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WYBROWE'S WILL,
BY "RUY."
[Conclu,lcI. I


That night, somc twenty minutes
past eight Of tho clock, my h:lnsom
turning the Brunton street corner at
Il sharp trot, was nearly cut oyer by
another hanson charging furiously
down l}ond street.
The two-drivcrs exchanged q broad
side Of doub!c-shottcd blaspl,cmics.
logged their horses clear Of cacl,
other, and started again, the offending
Jchu leading.
l was bound to Charine Cross, en-
route TO Dover, Paris and Lndcnbad,
in the track Of Lady Oswcstry and
Helen Wybrowc; and, in consequence
Of this delay, only saved the s. mail
train by about two seconds. Another
man, however, ran it closer still. And
a manin afur-lined travelling robe, and
4 peaked cap pulled OVER his eyes,
took through ticket to Lindcnb:.d
after me, and followed nc on the plat
form, half dozen yards behind.
L heard him hurryin" after me
just rs tho guard had opened TIC
door Of an empty carriage he caught
me up and got i'll too. The door was
slammed, the whistle shrckcd, and
the Dover mail started.
L had dropped into one corner; my
companion rolled himself into the op
positc one. l lit cigar; so did he
and VIC cleared London, and Lad run
Il dozen miles down the line before ]
looked ut him again. 1 was thinI.in"
what Ilc!cns sudden departure bodcl
ne; whether WAS so sure Of winning
her, after all and deep in spcc;.la-
tons cf this sort, had 10 eyes or
thought for anything else.
Besides, that shapelc#s travelling
robe end thai peaked cap that kept
his facc in an impCnctrablc shadow
would nave puzzled Inc, even # | had
had Il suspicion rs to who tic man in
tho opposite corner was, And i'll the
preparations for my sudden departure
| had forgotten all about him.
SO that it was not TIL he tore of
his cap and fang aside his wrapper
that L knew that Alvarez &nitI, and
] were alone together in that cairi;"o
Of the Dover mail.train; and that he
was Gl&rinH at mo with all tho furious
hate he it.t for n!c in his evil eyes.
looked 81 him TRANQUILITY enough,
I thinI1, hut | couldn't help FEELING:
! that the rcncontrc WAS by 10 means
an agreeable one that tho c..prn;S;
stopped nowhere between London
and Dover, and that Alvarez Smith
was rs mad as any inmate Of Han
well,
However, I am not easily pat of
head, and, as say, returned his glare
with q tranquil stare, and went On
smoking.
Whether he had expected his mclo-
drama to produce moro effect, and
WAS disappointed whether my calm
ness irritatcd him aCrcsl, L don't
know. Certain il is that hc roso and
came toward mo with an oath.
1t struck mo forcibly that ho was
dangerous, and l gradually slipped
my hand into The inner breast pocket
Of my travclling,jaclct, and unfastcn.
ed tho loop which kept useful little
revolver de porehe steady there. :.
There seemed likely to DO q ncccs
sity, disagreeablo but imperative, fol
shooting this man before wo get tc
Dover. And it so happened that
felt in no humor TO run any risk bJ
tho exercise Of an unwiso forbcarance
toward mad brute like this, if il
camo to q fight.
appeared, though, that ho had
something 10 say before ho began
for no seated himself again exactly
opposite to mo, and muttercd hoarsoly
$50, we arc alone at last; you and
l."
$50 it seoms," I returned. I saw
that, if ho meant to havo a row, hi
didn't feel quito up to tho mark yet
and wanted to talk himself into thu
necessary fury; 80 I thought I nigh
venture to light another cigar; whicl
did, loosing my grip of tho pistol
butt for q moment, but kccpip G q,
eye on my man the whilc.
! He actually gnashod his yellow
teeth at me. He looked so mutt cra
bly, .hideous, and at tho samo time sc
Intensely ludicrous while he was do
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