The Dillon tribune. [volume] (Dillon, Mont.) 1881-1941, 1886-03-06

'Then they must have grown tired OF
waitinr for on. and have gone for stroll.
There IS door which opens into the pas
sage. No doubt they went that way. You
must sit down and take your turn at wait.
ing, Mr.. Lorraine
waited half a.. hour, then determ 1ned to
60 in search of them. 1t was impossible
they lad gone to look Tor NE; SO l went
down into the street and asked the driver
or the brougham if ii, had seon the lady.
"Yes. sir: she wen; by about an hour
ago with y tall centl eman"
Which way:'
81 don't know. ST. | saw them hail cab
and drive off. Idid,.'t notice in which di-
lecticn tho; went
Why Ill the world should they have taken
| n cab. when the brCugham was at the door:
Twas very cross a. the thought Of Vlola's
driving about London in q cab with Eustac.
Grant: but, as the brougham was still wait.
iny at No. 3G, it va, clear that they meant
to return. After I'LL, the best thing ! could
10 was 10 wait Al vet, not a thought 0.
the truth had ventured to invade my BRAIN
So waited on the pavement outside Mr..
Monk; office for at least an hour longer
Still no sign OF my wife. / grew nervous
and anxious Surely some accident must
have happ,ned--somethlns that obliged her
to q straight to tils hotel. But even then
Grant would have coma to let me know it..
Still not q thought OF the dreadful truth.
Eut where could she BE-:
Jumped into the brcugnam, and drove to
the hotel. No; Mrs. Lorraine was not there.
l drove to Miss Rossiter's. Viola had
Teen there i'll the morning, but had left
about 1850 o'clock. Ibid not seq Miss Ros-
sitter, who, was sorry to hear, was ill in
bed As a last resource, drove to Grants
house and asked for HIM. He was out.
Had not been home since the morning.
Quite uncertain when he would return.
it was now past O'clock. Anxious and
annoyed, could do nothing hut go back to
the hotel and wait my wife's return. Still
not thought OF the truth.
spent the rest of the afternoon and even
inp passinr from the hotel to Miss Rossit .r's
from there to Grants lodgings, aud from
Grants lodgings back to the hotel. Only
ut one Of these three places could hope to
find tidings Of Viola. Repeatedly as had
called, it was not until nearly II o'clock
that found Eustace Grant at homa
But By now I was in Il different mood.
Shall b blamed for saying that this long
and unexplained absence of viola's in com-
pany. it seemed, with Grant, brought hor
lible dread which l scarcely dared to
breathe to myself? Tie news that Grant
was at last at home lifted a weight from my
heart. He would l., able to tell me when
and where he parted with Viola. No doubt
he had a message fer me which would clear
up every thing
But although Mr.. Grant was at home,
the servant informed ne that he would s,e
no one Tonight l made no comment on
tn $ denial. Isimply forced this door open.
and, putting the frightened servant osiie,
| StrnHta th1o,, Il the Io11 o,,trrol fso,
sitting room in which Grant had. on the
night when I first met him, !nterroyatel
me. 1t was empty. I threw myself into
a chair, and waited until some one made
my presence known to the man whom was
bent uron seeing.
No doubt hs heard the noiseof my forcible
entrance. In minute the folding door,
which, IS is often the case in lodgings,
divided the sitting room from the be broom,
orened, and Eustace Gran appear,d. As
no did so CAUGHT glimpse OF the bed
room from which he emerged An open
portmanteau, apparently hal raczsd, was
lying on tho bed. and there wore other evi
dences or preparation fer Journey.
Grant advanced toward me- but h. made
no pretense Of greeting me. He neither
offered his hanl nor ba lie me good evening.
rose and facsd him.
| ~~S ""S PuACs oAS1AOSO &AAtSUAV ptS~s AAI9
brows were bent, and Il slight twitch of tho
nostril told me he was suffering from some
great, though suppressed, emotion HIS
looked at me haughtily and angrilv; but
whatsoever he had where with to reproach
himself, there was neither fear nor triumph
IN his gaze. lookel at him and wondered
but felt certain that he knew all about
V'ola's absence.
Still, as that absence might even now be
satisfactorily explained, I resolved that
would not, by evincing premature distrust
or suspicion, let this man triumph over ME
SO lspoke with forced composure:
"Mr. Grant, l have missed my wife
somewhere Can you give me tidings Of
here
y! cannot" he replied, collly.
Where did YOU part with here You left
Mr. Monks with her in cab Where did
You leave her.:
- cannot tell you, Mr.. Lorraine"
"Doyou mean that you are ignorant of
, her whereabouts!
You have had my answer"
, NY blood boilel. You mean YOU will
, not, dare not tell me, you utter villainy' I
, cried. Il will know. or I will kill your
; Ille table was between us, or should
have sprung at his throat.
, care nothing for your threats, Mr. Lo-
/ rams'' he said, with CALLING contempt
wherever Mrs. Lorraine may be, she is
. There OF her own fres choice"
"She is herein this house with you" /
, exclaimed.
| LOOK Tor her-searcl every cupboard
, and Granny. will ring; YOU shall be con-.
ducted over the whole building Make f.
public property that YOU are Jealous b,,,.
band looking for faithless wife. No: that
! shall not be done, for her sake. Wherever
she is. she is not here
He spoke as il EXPECTING mo tn ho,;o,,o