The Dock Rats of New York

when he was startled by hearing a shrill piercing scream

oaching, he saw an excited group of men standing outside, while something of

the group of men standi

at's going

-comer, and glared in his face

ick! Here's stranger, and by all t

s perfectly cool

l me what's g

ow?" came the quer

p's lantern, and it was held up in front of t

ow this fellow?"

red his utter ignorance of

y man?" again c

but I reckon no one a

, you villain! and now

see a woman name

o see a woman na

es

you here to se

my bus

re before, to-n

say

all

are all

ive an account of yourself, and explain your presence he

plain why I am a

e, has been found in

tart and shudder were the result of far different causes than the men around hi

now, boys, get a rope; there'l

men entered the ca

ng over the body of

ascal, miss, and they

at terrible moment it flashed across her mind that the men had caught Spence

ed from the c

t harm that man! H

, I

f the group of men that surrounde

man! he is innocen

he men held the the lantern so its gleam shone

know him

es on the prisoner an

! I thought it was another

spoke she pointed

the coolest party amid

that it was not the detective, and observing the man's swarthy complexion she connected him with the

t be th

ut he realized his position in all its terribl

ger, give an acco

ame here to see

t this cabin be

as n

o you ha

my bus

ns you wo

es

an; and now answer! What was y

l not

business wit

id n

k. Betsy Pearce has been dead a

now

ou kne

so since my arri

e interior of the cabin,

e rope

came th

ear that,

d

fellow, and teach all comers that this

st, and that, unless some fortunate accident inter

ective could not appeal to Renie openly as the appeal would reveal his real ide

thrown over his head, when Renie came forth from th

said, "what are

father's

an confess

N

speak

close to the doomed man,

innocent

rence now; but tel

ar

Renie

communication to make

o

es

l, s

e spoken in your ear alone

o say," commanded the lea

e to the man and the

ne the dete

not betray tha

rt stand still, and a

icer, "or you will destro

ue of death, a thrilling susp

but if you betray my re

Spencer

es

what does

lanations now; tell me

s signs

can save

hall n

tell them your father is reviving; bid them wait and let the o

see!" said

ances, even though I die, mu

an tru

ward the men, and a

not hang

end?" came the quest

t strike down my father. He has told me important th

diversion in favor of the policy of d

r father is reviving.

to my father,

the answer f

e off from aro

ped forward and

ning in favor of the