The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-03-30

gate. was the carriage waiting, the porssR
/ standing beside tae door. and here elSo, e
/ my disrnay. yTas a torch ahght, and under 4
/ half dozen soldiers chatting. A whisper
! passed on ny soproach-'The coloneTa-and
they hurried into the guard ROOM
GOOD evening. coionel!' Thsporter bowed
/ low, holding the door wide
passed him rapidly, climbed into tia.
/ shadow OF the coach and drew . lapg breath.
Then ensued hateful pause. as the gates
were unbGrred- l gripped my kaess for I'M
patience.
The driver spoke werd to the porter. who
came round - the coach door again
ITO Mistress Finch's, is i nosfn
"Av.n rnuttsred; ~azi onickiy.s
The coachnan toochSd up his pair. Ths
wheels moved; went qaicker- Wssrs outside
the castle
With what relief leaned back as the caskss
gates closet behind uSi AndNsith what i11s-
patience at err slow psee sat upright again
next uinutei Tae wksels Fumhled over Ska
bridge. and Immediately we were rolling
easilv down hLl through = sfrsss OF soma isrsl
portsnce; bus by this tiEas the shutters were
up along the shop frenrS and very few people
abroad Al she bottom We turned khrzys -
tina left sIong h=os6sr thoroughfars. ana
then suddenly drew up.
Are we coneFn 1 vonaSrsd. But noa
twas the city gate. ead here we had 70 waiH
fer three minutes ut least dli che santF1ss no;
osnized the ccionel's coach and opaned TIT
doors 10 Us They stood on this side and thai
presenting arnls - ws rzttled ssEoagh: ane
next moment / was crossing broad bridgC'
with the dark Avon on either side of ne and
tbs vessels thick thereon, their lanterns cnsos
ing long lines OF yellow % the jetty water,
their rnasts and cordage looHning up agatnzA
the duh glare Of the clty.
Soon we were between lines Of building
once WORKSHOPS, private dwellings aRa
warehouses iutermixed; then passed tai
church, AID in sboat two minutes more drew
up again looked out
Facing me VIZ q narrow gateway landing
TO a house that stood somewhat back from
me street, rs If slipping away from between
the lines Of shops that wedged il on either
hand Over the grill link wss burning I
stepped from the coach, opened the gaia
and, crossing the small court, rang a. tie
house bell
At first there was no answer. rang again.
and now had the satisfaction u hear hghs
football coming. 4 bolt was pulled and a
girl appeared holding candle high in hep
hand Quick as thought 1 stepped past her
into the passage
"DeHaT
"Jackn
"Hlstl Close the door. Where Is Mistress
Finch" A.,
up stairs, expecting Col Essex. Oh. the
happy dayl Come" She led me into a mar
row back room, and, setting down the light.
regarded me. Jack, my eyes are red foe
thee!'
Il see they are Tomorrow was TO be
hanged"
She put her hands together, catching her
breath; and very lovely thought her. in her
straight gray gown and Puritan cap.
They have been questioning me. Didsf~
get my letter"
Tue answer was on my lip when there camS
a sound that made as both start
Twas the dull echoing OF a gun firing, NJ
at the castle.
Della, what lies at the hack hereF'
"a garden and a garden door; after thsaa
Q lane leading 20 Redchh street"
II must go, this moment"
"And IF'
She did not wait my answer, but, running
out into the passage, she came swiftly back
with a heavy key j opened the window.
"Delial De-lia' Twas a voman's voios
calling her, at the head Of the stairs
Gay, Mistress Fmch.n
''Who was az the door,
spraug into the garden and held forth a
hand 20 Della. "Iu one moment mtstrcszr'
called She, and in one moment WAS hurry1nE
with ne across the dark garden beds "A
she fitted her key 10 the garden gate heard
the voice again.
"De-lia,"
Twas drowned in a Wild rat-a-tatl on tbs
street door and the shouts Of many voices.
We were close pressed.
Now, Jack-to tho right, for our Hve.l
All. these clumsy skirts,'
We turned into the lane and raced down IL.
For my part, sFore o. drown myself in
Avon rather than let those troopers rstaka
mo ! heard their outcrias about the housa
behind us AS we stumbled over the from
rubbish heaps With which the lane was be-
sirewn.
What our directionF painted /, catching
Dolia's hand 70 help her along.
To the left now-for the river"
We struck into a narrow side street, and
with that heard "A Waterman bawf
Past nine ~ the night, an AZ
The shock Of our collision sent him % IN
ish his say N the gutter
Thieves" he yelled
But already we were twenty yards nenr.
ard now 10 a broader street, whereof one -ilr
was holly lined with wareh0usa-. And here.
- our dismay, we heard shouts behind. and
the noise - feet running.
About half way down the stree, sried -
gateway standing sjar, and pulled Della asido
into a courtyard Uttered with barrels AMI
timber, and across it 70 a black. ss1pty barn
q a place, whore a fight q wooden steps
& .nnered, that led u an upper story. We
climbed thess stairs az n run
"FauRhl THAT vile smell"
The loft Nas pfind high with CREST bales -
wool AZ found br 80 touch end their DIOR
enough - sasiE1y a. army. hssur.asslos L
was RrOpSuE abous fer place % hids when
Della touched re OF, tbs arm and pointed
Lookiag. I dsg-risf IN soe <too1a D tau
o. a-drll1tsrsl - purple, not Sc Ttsps aSsv
win 4 DpecE ~ .tght a8iuiag nnar 10 tCp Of
II. ard three dark Et-aa.as running down tie
isl1sle, whereof c1s VS. HgnrH tnis1sr than
TIE r-et. 'rwss A. opss doorsay tha Fpeox
a star Lras7lssi Tstsin IA tns broad str,sk.
ssips rnzst rsazl-sng spg AID ths lszssr onss'
two ends q a rvps, ~orkfrg 0v~rs pulley
Above ny head. and ussd Tor lowering uls
bAisa a vol on kizfpbos1c
Advancing. etood o. %. ~ and iooks.i
down On TIE h3nrk zztsr. twenty fs-ss 80
low, lay q tires ulasted trader, c-0ss sasinst
ihs wa--boesa. NJ tn>z stack osf over hsr
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-soerd, nut prss~ss1lv vas as~srs u darE
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