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LAGDEN'S
LUCK,
(A STRANGE LOVE STORY).
BY
TOM GALLON,
(Author of "Tallerley," "The Mystery of Joku Peppercorn" kej.
CHAPTER XII.
THE VALUE OF MISS NUDDS,
Wat's the packet♬ asked Jum suspicious-, ly.
It's a little thing I picked up; an' for reas. ons of me own, I don't want to be sem about with it. Look"--he hold ont the diamond in itswrappings for bor inspection-it ain't very lig, un I'll ask yer for it-
Not me," bogan Miss Nudds hurriedly; but, to her inteuse astonishment. Jake sized hor brands, and thrust the thing into them; then turned, and bolted off into the darkness.
“I wouldn't carry that thing about to night," muttered Jake Mealing, as he ran, "-ot. for a thousand quid, paid down on the nol.
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hat and you you don't trust who has disturbod the serenity of your existence?'
"That's what I've been tellin' you all tho time!" almost shrieked Miss Nuddy. Come | this mornin', 'e did; un' they goes away to. govverMiss Dora that wite that chalk ain't to be named wiv 'or. That's v'y I coins round because 'u ain't the wort I'd trust my aunt wiy," I understand, then, that a stranger has Y(12 called, and has taken Miss Dora out wouldn't have come here," edited Frank quick. ly, " unless you folt that something was wrong, Who is this man?
Lagden "
"I see im once afore," replied Miss Nalts, in Miss Jana Nudds--ordinarily the most pressie I wish I'd over gone into it; it ain't my marka kaw coleon 'e called to enquire about of mortals was living in a whirl of excitement. She had a vague idea that she was seeing life, at all. Owever, she won't know what to do the man that lodged at the the ma in the sure that all sorts of mysterious happen-wix it, an I can git it back w'en I want it."
Miss Nadds went slowly home, deciding that ings were going on roand uhout her happen fuge in which she was, to some extent, involved. he would have a good look at the mysterions The overbearing of that conversation betaren sent she had received when she reached the privacy of her own room. Feeling somewhat Nathaniel Bime and Jako Mealing conveyed se nagy after her long walk, the cravings of very distinct impression to her mind, beyond the nature had to be satisfied first, and she partook s that it cucorod hor young wistress. Much of supper. One or two domestic latins claimed that she heard was, of course, entirely inexplic- her attention, and the chief event of the night
ble but vaguely she understol that something
in the darkness, and gave a gasp, remembering the small parcel.
"I dunno wot's comin' over mo!"
she oxclained, with a surprised giggle. But there, they can't expue' yor to 'old everythin' in yer end, can they spite of the Board schools.
Se Miss Nudd got out of bed, lit her candle again, and searched in the pocket of her dress Amid miscellaneous collection of articles, including a note from the butcher's boy (over found the little packet which been thrust into which she delayed for a moment or two) she
her hands by Mi. Jako Merling,
What looking man is this?" asked Frank, in an excited whisper. Is he tall Miss And dark?" She nodded Nudds nodded.
"Are bis eyes rather flue and hand- again. some She nodded vigorously, speak as though he were tirel or half asleep?
That's im fer a surrin! xelaimed Miss Nudits. If ad bin took on the sands at
"Does he
man who's walked off wiv Miss Dors."
Frank Dorne was thinking rapidly. He re- membered the threst made by Cowl to get hold of the girl, whom he believed had the diamond; his unexpected departure from the hotel surly that morning. He suddenly remembered, too, that the man had given him a strap of paper. with his now address upon it. His course was clear.
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of great value had been taken by M. Commipped out of her mind entirely, until she was Murgit, why a gold frame throwed iu, you Tourier, giving-overy-detail-in connection.with.. Frits, and deposited with a certain Mr. Pings actually in bed. Then she suddenly sit up "couldn't~ave in more cufat. AT's the places, their History, Topography, &c., &c. who live in Moon Street, Netting Dale. More clearly she understood that Jake Mailing and that mysterious Dr. Sine had plotted together to meat at the shop of this site Pigs, and pet the diamond. So Miss Jane Kudspartly with the desire to keep an eye on the doings of the young man who had professel so get an
Peking admiration for her, and partly out of mera feminina curiosity, and a little bit, abso, because
"Once again, may clear girl," he sail to the Tientsin it concerned the family with which she was con- neetod, set out on the track of Mr. Jake Meuling
your young mistress a very great servies.. Be astonished Miss Nudly, you have done me und Feitsio
Tuku She left the house just before Lagden zino
sure I shall not forgot it though I know that Newchwang to it, as has already bicu recorded. Then, with
| Inluy no reward is looked for by you. I'll go at ense, Lis festing that she was sororul finals detectives
and find Miss Durg
Port Arthur rolled into one, she set out for Notting Dale.
Pity you ever lorst er?" muttered the girl Chefor It must be admitted that Jane Nadds had
herself as she started for Diproso Square again. Weihaiwei sou oxciting experiences that right. Ir
Meanwhile Frank, inwardly congratulating Linkungai Hirst place, Notting Dale is not a neighbour:
himself on the fact that the unsuspicions Jim Kiuchu hood in which a lady would wander alone from
Cowls had actually provided him with the ad- Shangkai rhoice, and one or two of the male inhabitants
dress of his hiding place, liniesla haussan, und Foliow spoke to her with a familiarity which would
drove straight to that shabby little private hotel Chinkiang have raised a blash on any other cheek. Mix
in Easton Road. The foreign wuiter, in his Noddy, being possessed of a gift for biting
shirt sleeves in the hull. seemed indisposed to Tokyc sarcason, which haf scurecty its equal in
let this imperious young man go upstairs to Yokohama London, left more than one venturesome youth
And Mr. Cowlo, but golt works wonders, as. Hyogo staring at her with sort of perplexed disonay
pecially with foreign waiters. So that it húp while she wont calmly on her way. Many
poned that Frank Doras turned the handle of Shimonoseki young gentleman of the neighbourhood, in fact.
the door of the room in which Dora and Jim had a highly-coloured, figurativy account
'wers, and walked in at that very moment wher of his early career flaug contemptuously, at
Mr. Cowie was drawing on his gloves, whiln hin-an account so lurk and so staggering he surprised if it wasn't a fake. after all; din-Dora xat with her head on the table, weeping that it left him no opportunity for stort. Imonds is always tony-woony things-lestways helplessly. fact it is probable that the reputation of Miss all the diamonds I've seen; they don't make on Nudds went before her, being whispered broaths big as this.
Wot a sparkler it is! Now it I Fessly so that when she care at hust to her could only sew that on the side of me at jist destination, she did so unmolested.
under the ferver. I reckon I'd—“
Wonderingly, she pulled off this wrappings ; and that unlucky jewel, worth a fabulous amount, lay in her grimy hand. She had no notion of its value; only the more sight of it, and the fashion in which she had received it, beought to her mint parts of that conversation she had heard hetero Jake and Nathaniel Sime. They hail spoken of the diamont of the fact that the aldur Mr. Frith had taken it; they had surgest od that the dealer Pipe had it. Then came the remembrance of Mr. Jake Mouling, rashing away at top speed from Mr. Pipe's promises, into which he had contrived to get at an earlier hour; and the lust concluding fact, that he had given her this thing she now held in her hand. She began to feel dreadfully afraid?.
Fnever see anythink like this afore," she matiere, looking at it helplessly. I wouldn't
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To say that Mr. Jim Cowle was surprised would be untrue: he was never surprised at anything. A little sunoyed, perhaps, at the iles of his young friend having put in an appearance at so awkward a moment; but it would be easy to get rid of him. Before the Hanoi girl had time to look ap, Cowle motioned lusti. Haiphong ly with his hand for Frank to retire-little Toukin Provinces Quinhou guessing what his position was in regard to the business.
But he certainly was surprised when Frank. utterly disregarding him, crossed the room, and laid a band on the shoulder of the girl. Still more surprised, in fact, when the girl, raising her hoad, and catching sight of hin sprang up, with a cry, and allowed herself to be taken into his aros
Why-what's this mean?" asked Cowle.
There who saw Mr. Jake Mealing. Once, in-
Lost in the glorious speenlation such a doed, Mr. Mealing passed hor; but he was so deeply engrossed with the shop of Mr. Pipe thought called forth. Miss Jane Nudds coating that he was quite aware of her existence. to look at the jewel for some time longer; When Juke finally crossed the road at the mally, however, she put it luck within its last moment, while tirshop was being shuttered appings, and presently went to bed, slumber for the night, aui entered the place, Missing peacefully, with the thing under her pillow, Itising early, she foul, as asnal, much. Jane Nudds was quite near at hand. peculating oconpation for her busy fingers. Fearing lest to herself upon what was to happen within the she might got into trouble, and not having nert few minutes.
quite made up her mind what to do about the business, she slipped the diamond into the rocket of her dress, and-worried and bothered asist with many ocupations, and much
wering of hells-promptly forgot all about it.
She was reminded of it in a startling fashion. It means, Jim, that you really must play Going in to clear away the breakfast, and find the game in a better way, said Frank quietly. ing the room empty, its glanced casually atIt means that you, not understanding that I the nowspaper lying there; sat down the tray, was in the thick of the business, have given the game away in all directions; it means that this ever reincved her eyes from the paper until she had read the whole of that antonnee.lady does not enter into your schemes at all."
"It's certainly rather surprising." " said mont concerning the murder of Pipe Sho
Cowle, with a langh. I had no idea, of cours, that you knew anything about it; at the same time, I have already informed this lady that the mattor has passed out of her hauls. It seems there have beou dealings in regard to the dixinoud, of which I know nothing I'm not quite up-to-date in the matter. However, I've caught up now, I think, and I can only express my regrethe bowed towards the girl my very deep regret that I should have troubled lady needlessly."
To her great surprise, she saw the dealer come to the door, and look up and down the street saw him put up the final shuttors, and close and fock the place. And yet she was quite certain that Jake Mealing had not passed out again.
Quite a long time went by, and Miss Nudds began to get nervous. Dace she thought she saw a tall, glinking trure go past the shop, and disappear in an alloy-way beside it; but there were buny slinking figures about there, and she took a more notice of that one that of any of the others. Then af lust a ligare shot out of that ally quite as though it had been propelled out of a grun; looked wildly about for moment; and then dashed off at top speed, with a quick thud of flying feat. The gura rushed straight past her, with head lowered: but she knew it. It was Jake Mealing.
nothing, but that dreadful thing in her pocket seemed to be about the same woight as of het pun tal-ine down in thus kitchen, She met Dora at the time she announced the coming of Mr. Jim Cowle; and she watched them go away together. Remembering how Some people is in a 'urry" jamuiated Miss that same Mr. Cowlo had ones called white Jano Nudds. Anybody'd think a gent might Lagden was still in the place, she jumped to the conclusion at once that he was associated with stop to pass this time o day at any rate.all the dreadful business concerning that way. don't like this 'ers I wonder wot that youngsterious lodger md her young mistress. Per man's bin up to?"
plexed and worried, and scarcely knowing what She lingered about a little longer, and then she did, she thought of the one man to whom she moved slowly towards home. She was very con- fused in her own mind as to what had hap.might turn, and, on an impulse, set out to find pened, and very suspicious of Mr. Masling. She had scarcely gone a hundred yards from the house, when she saw a man approaching her in so struge a fushion that he was bound to attract attention. He was creeping along in the very shador of the houses; stopping every now and then to look about him.
him.
I danno nothink about im," she muttered. as she hurried along but I shouldn't be a bit surprised ife was surink to do why the law; 'e takes yer up sharp while you're speakiu summink like a policeman. At any rate, it won't do no arm if I as a word or two wiv im," So once again Miss Nudds found herself in the hall of that great hotel; and once again demanded to see Mr. Frank Dorne. After a little heated controversy with a porter who had not previously had the pleasure of meeting her who evidently had no desire to do so again. sacreded in perseling kim to send up to Mr. Dorno's zoom; and in a few moments Frank At the very moment of his appear- appeared. auce her resolution failed her.
Mr. Jako Mealing, like so many others before him, was drawn back, against his will, to the place wherein that criam had been comittel, He might have got safely way, and at the breadth of London between himself and the shop in Notting Dale before morning; but he wanted to know what was happening. Accords ingly, he made again for Moon Street.
Misa Nudds stood in his way. Suspicious, he stopped, and then looked up at her; recognising her will a start and a sickly grin. Miss Nudds countenance betrayed nothing; she might have been out for a pleasant evening walk.
'Ullo!" exclaimed Jako feebly. "Fancy seein' yon," said Miss Nudds easily. "It's just like a sunt o mine used to say; one June. o' the most enticin' women I ever see.
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What are you going to do ?" asko Frank sternly.
"I'm going to find the man who now holds the diamond," said Cowie in his drawling tones. I'm quite delighted to think that you, my dear Dorne, are intimately concerned in the business; it's quite a little family party. Stay disposal, Mrs. Lagden hoved once mero as long as you like here; my rooms are at your
to the girl, and his tones when he spoke were very courteous "I am sorry to have caused you any pain or trouble. I do not anticipate that you will hear from me again. Good-by
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He was gone, and they heard him walking slowly down the stairs, before, either of them had time to speak. Presently, when Dora was more composed, and when Frank had been able to soothe her, and to assure her, again and again, that " it was all right,” she suddenly re memberel the errand upon which Jim Cowle hud set out.
"Frank, you must stop him-you must bring him back," she exclaimed excitedly. He will
for potsing: he knows where the dia mond is"
Whe has it asked Frunk quickly.
Miss Nadds was a tendor-hearted creature, into whose life of slavery bat little romance land entered; and Mr. Mealing had frankly ubmired her and had spoken to her with much tendorstand Even while Frank Dorno crossed the ball Res towards her, she had a momentary vision of Mr. Jake Moaling. flying for dear life from the
The man I am obliged to call husband--- house of the murdered man--and currying the Lagden," she replied bitterly. And then, as diamond with him. In a moment, she saw that rapidly as possible, she told him all that he did to give any account of how she became po not know; of the taking of the dismund by her sessad of that stone must inevitably throw sus-fathor; of the second coming of Lagden of the "Nothink as I know on," said Mr. Mouling,picion upon Jako. For the first time in her murder of the dealer, and of the certainty in
fife, Miss Jane Nudds stood bashful and con.
she's said to me many a time. the lives in the world, the funnier things you'll knock up agin anexpected. Nothink the matter
is there
Wot do ver mean?"
**Nothink," said Miss Nudds inaccently, But, oh I say," she added, with a sudden burst of confidens, the sights I've seen this night!"
smile.
fused before the man she had come to ses.
What bus happened?" asked Frank eagerly. "Do you come from Miss Frith He always spoke of ber by that name, because he liked to think-absurd though it was-that she bore no other.
she remembered the mysterious stranger whe That gave Miss Kadds her ene In a flash,
had exiled, and who had taken Dora away with
her own mind that Lugden had killed the man, and got the stone.
Come out of this place," said Frank, with his brain in a whirl, when she had finished. "Come out into the free ai-and lot's decido what is best to be done."
him; obviously she must tell Frank something. Frank, want you to remember, for a moment, to account for her visit: and that something had best be connected with Dora.
Wot sights "It seezes," said Jane Nuls, with it reely seems as "ow summik always appens w'en I come out. You know Moon Street?
The face of Jake Moaling was ghastly Nerer 'eard of it." he contrived to whisper.
Well, it's down Notting Dale way-ne dis Lange at all from 'ero. It seems that some ale man
Well, sir," began Jane Nudis, it ain't 'as 'ad his place broke into-nu I—”
Mr. Mealing suddenly clapped a hand over her for me to say what ought to be, or wob mouth, and looked fearfully about him. "You'll oughtat; an we lives in strange tines. git yourself intor trouble," he whispered, in a rememberin ow you spoke to me afore about shaking roice. "You're always seen things my young lady, sesin that I got it up nice- ty for you both, an arranged for you to come nobody else wouldn't notice. I believe you acrest each other, as if no sich thought ad ever know more than you tok."
I shouldn't be surprised." was the enig. entered yer winds, an' she not knowin' bit wat you might wes bin walkin' out wiv number two, mutical reply,
so to speak-
"Look ere, Jane, I'm in a tight place. 'aven't done nothin' wrong-selp me, I 'aven't but they know me in one or two places and theres's lot's of 'em en'y too glad to take a
man's character uway.”
It wouldn't be much to carry," suggested Miss Nudds.
"Never you mind about that," said Mr. Mealing sharply. "Will you 'elp me, will you git a pors chap out of a olor"
"No, thank you," said Miss Nudds, with much decision. You've mistook the party, young man; I 'ope I know meself better than that,"
"Now, don't be 'urt-don't to "urt wilever you do," plauded Mr. Mealing. I ain't askin' yer to do a lot; I only want yer to put a little packet in or pocket, for a few hours, till I ask yer for it."
Bui
My good girl. will you put a stop to your imagination for a moment, and tell me what you really want, and what has happened to Miss
Dora broke in, Frank despairingly.
Well, I'm a comin' to it as fast as over I can," said Miss Nuddy, somewhat hurt. You 'igh at an' talk as though it was mens vor & eyes you couldn't trust, an' come un' spoke soft
an' took 'er for a walk?"
Took who for a walk?" asked Frank, more perplexed than ever.
There is only one thing to be done,” she said street again. "Lagden is in deadly peril-from calmly, when they were outside in the sunlit
the lay on one side, from this ma on the other. that I bear his name; that vicions or worthless though he may be, the solema words of God have been spoken over him, and over me, while our heads were joined. I must save him."
I understand," said Frank simply. "But you must lot no help you. Where's Lagden to
"At small house in Kilburn; I know the address." replied the girl.
Bat he fears that I may be watched; I have promised not to go there until to-night, Whatever happens, we must wait until nightfall."
be found
Yes, I think we shall be safe in doing that," "If the man Cowle said Frank thoughtfully. means to get the diamond, he won't attempt to
carry out any coheme in his mind in the broadl light of day I think we shall be there first, after all?
He wont buck with her to Diprose Square; with no hope in his heart of any speedy solution of the dificulty in which they were placed, he saw the little figaro disappear into the house, after making anzagements with him to acet her outside at ten o'clock that night. Mise Nadds watching from the window of the laseraent, wondered what had happened: Mr. Clement Frith, from an upper window, watch- ing als kucw pretty accurately what was I'm very sorry," said Frank patiently.going to happen. Will you kindly tell me who it is with a high'
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