Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-06-27

NE retail to you several important items OF
interest. / have noticed that twice already
the Princess has ceased sketching Just be-
fore sunset; that the servants follow at!
some distance behind; that she diSmounts,
waters that black charger and mounts from
this stone on which we are now sitting, and
that your friend, Lydia, has been with her
but once.n
snow" said he, speaking slowly to i'm
press his listener, tiny boy, I must ask you
to take observations in my place, tomorrow.
If they all agree with mine, l shall take 1t
for granted that they indicate a regular oc-
currence of what l have just told you. More
especially-do you hear, friends-am l anx-
ious to learn whether Lydia will be with her
again. I must positively learn that. You
get these points!
al do" said Richard.
snow, can that valet of yours keep a Sc.
creta'
1.-THE rack wouldn't extract it from him,
if he makes up his mind to do So"
"Wil he ~falter; or have any qualms of
conscience about taking part in a hazardous
schemef"
Hell do whatever 1 tell him"
every well, l want his assistance, too, in
this matter. want you both to pack up;
say farewell; go to st. Malo; buy your
tickets to ~Paris-being exceedingly cautious
to keep in the background, and, on no dc-
count, make known YOU names-send all
your baggage through to that city; but get
of-both of you-at Dol. / will arrive q few
moments later. We will then hold a con-
~sultation together. Do you get the ideain
81 do" replied the attentive and very
much puzzled Oxford.
"WiIl you act accordingly"
81 will"
'Very well, then, let's join hands on it.
Meanwhile I must ask you to wait longer
before l admit you to my secret"
Il see and acQuiesce,'' meekly said Dick
Upon which they got into the buggy and
silently drove home to the inn, each one
occupied with his own peculiar thoughts.
CHAPTER VII
IF THIS FAILS Me, EVERY THING ELSE FAILS,
At half-past nine Fairfax was off and
away, having first taken Dick aside and
made that now completely docile, but mysti-
| fed individual, recite in order his various
duties for the morrow. Oxford did this with
so much precision as to win commentator
from his friend, who added:
"Now, whatever else you nay do, my boy,
! want you to make it distinctly understood
that you have gone away to Paris, to return
mo more, forever'-this year, at least. You
observed how marked I was in my adieus to
all, giving out that I was going back to
America immediately!n
At midnight he was in st. Malo, where he
found awaiting him a telegram from Neb-
bitt himself.
Message only just received. See you
tomorrow on board Norma Havre, 10 lam.
Fairfax smiled, and remarked:
persistence often succeeds where genius
fails.n
At the hour named he stood on the deci
of the NORMA as she lay at anchor OF
Havre. Nebbitt, looking as if he had, just
stepped from a handbook, came forward
and with his prompt, clear-cut sentences.
began the conversations;
"Good morning, Fairfax. Luckily fol
you,a mere within of mine brought me back
and, had I followed it out entirely,I should
now have been in Southampton. I should
never have waited for any other man but
you. I observe you're in a hurry; I'm al
your service. What can / do for you!"
"Yes, I am in haste. / want to see you
privately"
"Let us go into the cabin, then, said Neb
bitt, leading the way into an elegant saloon
where he motioned Fairfax to a seat.
swell, Mr.. Nebbitt, it's just this" sale
Fairfax, and plunged directly in medias res.
Nebbitt listened with constantly increas
ing wonder and attention.
When the narrative was closed with the
concise remark: That's the whole thing IL
a NUTSHELL he burst forth with the excIa
nation:
"Most extraordinary thing I ever heart
Of in my life! Make a sensation greater
b would the assassination Of the Czal
Or VictoriaI But how did it succeed, m,
dear felows"
aSucceed! Succeeded so well that no on,
can find the slightest clue"
"Capital! Splendid l can scarcely b.
leve it! Such a plucky thing Woult
have"
'Stop! What did you call it?"
"Plucky, I said, and 1 do consider 1t So"
"Do you actually mean to say you con
slider it plucky and commendablea"
"Plucky! Why, my dear boy, / think i
one of the boldest things 1 ever heard OF
I'd like to shake hands with that fellow
Success is success. Since you say he ha
succeeded, / consider it a master-stroke
But" said he, suddenly and sharply, SHOW
came you to know any thing about it, ]
looks"
"Stop, again, Mr.. Nebbitt. I've been iyinj
to you. Nothing of the kind has haI
pened-"
Nebbitt's countenance changed in an II
slant, and his eye had a dangerous CLEAR
In it. But he waited quietly to learn tn
next move Of this enigmatic youth.
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