The Morning herald., 1877-08-08
CHAPTER XVII.
ANOTHER STEP.

siyory had been gone some M M',nn luonih' s;1ant
,,orro rot remained silent; Webber, sllehU
oIso watched her curiously. IL was as
tbonoh he were endeavOring to reau nel
uorv heart: and that, as he pursued 'his
,rnrlr ~ lis strong life and soul were toIp
,";th;,, VIII him. At last this silent agony prop
ahlv became too terrible; tor' suoaeny,
he came forward. passing MS haru nIuo1,w oH9
his forehead, and he said. roughly, WIZ thon
She started, looked at hlm' anu .non
said in a repellent voice, u beg your par t,,o
don; | did not know you were ~ 'D'
room" ,.,;oa with hitter.
ho could not conceal. "Here l am no
iom hv'o Cor n worth copper; for you want my
oh rise M more. since I see you can carry VI
~ nSor Not without it. At worst" he sulu;
Vno p+h,no ptb of Importance has resui1eo
eS, eon. +his long interview with hlmF
.Nothing," she replied.
..Then we must begin again."
"No, no, mol" she repiied' eagerly. ,rS. ,res.
Astounded by this reply ne was 1a 1,1,'en que0'
+;oning her with searching loon, s,sition W Hon
suddenly. she abandoned , nei .p', p"elv 1,no1y
o"me towards him, and said, "Doyou u.11a;n, HnE"
that that what we have been dong ID 'il'''
!. ousg' oa
:, "How so9" he asked ny
"Recause he loves and suffers" - ho,
.Hai e is that so1 He loves you, ana oa'
!. told you so."
"Yes." ,.c
> "And you believe himT
- II do believe HIM" , ,.uw
f0l -, 4ba 1ifiinnltVY
'o 81 have no right she rephed,.: :: sntfar %
q q no right to let him sulier as ~ 40
e. e. ing" ,,.,roro+ txedlv. and said
is T., % . low hard voice, "Do you really Ue :,
III i;a~a IL Won have no right to cause sune1 ne1p y
+o .st tbe man who killed Graham fotoeS'
at W. "Put if he did not kill himT -,
he "O1,, then YOU have DOUBTS noW' e.,
On .I ~. aonht o y she replied, as her head 1si
of bor face reddened with shame 1ol el1 ns
ne ,Mealness. ann .When he is not mere peiol
he ma y she continued seems TO mo 'n.'
ICE he ;s Guilty: and then the one desire =
7e- Wv uu Il ia ia to revenge myself upon nlll
lid d. .rbon he is near me, believe no lhol
ds, in his guilt doubt" :, ,,b.;r,
he " .sThere must be an end to all doup'ln
ou This life muEU HUI Coh 80 o,,du
nat "No,D she replied; "the life we are eno"
lad ing is living death" .u:uo 81. m,
I've as sHo must" cried Webber. "give us, ON Oh"
uld and for ALL an utter proof OF MS Innout' p,t
If and then my task will be endea. baV pa ~
h cannot do that. lam certain tha' n0 '"
Ow VET betray himself" =. s Mo
low "It ia not enough to say" returned Ma Mo
ice! paret. 'that he must betray n h;no
had WHAT What means have we of making n'ln
iuI. this9" ,,;od drawi
lied 81 hiring a means" he replleo' u.a". a
ave from his pocket Ions. narrow n"'
ried iect, wrapped in paper. t., os+oni,
ave AZ And as she stared at HIM In as.oun ,.t u
and ment. he asked roughly, and wltnGaO 1a -, =,
side @ of that preparation which wouia aun vi
be- bavo been commonly mercltui IN 81 suc
had nsse " "Do YOU know with what X kine y
nee. weapon the assassin took the n1o ~ y
ould ham ForbesY"
you "a knife-or dagger" 1,us se
will, "A knife, and one you may navo a;S ~
th for it belonged to Graham. IL you Ouua uu g
w. And it amongst his property, IL W, m"o 81
own. NV because it was in possession "a
her, police" ~ ,,;eow she asked,
y was coming % male, and casting her eyes i, u
from the something Webber stl'l n0A" 49,
'man hand.