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ee ee ee ee ------o-~-- —— — a — ewe et ee ‘*4A very pretty game of yours, John Barton," he Mie py ‘*You are holding a property to which you have noclaim. I came over here to establish my legal rights, and you trump up a pretty story of stolen papers, and hire these boys to lie for you. Go ahead. Show your hand if you will. But when ou are done I intend to show mine, I will chal- enge you to produce the document which euts me out of that property. And if you fail to ng it, by all that’s good you shall hand over the estate. We shall see who holds the winnlng cards.”’ “You have burned the paper!" ‘‘Have ly Suppose you prove it?” Mr. Barton stood confused and irresolute, clasping his hands in dismay. He felt his estate slipping from under his feet. The detective turned to the officers. * Arrest those men,”’ he briefly ordered. ‘**Do not resist,”’ Mart advised his companions. ‘They cannot prove this ridiculous charge. Let them go on to the end of their rope. It will be my surn then. They shall pay well for this mar a The officers, heedless of this bluster, laid their hande on the shoulders of the prisoners, who yielded uietly. ar ake them apie f ’* commanded the detective. ‘Very well,” said Mart, scornfully. ‘‘ But you had best hunt up that missing document, cousin John. lexpect to call on you before long for a set- tlement.”’ ‘“*You have burned it, villain!’’ exclaimed Mr. Barton, in angry dismay. ‘“‘Ican prove you have burned it.”’ A mocking laugh was the only answer. ‘Hola hard there!"’ cried Mickey, with a sudden thought. ‘‘ Maybe we'll git a ring in Mr. Mart’s nose it. I've got a notion all them. papers wasn’t urnt,”’ He darted to the closet, while all eyes were fixed in wonder on his movements: In a moment he emerged, flourishing a folded parchment in his hand. ‘*Look at that, Mr. Barton!’’ he exclaimed. “I slicked that out of the pile unbeknownst to them.”’ With trembling hands and flushed face Mr. Barton seized the parchment, which he could scarcely open for nervous eagerness. A single look was enough, A gleam of joy and triumph shot across his face. ** By heaven, boy!”’ he cried, “you are a jewel! It is the paper I want! I don't care a fig for the bal- ance. So, Martin Stewart, you are checkmated at last!” ** Maybe not!’’ came in a furious reply. A quick spring tore the villain loose from the offi- eer who held him. In an instant he had crossed the floor and made a fierce grasp for the important document. His effort would probably have been successful’ had not Mickey, who stood beside the gentleman, seized the paper which he loosely held and sprung behind him with it. The néxt moment the detective and the policeman leaped together upon the baffled villain and drew him back. A pair of handcuffs, deftly slipped on his wrists, took from him the power of further mis- chief. His game was played, and he had lost. “Take them away !’’ commanded Mr. Barton. “ It is our turn now.” ° The scowling villains were removed from the room muttering low threats of future vengeance. “T have you, ‘¢: to thank for the safety of my estate,’ continuec Mr. Barton, turning gratefully to she lads who stood behind him. “ Do not think that I will soon forget it. You shall be well paid for your courage and honesty."’ ‘*Dunno as I want no pay,” asserted Mickey. ** It’s pay enough to git the best of them smart ecoons.”’ ‘And I don't want to be paid, either,’’ broke in Joe. ‘I hope I will always be honest without pay.” And here itis best to let the curtain fall on our drama of real life. We have attempted to give but one chapter in the life of a wide-awake newsboy, preeray « chapter has reached its end. As on the stage the curtain drops upon a tableau at thé end of the play, so we let it fall upon the scene of the de- tectior of crime and the reward of honesty. But as on the stage the curtain is often raised for a moment again, to give the audience a last glimpse of the stage, so we shall lift it for a moment for a final glance. Nears have passed since the date of the scene just en. The criminals have been condemned to a ong term of imprisonment, have served out their sentences, and have vanished into that great world, which swallows up man as the ocean swallows up ew ee eee. - + ee ce ee rivers. As for our two boys, they are now two men, but he aid of Mr. Barton partners still. Educated by the a aubere and set up in business together, they have with therm , and no one ould recognize timid little Joe, in the self-possessed Mr, Joram, or roliitking Mickey in the business-like Mr. Malone, who now compose the thriving firm of Malone and Joram. THE END. ee kee a a eee The Sunnyside Library. 1 Latta Rooxu. By Thomas Moore.... ......-: 10¢ 2 Don Juan By Lord Byron..........+--++++++: a 8 Parapsse Lost. By John Milton...... 3 Lady oF THE LAKE. By Sir Walter Scott.. 10c 5 Lu@re By @wen Meredith............ ...... 10c 6 UNpINE; or, SE WarTeR-Sprrit. 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