The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1880-09-25

''Um!-vell! With, : hiepd q Any
tate. What lovely Cape 1eelsminet"
Md she plueked . spray
Put this geranium With It. My
one ask tho name Of this mysterious
friend ?" asked Dors, plsyl0lly
enough. But her flngers trembied .
little % she held out the scarlet bios
Dom.
AN In good time. my .dest. At
present / an bound 70 secrecy"
And With q light laugh Of triumph
Misc Fsrrers brushed her l3eo4s
soft check With her lips and ,dasesd
into the road. The shadow deaeed
up and down Clarics's slight deuee
as she walked. making odd. shift-
Ing patterns. now on the top q her
linen sunshsde, now on tho dounoee
Of her muslin dress. Dom STOOD
there, her heart full Of heavy doubt.
She was Q fool, che told herself. to
nay any attention TO Clarice's words.
The brunette was always limiting at
her conaueets. Max had 1atueally
said that he hoped to meet hee aoean.
and on this slender foundation shs
had built up como brilliant tatase.
Dora felt angry. And thi1 aaese
supplied tho dip that ~ $4,000
to her resolution. etarolyl had
never appeared % Indispensable 70
her happiness - nov. When .eos .
moment che had Questioned hb, a.
legiance. oE~ i'e
She hooked q her watch. L was
past s. In another halt hour To q.
Dress left; shs must be quick Il ehs
! wished to accomplish her purpose.
| Her heart beating higher now: With
defiance than even With exeitemeot.
che hastily gained her soom. and b.
gan her preparations. They NM
brief. She took from hsr writing
| case the letter which che had already
composed to Di. With tho inteot'oo OF
sending It by q messenger nom tho
station ;.thrust . few things Into .
boz. and with only ono shasp paag
on passing her aunt's CLOSED doos.
slipped down stairs. through the
open door into tho garden. epd theo
cot OF, running along the loeely
road At tho place Of Osesses passosd
By tho Furies. The down e1peees
J, ] from London arrived about & ed -
, tho flusr folk Of Fasnlsigh wces noa
J ! much In tho habit Of tsaIoli1g By
night, tho fugitive hoped toslnd The
station nearly deserted. o. arriving
| there. however. and taking be- tick
u q. q few words addreosed b. The
!, ! sta&ion.msster 20 ono q ~ suboedi'
, mates revealed to her that 0p@eehlnlG|
Dl Vas amiss on the line. She presently
j. received an explanation. :,
1 "You must have . tsW uinutes
{ | patience. Nise. The down e3pcee!
j. 4 not rot In. and The ~ nain WI
}. consequently be . little lase p sease'
1 inR. There he's bsen . stoppaee be
. tore swindon - nothing seeious.
/. think.
d This was vsry unWelcoms Aewe Q
!, Dora. Her courage. born d eseoee
. ment. Was fast-ebbing, and she ~
It ed to meet. among - paeeeosss
:. from London. some aequal1taae
Who would be much aseoebhed Z
70 aud her STARTING q such - houe %
" alone, When q Last thetseia s1oam
. Cd and tho tramp Of lset along Il
% platform followed. che coward Z
,. her cornee IKE Q hunted hago. 1l1a'
.. II tho steps ceased, end Dom Aepe
that III tho paseeagses had vonloaet
y The bell for tho departure & - q
10 train rang, and che was feeling. tha
ID whatsoever was TO hsppeo uoWs o.
r must make Q rush ioe sa1ety. ~
ID suddenly she reoollsctsd ~ q
ID had not cent her lettee q spoenl
10 ton TO d.! sa t.1ssSsa.
a. "Bristol -sWindoa- change :!
Y. London. Look shazp. misel 1oa'
-. be lste," exclaimed . guard TOT
70 scared and Hurried girl. .s%
~ "Oh, pleased" cried In 81
Of distress. ."you must: Walt . mieai
=" please! Iwant . msooeogee. ~
NJ here d . letter. L must b tee|
OF to Vine Lodge. directly. and Stvl
Rn into Mn. OorbettS own handG y
Mrs. Damer's, mind. ioe To Oeld
me 'Oan l do your eommhsSoa
70. you p suddenly asked . voice whi
Ilk could not have terrified Dom nd
Il It had been tho trump Of DO
ere And there. at her elbow,s pushed .
30. profoundly astonished. stood All
bio Lestrangel "Whese ~ you golnS
~ be asked, ~ the girl mechanics
Bed nut out her hand 70 him.