Wichita eagle., 1890-02-09

ing In the study. But. as he had to re-
place everything. his progress was not as
rapid as ne could wish
On the third day Dora was alarmed by
seeing Mr. Harton walk rapidly up the
path with flushed and angry face. She
was glad her mother had gone to ride
with the doctor. and confronted Mr.
Harton with all the bravery she could
summon. He radely demanded the key
of the tower, and told Dora that she had
no right TO enter it, that it was his prop
erty and he had let her mother no privi-
iege whatever. She took the key from
the nail and handed il to him, much re-
heved when she saw him turn avsy.
As II reconsidering. he wheeled sud-
denly round and marched straight 70 the
tower door. Dora sprang forward, her
heart beating in great bounds, and said,
with sudden vehemence:
''Let ME so, too; please do
sect away!' And he pusheC. her
roughly aside.
She sank down on the floor in strange,
preathless pain, and listened with intense
eagerneSs for some sound. At last she
heard it-too surely. Mr. Chorley had
been discovered. Half an hour elapsed
before Mr.. Harton came down, and then
he strobe through the hail and. garden
like madnlan.
Dora ran out doors eagerly and gave n
glance to the window by which Mr.,
Chorley had entered. Moment after mo-
ment she watched, hoping TO see him es-
cape, but all was silent as the grave.
Wringing her hands, she said, over and
over again:
what can do for him? How shall
I save him:'
Jane was equally perturbed, and even
Mrs. Bertrand. though she tried to be
very impartial, could not repress her
sympathy, and even began TO plan some
mode of assisting hiln. But she had
hardly laid aside her bonnet. when Mr.
Harton and his myrmidons reappeared.
Allingham Chorley had Just time TO
slip tiny note in Dora's hand, unper-
ceived by Mr. Harton, as he passed
through the hall. closely guarded. Ii
contained these words:
DEAR LITTLE FRIEND-Do not be dis
turbed on my account. | have been
rather unlucky, but it win come right in
the end. am convinced. | was in the
observatory when MIR. Harton entered.
SO had no chance of escape. Please do
not answer any questions If you can
avoid them. | shall send for a legal
friend of mine immediately, and when
he comes i have favor to ask of you.
Your grateful friend, A.C.
Before night Chorley Cliffs and the
viii sc were IN high state of excite
ment, and the widest stories were circu-
lated. Jane resolutely refused 10 admit
any of her gossiping cronies, and busted
herself about Mrs. Bertrand
In few days il was settled that the
case was quite strong against Mr.. Choir
ley. In order 10 relieve the Bertrands
from suspicion, he had frankly stated 10
Mr. HartGn how he gained admission.
One of the men who had been in the
boat, and rescued Mr.. Harton from a
wsterv grave on the occasion Of Mr.
Uhoriey's first visit, suddenly remem-
bered with great distinctness th;,t he had
seen the two men quarrefhg. ard that
Mr.. Chorley had pushed his Antagonist
off the cliff. He was ready to swear 10
this on the trial. which would soon be
brought on. Mr. Harton visited Mrs.
Bertrand and obIgingly offered TO re-
lease her. if she wished 10 leave the
house before her term expired. She
would have done this at once bat for
Doras persuasion. The young girl could
not analyze the strange tie that bound
her 10 the place, but she pleaded earn
estly to remain until October, as Their
original plan had been.