Show ensia she in affo ltd ciar jaia at on the all Ci chigo igo tribune the packet boat ohio belle on one 0 her early rum pitts to cincinnati a oy yeara alia war had lia rily thrown lier out to aba wheeling cg leee n lien a gentleman who to have been her arrival hur eiert by a heavy anil alettie g rl apparently muaia five ir six old whom he carried he WAS recognized ed by or me of alie OD the cabin illik as cal bald daoa nall kanoho liver pain bier anu BIS bin family after supper the woman retired to her roti while he got of poker in he forward cabin and blayd late or bluith f a considerable kum about tao the cause broke up and ha retired at daybreak the next mornine io thick white fog the ohio belle hard and fiat on bar between the mouth cf the HI bandy anno ing lu t aliat liat apparent y more BO to aul beethan to anybody felfle he was to nervous to avail of the luky for his fellow alie oselles fuel supply bad been pretty well exhausted in to the bar and her casaia deemed it to replenish a near the mouth of tho scioto kiver which was reached late in the evonne wood up made au anti ln ti all tle cibin pa of conray went out on the buarl to nl anre by the ruddy licht of to great thiea ot coal bornio in iron baskets at the bow of tho boat the baa an endless casia of fluzin dailies tarrying tha doudou their fruin the bank to the boat there were ion but evy eliere antiona haste for the was alre idy seventeen fioura behind her schedule la all that excitement nobody noticed that darkies to run up alie sane pl iota with of wood wib a white naiia who att not bedoor amore them and who quickly disappeared somewhere Bome where on the builer deck an soon aa ha rot atio urd had not tiia fice heen atell hadea by hia hat woultz have to bilm as darley vell known the aito ner 03 the burlay next appeared on the guarda in front oi the cabin where after node for ft few minutes he ft lati OB cabin boy words to him and put mcney in liis hand alen he went helow to the byller dock agaba without attracting any attention col lee seated at the card table and in excellent spirits abir that tha voy liia resumed hd nt out on tant particular aleal then tho hoy leaning over the back ct lii chitin eon to wants to aee inel exclaimed the colonel in but speaking low yes sali holler deck bort bide bab what kind 0 a looking man frh mighty dark out alre wliam he spoke to roe relly ases linn ib alie culwel rising excused himself to thal other in the arne and left the ri ia outside be auie at aira to the deck b ow tie iran ferrod a revolver hla hip pocket to the right outside ewt kel oi hii coat ft here it lay in hia hand ready pvc ne tie had reached the boiler deak and gone one third 0 tie way a n it aft when suddenly from a pile of freight lie giant r 1 i stepped out aud hirn the gambler without for a word or motion threw up hia and fired at the big man before he could fire a shot the weapon was torn froin tw grasp and he was felled to the ground the shot attracted attention aad asci ic men came running from all ut one eard panon tan eppli know that might apin ar filin tilt arear nt U IH purties purt iea he one iri the dacic lill ban ahe agresor agre wor noti aly der rous ot interfering in alio llio iri tir feleyn fi leyn libit had balleu dijt a d him ilo ii he yarn bier at lua feet lnla ijjas whore are rny wife and child faia man a e 1 lii f I 1 hat havu yui lone w ith the foolish woman aud iiii innocent child where are they persisted the giant 1 I dont know abis thins about eui the gambler Kam bler Archi oali le L e you lie I 1 hold you for theli bising looking upon he crowd atheni the big nian said with a voile that d to leaie tears in it a little baby girt thit was dearer than all the neild to toe and a an flista woman but I 1 loved her buat fellow came to iny house when I 1 was away and got the woman to mil off him and tj tave her child her lie was been aboard this boat at wheeling Wu eeling aday I 1 followed an J got aboard ut hie dyard to aad liere 1 have caught chiai some of you kiffe arley I 1 dokonow I 1 dout chosu arti t iv facia now would you do halh him it you vero la my clr e laula hon ted a half doan voices at OIK e a d instant another was frfd by the felloe linkon aliu beik at atie man tie had wronged the rascal had managed unobserved to draw a derringer from hia vest pocket and use it before he cirild be seized but he hid not been able to take aim and the eliot did no liann to durley it 1 is fate however the now infuriated bant seized him by one ankle twirled him over the ede cf thi deck h ad the boat laden was col mure than to feet from ilie water and there suspended ciui with his head in the dr bun aa one liht a dog bior a tuo the dying ambler beat the water ith hia hands kit feed and clucher clu ched at the boat but lie nn grip of ahe flit fl it hind betl him as easily aa a boy would a doll when his struggles leased the grip was relaxed aud ins body bauk uarley tossed ahe revolver in the river and Bilen lly passed igl ahe the cabin abbody tried tu stop him nor even to think that be bad not done jast what was right but in the cabio as he was goin loaird abe room a cabin boy had out to him the kaptain met lira and lining bis hand on his arm sij in a tone of d in pathy and remonstrance remone trance itani cuni poat be uain replied abe giant huskily ive im idlof hurthi hur her tin re wont he co buds he tried the door it was unfastened starting up from sleep and ing her husband she out af bed and retreating to the further end of tho attle apartment cried wildly punt kill it my fault 1 help it I 1 mercy 1 ha did not seem to hear her gently be reached up tu the upper berth and took down the little ki 1 who in al arni but at tho eight of tier fAt liera face cladd her lit la aroid about bis netta her nafie into ahe hia b ioa beard and beamed content with her in bis arms be turned away then lie woman sprang forward cribe dont take ie from me kanse Takei ue to li larive rive kima ill never never do BO again take mo doai you hanse lie turned and bald but ona word no but the way in which he said it made it to fall on her like a club and she dropped se iless lid went out and down to the boiler deck where he took wrapped it arcand the little aoe to shield her from abe chilly air when the boat fetched retched ret ched at daj light he went astorp carrying her and she was sleeping sweetly in his arms |