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Show '-JBBfito 7Jfc 111 "About (He j oars ago I wns statng In a little town on the Pnclllc coast, partly for health nnd partly for pleasure, pleas-ure, and It was there 1 first mado the acquaintance of Tom Clintlern. Tom wuh a groat favorite In the neighborhood, neighbor-hood, as his face, form mid manners wire Irienroaeliahlo, mid wo soon be- amo fast friends. Wo wero called tho twins by tho wits of tho town, for we wore Inseparable, and ninny a lonely lone-ly nlgnt wo spent together, camped on the hillside under tho twinkling stars But Tom had a burled past, anil no matter how jovial ho was ho would m or hpenk of his early life, so I concluded ho hnd suffered somo hither dlFiippoliitmont and had hurled himself him-self nwny from chlllzntlon In tho rude hut hospitable west. "He was, llko many others, very susctptlblo to fomalo charms, and wns or was I eimled to be In love with Kn Listen, the daughter of the sheriff of the county, ono of the greatest of thief hunters Known, but his daughter was his opposite In every wny, and wns the fairest nnd sweetest girl on tho shores of the Pnciflc. "Ono morning I shouldered my rillo ana snuntercd down tho principal street of tho town, on my wny to seek Clintlern, who wns to accompany me on a day's shooting. I had not proceeded pro-ceeded far before I met the object of my starch, who rushed up and said, hurriedly: "I can't go to day, Jim. 1 havo received re-ceived some news about family affairs lint lias staggered mo completely. I'm nwlully sorry, but I really don't feel fit to go out. Cood-by und n pleasant Jay's sport. "I wntehed his retrentlng form as he dashed up tho street, and then slowly paced along wondering what could disturb n man usually so cool and confident, but I soon gave up surmising sur-mising and stalled for tho hills Intending Intend-ing to mnko the best of n had matter mat-ter and spend ns good n day as possible. pos-sible. "It wns n singularly unlucky day, for 1 could not get within range of nn.v thing lnrgo. so with a curse ot my 111 luck I mado tracks for tho town early In tho evening. I did not tell 5011 that tho town wns situated on a rocky coast, whoso shores wero precipitous pre-cipitous and dangerous In tho extreme, especially near the town; In fnct, no vessel save skiffs nnd smnll boats daro run tho gauntlet Into tho little sheltered shel-tered bay Insido the breakers. "As I approached tho town I felt a littlo sheepish nt returning so early, and empty-hnnded to boot; so I determined to take a stioll by the shoio until night fell, when I could slip unnoticed home I struck down by tho shore road, but soon quickened my pneo, for I observed a crowd running In tho direction ot tho Blnck Hocks, tho most dnngerous point on tho wholo const, and I immediately concluded that bomo wayfarer had fallen over tho rocks and was dashed to pieces bolow. I rushed up breathless and saw thorn gnzlng Into tho roaring sea hundreds of foot below, straining their eves to catch a gllmpso of somo object benenth. "'Ho has escaped!' roared n big, burly man whom I recognized ns tho sheriff ; 'but, by heaven, ho shall nover leave there alive! Would a rovolvor roach him. I wonder?' and, throwing himself down, ho crept to tho edge of tho cliff nnd fired several shots toward to-ward tho sea "'Missed!' he growled as ho wiped The sheriff's daughter, tho clay off his trousers, 'and worso lucli tho tide Is ruuiiliiK out I hopo ho'll rcmnin line until it comes In again, ns It will save us tho trouble 'ftSBH of finishing him Hollo, Mr. Hard- "ifflVJ lug!' addressing me, 'nro jou hero?' -?BBl "I asked the meaning of all tho ex- IMiBBl citemont, and as 1 xpoko tho crowd 'v?9bJ gazed curiously at mo, and somo ot IfiJtflH them uudihl remarked that I had ' IvVfll boon fooled, too 'iBfll "'Well, it means that your twin BH brother, as he was called, Is not Mr. 'daH Clintlern hut Jake Caslou. tho most iKBBJ f ' v ! ill fff 'I I I A: H Irreproachable. I MB bloodthirsty nnd relentless villain In 'J BB tho stntes. You needn't look alarmed. ,'! BB I don't blaino ou, as I know you never ,.j flBl suspected him neither did I, for ho (,L BB has been hiding here for years. Ho . BJ dispatched n mosHago down tho coast BflVJ this morning to send n vessel up, for 'IfrBfl lie studied a int; but we wero too luflj quick nnd made n raid on tho house. ! rflBj Confound the fellow! Ho slipped '1 11 thtotigh our fingers like an eel and ll made for the coast. Finding himself 1 IflBJ closely pressed, ho went down theso MBBI rocks like a monkey, nnd now sits lYfll below out of reach awaiting the vessel. 'iflBVJ By heaven! there she Is and ho sig- !9wfll nnls her!' and he pointed to a schoon- ilfiflBj er that swept around tho ixilnt under I'iBBfl snil and anchored hnlf a mile from ' (bwAB tho shore. 1 BBb "Thu excitement wns now Intense, S jBBBJ and hots wero freely taken about tho I'BVJ result. They of tho schooner saw i BB that they dare not approach nearer to 'tflBJ tho shore, and wero evidently afraid M' to send a boat through such u trench- BB erous reef. f IflBJ "Tho sheriff danced with glee at ' 'H their discomfiture, and, turning to me, 'ISfll ; '"Would you oblige mu with your JBVJ rifle, Mr. Harding, ns my revolver enn Vfl1 not roach him? I hnvo Instructions to c flVJ take his body, alive or cloud.' f11 "I politely declined to part with my 'fflBl illlo for such n purpose, much to hla ijfffll astonishment, ns Chatlcrn hnd never 'IBBI wronged mo nnd I had no wish to as- 'JBI Blst at Ills death. ' iflBl "When matters wero at a deadlock 'VflBj a skiff shot out from the coast, descrlb- (iul ing a crescent, sM)ke to tho schoon THAI or, nnd skimmed in to tho rcscuo ot iflVJ tho prisoner. All eyes were turned on '.BBl tho fragile boat, and as It drew near ,BBV to the rocks below 1 saw, with horror, 'BBa that tho occupant wns tho shenff'H. BH pretty daughter. ,BBb "Nearer and nearer crept thu littlo .BJ boat, dodging thiough tho network ot ' BB rocks till at last It was so near that BBb I could distinguish tho golden locks iSVJ nnd white, set face of tho rower. Poor "vAI gin sho loved him despito his wicked !. SBl career, and I could not but ndiulro tho l-l unselfish devotion of tho unfortunate I 9Bl L BH "Tho sheriff was beside himself with BBJ rnge nnd vexation at being cheated by , BBl ills own daughter, and as tho ektff BB shot out, Clintlern, or rather Gaston, jl stood up and waved liim an Ironic "flU adieu. ICva stood by his side, tbo kflH tears streaming down her face. But llBB they were tears of Joy. BBb "Wo watched thorn till tho boat was - 1 a mcro speck on tho bosom of the ft BBb ocean. That was tho last I havo ever BBI seen of my 'twin brother.' Llko Bar- flB kls, 'ho went out with the tldo.' " til Henry Q. Harrison In Chicago Jour- til ;4BB |