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ELI.IJAY, GA., TiIUILSUAY, Al’lilL 27, 1882.
Now and TheiL
And had you loved me then, my deaf.
Ami had you loved me there,
When still the sun was iu the cast
And hope was in the air—
When all the birds sang to tue dawn
And I but sang to you,
Oh, lia 1 you loved me then, my dear,
Aud had you then been true!
But ah 1 the dty wore on, my dear,
And when the noon grew hot
Tlie drowsy bird’s forgot to sing,
And you and I forgot
To talk of love, or live for faith,
Or build ourselves a nest,
Aud now our hearts are shelterless,
And our sun is in the west.
A STRANGE FACULTY;
on.
Some of Life's Mysteries*
BV FRANK C Alt ROLL.
’ CHAPTER IV.
TIB FALL OF A RING.
From Orient *1 Casket.
“Mr. Sharp, bring your broker,
and ineel me at. the Bull's Ilead
Hotel, (,ul Market Street, at lour
l’. M , sure. I fancy I have nailed
he fellow who sold the bond.
Yours,
“Harry Branson.”
This nole I had sent by (he
hands of a messenger boy to the
detective. There came back to
me, by the same hands, his brief
reply :
•'I will be there on lime.
Yours, “Sharp.”
At lour o'* lock that aliernoon
1 was sealed m (lie mam room ol
tiie Bull’s Head. Lister was lltere,
as I had known he would be, and
i entered into conveisalion will)
him.
He was a suspicious fellow, and
had a nervous way of idling up
his eyes at every sound. The
door opened as we talked, and
his quick eyes were on the alert
lo see who had entered.
I was equally interested in the
! new comer. It was Mr. Sharp.
His keen gaze passed quickly
around the room, but wiih no
sign of recognition as it met my
lace. Behind him came a (all,
sleady-faetd person, dressed in
sober gray.
Lister’s expression sll g h t 1 y
changed. Me faltered for an in
stant in bis speech, and then rat
tled on rapidly.
“Lively ? You bet it was. I
never saw better bowling. .The
Whites had it, though, from the
start. There wasn’t a chance
against them. Lucky I backed
them. Eye had my eve teeth
cut.”
“1 think you liaye,” I quietly
answered.
“You bet I have. That’s deuced
good beer, but you must excuse
me! I have to look up something
in my room.”
•‘Certainly,” I replied. “When
do you go back to Sumter ?’*
“To-morrow.”
He left the apartment with a
hasty step. 1 looked over to the j
table at which the detective and
his companion were seated. I
could trace marks of excitement
on the face of the latter.
“Well?’’ asked Sharp, briefly.
“JJe is ihe man ”
“Sure ?”
‘There is no doubt of it. I
would rec >gn ze him among a
thousand.”
Tin tone was Very decided.
4 Who is he, Mr. Branson?”
ask. and the officer, as I went over.
“Hubert Lister—a friend of
Cunningham.”
“Aha! I'iie log is beginning to
lilt. Say here. I may as well
naG him once.' We .ay sear,
something o n > hint.”
Hv lest a >o u w i a rapid
imv men fit r w.i- .he vigor
n suliri-.n .. is s' latte.
I nodded to the broker, who
continued lo display excitement.
This was work to which he had
not been accustomed.
Five minutes had passed. Then
tlie door by which Sharp had left
the room again opened, lie en
tered—alone.
“Where is yoiff man V’ 1 de
manded.
‘Gone! The fellow looked un
easy when lie saw Mr. Gorton
lie is our man, for a thousand I
Do yn know anything about
him, Sir. Branson?'’
‘Tie lives in Sunter. A sporti g
character, with a very questiona
ble record.”
“And iutiinale with Cunning
ham ?”
“Yes.” •
“Good ! There may be some
thing in second sight, after all.
Exeu se me, gentlemen ! 1 inns!
gel the ii o ii n ands on this fox's
track.”
He hastily left the house. There
•vas that look upon his face that
meant business. It was lhe ex
pression of a sleut.i bound that
sees its prey.
"Mr. Sharp fancies himself on
the trial, at any rale!” 1 remark
ed.
“That is the man who sold me
lhe bond !” persisted Mr. Corson
‘‘Shall we wait lor Sharp’s r**
I urn ?”
“I fear we would have a long
wait. He has olher matters lo
look alter of more importance
than our wailing.”
“You may tell him that I am
ready to testify when necessary.”
We left Hie Bull’s Head to
gether.
Lister was not so easily found.
Mr. Sharp had the machinery o;
the law in full play, but it was
not so easy lo lake up the lost
Hail. He was sought iu Sumter
in vain. Jlis haunts in Hie city
were watched, but without avail
Search in neighboring t o w n s
proved equally ineffective. He
Had bidden himself beyond the
reach of t he police.
“He is a keen one,” said Mr.
Sharp to me. “But it is only a
question of time. We will in J
earth him yet. He is somewhere
in 1 his city, for a fig !”
“Anything fresh about Cun
uingham ?” I quenied.
“I have picked up some of the
ibreads ol his life —that is all. He
has been a fast youth, and is not
quite reformed yet. But his pres
ent riches seem all talk. He is
not spending much no matter
how he brags. There is nothing,
except this affair ot' Lister, to
connect h in with the murder.”
I “Would it. be well to search his
house? Some evidences might be
found.”
Mr. Sharp shook Ins head.
“Not yet. It would only pul
him on his guard. N\ e must creep
for the present. It is too soon to
spring”
That same day I saw Cunning
ham. It was in the southern qnar
ter of the citv, in a narrow street
that leads off from one of the
main avenues. I kept my eye
upon him from a distance.
He had not gone far ere paused
and looked cautiously around
him. I was hidden m a conven
ient doorway. When I ventred to
look out-, mv man was just disap
pearing into the house before
which lie had halted. I hurried
forward, bound not to loose sight
of it until I had learned the nuui
her. It was 425 B street.
I lingered at the corner for a
half hour, when Cunningham re
appeared with the same precau
tions as' before.
lie left the street in the oppo
site dir/Ction.
I lost no time in seeking a dis
trict telegraph station, and send
ing a message to Mr. Sharp.
4 425 B—— street. Lister is
there, I fancy. Send at once. I
will keep on gnardTtill your men
come.”
The result or this investigation
remained a secret. Neither the
world at large, nor that special
portion of the world known by
the name of William Cunning
ham, was aware of it.
It was late in the afternoon of
the next day that I again found j
rnysell iu Sumter. My visit there]
was not without its object. I j
hnew that Cunniughan bad gone
iilher, and with an ease of man
ner, <t n and a self satisfaction ol
face, that tefld 6f a soul at rest
with the world.
“In bis mind L ~;er has left for
parts unknown, which es*ula ns
all this smiling smirk.” I -said itf
myself, wi t h an involuntary
clinching of the teeth “The wav
is clear for Inn) to resume ids ad- !
dresses to that mercenary wo i
man.”
It was jealousy, rather than my
own bet ter nat ore, t hat spoke. I
was in r,o frame of mind to do
her justice.
Cunningham was not to be
foun J at the village hotel, iior in
ids other usual places of resort in
Sumter. There was but one othef
place lo find him. I did not like
lo pursue him into Lena’s pres
ence ; but—l bad reasons.
The dav was cloudy, and a
deep shadow lay beneath the
vines that clustered over the
porch of the Rivers' cottage.
On opening the door of tiie
parlor, in which I was told Lena
would be found, for a moment I
could not get a clear view of the
tableau that presented itself to
me in the dimly-visible apart
ment, Then the shadows lifted,
ar. and l involuntarily retreated,
with a deep thrill of heart pain.
A\ hat 1 saw was Lena Rivers, a
w trm smile upon hei lace, as she
rested easily in a velvet chair
and held out one slender hand.
Beside her with an earnest ex
pression of late, stood Wiiiiaui
Cunningham. lie held her hand
in one of his, and with the other
was about to slip a golden circlet
upon a finger of the smiling girl.
No wonder 1 started. It was an
engagement ring.
Nor were they less startled. A
slight cry came troin Lena’s lips,
as she fell back in her chair.while
iier warm face became suddenly
pallid.
A growl, that seemed a sup
pressed oath, enine from Cun
tiiiigham. He looked angrily
around. But ltjs face took or, a
triumphant expression when he
saw who was tbs intruder. I
could hardly ke, p myself frotn
springing lorwirl ami striking
him for that insulting smirk.
“1 beg that you ; excuse m -
inlerrupting you on such an in
teresting occasion!" I reinirked,
with angry sarcasm. “I had no
thought of intruding upon such a
scene. Permit me io defer im
visit till a more desirable oppor- I
t unity 1”
I had mv hand on the knob ol
the door, when Lena sprung from
her chair, with flashing eyes.
“Do von wish to insult me. I
Harry Branson *” she cried. “Du
you wish to insinuate Oh !
good heaven ! that 1 should—— ’’ j
She fell back into her chair,
sobbing, and quite overcome with
emotiod.
Cunningham leaped fiercely
towards me, his' Hands clinched.
“Leave the Tooth, sir!” he ejac
ulated. “Another such a word,
and you shall leave it by the
window instead of the ddor!”
“T hardly think I will !'-’ was
my cool reply, as I firmly met his
eye. “You will excuse me, Mis?
Rivers—but E may as welt leave
my message while 1 am here. 1
was asked to call.on you by the j
detective, Mr. Sharp, Ike has
some new evidence in relation 1 to j
your filher’s murder.”
This gave fresh direction to
VOL. YU. NO. 11.
Lena s thoughts.- Her passionate*
desire to unfold tins myslery was'
one of lire strong ffeehhg of her
life, she sprung up again with
anew animation.
“Tell me what it is al once!'
Has anylhing been found? Is
the'murder discovered ?”
■‘A man has been traced in pos-*
session of one of the bonds slolen
from your father. He sold il to a
broker and has been identified.
The law has its eyes upon him.”
I lfarl my eyes upon Conning
ham. But his face continued im
passive. A curl of scorn marked 1
ms lips. The thumb and finger
o! iiisrpaYlly extended right hand
still held the ring. It was as if
he Cnt waited for me to get
through, fo resume his more in-"
it-restiiig ceremony.
“Has its eyes on' him ?’ re-'
pealed Lenar
“Ves, and its IrAr/U on him!
ile has been arresfed, a?M has
conlessed from whom he got ftifif
bonds! The officers are on the
track ol the true murderer!”
Keenly as I looked, I could 1
race no change of expression*
upon Cimuiiigham’s face. Aud
yet his great power of self-con
trol partly failed him. Hie ring
dropped irora bis rela.ved lingers
to the door.
He turned on his heel, with a :
I sneering face.
“A Very pretty story!” he said/
“But it is number seven of the
■ sure clues of the detectives in
Ibis case. Ido not fancy it will
come to much. It' you will per
mit me, Lena, I will leave this
< gentleman to complete his story.*
and will call again when you are
j disengaged.”
She moved as if to hinder iiis
departure, but hesitated as I
raised uiy nand in warning. The
next moment we could hear his
steady step <>a the uorch.
Lena’s eyes turned eagerly' to'
me, with a look ot intense inter-
est.
‘'You hare not done!' she cried/
“iiiere is something more!
Who is it that is suspected V'
1 stooped and picked up the
[ fallen ring.
“li is well that I came in when
■ 1 J' l '-' I remarked, “and that
. '.his ring diu not clasp your fing
! er!’’
j “3* In ' she asked, pitifully,
j '“lt would hare been a fatal be
trothal! You were about to 1
! pledge yourself n- lire to'your
| father's murderer f
“Oil came in a gasp from her
bps-
Her face gievv deathly pale.
c?lie tottered back towards' the
eh nr. ! caught her, tearing she
wouid fall My own veins'burned
as i: ti le With molten tire.
For the moment 1 was'tempied*
o clasp her to m > heart—to im-'
press ardent kisses upon her lips.
But the sight ol that pale face •'
of those quivering eye-lids de
terred me.
I carefully laid her at th.e chair,'
and called a serVent, to whom F
briefly explained what had hap
pened. Then I left the house.
There was no time to lose. I*
heard the whistle of a locomotive
as I gained the street, i hurried
with ail speed to the railroad
station. 1 readied there just in*
time to see the train gathering
-peed in the distance. I was too'
late.
“Did you see William Cunning
ham ? Did lie take that train P T
asked an acquaiutace.
t r M
X 08
For the moment 1 was over
whelmed. Then a thought came
to me. There were messengers
that could outrun tlie locomotive.
E hurried to the telegraph office,
a lid hastily dispatched the fol
lowing message:
Gfokgk StfAK f.—Central iV
Icc tstiiiioa.— Search W. C’s house
at once. 1 have let out the secret.
Ho knows you aro oti liits Irafek. If
there is any delay all evidence
will be destroyed. Do uot loose
minute. Harry Branson”
erf)