Prettiest of All

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume V, Issue 1397, 7 August 1905, Page 4

Prettiest of All

'oisj; i^.'. y(OoJatinued) : ,^,' ; llEeyhaStVpromiseio before fsbe.'would put.ttiom on the mihen,;witb her]'inside', one policeman SinMcleiiM theothers outside, tbo'r carriage at ita speed for the ffibfebM ferry. V: < there ten minutes altera boot lß»aj;leit. r bn that boat'went a carnage (Which the baptain had no doubt was the iODe iu'whioh the poor girls were camedi jThe'gate-keepe'r said there was a sick man heard him groan, v ss'lt'eEreling. '■': l drove my knifo to the jftit'mhis leg,'' said Mother Flint."- "It's Ijhetff" Can't wo'gb right on?'' .". ip<i : Nb, we hive to wait for the next boat. slfc-will be threlß.qTiarters Jof an hour," said fth'e captain, "But it will help me .in my

iJb'usirießß." ■;■'■■ V:'■.!:" •"■.* i£sHe : drove instantly to th 6 nearest elation arid telegraphed to police headIpKtere in Jersey Oity fora s.quad Of good td'make all haste to Hob'okeri Heights jftpfrneethim to; make artarrest of, thieves pn^murderersi:■: .: .'.'.'•■-',,.;.'-■■''y ■■ Bent a speoial 'message *Jo*Mr;EugeheTan der Veer: ■■ ; v : ' ||sTelLfilarenoe I will toon return with |jlHe?girls;:!:Bo : iof good heart..'■.■ ",.'•■■■.: |f|He^a'red; ; h6t to oxpl&in/ fartbe'r. But fffienrat boat Be'emed Very long to him in though shebame in on time. -V Before day had furly broken, But |fnofMother"Flint' was - 'no further good. '■lfihe 'knew.their crib was on Hoboken fHelglitsiTputiWhere? * the police, captain had once jjbefbr'e been over.there in search of an csSoaped desperado,, and that'time he made ; y'fcacquaintahoe. of the old Patch conIsiabie'whom he spoke of in connection Iviritb his rebonnoisanco in the ivioinity of . " ■■;: ' mania residence the.party |now/ went\ for information, one of the going down Peliaode avenue to meet IttHe'Jflrsey'Oitypplioewriiinthey oamo in lanswer to 'the messago,'and bring ; thbm to oaptain said ho ||wbuld meetthem,.". \-■"■.'■■ ■ :■.■'/ : I)ov3enhau6er was. at home, fairly awake, and; questioned ; by |Cthe:captaini'he at once soid. T ' |f bet apydings, you'll find dem ' 1 ';■•• ...■ Haihdieiold about its liaving occupants. have' crime in the night; for no onesfcnew-wbp ,'iliey two old

f ragged men going away in the morning with bags 5n their hands, and Mother "Flint at once recognized tho description ' ( " Coroo with m, Nicholas. I'll get the "' full force that's coming, and we'll have ' men above and below, so there will be no 'i'chance for escape, and then we'll have ?''the shoits out of tbat Haunted House if * we havo to tear it down over their heads." '.' camafje, with Nicholas on tho box, 1 was now driven to tho rendezvous, and " there the captain found twenty of the I Jersey Blues, under Captau Van Piper, _* ready for work.

"'' ' CHAPTERXXXV < , i t« / " we're trappsd I" }' (Happily for the poor girls tbeyweio ■•- completely insensible undor the effects of , chloroform until tho ruffian Ersling was Sso weak from loss of blood that he could ' ' neither run, threaten, nor commit injury, 1 v VAnd all this time St raehfl bad been busy / in ..taking care of his woindsd partner. vl So the gills, undisturbed, lay half reclining * in the front part of the carr.ago, and n ,{, was .not until the vehicle was climbing the -', Hoboken lull that eithor began at all to c "recover her senses. i Maud feeling the fresh breeze on her 'ibrow'and cheeks, and fjrjdually coming out of the influence breathed a sigh, and ' ( Stanoliff know by that that she was coming * to, ■' You know the house Hurry up I" ho 'said. " These girls a i coming to They ' must be insldo before daylight, and you / away on another route to the Payonia ferry." "Ay, ay! I'll bo thore in throe ' mmutes," said the driver. " Hayo my money ready, pard." £, " Fore it is—l had it bofore wo stalled, , ready for you You'll not neod to wait a minute after we're out I can take 'em all in. Our woman'll bo there to t help." *' 8 aooliff handed the driver the money a out of the window, and in less time than r i the driver had promised, he chew up oloso i ' to the Haunted House. The carriage was heard, alight fhshed in a window of the house next tho road, a < door opnnod, nnd poor Maud, ]ast able to j '"hear and think, reoognucd a fea r cd and /\ hatted voice, It was that of Madame Dupout ' } "Isthat tho oity parly 1 Are you tho ~ boys?" / J „t'"Yo«, yes—pomahere, and kip got ',/ these girls and Ernhtig into tho bouse. .. Ho is out badly, and will bleed to death, , I'm afraid." The driver waited only until his load was out nf the coach, and it was not out 'isof hearing whon Grace, yet fcobblobs, was , laid oarelosaly on the floor, Ealing borne \ to abed, and' Maud, pal ly able to wa'k, , placed in a chair near poor Grace \ Tho windows woro close curtnincl now —tho door locked, and Madame Dupont ,end Staneliff bent all their attention upon ' the wounded man, who ha 1 ! feinted, Tuc

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dotted blood bad almost staunobed.the wound, but he had bled until very little life was left in him. A bandage was-.qijickly put over tjlie fearful gush, and then with water, ttirau. laots, and such moans as thoy know bow to use. they sought,'to bring him back to' consciousness.."; , ... ■ •;': It took some. time. The sun was shining into an eastern window—one which looked right out over the precipice, when he opened his eyes, and faintly breatlud out the questions: ''■ ,'•" Where am I? Is all np'with.me.?" 11 You're at.homo on the Heights, pard, and you'll pull through. Myou'ro lied a dose call. Old Mothor Flint's knifo was sharp, and her arm stiong, even if.it was her death, for you shot her through end through.''- j; .;'.'.'' '>' •■ (To bo continued)