Dodge City times., 1890-11-21

tones of his voice, the expression OF nus
face as he uttered them, ever cease 70
haunt me?
This. then, was the story which. few
seasons AGO. had been the talk OF the
sporting world! ,r
When a certain Mr. and Mrs. Dudley
took mn their abode in far-of Northshlre,
and the huntingmen, who were so cordial
with Jack Dudley in the field, wished
their wives and mothers to call upon his
wife, they inquired first. who was she!-
Lester Hargreave's daughter.
Why, every NJ. F. b. In the kinedon
would remember the tragic tale the very
moment the name was spoken. ana nov
the news would spread! =,
Need / wonder any longer that no call.
ers came to Langdale Grange? Need
wonder now what Edna Lynton meant
when she tried all woman could to dis.
suade me from this fatal marriage!
Fool! Blind, infatuated dupe that !
had been 70 sell my liberty for the sake OF
a beautiful face and-Mammon!
But. alas, more remained to be discov-
ered- The part Dr.. Gascoigne played IN
this vretched drama was still to be ex-
plsined: and vowed to heaven would
neither sleep nor rest till tho mystery sur
rounding him was solved.
1 left Leicestershire by the hrst train
| next morning.
how wearisome all the changes ana 90,
lays? 1t was nearly at night when l
| found myself once moro at Wexham.
had telegraphed from York for cab
to meet me, and two were waiting out
side the station. Selecting that to which
a pair of horses was attached, l was
about to enter it; when the driver stopped
me. It was engaged, he said, for lady.
/ therefore took possession of the othor,
and We were soon passed by the two
horse cab, which could not helr Lotto
inc was being driven at unusual sped.
About half Q mile from the Grange We
met the same vehicle returning; . ray OF
moonlight glinting in showed me that 1t
was empty.
reached. The gates stood open: A few
seconds more and I should be in the pres
ence of my wife. Sudden convlction ina,
| was not prepared assailed me. l called
to the driver to stop; paid him, took
nv bag, and walked slowly along the
moonlit carriage-drive.
l did this to gain time-to no other mo-
tive can assign the action-to gain time
to frame the words which could best OK.
cuse nv absence and explain why l had
returned day earlier than had named
1t was supposed had gone to fori
about a horse. I had not bought the
horse. Tho less said the better.
Stillbrooding over my somber thoughts
almost unconsciously I turned along
fayorite walk which led round the side o
the house. All here lay in deepest shadow
but a broad flood of light from tn
music-room window crossed the path ant
> lost itself in the shrubbery beyond.
Georpie is in there, / thought; but
instead of Fastening forward, stood still
One minute more with the fresh Marcl
wind blowing on me-one minute more
and then
, Twas close by the French window;
had even advanced a step with the In
tention of tapping on the pane to be ie
in. as I had done numberless times be
:, fore. when it was flung suddenly open
. and shadow fell along the illuminate
space.
There, that is better. The air wi
< soon revive you" And the voice was tn
l voice of Gascoigne, but he spoke with
< tenderness I had never heard from hi
befois.
a -Yes-I-I can breathe now. An
: these words were spoken by my WIFE,
The shadow seemed then to separate
to form two; and felt certain that b
Gascoigne, my .friend-heaven save II
mark!-had been holding her in his arm
r The conversation that ensued was clear
10 a continuation of one that had been g
I; ing on inside the room.
I fro BE CONTINUED