Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-04-25

as bis own. Why should / not give him
my reason? Besides, | wished him TO
know had been playing part.
"Certainly | will, Capt. Chesham,"
said. "Yon asked me where have been.
| have been staying at Surbury."
He started; / saw it. "You speak In
riddles, he said.
care you a student Of Shakespeare" |
said, scOrnfully. ''If so, 90 You remem-
Der the plot Of ~ uch Ado About Nothingr
II not, j will tell you In plain words that
your confederate, Mrs Merton, Mary
Williams, IS dead; that her written and at
tested confession WAS placed in my hands
10 give 20 Lord Rothwell He is this mo-
ment reading IT,
His face, as | SAW It in the gaslight
grew very pale, bis thinlips twitched con
yulsiyeiy, he leant heavily upon bis stick
"But YOU - he said "what have you TO
do with the matterf You aremy friend. ;"
"Let me undeceive you, Capt. Gresham.
I have played cards with you ! have lost
money TO yOu have sought your soci-
ETY., aud, it appears, made myself agreea-
Die to you but ali with one purpose. My
end is gained Lady Estmere's innocence
win be clearly proved; and from this mo-
ment al intercourse must cease between
nue. and the villain who wrecked her life,
Let me pass, If you please"
He barred the way, For moment
every evil passion seemed TO DO gathered
together 10 his face; but the malignant
expression left as soon as 10 came, aud
was succeeded by what yexed me far
more, a look Of what am bound TO call
sorrow.
"Then you" he said, "you, whom l
was fool enough 60 fancy liked me; you,
whom | was fool enough to begin to care
for and trust, have been traitor all the
whileln
"a traitor can only be matched by his
own weapons" | said, scornfully, and
trying TO pass him again. When he spoke
his voice and accent were the bitterest
ever heard.
"Not so fast, slro' he said. "Listen.
In my life have loved one woman--one
only. She threw me aside. You know
what happened. | have also trusted one
man. He has deceived and betrayed me.
DO you fancy my reckoning with him will
be less heavy2"
81 neither know nor care. Let me
pass"
For a moment | stood on my guard.
The look IN his eyes Tade me apprehen-
sive OF personal violence. He saw what
suspected, and laughed a cruel laugh.
'No, you fool, | shall not strike you
here. You would trample me under foot. |
You are a gentleman, suppose?n
81 believe So"
'rhen If call you a lying coward II |
will be enough will do it before wit !
lesses, fyou like"
restrained myself although longed to |
dring his neck.
at is quite enough,n said.
'ls it enough to bring you abroad to
meet me? II not, | will fad you in some
public place and spit in your face"
His words, his manner reused all the
ievil in me. Unfortunately, was of the
Ige and disposition at which one does not
egard a duel as a murder. In my heart
mad an idea of what would happen when
]hesham knew his iniquity had been re-
'ealed through my agency. Having
heated him, felt that, should he demand
his old-fashioned satisfaction, | must
live 1t TO him. Besides, no man in the
world should call me coward and the
asst insult made me as eager TO kill him
Is he was to kill me. So / said
81 am at your service any time, Capt.
Jheshami but not having your experience
n these matters must ask you to under
axe all arrangements"
"You will come when | send for your"
lie asked nercely.
Certainly"
$50 be it. go to Monaco tomorrow;
Will inquire and fix the best spot-most
ikely we must so in French territory.
will write.n
He raised his hat and hobbled down the
teps. went into the club room with
he strange and novel feeling that / had
'erhaps only fortnight to live. Ches.
ANS ymdictive eyes told me that he
would do all he could to cut short nv
areer If ever that promised meeting took
lace.
Then | went back to my rooms and
wrote long letter to Claudine.
TO he CONTINUED NEXT SUNDAY.