Dodge City times., 1890-07-11
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Sitting very near to him-nearef than
her husband might have liked to see-lrlS
drew away little. Did you mean to be
cruel. in saying that" she asked. Il don't
deserve it,
"It was kindly meant" Hugh assured
her. "If can make your position more
endurable by going away, l will leave
Paris tomorrow"
Iris moved back again to the place which
she had already occupied. She was eager
to thank him flor reason not yet men
tioned), as she had never thanked him
yet. Silently and softly she offered her
gratitude to Hugh by offering her cheek.
jealousy was felt by both Of them at that
moment He kissed her cheek-and lin
gered over it. She was the first to recover
herself
"When you spoke Just now of my posi-
tion with my husband" she said. you re-
you once shared, and OF services which
can never forget"
Preparing him in those words for the
disclosure which she had now to make,
Iris alluded to the vaCabOnd life of adyen-
ture which Lord Harry had led. The
restlessness in his nature which that life
implied had latterly shown itself again;
and his wife had traced the cause to let
ter from Ireland, communicating a report
that the assassin of Arthur Mountjoy had
been seen in London, and was supposed to
be passing under the name of Carrigeen.
Hugh would understand that the desper.
ate resolution to revenge the murder OF
his friend, with which Lord Harry had
left England in the past time, had been
urged into action once more. He had not
concealed from Iris that she must be re-
signed to his leaving her for while, II
the report which had reached him from
Ireland proved to be true. 1t would be
useless, and worse than useless, to remind
this reckless man of the danger that
threatened him from the Invincibles if he
returned to England. In using her power
of influencing the husband who still loved
her, Iris could only hope to exercise salu-
tary restraint in her own domestic inter-
ests, appealing to him for indulgence by
careful submission to any eXactiOns on
which his capricious jealousy might insist.
Would sad necessity excuse her, If she ac-
cepted MOuntjoy's offer 10 leave Paris, for
the one reason that her husband had ask
ed it of her as favor?
Hugh at once understood her motive,
and assured her of his sympathy.
You may depend upon my returning to
London morrow" he said "In the
mean time, is there no better way in which
i can be of use TO you? Ii your influence
fails, do you see any other chance of keep.
ing Lord Harry's desperate purpose under
controls"
1t had only that day occurred to Iris that
there might be some prospect of an en-
couraging result if she could obtain the
assistance of Mrs. Vimpany.
The doctors wife was well acquainted
with Lord Harry's past life, when he hap
pened to be in Ireland; and she had met
many of his countrJmen with whom he
had associated. If one of those friends
happened to be the Ofiicious person who
had written to him, il was at least posi-
BILE that Mrs. Vimpany's discreet inter
ference might prevent his mischievous
correspondent from writing again. Lord
Harry, waiting for more news, would in
this event wait in vain. He would not
know where to go, or what to do next
and, with such a nature as his, the end of
his patience and the end of his resolution
were likely to come together.
Hugh handed his pocket-book to Iris.
or the poor chances in her favor, the
last was to his mind the least hopeless Of
the TIVE.
.'If you have discovered the narle OF
your husbands correspondent" he said,
"wriie it down for me, and will ask Mrs.
Vimpany if she knows him l will make
your excuses for not having written to her
lately; and, in any case, l answer for her
being ready to help You"
As Iris thanked him and wrote the name
the clock on the chimney-piece struck the