That's quest, very quoor! should you be frightened of Matt Watson, makes here his face changed and the ohl avage look same back into his eyes-unless there was done as who had come between you and cae and had tought ye to hate me, and to want toe dead and buried out of the way.".
You're wrong, quite wrong," sh3 replied, It wasn't that. What I did, I did of my own free will,"
"That's a lio!" be oried, emiting the table with his fist, sal kaning over towards her with Bashing eyes. There was some are, and I seen tu one night with his mouth to yourL: It was him that some between us, Anniedramedy. cars &io.
She aprang up recited but he motioned her Hortely to keep still.
"Well, that's over. We needn't take any
"What do you mean?" she cried, s ner ter for seizing barį
"Don't be afraid, Anniodromedy," he whin-count of him. He's paid his renkouing. sad pered. "The missin forgot to toll de armie won't frouble he no more." thing, and she's waitin' four ye below, Cone doru and speak to hor just a minuto-she iron't keep ya
can't come down; I'm undressed," who answered.
"Yo must!" returned the nian, while the dear shook and troubled as if a strong shoulder and been pressed against it.
"I won't! It's a trick! Go away, or P11 throw myself out of the window !! And so saying she moved book, with lips pouting and dilated eyes, till she stood in her long white, mightdreas in the full gleam of the moonlight. The man seemed to hesitate, than he said: "If I go away will yo comis There's nought to be afraid one, tools will harm ye? No need to drese jest throw on a wrap! There, my gel, I'm goin'!"
The hontil his banery foul pausing down the stairs. She stood trombling and wandering what to do. After all, why need she be straid? The explanation of his roler send simple it doubibus conacul sua last message which Mr. Fadell wished to deliver to her in his pre- sence. He himself had released lur, fruely, and it was unlikely that bis mind had changed. At the worst the old woman and Job would be protect her, if the beedidose.
"I mean that I've done for your fue gentle man," he replied. "I followed him one night and put my kaita into him for lock; as I'd put my knife into you it I thought you and him had gone too far!!!
Yo onward she exclaimed, rising erent and faring him, with all the hot blond mounting to her fine. If you dared to lay a finger upon Mr. Souarset="
'I don't know about his name, but I tell a Tu square with him. It was a bad day for him when he come atween you and me!“.
She sprang towards the door. Her shant fell off, leaving her neck and shoulders bare. But alacat before she could utter a try be had seized her by the wriste, and was holding her is in s view,
"Let me go!" ale osned. Let me go! "I was right, then," he hissed, between his glauched teeth. It it hadn't been for him that dull-faced, lily-Angered fool
"It would have made no difforonoc," she gasped, defisut amidst all bar weakens. "I could never have oured for you, Matt Watson Eren when I was a kittle child I was afraid of you-your touch made me sick; but now I know what ren have done, 1 hate you. I hate you noro I ever hated you before"
She looked at of the window. All was dark and silent without, save for the fitial glens of moonlight on the water and the low murumasing But his arms were round her, and though she of the wind, She bad never felt afraid in the tried to escape he bold her to him, raining kissas lonely house before, but now a nameless terror on her lips aut eyes, while she fought and cried seted to possen har. Navertheless she drow and sobbed in bis embrace,
to her room, almok a match and lit calle:
holding the light in one hand, she descended
the stairs. Her feet were bare, kar hair fell Topoly on bor shoulders, and she held the shaw closely around her na she descended.
Prettier than ever, my boauty."
on a petticoat--thear a shuwiovor her shouldnes,My Aunio! My little wife!" he murmured. and prepared to deasend. Then she daw back the bolt tarned the key softly, and opening She had almost fainted, when the terror awak- the doors fow izebes, peered out and listened, ened by his words seemed to give her new All was dark and still, but listening aging she dringth. With a shriek she tare barkif free ecomed to catch the sound of raices from below, at inst. He fell back laughing, and, pushing "Are you there, mother?" she called, stepping the wild hair out of his bloot bats. Thas, one santicusly on fo the landing and looking as his approached her again with uper aram, down. There was no answer-but again she she sprang to the door, opened it, and dry out aught the sound of a voice or voicus. Materal into the passage and up the stairs. 15 brave and fourless, she drew herself together Ho gazed after her for a moment, laughed, and prepared to descend, but first she retained again and shrugged hi-shinablers; then he began to follow her in the darkness, slowly, cautiously, like a wild beast nartun of its jay On reaching the first banding and hunting his following slowly, she can into the bedrooms on the first floor-tha very room which comer On the landing bosib she pansed, and lis set had occupied during his stay at the in tered again, and as she did so a gust of wind Swift as lightning the clonal and looked the bles out the candia. But gazing domeward she door; then running to the window, she saw to saw the glimmering of a light in the passage her surprise that it was wide open. Then for below. This gave her fresh courage, and she the first time it occurred to her that Matt crépt on.
Watron must have entered that way, all the She Lad almost reached the passage below doors having been locked and barred before she when she heard the sound of footsteps being retired to rest. With the gimbleness and des ber. She looked round and caught a glimpse terity of a sailor he had managed to climb up....... in the darkness of a form and face emerging on how, she scaruly realised, but it had been done. the landing above her. With a low gry sho The window was not voy high abore the tout va gud rushed into itu parlour, on the table ground, and outside it awung attached to an of which & lamp was dialy burning. To her Iron sapport, the old sign. It be had entered, naze and terror there was no one there.
might she of escape that way? As she turned to escape from the room. Mát Watson appeared in the doorway, looking white and wild, with his black oven fixed on kurs, and a strange smile apoa hisiace,
{.
Now then my girl what's up? you scream out like that as if you wars in peril of your life?"
Ake glanced at Matt Water and saw his sloro ayon axed upon her. He had aut utjecal A word.
I-iEs nothing," she replied.hysterically. I was afraid aud-and I'm glad you're con that's it."
She lot the way In the parlour and the vader of the men followed her.
CHAPTER XXVI-A RESPITE.' Now that help had come so unexpsakeily Annis quickly recovered, hur self-possession, Lying on the door, where it had fallen, was the shawl which had slipped from her in her effort to escape; she stooped and lifted its throwing it aver bore shoulders. The new looked.nt but in router.
"A lonesome place this for a pretty girl you," he said. Who's the man with you Was it him you were afraid of, arissief".
Bha glanced round and sew Matt Wrison till silent with his eyes 6sed on hora, etarding
the doorway."
"Never mind that now," answared. How did you come to be pamming this way at this tune of night?"
Bat Ania set her lips together wtal shicok bor bead. The upshot of the conversation way that the offer agreed to give her a place in the polico boat, and to escort her as far as Gra
vosend.
As they walked from the in Engniher she came face to foou with the man sho fokrad. He loako etiangoly s and crust-fallen his shocks were sunken, his lips teambled, and his alathes word sonked with rain. At Best she. shrank book; then yielding to nu impulse of contrition, she hold out him hand. He did not take it, but lonica at her with a gaze a wist- inl.so dospricing, that Har heart blek for him,
Good-bye, Matt, she said, I'm going sway. I want you to try to forget me; to"
Are you really going, my gel he salted. Ata pont really and truly bent on going
XD," he wore.. Thon lot mo have jest one word with you If you'll do that I'll promiso before you gu
She looked at the officer. gear to trouble you again."
"Let me speak to bin," she said. I'm not afraid." And while the olleer somewhat dubiously and auspiciously walkod a few pres Well, whissia, we'd been having a base wido, she stood and looked sadly at her bus- nd, waiting in hear what he had to say. Bat down river, ant my mates and I wers fired ont and in need of a. roet. So when the storm cameo did not spanks, he seemed too smitten down down we made for shelter in the ohl Jan, and ind overcome. His fane twitched, and again od again ho drew his band nervously, across I mokon soll stap hare, if you don't' mind,
his mouth.. till morning."
Here the officer's eyes fell on Matt Waton. "Who are you, he dorsanded, sharply "What's up between you and this young woman "
"Nothing, mate," muswered Malt in a low rojon, showing his whits teeth she spoka,
Hore, let's have a look st you. A sailor.by the out of your jib! What Are you doing at the Lobster Swack?"
"If you want to know" sered Mall, quietly, "I'm a-looking after my wife!**
Do you mean the young "Your wife? woman ?"
Autodromody meau my crita, male. Watson. Whoever you are, 1. warn you t mind your own business and not to cost, bo- iron as. It may be worss for you if you do
"Do you thraaten, you ugly blackarised on of a squeeges!” ariel the officer, while his men looked on laughing."D'ye know I'm a police other and within my rights in asking you to give nu account of yourself?"
"I don't know and I don't care," asemrod Mall, fiercely
"Then 'Titlearn yon, Hore lada, take a hold | of him, and if he gives any more of his jaw, put the handcuffs on him."
Oh, Matt she orie. "Forgive me! I'm ruel! I en't bear to see yon taks on liko
... this!,
He farned his eyes upon her with a long, wistful gaze, and she saw that the tears were rolling down his cheeks, but when who put dat her hands can to take his, he shrink book at Arst as if From a biow; then, dashing the Lone from his eyes with a nervous laugh he sized her hands in his and thrust his wild to close (To be conluited.)
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A. Morry. Claristmas, Bob," said Scrooge, with an maranstaens al could agt be mistaked,
lis clapped him on the back Arrier Christmas, my good fellow, ai I. hare given ved for many pear. I'll raise your salary. and we will disenes your affairs, this afternoon ver .howl of smoking bishop. Make ap the ires and buy another culsoutile, Bob Cratolit." And as to the hug prize turkey which the aerated Scrooge set to Chardon Town, do
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Matt's hand reached for the knife in his bolt but before he would stir he was seized in the grip of the police. Hy made no further attempt in resist but still kept bin oyes fixed on Annis
"Wow, my girl." said the other Do yon charge this man? If you do I'll take him letowa a eroy if the family preciously half custody for I've seen enough to know that youre in deadly fear of him.
Troubling still, Annie looked at Matt again and their eyes met. Shortarned no answer.
He said he's your libsband, Is that as "It's true, and it's faten," the replied. "That's a rum telling selaimed the officer. while his men laughed again. Kither he is your husband or he isn't. Which in it-p?
I don't know. I was married to him many yours ago."
"If you're married to him he's your husband, isn't ho? Well, lot that pass. Has to boen maltreating you? Do you charge him?"
No," ausworod Annio. I'm not afraid of don't him now. think he moant to harm me. I was afraid him, that's all."
Ho hora't burned' mo.
All right. It's your affair not ours Yon may let tho man go, las, but koop an open bin, don't leave him. Now, ng gol. 1 you'l take my advice you'll go back to bert. You needn't be afraid; se hurt may men are going to make onceetres sang hare till daylight. Rit before you go I'll sek you to get a bottle of en out of the bar, for which TB pay; you in the morning."
Quite at her vase vor, Ancle man to fetch the bottle tf spirits and glasses, while the man, throwing off their oilsius, made themsoleer gomfortable by the parlour five Matt wale no attempt to follow or mast her, but sat quite quietly by the police and the lostmes, with
whom he soon began to cantarse.
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Annie fushed orimson.
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The moon was now hidden, and the wind was blowing strongly, with great gusts of sleet and rata. The sign swung and creaked. As she
"Make your mind easy," was the auswer. stood at the window, looking down, the rais "The night'a ngly and we're looming here to swept in and soaked to the skin; the shawl had want to go further. I'll warn you before wh fall from her in her fight, and all the woroge afloat again.
She lingered for a few miutes, looking his syas, Mati sald presently
was her white nightdress, and the petticoat
she bad drawn on over her lower limbs, She dablovaly at Matt Watson. Without raising
bed and shivored; gusing ont into the windy
She abrunks back with a faint scream.
Let me pusa "abe criod, I was right It's a trick after all! Where is Mrs. Endelp" Bho's appender in Gayosend, and Jeb sour with her Auswered Matt Watson, quietly "You needn't sɔream or ory, my gel, for thor's darkness. no one about to avar yo. We're alone in the Then she heard the room door staken, and house, my dear! Yes,” he said, with the same | the umn'a voigo aplling her name. strange emile. I'm alone in this house to-night, Aunio! Anniedromedy !!! along-o' my wife!” ·
She did not answer, but she loant out over He entered the room, closed the door, and the window sill preparatory to swing herself stood with his back against it, with folded arms, out and dropping to the ground, with the our Aske sbank in horror from him, she saw the tainty of being maimed, and perhaps killed. great earrings in his ears, and the tattoo marka Heavy blows raived upon the door, and then. she breast. from which his shirt collar fella with all the fall force of the man's strength
· open, suit ou tis powerful hands. He on his if was nearly forced open, nido sermed to regard her with a sort of gavago admiration, lonking with the same onrious stils op her shrinking form, ber bare foot, the tremb Hg banda that autobed the shawl and held it rbund her, and on the bar that fall lossily ou bec shouklers.
"Are yo there, 'my gel'?" the deep voice said Caz't ya spaak?"
She crept towards the door,
*! Listen to me, Matt Watson," she cried, "I'm listening," he swored
"You any break the door open, bat beforo Holpless, terrified, ikon trapped bird, she you can lay a finger on me I shall have lost shrank away, towards this Graplace, placing the oat. The window's open roadly. I mean what 'täble Letween (kom.
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PANT OF HAMBURG. THE Undersigned AGENTS for abuve Foreign and Chinose RISKS against FIRE st Current Flaten.
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TOTAL FUNDS AT 3ler DROMERE, 1838
£13,959,959 0.01,
論
L AUTHORISED CAPITAL £3,000,000 £ 4
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687,500 0:0 II. FIRE FUNDS
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.[1741 Hongkong, 29th Tona 1890,
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THERAPION.
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THE RAPION Nu, 2, for impairity of the whod, carry, pin's spots, blotches, pairs anul ewellings cf the joint secondary symptoms, disease of the been lon much a fashion to employ merry, sar tones, sera throat, and all dresses for which it last parilh, &c. to the desinexion of the suturer's beet red rain of health. This preparation purifies the whole mysts through the blood, and thoroughlyHanoi, Collins ever poisonous matter from the holy.
For further particulars, opply to
J. POWKLI. Caro of W. POWELL &
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3055 Hongkong, 7th December, 1899,
KA 18 A MITSUI ROSSAN
Now the writer is far from advising fre indulgence in the gustatory sa bilos festi vities of the country's most popular holiday, thors is no se protesting against the fired resolution of this people to najoy lanselver No. 8, Ice NoEBE STREST, TEATA CENTRAT on that occasion. The customs al traditions
af capturies are behind it, and you might as
well whistle in the tooth of a Dorth east gulo.
As a prophylactia and a care for the oils. ulluded to, I can only facemmend the univers! "Go to bed my gel. I shan't come air you!" use of Mother Seigel's Syrup, kus to all as She lighteln osadle and carried it with her tsa bust stimulant and digestant in the world.
In a letter dated January 10, 1899, & geftio-- upstairs to the rooms at the top of the house.
min of Birmingham, who loves the plasaren of Once there so looked and bolted the door
buy what again, gud placed the light en a chair beside table, and les money, mough her bod. Then she walked to the window and ever he wants, writes this: It is only fair looked out. The rain was falling in torrents that I should thank you as I do with all my and the wind had rison to half a gale. All art, for the good done us by Mother Seigel's without was darkness and tamalt. Far away Syen Fortars have been vazed with lu through the sheets of rain ske ear the light digestion, and always had a tormenting spoll of
it after any public banqust or common in gleaming and passing on the Great River,
She know that she was safe now, at least for take of rich fuel: Bill, I was oldom able to a time. The polion were there, and would sue resist tamplation, withough I anderstood per that no wrong or insult came to Epr. But her fondly well what yielding to it was sur la cost whole spirit was shaken by the order throngh me I have sought a preventive or a cure in which she had passed and ber passionate indig vein at the hands of the best physicians, all of alien found rent in a forrest of four It was whoir assured us that thise was but one way. ulear to her now that the Endolls had loft her namely, to live on a low dies, and lot laxnrise there at Mate Watson's mergy, truating and alone.
But this did not suit me, and I broke. believing that the result of their treaokery would
The doar censed to more. The man seemned be a fost codonciation bol sean boreal and horrong the mgulations freqavatly, with the husband. Her coul revolted against their inevitable results. However, when I began to "Don't 'o be a foul," he said presently.ruelty and unkindness and, she somit again uso Mctor Seigefs Syrup. I had (almost) a won's barza "se. Let me in my gel.”
to herself that she would never yield-When license to do as I pleasel. After my inviting. The emile on the man's face faded, a pained Tll never trust you again she replied, daylight samo she would leave the place, but most risky dinner last Christmase. I took s wistful expression wok ile plane. He drow the "Tre Bed to me before, and you're lying to me Hatt followed hor and continued to nike her back of his right hand scross his month now! And if it's true, what ye told me, that life a torment, she would carry out her old you've larmed my friend, I'll never forgive you, threat and destroy herself. That would be the Mati Watsan. You may kill tas. se your my only means of excape left to her, soil she wont Bit down there. Auniodromedy, while I you' killed him, but you can't do more, than take it without hesitation,
She listened at the door, and heard the good talk to yo! I'm not going to harm ye if-ga do that. Do you hear
gesture peculiar to him and then pointed lo a chait by the fire,
pantod.
"I hear right enough," he answered with an of laughing and talking from below, then she
She muk into the chair, haddling herealf up old, ma
in it like a Board ohud. He moved from the
door, throw himself in's a chair on the other
ide of the table, and loaning forward, with his
AMERICAN SYSTEM-
OF
lyublense af, Mother Seige), and scarealy Burn at all told my experience, and s lozen friends adopted this using remedy right off. I convinced that, with a little caution, and a dose of Mother Seigel's Syrup now and then, one may bid dance to dyspepsia se I bid ye, but don't 'co use the devil in me
and the abominable ailments it sols up "Thank "44-night, or God knows what I may dol"
truly onth "bat I'm coming in for all that," and throw herself sabbing by the bed, and prayed to ing you a thousand times, I am, yours truly Will you swear not to tonot weak again the door shook under his blows Sheman God for help in her dire distress Whan the JoHN MACFARLANE
With these fools to with a merry: (and a to the window, ready to spring out so she bad rose from her knees she was somewhat olmer. "I'll swear nought," be answered; "hat you're threatened the moment he entered then to Only one memory ay ikea black shadow on her healthy) Christus to the British people [853 get to do my bidding, it down, y gel, it her swazement she hosed scans beyond her in wind the memory of what Matt Watson had down fa
the darknes. Mad and terrified the corestred said concerning the man she loved. Hnd los spoken the truth! Had he really taken Somer Lobster Smack shoy cried & olear veloset's life, as he asserted? She did not believe it; Who's that up there? Anything US?"
she felt certain that he had been lying, but neverDENTISTRY "Yes, yes," she cried. Open the door thelem she felt elrangely sexings concerning shits supported by bis hoda, gazed at her break it open-save us, save me." father lover'sl ate, sad delestined to ascertain ol alesdity, bengk
As she spoke shaw the Bgures of several any boat the truth concerning bi **Understand, andisdremedy, that's no way i mon gathering bolor hor. The door no longer At last, wearied out and sick at heart she out of this but one. The doors are all booked me, Matt Watson was also fistening,
threw herself on the bol Eying there she still and bolted; Job and the old wound are far Who are you, mistress," a vetos cried again, beard the resencing sorudle from below, and af Away, and you and wis are alous together for and what's the mattor ? Can't you come down for a little while she tell alcop. She was the first time this many year. Now you're and open the door?"
awakened by a load kaseking et bor door. She going to tell me fair and arguñre the meaning of "I can't comio," she pantud." He's there... | started up la ferrer, thinking that her tormon all this! I want to hear it from your own he's waiting for me. For God's zike don't go ter was gain there, a voice from without mouth, honey, without one word of lies! Ye away."
reassured her the voice of the offoor of the hose P. Well, what's wrong? Why did ye The men seemed whispering together and river poliso,
Now thon, missio, t'e break of day, and wo must soon be off
. It was daybreak indeed, and the thin rainy beams of the wintry down were Elling the rooh. jehe would be down directly, and then prono? -
191 away from me if I was piron I never conciting. At last the man who had already *Ton't be afraid, mistress. We're here, and
Bid you bo harm.that I know of, sh 1 don't spoken, spoke aguio, para quite understand why the sight one should
tara so sick on your stemgob. But ther's commno cue shall harm you. We're on night duty
thing maybe you can explain. If ye can, on and towed in from the river to get shelter from She sprang out of bed, called to the other that With it I'm bore to-night to Bad out what | the storma.““ you've got to say!"
As he spoke some of his companions wire le dress, feet, wapking away from ber fenila
As he spoke thus in low almost gentle kooking at the fun docy and demanding rbice and with sighfest sign of violence initiauce, towards her, Annie full her courage comes back
Who's in the logro denuded the
ad-tress of last nights tom hon sle pat on the | hat-and "səslskin, didak, wbloh she had worn on her journey from Londen, and which were hanging in the room, for the thought bad come to hot that she could go away show the pro- faction of the police, and so escape Watt Wahr !! PART
“After all she tùmnght be set mod ressonable and {? Ins'! Job Eudali al bosna, 1**
No, hele away at Gruresand answered
rational, and who might be able to temporise
with mini. Filmin i was clear that there | Angie,
ali me event was na completely at his nuper
I whody (t you'ry afraid el, my wow
No. 3, QUBEN'S BOAD CENTRAL
CHADWICK KEW:: (LATE OF POATE & NOXLE) Hongkong, 15th September, 1899.
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