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BA a ee a BITPARIN: &£ ROMAVCE. oe— - — @ Who is coming ?”’ be added. Hie quick ear had cavghi the sound ol a footater:. Another moment, and there war a kveck et the door, "Come in!” rosred the governor. A turnkey appeared. f “Tf yon please, sir, I’ve come to rey, according erdera, that the lawyer hae jurt Jefi Jack Shepperd’s eel,” “Very good,” anid the governor; “ treat will 65." CHAPTER CXLIV. JONATHAN WILD TAUNTS JACK SHEPPARIT, aNb WEABLY FAYS8 POR BIS FPLEASANTEY WITH t2¥ LIVE. JONATHAN WILD eprang to hie feet ar soon Ke the turnkey left. ** Mr. Noakes.” “What is it, Mr. Wild?” | ¢ Have you a man about the place thet you can treet *T don’t know. What is it to do?” * Let some one follow the lawrer wher he roes ovt, yot | without seeming to do so.” ** I see.” © And watch where be coes.” That's it, Mr. Wild.” “We can make up our minds what to do when he somes back.” "So we can.” * Be off with you, then.” ‘I shall be too late, if I don’t make haste.” Mr. Noakes ron erder to send the spy upon bir errand. In & few minutes he returned. * Té’s all richt,”’ be said. * Can you epend upon the man yoo hare sant P* ’ I think eo.’ Has he ever done a similar job for you before + "Oh! yes. The fect ie, Mr. Wild, I’ve got rether s bold upon bim.”’ CF J gee.’ “So that he dares not be false to me, herenes, if he was, his life would be sure to pay the forfeit.” “Ha! ba! Yon understand thst eort of thing, 1 pre- ceive. There's nothing in the world hike amploring people who can’t call their lives their own, but who fee) they hold them entirely at your good plessure.”’ “ That is glad to find that a similar one ie entertained by yon.” “Never mind compliments. this confounded lawyer P”’ “Ay! that’s it.” "He must be got out of the way.” €é Exactly.” | “What wonald be the best way of doing 11 P” “That I should rather leave to your superior census,” VYa—ah! That will do! Suppose we were ts wake him drank? ”’ «¢ Yes.”’ “ And then, when be was quite helpless, suppose we were to put him into a post-chaise, and bave him drven fifty or sixty miles into the country, and lef at aome place where he would not be able to find s aonveryance to return.” “ Capital, Mr. Wild, camtal, ifit can only be done! ”’ *T have acgomplished things that looked a gree das) more difficult than that.” “Lam aware of it, Mr. Wild.” *“ And I will do this, or I will never attempt anything again! Yon leave that part to ma. where he is to be found.” “T shall be able to do that.” “Then you need net troable vourself any tarther.” “1 qnite understand, and then, if that w managed, Jack Sheppard's condemnation will follow as a matter of | course.” “Mind he don’t play you sny trich sad get of again. Ushonld advise you to keep a sharp eve npon him. He eeema to have a kind of facalty for priaon-beanking.” ‘a fad "You need not alarm vourself, Mr. Wild. He we gaits | safe, and will be. vie oe moment, he mnet be londed awith et rsast two tndred weight of iron.” Jonathan smiled grimy “Rye fetters Ga not mre him moch tronble the time = an eee Cai “Mem, 0 @o we, pe ees. ee @ et “mo. =~ te itately left the room as be spake, mm recaisely my opinion, Mr. Wild, end T ean | What are we to do with | Tnet let me beew | Take my word for that. Why, af thie | Sa were en ee NE ee SEE nO = Sa Se == _ = hl 2 —= befure, yoo mnrt reeniles. Tinr’t tenat tae mn te them, but keep n anerd eye upon nim—thet nw tie pest thing you can do.” | “ Snould you hre to pey wim & visit f" | That war the very tinng J came te ds, culy you ast ec mein hers.” » “Ob: ab! Soat wer. Well the lawyer her rue nov, _ 8 you will find him disenrared.” if , | | “Jt will do me good to see him,” amid the tineere | |‘‘end wky should not]? IJ heve emt & piece Y new: ' give him, too, which will disturt hie rest s bowie” “ Feve yon, mdeed ?” | “Yes, T ahell settle him, don’t eur, ano by ine time on Monday be will no longsr be here to troubie us.” | As he spoke, Jonathan went ro the door of the room, | Bnd, on opening it, went ont. The governor followed. 4 Htile passere sommumecatad ihe indre of Newrute with this rnom, end hsevme traversed it, the gorerno: | said to one of ine turnkeve— “Take Mr. Wild ts Jack Sheppard’s cell.” The mez ~ose to ine feet, end prenaread to ao the governors biddine. | Mr. Noskes did not ettempt to follow the thief-tarer to his victim’s cell. He wae aefreic his presence woulc ne considemed am Intrusion. Anc Jonsthan, he knew, emienle at he aeemec disn sec towards him, wue the last mar to brook aprthing of inet | wort. | fcsordimely Wild stalked efter the turnker in anlituos and silence, unt! be arrived at the donor of the sel ir | which Jack Sheppard was confined. | He ran his eve over the comphoested fasteninre wits ~somethine bke astisfestion. Se felt thet there was litre probetility of even Jacks undoing them. He noticad, tan, ite sitnstion, ané sould not helr ocvine the povernor oredit for the digmmatior, he nec erarcsec ir _ selecting it. | After the lewrer bad left tom, Jack bed ast dower with |s aomewhet hebtened beart. | Hone had once more hecnme &b mmete of bit breast. | He had bot « slicbt knowledge of legs! business, br he hed often hasrd of ite intmcecers Enc chisanart Perbaps, be thaucht, 6 clever anouch mex might be found, wha, by 6 skilful anpas)] to the amr, or by so>ver- fon of emdance, might procure hie socwitta:. Certainty he abd nat jonok forward to the morrow’s tre | with the same smount of cloome forahadine thei he hac done hitherto. Refora, however, he hed indulged in these raftentione Yor anv crest Jencth of time, he was sransec bt hesrine | the bolts withdrawn, and the jack of his eell-dacr anni ; bank. Cunous, again, to know whe shoolé he hie sieitor, anc thinkine that mast prohadiy it was Mr. Cunnincham wh- had returpad, in consagpeance of having thoucht of aome snestion be had omitted te ask, he rage te his feat, dasnite the diffenlty be bad i do eo. Te Jonathan Wrid, stalked in. Por s moment or two the etrancge pam stoad confronting each other in silences. The call door was clasad. Jeuting tham slone tocather The thief-taker folded his arms leisure’: aver hie chast, wr i into the aountenanoae of his belplass avery. dack returnad his gare haldiy anc defiantiy, anc ever ip the deer claom of the aauncann the heres, bnrning hets which held a place in his heart, aanld be sear to blaze aut wm hie eves. | donathan aqw it, and had it not baen from his aonvicior that while ba stand where he was the prisoner aonlc navi ranoh him, be wonld have drawn back severk] paces Some Ome had now elapsed, as, donbdtless. the rerdea> will ramember, since thase who now stand eclamine npor eank other hac meat fare to face. How long the silance wonlé have aontinnad it wanle he | herd tosac. dack had detarminag not te he the finn’ te epenk. : At lencth Jonathan gave atterance te thet afvenge anc ™ ‘awfaliy dishohaal langh af bie which wanld stmost hewe 4 } { i) Sut, to his vexatorn and ancer, me O18, amplacahie tos, and then looked, with s sneering snd triumphant smile, | sont a wenk-narvead meteor inte fite af anos \ wre! ha” =. The sonnd ressed even more straps har ft Qommenonyn r) COMIC OOOKS.COnMm