The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-09-19
4 FAMILY AFFAIR.
By HUGH CONWAY.
CHAPTER XXXII.
AAAl
PURSUED.

For hours and hours Mrs. Miller remained
blissfully ignorant of the fact that the
wheels which were bearing her to her desti-
nation bore also sorrow and ruin in the per.
son of Mauric, Hervey. Tho felowtravel.
ers did not confront each other until the
next morning, and when the through train
was well out of Paris. Sarah, indeed had
been all but invisible since she boarded the
Dover and Calais boat The crossing had
been rough one, and sea-sickness claims
precedence with the mind the most preoccu-
pied. Sarah had suffered much, and as soon
as she found herself in tbs smooth-golng
train had sought forgetfu!ncss of her woes
in Sleep Hervey, who ha i no wish to pre-
ciptate matters by an untimely revelation
of his presence, had also effaced himself
from general observation.
But some time after the train bad left the
Paris and Lyons station Sarah opened the
door of her comfortable compartment and
in the narrow gangway of the train came
full upon Maurice Hervey. lie was smok-
ing and watching the flying landscape
through the glass windows at the side OF the
narrow passage. Tie turned, looked at
Sarah, AMI laughed in cruel merriment as
he saw her gaze of Mortified surprise.
"You! she gaspod. "You have followed
me-" =
.iEyorv .ton sine, Won left INV humble
ahode NV aaI Sarah.n
She turnel away and re-enterod the com
partment she had left Hervey followed
her. and with laugh threw himself down
on The seat nearest to the door. The train
was not full, and the compartments were
small ones, so it happened that the two
people were alone.
II wa, typical of the mans cruel nature
that he looked forward with feelings OF keen
enjoyment to the torture winch he meant 10
inillct upon the woman during those hours
Of travel by forcing upon her the presence
which he knew 50 uuwelcome.
''Oh, yes, Su.aa,' he said jecringy; u
followe yJu, all | shall never leave your
side until yop lead M to my beloved wife.
IT,, 40 cod thinking you can give me the
slip 70 ave trouble lmay tell you know
yuu are gong to Munich. what clever
woman you are. Sarah. l am so much
o.lisei 10 you
She vrung her hand. convulsively, then
covered her face and moaned. She had
PCtai As SIZE thought. for the best, hut this
mans craft .rd overcome her Her mistress
wa, 10 .,e made 10 suffer, and through her.
Through the one who would willingly sacri-
NO boly and soul TO save her from palnl
"D,n't Inc ,,Ilxv Sarah" said Hervev
.tThe Games no now: YOU may as we'll give
f. Ucra make yours.,f usafu and fill my
nine Ican't use this confounlel right arm
Of NINA"
She too, no notice of his request but
,re.,n,1v sha pa ised be, h.ol AMI looked at
i'm
"Ba ror,cdn she said in low tones
"Onca mara | ,,v he wnrnnl in time. Leave
this tro,o NJ the next station. Fly while
Won cou
II. lauoha,j scorniul,y Now. is il like.
lvlp Lc ,aji
Sha r,ode no further onpenI She sank
lack int, stnnv s;Ien,e and from that time
ro remark M oucstion. no ,aun. Of tho
mani, conli draw n word from bor thin lips.
Unur af ar hour went by and Sarah Miller
,at in I.or corner motionloss and sileu, as a
etotue
Rnt her ,houobts, Her tbouohts were
h,s,, .ro,ch They tbronyel and invaded
bar broin Thew chonyed and shifted from
i,,co,orsnco +, .ystomatic arrangement and
hacL AGAIN to incobercnco Thro ,rb all the
i,,,,J,e Tho ana fearful trutb sbone out dis.
finr,lv she was taking this man to her
m;st,ess
No food Ind nossed her linz sincs she left
london An dasra IN ant had loft her when
Che 6re. caucbt siobt of Uervevs batefu
farm Uer hand wore hot. ber veins
scemed fulj Of fevef and now and ogoin n
,,,i,, saor,od IN c,o.a round ber from which
ehn emargej only 10 500 once more tho cruel
face If her ,ormentor So the hours went
~,
uoruov had food cant into tho corriaco
ia alec oon,o,od himsoIf nj sbort intervals
nith brandy and ,yator Ue bought cigars
snntad ,hon, and orumh,ad NJ 1hoir had
,,oss sorotmos bs roso vailed ont into
,ha nonnwov and stretcbsd bis legs lint be
I ap e"t Laon watoh on ,hn wnman Not a
,ann,d TINA would he foiI from ack of vic.
,Ionoa No, omu.,mont bo now and AGAIN
t",,n,o, ri. onmnonion OIL his ioors m
,aran,I, unroticaJ drnve b.r 70 Tho vsrga
" da',,ora,;nn Unr bonds rra,y hottor lar
80 hoa a, ,,';t, donoar n.'';1;tv
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