Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1885-10-02

and left the room. AS the door closed Her.
| vey laughed scornful laugh. He waited
until she must have reached the street, then
ran swiftly down the stairs. The lower part
| CT the hous, was used as a kind of marine
store, and in the shop were two lads of
about seventeen. He called one of them
"A lady dressed in black just went out.
Follow her and find out where she goes
and rll give you sovereign"
The boy, who knew something about the
state of the lodger's finances, looked amused
but did not bulge. Make haste, you fool"
cried Hervey. Here's the money waiting
see it,"
The sight of areal tangible sovereign sent
the lad off in double quick time, and utter
ly unsuspecting evil Baatrice's ambassador
was cleverly tracked to her temporary
abode
Meanwhile Hervey returned to his garrett
in joyful frame of mind However mat
tiers might turn out, a comfortable change
in his circumstances had taken place. The
worst that could happen would insure him
a comfortable income, but, SO far as he
could arrange it, he meant to avoid the
worst. He meant to find Beatrice, and by
the power he held over her, force her to
surrender to him all save a bare pittance.
Let her only be once more within his grasp
and he would take care that she escaped no
more. He ground his teeth as he thought
what he had already paid for an act of care
lessness. The chance of repairing it was at
last within his reach. He positively gloated
as he pictured the horror with which his wife
would greet him when he again invaded her
retreat H. laughed in glee at the paternal
right which furnished a weapon 50 sharp to
smite, so irresistible, to compel her to yield
to his demand Yes, money and revenge
were once more within his reach
His spy returned in due course. He had
earned his sovereign, for he was able to give
Hervey the name of the street and the num-
Der of the house to which Sarah Miller had
gone. Hervey laughed again. He dressed
himself, visited the BARRIERS, and then went
to keep watch on Sarahs abode
He watched until nightfall. Early dawn
found him once more at his post. Noon and
evening he was still there, and evening
brought him the reward of his patience A
cab drove up to the door, box was placed
upon it, and dark-robed figure entered it.
The door was shut and away rolled the cab
1t was scarcely out of sight when Hervey
rang the bell of the house and asked if Mrs.
Miller was in. No, she had just left. All,
that was unlucky; he wanted to see her on
DeASAAAS"S'
her?
''You'n have long way to go unless you
can overtake her," said the woman of the
house, laughing. 'She's just off to foreign
parts"
''Going abroad Where is she goingg"
'tAll the way to Munich, wherever that
may be-"
His heart leapt. At any rate now he
knew where to find his quarry. 'Munichr'
he exclaimed. 81 must try and overtake
her before she goes. What station is its"
''Charing Cross. 1 heard her tell the
man."
He bade his informant adieu with scant
ceremony. He hailed the first cab he saw.
and was soon rattling in pursuit of Sarah
Although he did not know at what time the
train started, he was quite at ease as to
catching it. He knew the grace which a
woman always allows herself in the matter
of trains. He had judged rightly, for the
first thing he saw upon entering the station
was Mrs. Miller at the office engaged in
her box He ventured to creep
close to her, and heard her with the incre-
dulity which a woman invariably displays
when she surrenders personal custody of her
luggage, twice inform the clerk that she
was going to Munich by way of Paris
After hearing this, Hervey slipped away,
took his ticket, and having watched Sarah
enter the train took his seat in another com
PAL tment. So that Beatrice's emissarv as
she started on her return journey, joyful at
the apparent success of her mission, little
thought that she was in something of the
same position as the man who, according to
the old German legend, carried unwittingly
the demon of plague into the village which
held all who were dear to him.