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LAGDEN'S LUCK,
(A STRANGE LOVE STORY),
TOM GALLON.
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(Author of "Fetterley.” “The Mystery of Joka Peppercorn," &c).
SINOPHIA OF INSTALMENTS I AND II-Mr. Cle ruvait Frith, u Commission Agant, living in Kening ton, finds himself in etler low water, Flis daughter Dora trio neveral mean by which t muke lath
ende meet, inut decanot muncoed until alæ takes in a
lodger, a wealthy gentleman of the name of Lagion, mid with asr of mystery about him. On his being taken i ono day a doctor is summoned who tells then thair lodger is most recovery, Lugsten zankes o will louring Bore all his property providing his willing to marry him at once. It appears that Faith gives his courunt to this strange request before he inform his daughter of it. After a conversation with the dying man, Don, refuses to marry him. At lant her father parsondes her to comment; a elergym is called, and the cuentong performed, inden after wards gives the girl o putet which, he says, must not be opened until the rightful owner olsime it. Later in the day, on looking into the man's room, Doma is astonished to find that he has disappeared. The next morning Frank Dome, her former lover,. wito, she thought, has died abroad, calls.
CHAPTER III.
FRANK PLAYS A LONE HAND,
Picture to yourself, if possible, the state of a man who has steadily built upon one idea for months and years, not airy castles stono, but what bo doomed to be a substantial structure brick by brick-nntil it stood, a glorions edifics, in his imagination, waiting only to be peopled. Picture to yoms-lf that the one being who was to people that glorious editler--the jewel of which it was to be the caskot-was a wonau of whose love he was sure, it was waiting for him, and he had but to go back, and demend it as his by right. Then, against flat picture, sot the other that of the map asking for what was his, mal being denied; kis dreamt shattered, and his house of cards in the dust.
That was the position of Prunk Dorno. He had returned after three years. A miracle had decurred, and this man, so long inpposed to bo dead. was back again among the ring ready to play the Fairy Prines to the girl ho had loved as a boy. In the romantic fashion which might have been expected of itim, he uno back at night. to stand beneath her window, like some modorn Remnes, and tell again the tale that had been uttered on his lips so long waiting only for her to hear it. And now, in a moment, she told him that she did not love hina,
and that it had all been a mistake,
He was suddenly like a man in another world. The solid things of life had slipped away from him; the humble little square, that had been before his mind's eye so often in far-off strange lands, and in which he had dreamer that he would meet her, and talk with her in the silency of a summer ovoning, was fuded and gene; only n dingy place of mean and squalid houses; the pardon in the centre, that had bloomed in his imagination with the flowers of Paradise, a dusty grubby place, that had no right to call itself a gden at all.
He wandered away aiuloasly; it did not matter in what direction he went. The world Wan dead for him, and he did not care what became of him. Evory stroot was like another; there was no Dom in day prospect that he fave 1. Then another and a better mood carne upen him. After all, what right had he to turn tail like this, like a whipped dog, and ran away? There must be some mistake; she had not known him, or the shock of swing bin had bean too great, and had unerred her. He would go back; everything would be right.
He returned through the deserted streets, and cressed the little square. Though the day was fully come, a palo ligi till harnel in her window; he stool agaeneath it. She mist have seen him, for the light went out, and the
blind was drawu instantly.
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**Dora," bogan the young man, in a low voice, What am I ever doing "asked the other, clearly. He bad stood outside No. 67. Diprome ay she stood before him, a slim, quiet, white-with a faint sanile, "Something or somebody | Square that morning, and had talked to the girl faced figure in black-"I want you to tell me, hurled me into the world; nature urged me to he had come thousands of miles to sec; she had and only you what this means. I suppose I make a living. There being no moralist near at told him that she was married; ho had:
secu hor fought to have prepared you for my coming; hand to hold up a warning finger, and tell me fear and hor distress. He saw here some dark I ought to lure lot you know, at least, what to do, and what not to do, I havo medo conspiracy, with only this frail girl to fight that the story of my death was not to; I that living,”
against it. He turned round into the room appose I ought to have told you what I was Precariously suggested Frank,
nguin, auki facol Jim Cowle, with a faint smile. doing in those years. Dear,"despite the pro "Precariously and sinfully," said the other "That's better," he said. "Sorry I intor sonce of Mr. Clement Frith, he stretched out his calmly, “It's an ungrateful thing to my, but | rupted you; go ch,” hauts towards the girl appealingly-"I was I sometimes regret, my dear Frank, that you working hard in a foreign land-for you, for ver had the goodnows to fish me out of that re you I was building up a fortune. Don't tell markably ovil-smelling river in Iulia, and give
ue at I have come back from the gruva, and me another lease of life. If you'd only lot mo. worked for you in vain.”·
alone, what a lot of mischief I might live béon prevented from doiniz !”
There has been a great mistake,” she said, in a low voice, without looking at him. “I believed you to be dead; I belong, l-someone else."
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Well—I suppose you're in elever new, frçan your quarters suggested Frank.
O, this is nothing." replied the other, One must live somewhere, and this saves trouble."
In a word, my dear sir,” broke in Mr. Ole. nent Frith airily" my daughter-aftor mourning for a decoat time over the supposed He closed his eyes again, and lay back in his doccase of a lover to yhor her girlish affections chair for a few minutes without speaking, Pro- lad been given, has turned, like the flowers to soudly he opened them, looked full at Frank the sun, to ungther. Not willingly, porluyes, but Dorno, und began speaking again-letting his we are all the creatures of circumstance. Ro-works drop out lisalessly, despite the important munce is all very well in theory; but when a matter of which he talked, girl."
-Failur, dear," a broken in quickly—“ I want to speak to Frank-to Mr. Dorne--for a few moments. Will-will you leave as
"Oh very well," said Mr. Clement Frith, little sulkily. Having your wolfare very auch at heart, my lore, I cortainly felt However-doubtless you know best," With whatoh he went out of the room, humming softly to himself.
For a menient or two there was silence between them. Then Dora asked a question softly:
*How were yon såvel—-Frank ?"
"I got away in a small boat, und drifted for days. We were picked up by an outward-bound vessel, and taken to Australia."
I-I'm glad you were saved, Trank." she said, in a low voice. I wish-with all my heart-that you had come here yesterday."
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"My dear Dorru-I am on the truck of soranthing.” be began-“and I'm nonplussed at the entsel. Draw your chuir nearor; I don't i want to be overheard.
Frank hitched up his chair, and hond nonver to the other UMR.
I came to England." he began, on a quest. It sound like a fairy tale; but, if you know anything of Jim Cowle by the time, you will know that he doesn't hunt fairy tales-ch?"
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**There's nothing more to tell," said Mr. Cowlo slowly. The girl is mixed up in it- she's the daughter of the house, you know--a Miss Frith—and I mean to find out what she's į | doing. The diamond is the very centre of overything; and a girl like that doesn't marry an old mar—a more ledger-for no reason. put my money on little Miss. Frith, That is to say, on little Miss Frith that was; now Mrs. Lagden."
Frank said nothing: be only wondered, in a stunned fashion. what it all menit, und where this horrible diamond was. Perhaps, from that moment, he, too, determined to take up the chuise of it, and to join himself as one moro link to the long chain of men who hnd given their lives for it.
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Scarcely, I think,” replied Frank." Go on. "In order that you may understand (and know I can trust you. because these matters don't conesre your vagulur orderly lite) I must tell you the story from the beginning-in fact, before 1 had anything to do with it. You must know then, that, far back in a time which is purely legendary, there existed a certain won-MOUNTINGS OF NAVAL GUNS derful diamond. Stranrety enough, it has been, for reasons that I will explain, in the pri- vate possession of certain individuals for many. many years past. Quite a long time ago, the thing was stolen: I don't know by whom or from when. I only know that a man died, and another went out with the diamond, and the brand of Cuirt upon him. Whether a curso was put upon the thing, or whether the know- ledge of what it was, and how it had been whe "You mustu't talk to me; you must say good-tained, carried its own curse with it. I do not bye, and never see me any mors, as long as you know; but from that time the long tale of lives live," she said. “Enver intended to do it. sverified to it is unending." Frank; I didn't understand what it meant. If any of that old love you had for me remains, will you promise to be any friend. and to help te For. God knows, I never wooded a friend so much as I do now."
Why what do you mean ?" he asked. Sho broke down then, and began to cry hope lessly and helplessly. Porhaps it was rather good to feel his arms about her, and to hear his soothing words; good to forget, for a moment two, that she was bound to someone else, and had no right to have these soothing armas about her at all.
“I don't understand," he replied in a bowil- dered to. What has happened ?"
→→ I—I ain murried!" she exclaimed, and hid her face in her hands.
For a moment he looked at her in astonish unt; then be suddenly thrust her away, with an exclamation of repugnance.
"A-I understand now," he said. "You thought I was dead; you were so ready to for get the boy who had loved you. You heard of someone richer than I was you thought---"
She was down on her knees before him, ofing ing to him; praying that he would listen to what she had to say. But he broke away from her, and made for the door. There he looked back for a moment, to give her one valedictory
punk.
"I
suppose you're right," he said bitterly ; **but it doesn't seem fair. I've been a fool," I know; but I thought you'd be certain, in your own heart, that 1 was not dead. and that I would come back to you. Well-I have; and I wish I hadn't! Good-bye!"
about her, he was gone, who was alone, to face
When she rose from her knees and looked There was a mystery here something not to that strange new life that hal opened for her. be fathomed ju the ordinary way, He might Monawhile, Mr. Frunk Dorve went away have expected, at least, that she would express from the house with two very strong determina some surprise at this sudden return of a mautions in his mind. The first: to forget Doray the world had believed to be dead; whatever surprise she may have folt, had been swallowed in the desire she had to got rid of him. up With a laugh and u shrug, lo decided that he bad waited too long sireaily to be put off in this fashion; he would wait a little longer,
Fall daylight at last, and people moving about the square, Sleepy servant-girls, coming out with brushes and jails; milkmen, with falsetto voices with a break in them, proclaiming them- selves shrilly. Then at last-blessed sight to the waiting man--that one particular blind
drawn up.
He waited a discreet half hour, and then went to the honks, and rang the bell. He cuquired for Miss Frith, the staring servant, who was a stranger to him, requested him to wait in the hall. As a anuiter of fact, the girl was too used. to importinute callers to lead them further into the house trau was absolutely necessary.
At last, after sorio delay, Mr. Clement Frith camo jauntily downstairs; bowed gively to Frak, without noticing his outstretched land, and requested that he would walk into a room, the door of which lio opened. Frank, geing in and wondering more and more what had happened to change everyone so, found himself alone in the room with. Mr. Clement Fritlı, and the door closed
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And you're after him?" asked Frank, in a whisper,
Jim Cowle shook his head slowly. "No." he replied; "he's gots wunder, too. It was a pity, senus I nanost came up with him once; and I was with the man who's now got it. That man gave me the slip, and I want to find him."
Isle in London?"
"He was last night; to-day he's moved on a stage." replied Mr. Cowle, pulling medita- tively at his thin moustache. You see, the siness is. my dear Frank, that this thing has hitherto been useless to all into whoss possession it care. The original owners (who may, for all I know, have stolon it from someone else) have long since given up the search apparently; and the thing is so enormously valuable, that such man who gets it owns, for the time being, a veritable white elephant; he can't get rid of it. cunso the mure fset of trying to negotiate les marked man while he's got it. So for us it would bring disaster.upon him; and he knows
I can find out. no single son who aver got hold of the thing kept it for long; he left the world with much subfeness. A woman get it once; she had it the longest of all; but even she share And you really mean that you -would----- would steal it?" asked Frunk.
Frith from that hour; the second: to go ahrouded the common fate.“ again, without a moment's leluy more than was necessary.
I won't stay here," he thought. “What's the use of money-what's the use of life itself when a follow hasn't anything to live for? I'll go back to the life I know and understand; and I'll nover look kindly on a woman again as long as I live."
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Of course that was very excellent reasoning and quits proper, under the circumvalunces; but Frank was young, and hopes are not killed so carily as all that when one is young. He began to have a remorseful fooling that he ought to have waited, and listened to some further explanation from Dora. However, it was no use nor; his business was to forget.
The second part of the voluntary programme he had arranged for himself was guster of te complishment, you can quite rapidly got out of England, autoss the police have reasons for wishing to detain you. But even here. Frank Dorno found it harder than he had imagined it would be to tear himself away from everything so hurriedly. He would have another day, at least, in London; a great many things might happen in twenty-four hours.
He drove down to the big hotel where he had taken a room; and there he got through the day "I esane quite wurly this morning, sir," he somehow, in what fashion he might. There is gan Finak lustily. I only arrived in Eng.alware a cortain amount of oating and drinking Jand a matter of a few hours ago; 1 have to be done in this world, even if one has made waited for nothing, until I could come straightap one's mind that life is not worth living, to Dora,
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Is that the name of the last owner p Yes. He's an old ex-convict; the wariest Tientsia and the smartest of the lot. If any mau-bar-Peitaiho ring myself can do anything with this won Taka derful diuround. It is Mr. Josiah Lagden. And Nowchwang ton chances to one he'll hide it in such a fashion | Dalny that it would be utterly impossible for anyena Port Arthur of ordinary capacity to find it. However, I've Chefoo tracked him down, and I know where le isor | Weihaiwni rather where he was."
"In Lottoa?" asked Frank.
Liubungtau Kianehan
In London. Trust Lagen for that, there's Shanghai no hiding place like it. And what does my Fauchow gentleman do when he gets to London, with Chinking three or four after him, hot-fout and ready to
do murder for the sake of this diamond? Does Tokyo
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In the evening of that day, he found himself a dozen old fellow jail-birds would recognise Kobe
Frank started violently, and set his teeth Seoul sharply into his cigar. It happened that Mr. Chomulpo Cowle but his eyes closed again, and did not Kuu San see the movement. Frank began to listen more intently.
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To-The raised eyebrows of Mr. Clement in the huge smoking room of the hotel. Not hin? Not de; ho knows too much. He goes, Shimonoseki Frith suggested a question.
many people were there, and he chose a corner | wi his respectable grey hair and kindly face, "Dora, repouted the young man firmly, near a window, and sat there with his rigur, te ging in North Kensington-a certain Vladivostock *Coms, Mr. Frith, you could not have been pretending to read, and thinking deeply. Raja, Diprise Squara. blind in the old days-three years ago-yoning his eyes, after a time, from the paper bo mast have understood that Dora and I loved held before him, he found that these eyes were cach other; you must have known that I went resting on the figure of a man lounging in a cut across the world të make a fortune for her, clair quite near to him. A man obviously and for myself.'
asleep, to judge by outward appearances, for his eyes were closed, and his hands were folded lightly before in. Coming back from some dream he had had behind the paper, Frank Dorne awoke to the fact that ho know this man intimutely.
"I trust-bost sinoerely do I trust that you have succeeded." said Mr. Clement Frith.
I have, indeed; but that has nothing to do with the matter. I met Dors only a little time back; she would have nothing to do with me. Won't you tell me what it all means?”
Mr. Clement Frith sighed, and shook is head. "My young friend." he said you should surely understand, by this time, that when a woman makes up her mind about a matter, wo-the weaker vessels must perforce zubmit. Doubtless my daughter knows best; it is three years, I believe, since you left us, and you have been reported to he-in a word non-existent. Why blame the lady if, in the meantime, she has consoled herself!”
I won't believe it! exelaimed Frank fiores. ly. I ust hear it from her own lips, before I't believe it. I know that she would be trus to me through everything nothing could ebange her, I want to se hur."
What if she has-er-formed other attach ments?" asked Mr. Clermont Frith.
She shall tell me so herself, said Frank Dorne quickly.
For a few moments he looked at him without speaking. The stoeper was a handsome fellow. and the full length of him, stretched out in the chair, could not have been much less than six feet; his rather finely tallel features were singularly handsome in repose; the colouring of his hair and slight moustache was dark. Frank Dorne, delighted at the prospect of having someone to talk to, leaned forward, and laid hand on the arm of the sleeper,
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reserved for the purpose, and uniformity in every Nothing," said Frank Dorne, rising to his arrangement now greatly facilitates reference endeavour to persuade her to see you," said Mr. Clemont Frith Fine weather we are having."
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