The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-06-27
A STORY OF ADVENTURE.
LOVE AND DARING.
EESKINE BOYD.
TIE STOLEN CHILD" DRIVEN FRou
HOME" "PARIsIAN DErEo.
TIVE" &C., &c
CHAPTER XIII.
SPINNING ANOTHER LINE IN THE WEB.

ped the suspected man into his confidence,
| Nertbeless he was fearfully fatigued; his
head was heavy, his eyes were burning,
and all his limbs ached.
,Strangs it was that, though Webber was
| completely exhausted with the long
nights watch he had maintained over his
victim, he experienced no desire for sleep.
| He was thinking to himself, "Sivory is at
my mercy-as certainly my prisoner as
though had got warrant against him,
and the handouts were on. He shall be-
tIay himself-he shall speak: With the
money / have won, and backed by my
lords promises to help me if / want more
money, can live his life-partake of his
| pleasures-fCllow him step by step-and
| sit opposite him at an hotel-table. And
can hiro brougham, too; for if can win
money one night can another.
The air had already done him good, and
he went forward lightly and sprin gily like
u man anticipating pleasure.
He knew Margaret was waiting to see
him; she knew that Webber would come
| direct to her when he LEFT Lady Pauline's.
She had not been to bed, but she had
changed her evening-dress for the gown
in which she was habitualy clothed.
She looked terribly pale and worn,
AS he came in,WeEDer nodded, and then,
both sitting down, lie made Margaret ac-
quainted, even to the faintest particulars,
with all that occurred after her departure,
up to the moment when Webber took his
eyes Oft Austin SivOry
TbeSe particulars were uttered in very
rapid voice. Suddenly the words came
slowly and carefully; he was detailing, not
what had been accomplished. but what
was to be done.
"Once agree to meet Sivory as often as
can bring you together; and then CT
course, need not tell you that you must
take fresh lodgings. Viii you authorize me
to find you roomsW
"Yes,n
"What part of London would you Iike?"
1T matters very little. All you have to
DO is take the rooms, aud let me know the
address,"
You shall have itthis evening"
Leaving Margaret, Webber, careful even
of the smallest details when prosecuting
his business as detective, went TO second
hand uniform shop hear st. Mary's, Strand,
and bought couple of travelling trunks,
which still bore the the railway tickets of
half the capitals in Europe. and winch
had evidently belonged to a person OF
some consequence. These he filled With
whatever he found in the shop that would
BE- useful-a dressing case, with crest on
the I'D, one OF two expensive walking
sticks, some exquisitely fine linen, and
some very fine and scarcely worn clothes,
lie telG that these portmanteaus would
serve his purpose well, showing that he
had recently been travelling. Calling a
cab, he drove to the Claring Cross Ter
minus had his boxes carried to the wait
ing room, and then, a quarter of an hour
beng passed he declared to the LUGGAGE
room porter that he had changed his mind
and would remain in Lordou. Whereupen.
another cab was called, the sdriver Of
which, if asked any questions, would nat
uTally say that he had taken up his pas
senger at the Charing Cross Terminus,
where people coming from abroad mostly
end their journey, and then he drove to
the eStnlinster Palace Hotel, where, DO
doubt, questions were put to tho cabman.
However, in quarter Of an hour, be was
established. asuite of rooms on the Sec
ond floor, aid entered in the hotel books
as Mr.. Varli, from Rome.
"A pound a-day," he said, when by him
self, and locking about the room. Put
no matter, my winnings at my lady's card
tables will carry me on for a couple of
months; and if I can't manage the business
in that time, ought to be turned out OF
the force"
He passed a pleasant hour in distributing
and arranging his purchases in the various
drawers and wardrobe be found in his
apartment; and then putting on his best
purchases, he strobe out Of the hotel with
as much confidence as he could assume;
gave orders in the Office that a hairdresser
must wait upon him in the morning, like
wise halter and bootmaker; and then,
police-officer once again, he set TO work to
6nd convenient lodging for Margaret.
Passing the Abbey, and the elaborate
fountain at the corner of Great George
Street, he entered Bird-cage Walk. the
houses of which have two entrances-one
from Bird-cage Walk, the other in Park
Street. By the placarded window of one
of these houses, he found that there were
rooms to let, and at once he made n
quiries. ~..-~-S
Now, it may occur to the reader to wonder
why Webber did not simplify matters by
taking q second suite of apartments in
Westminster Palace Hotel for Margaret;
for she was passing as his sister, and
nothing could be more natural than that
brother and sister should live under one
roof If he had gone to her, and said, II
have taken for you the next set of apart
ments to my own,' probably she would only
have nodded. 1t would never have enter
ed her head that the act of living near him
was wrong. She had but one thought-to
avenge the murdered man.
She looked upon Webber as mere
machine, who was to direct her hatred in
obtaining vengeance. But, on his part,
he looked upon her as living and breath
ing woman. Strange that he. who by
preference had become mere police office
detective,-strange that, in all which re-
lated to Margaret, he showed himself to
be perfect gentleman. He would not
allow her to live under the same roof as
that which covered him, because he feared
she might be compromised. This was the
aim of his life-to bring the assassin to
confession by MargaTet's influence, while
she herself should suffer as little as possi-
bic, and run little or no riss Of losing her
reputation during the process.
Therefore he was very difficult to please
in finding the lodgings he wanted. The
very first he looked at was admirably
suited to his purposes, but he would not
take it at once. But after hours spent in
hunting for convenient apartments, he
came back to the first he looked at.
The lodgings in question were exactly
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