Show f I THE HIDDEN HAND HANDI j I MRS CUL D. D E. E X N. Continued from Yesterday Morning XAI I. I I. I Lo Noir Naught's aught had hadr nil's nils When hen spent pent our desires desire arv atto gained Rained without consent Shak peare The Tue Colonel excl exclaimed lm the three In men n In n a breath as a. the tho door and anti ed looking a tall tAil handsome and dl distinguish opened black wrapped In iii a black military coat and having hl his bAR braver ver pulled low ow over o his brow strode Into the room All J ar arose arne upon their feet reet to greet him him With as aim though he Ime had b boon on u it prince a hau haughty ht W wave e of ot lila his hand he hc bade lJ thorn them resume be their soul and beckoning their Ic MIl MM- I I I o you ou Donald would have with At AL nur your command 1 colonel mid said the tho outlaw rising fixing and taking a n candle and leading tho thin thoa Va a way Into the lie adjoin ing room th time tho same name In which fourteen years before old Orann Granny the tho and amid child hunt had been detained Setting tho the candle upon the mantelpiece mantel mantel- piece Black Donald stood Hood waiting for tor the tho visitor to open ojen the lie conversation cOn a timing thing that the latter hatter seemed in hurr hurry to do for tor he began walking no and down the room In stern silence up You seem t disturbed Jell length th wild the tIme outlaw colonel at I am disturbed more than Jle- Jle I um am suffering Suffering colonel Ay Af I suffering from what think mink you he ou thc the Itan H of Remorse ha ha-ha-ha-ha laugi ed cd th the outlaw till all nil the rafters rang nuu A Ay man mon you ou may rna lila laugh but 1 I re re- to 1 peat that I am ann tortured with And for rOI ci what d. d do you v or for tho those e acts of seif pre elf that fanatic anI and fools tools would stigmatize UM as crimes crimes' No o. o my good fellow tello but ut one ono d crime I told your OUI honor to so o c cried lcd th the tho outlaw triumphantly Donald Donnld when I go o to church as I do 10 constantly I hear henl tine the preacher prating of ot repentance but man main I n ever knew the tho meaning of oC tho time word until recently I IVon Yes Von It Is that lint miserable old woman wo wo- man Inan an and baI babe Donald Donnld In Jim ever every jf Jt f my soul olli I repent not ln hn having wo d them theta both forever ol r while thc they were r-ot r et In my I I Just g so colonel the time dead noer r come back or if they do ar are arc not mint recognized as aM property holder tin 11 n this world I wl wish h your our honor hat hail tn token takemi my 10 ad advice adIco Ico n anti and 1111 lI sent n I t that lint hn t woman and und child on a n longer on cl Journey I Donald I was th then younger n than now I I shrank shrank from rom bloodshed said the man In a n. husky voice Bah superstition Bloodshed Bloodshed- blood lood Is shed every e day In We e o kill kili to JI live 6 Sd say tho time butchers So do we Wc Every I creature preys upon some pome other creature weaker than than himself time himself tho bier cat eat up lii th the lie ones onos artful I men amen live on eu the tho- simple so bo ho ill itt the tho world wi made for fIll the strong and I cunning let Jet the tho weak w-ak and anti foolish Coolish look Ionic to themselves haid raJI the outlaw ouia with witha a n loud bun la laugh he lie spoke the tho visitor resumed his rapid restless striding striding- up anti and down tho lie room ronni Presently ho lie came to the tine I d' d of mit the thc robber and I whispered I a r. r t. t Il i t-i t l lCd to the ilia brought r uh back b by I old My 1 son ton mel mcl her ii In the tho woods wood a a. month n ago o. o r fell lI Into conversation conver conver- 81 1101 with her h her heard hoard artl her hl history tOl or oras oras as much of It as bhe bho herself knows Her name llam I la In she he i Is la the tho liv liv- h ing lug Imago image of oC her mother mothel How she Bho p came under the tho notice of or old Warfield War War- field to field to what extent he IH is acquainted t with her birth and rights rights what what t proofs may be bo In his possession I know not All All- that I have discovered discover discover- ed ed d. d after actor the strictest f Inquiry that I Iwas Iwas s was C. C enabled to make makl Is this that theold tho the old be beggar Sar woman that died and was as buried b n at t Major fields field's expense ivas v as no other than Nancy Grewell re- re L that that th the tho nl night ht before beron she sho died t he she sent for Cor Major and had x long talk with him and und that shortly shorty short short- h ly I y afterward the old scoundrel traveled travel ed d to the North orth anti and brought home honie t this his girl Irl Humph It It Is an U ugly IY business y your our honor with your our honors honor's honors honor's hon lion lions o ors or's rs r's little prejudice against against Donald this Is no time for weakness weak weak- n ness ess I have gone too far tar to stop stop stop- C t must die so 80 o. o colonel the pity Is that i it t wasn't found out fourteen years a ago go It Is so EO much easier to pinch lunch a 11 baby's nose until It falls fails asleep than Ulan thano t to o stifle a young girls girl's shrieks s and andries c cries ries Then the tho bull balmy baby would not have been missed but the tho young girl Irl willbe will willbo bo ho sure to be bo Inquired after aCter I know there will be n additional risk but there therl shall be bo the larger compensation larger Utah than your most sanguine hopes hOlies would suggest Donald Don Don- aim ald listen said wild the colonel stooping and anal whispering low low tho tho day clay that you bring me undeniable proof that Lc Le Loh Noir oh is dead you finger ono one thousand dollars Ha hit laughed the outlaw in angry scorn Le Noir Nair ii Is hs the solo h heiress el rest of or a fortune In fortune In land laud negroes no coal mince mines iron foundries railway shares and bank ban stock of ot halt half halfa a n million dollars dollars and and you ask me inc to get her out of your our way for a thousand thousand and nd dollars Ill I'll do da it you ou know I IvIll I 1 will vIll ha ha-ha-ha vIi oo Why time the government go doesn't value your OUI whole carcass carca at more than I offer you for Cor tho the temporary or ry uso I of oC your our fOU villain main frowned the colonal i No ill III l t your our honor Between Be Be- tween twell us like liko kicking guns guns- Suns Suns- apt to recoil You forget torset that you OU are arc in my power I bo that hat your our honor te Is in mine inline Ha Ha-ha-ha-ha The Tho cla day Black Donald Donnld stands at tho bar tho the honorable honorable honor honor- able Colonel Lo La will probably bo ho beside belde him Enough of It this Confound you I do 10 tb you ron tithe lake me mo for fOI ono one of on your pals hams No 1 your our wor worship My 1 pals are their U work done dono too poor tu to hire hiro but lint then thC they tiie aro ro bravo brao enough todo todo to todo do it themselves Enough of r this thin I 1 tIR misty Namo t the of ot this new now service price thousand vo Ten fen thousand dollars and In iii advance tho t tho remainder when whon tho the deed dred Is hi accomplished ruthless shameless Your honor wilt will fall fail Into that vulgar habit of or calling ill HI names It Isn't worth while It dO pay It If honor doo doesn't nt like my terms you yu Ou your our me what la It certain I needn't employ work for tor J Iea less less- is that I can not You take taka advantage ad o of ot JU my feCeS' feCeS oo Not ot at all but the truth Is 18 colonel 1 tired of ot this sort wort of or life liCe and nd L that I am am nm retire from active e business wIsh with to ambition hits has his man over 01 every Besides mine mimic I wish to emigrate I I have and settle marry narry West to the thc glorious to poll politics II CH be elected elect attention turn m my thou then to tho the senate nate i congress ed to for tor B House White hito then to tho tine I 1 Hatter flatter n na us nature In which career fit fitted sU- sU have o especially fitI ture and anti education wit will I dollars Ton ren thousand ted me mc J In ghe me a Q tArt Ian any a n. suet suet- Cui UI politician your our honor knows know has hag r on Iven character and Jc t capital To this Impudent rlander Iander the lie colonel colon m made mad de no answer with his arms arme folded and his hi h d bowed upon UlOn I his hi chest cheat he walked mO moodily up and I down the length o of the tho al apartment I then muttering Why k should hould I hesi tate he came to the time side of ot the j outlaw and said td td i I l agree to your terms term h I I the work and shall haJJ be yours your Meet leet me mp here on tomorrow evening e to receive the time earnest money on e- e In th the meantime In order to make inke sure of ot the girls girl's identity It will III be necessary for you ou to tb get sight of or her before before- hand ham 1 at au t her hr home If It possible Find Q I out nor ner habits and anti her haunt where haunts where I she he walks walk or rides when rides when she he l Is most mOISt like likely to be alum alone and so 80 on Be llo llor r very j careful A A mistake might be fatal Your honor ma may trust rust me inc And Amid now good be Remember tomorrow e evening saul said the colonel ax as wrapping lf lr cI closely O I In his ala dark clark cloak and nud pulling his hat low lo over o his ryes eyes CS he ho pa fa passed ed out by the tho back melt door and left the house houe Ha Ita ha ha-ha Why h does docs that man think It needful to look KO so villainous It If I were weme to go JO about In such lIuch a bandit bandit- like dress as H that lint every evor child I met would take me for tOI what for what I 1 am cnn Jau laughed Black Donald returning to his hIM hl comrades comrade During the next hour other mem mm bern bers of the band hantl dropped In In until some somo t twenty mon men were collected to together to to- gether gethmer In the Jar large e kitchen around th the lon long table lo where tho the remainder of uC the night WitH was spent In revelry rf I lt XAI I. I The 1110 Smuggler mimi and Como Cuino buy of ot me mc come bu buy buyl como come buy huf nU Buy lode lads or else the lawes cr cry I have havo lawns awns as white as Silk as alS black as o oer o'er r was crow ClO Gloves as sweet as UH damask 1088 roses for fOl faces musk for fOl nO noses 08 und and needles made of oC steel All 11 you ou need from head to heel hecl Sha Shakespeare re reIf If JC I am nm not allowed to 0 walk wull or 01 ride out alone I shall shah ganir daft I a I h p t t s know I shall Was as over such mch a r dull lonesome hum-drum hum place as this same Hurricane Hall hail complained Cap al as she ht sat nat sowing with Mrs Con- Con In iii tho the housekeepers housekeeper's room You dont don't like Jlko oils quiet country countr life liCe V inquired Mrs Irs In Condiment No o o no better belter than I do a u qu quid country graveyard ra 1 I dont don't want to return to dust before tn my time tUne I 1 toll tell you ou said CUP Cap yawning dismally over O hOt her work I r hear heal you ou vixen roared the of ot old Hurricane who presently present present- ly Jy came storming in Jn and amid saying If u you ou want a ride go 0 and get ready quick quickly and come conic with witia me mc I IHm Iam am sin going down to tho the please time the Lord to warn Hopkins oft niT the lie premises wOIth worthless les villain Had hady m m my y grain there thele since yesterday morning nail and hasn't sent It home yet cl S sta stay In lii m my mill another month Come Cap bo be off ofT with you OU OUI mil I HI get sot ready The T girl Erl did not need a n second hlll- hlll h hut but WO t. I-t.- to o w hile th the tho hiP bill milan irfan tn ordered tho time h horses In ten minutes more inure Capitula Capitola and Major cantered away uway They had been gone gone- about two liours ours and it was almost time line to expect cx- cx th their helm h return and Mrs 1 Condiment had Just given orders Co for l' l the tho tea- tea table able to bo be set ct when Wool canoe camo into the he room and said there then was a sailor at t the hall door with some ome beautiful foreign goods which he wished to tos show how to the ladies Indies of the houseA houseA house A sailor allor Wool a sailor with foreign for for- eign goods for sale halo lc I am CI very much afraid hes he's one of or these smugglers smug smug- g lers Ive I've heard tell of oC and Im I'm not s sure suro about the tho right of buying from s smugglers However I suppose there theres i Is s no harm in looking at his goods You may call him In Wool said t the he old lad lady tampering with tion Jon He lie do Jo look lIke a dats dat's a ft fact said Wool fool whoso Ideas of or the s said aid craft crun were purely purel Imaginary J 1 dont don't know him to be bo a smuggler smug smug- gler gier anti and Its It's wrong to Judge particularly l ariy beforehand said the tho old lady nursing Ideas of or rich silks and satins I Imported free of duty and ami sold at half price and trying to deceive tier her self While she he was thus thinking the thedoor thedoor thedoor door opened and Wool ushered In a stout jolly looking Jolly tar tam dressed cd In a u wI wide e duck luck trousers and tarpaulin hat and carrying in his hish h hand ld a largo large pack He took off oft his hat and scraped his foot behind him and remained standing before the the- hous housekeeper keeper with his chin sunken in ina ina a red comforter that was wound I around his lila throat thront Sit down my 10 good man and amid r. r rest n t while you show me the goods 2 Wild said Mrs Condiment who whether h Ii 1 were smuggler or not was Inclined to tc bow the traveler nil all lawful kindness The sailor scraped his lila foot again mint eat down on a n. low chair put his hlll halon hat hal haton haton on one side aide drew the pack before beron him turn untied it It and first displayed a arich rich gold hued golden hued on-hued fabric saying Now hero here maam Is a rich China silk I bought In tho the streets of I Shanghai where whore the Jon long leg nl NI chickens cone come from come como now I Ill I'll Ii ship It off ort cheap cheap Oh that Is a u. great deal too loo JR gay and handsome for tor an old woman lIk like me said Mrs Irs Condiment a Well Voll maam ma'am perhaps theres there's young youn ladles ladies In the tho Now r this tillS would rig out a smart young craft a aSay as Say jay as a clipper Better take U It It maam Ill I'll ship It off ort cheap Wool said mid Mrs Mn Condiment n- n Ing to tho tIme servant go down to loathe the kitchen and call up UI tho the house houe ervant servants servants erv ants ant perhaps they would like Ilko to buy something InS InS' As soon as Wool had gone gono an anti and the good woman was left alone with sailor Hanor she he stooped and said I did lid not wl wish h to Inquire before boror the tho but my good sir I 1 Ido Io do o not know whether it Is right to buy from you yuu Why V h f w so maam ma'am asked tho the sailor Bailor with an injured look Why I am afraid I afraid I am very much afraid risk your life uro and anti liberty in inan inan inan an unlawful trade Oh maam ma'am on my soul these things timings are arc honc honestly come by and you ha have e no right to ac use me said al tho the sailor wIth a look of ot subdued Indig Indig- nation I know I haven't and meant no harm but did tild Ule these goo goods pa pass paa through the house custom e Oh maam ma'am now that that's not a fair question It It is If as I suspected I can not buy from you ou m my good friend I do not Judge you ou I dont don't know whether smuggling Is IB right or wrong but butI I know that it ia la unla unlawful ul and andI I can not feel tee I free to encourage an any man In a traffic In which ho he rub lila his an and nd lIberty poor felloe teno Continued Tomorrow Morning |