The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-10-03

H vOu 41e tUS ~s7h<4 ASt<~AtvS VI Es0StAu0. YOU will not escape them that will find vou." There vas no mistaking the fierce, yeveneeful nature of the man evidently, he vas capable of plotting the deadliest mischief
 If yeu will just suppose that have ro further interest in you, that you are prac,ically non-existent for me, then you vill understand that your threats are
 waste of breath. Allow me to pass out" With these words quilted the cabin, and thus terminated the most remarkable
 interview of my life
 was hurrying to tell Theodore of the astounding recovery of the money and to remove the awful misery of the boy, when the thought occurred to me that such a revelation might not be prudent. Theo-
 dore never could keep a secret, and he would, in spite of my cautioning, divulge
 the character of L'Estrange; and this
 might lead to unknown troubles and de-
 lays when we got to New York. Instead of going to our cabin, returned to the
 deck, and walked about for a considera- ble time, planning a method of telling
 the story af,er we had got well on the
 way to California.
 Having settled the m alter to my satis.
 facion, stood calmly watching the sun, poised over the westsrn waters, for it was
 now evening. The placid ocean heaved
 in sofs rolls as if it were changed from
 water to oil. Upon them the effulgence elowed so marvelously that l held my
 breath iA an ecstasy of delight. The world seemed almost too sublime for hu- manity, with all its baseness and mean contentious. A prayer of thanks and adorstion burst from my lips. It was the first perfect sunset at sea that had wit
 messed. In the full fervor of my emotion, female form passed across the deck be- fore me and eclipsed the sun, This incl dent annoyed me. Slowly the form passed, and the glowing orange fire feii dszzlingly upon my eyes again. Blt the
 charm of the scene was gone The spell of natures magic was not to be recovered by wishing. Again the female form
 eclipsed the sun. turned to leave the
 deck. The figure advanced toward me. We ad almost met, when recognized
 the lady with whom had formed the
 only acquaintance out of all of the pas sengers. l was about to address her,
 wheR she passed me, as if totally obliv- ious of my presence. Wondering what
 l had done to deserve this slight, turned
 to look after her, and almost collided with L Estrange. He was pale as only ex- treme passion can blanch a man of full
 habit and sanguineous temperament. though, he was irritated at meeting me i;
 but beyond darkling frown, he did not recognize me and passed ou
 n nnQV had hAAn eArvAA far t;u,a so that the deck was almost bare of pas sengeTs. Not wishing to be siightsd again by the lady, went to the cabin entrance and sat down. A few minutes aisefward the lady appeared; she threw an imploring glance upon me from her dark and sunken eyes, and descended the companion-stairs with a swiftness that was extraordinary for one so wasted by disease. Still more amazed by this be- havior than by the other, stared after the retreating figure, when the burly body of L Estrange blocked out the light from the doorway for the fraction of an in- ssant he seemed to hesitate, or. rather, read the impulse that shot through him as he saw me. But he did not stop like one following beckoning hand, he dis
 appeared.
 was astonished at the intensity of the emotion which these simple events caused. What was less uncommon than for an in. valid lady to desire to have few min- utes' promenade at quiet interval3 If she "cut very distant and chance ac- quaintance, surely she had the right to do
 80. Besides, many people behave eccen- tically on board ship. But what did her faFytG AA INNre Had produced delirium As for L'Estrange, nothing was more natural than that he should Reed walk upon deck after his excitement and discontinue. Yet could not get rid of the shadowy feeling that slowly grew upon me, that some dark link connected the man and woman who he'd passed from me, like ghosts. Against the feeling, however, were the facts that recalled Did not L L'Estrange say, when he and Theodore had broken in upon my conversation with the lady, that he did not know French and both he and the lady appeared to be absolute strangers to each other. continued to ponder over the conflict of our munitions and the real lties, which seem to destroy their sign,fi- canoe, until the throng of people ascend ing from the dining g-table ended my met aphysical occupation.
 went to seq how Theodore was get. ting on. It was now dusk, and the lamps were being lit in the corridors. Stewards and other ships servants were busting about; passengers were moving toward their cabins and up the stairs. For lit- de while could not make my way through the press while thus fixed, felt something placed in my hand. In the imperfect liz ht and amid so many people, II was impossible to know who the giveT vas; and bey ond the feeling that the ob-
 Iect was a piece of paper, was ignorant of what had received. Having got free, ! vent to my cabin as fast as possible. had had one mysterious and fateful mis- sive before that day and my natural eau. 1 iiousuess bade me wait untii was clear oi observers before examining the paper
 held.