The Morning herald., 1877-10-16
CHAPTER vi.

Gresham had HeQ, anu was SoAe.
CHAPTER vi.
MISTRESS AUGUSTA cAMELFoRD Is VERY
BUSY.
There need be no attempt at mystery
concerning Arthur Gresham's escape from
that breakfast-room, for it had been effected
very simply, although, certainly, not very
easily: for the artists wounded shoulder
had rendered difficult and painful that
which otherwise had been accomplished
without the slightest hurt, and with very
little labor
Locked within that room, Arthur at once
hurried and threw up the window which
looked upon the courtyard Of the mansion.
From this window to the ground beneath
was a distance Of about thrice the height Of
the man who had now looked to it TOR es-
cape-a distance which had been as nothlng
if Arthur had possessed the free use OF both
his arms; for then he could have chung TO
the window-sill; would have let himself
down to his full length and lightly and
easily would have dropped to the ground;
hut to do all that was now next to impossl-
| BILE, IN the first place, he might not have
been able, with one arm, to sustain the
weight of his whole body, and, in the next,
and more important. the jar, which so deep
a fall would convey to his wound, even If 1T
should not cause him to sink beneath the
,a,n it would inhict, would certainly cause
trs hurt shoulder to bleed afresh. anc sr-
t,rely inoap4oitAte him for fufthSr flight.
Recognising, in moment these 1ormla,
ohla obstacles, Gresham cast his eyes around
tha anartment in search OF means which
mioht aid him in his escape, and they ten
mon the cloth with which the huge, old
flshioned breakfast table was covered
Without the least hesitation-he had not
lima for anv then-he dragged that cloth
from the table, scattering about the rooil'
and, as we have seen, making SAD haVoc
and confusion with the breakfast apparatus
. and with cold fowls, ham, sirloln OF oee1'
: with all the appliances indeed when were e,
reouired for the substantial breakfast, which
was the especial custom Of every country
) mansion in the days of which we are now o
!, writing, and was certainly pursued by Sir
, Ie-as Rathborne. -,
Having easily reached the ground with
S ont hv means of the table-cover, OF which,
=; With 80 little ceremony, Arthur had pos
. sassed himself, he made his way towards
2 the large, open gates OF the courtyard, IN
e tand;n1 to trust to his swiftness OF foot to
: carry him to, at least, place OF temporary
/, s,fntv and concealment; but fortune favor
d ed him, for as he was flying towards the
catcs. he saw near to them stout ano
e swift nag hich one OF the baronets
= croo1ns had ,us> brought from the stables
r and was about Y. mount
L Arthur hurried to the groom, and re
,nested to be allowed to ride that horse.
l. The man had, Of course, heard OF th'
IL duel, and Of the danger which now tnreae !
d eued Gresham, and readily consented 70 nv
reouest, eagerly assisting Arthur 70 tn'
ct saddle. which he had scarcely reached Whe'
III lond calls and shouts to secure the tugltlV
B; were heard. r,
% Instead Of attempting to obey those com
mands. the groom assured Gresham that n
to was mounted then, on as fast and as enoui
n ino a steed as could be found in all Eng
" and advised the artist to lose no time IN try
ne ing the animals mettle: 4o,uora
ne Rut Arthur Gresham had turned TOWARD
On the way whence the calls to arrest MN ma na
nroceeded. and had seen crowding the WE p
p dow from which he had descended, the on
to Gers who had been sent in his pursuls, an
Sir Jonas Rathborne, and his niece stane
e. ing in their midst.
Arthur rode back near to the window an
i'll Mistress Camelford then called TO III
lg, groom, in her loudest and shrillest zone zone
ed and bade him close the gates OF the cour
ny yard. -,,uo ho.n
re, The Groom must certainly nave oe0n
in little deaf, though no one had ever susp:c
ed him to be troubled with that lnfrmae
he for clearly he had not heard the comma. y
by which Augusta screamed forth since e.
ed. sooner was it uttered than he turned ava =;
sa. and walked rather hurriedly without u
~ ro+os
~TriAe not thus with yonr safety away
he Sir Jonas called to his son-in-law.
'm-. ' "Say that may leave with conhdsnce