The Fort Worth gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-189?, 1891-04-23

an hour hence, and keyork will perhaps
| bring him TO his senses
| She had regained control of herself to all
| appearances. and she spoke with perfect
| calm and sSelf-poSseSSioR. The Wanderer
| looked at her IN surprise and with some sUS-
| plcion. Her hair was all falling about her
| shoulders, but, saving this sign, there was
| not trace of the recent storm nor the
| least indication OF passion. If she had been
acting part throughout before an audience
she would have seemed less Indifferent
when the curtain fell. The Wanderer, hav-
ing little cause to trust her, found it hard to
believe that she had not been counterfeit
ing. 1t seemed impossible that she should
| be the same woman who but q moment
earlier had been dragging herself at his
feet, in wild tears and wilder proteStatiou
OF her love
If You are sufficiently rested he said
with touch of sarcasm which he could not
restrain, Il would suggest that we do not
wait any longer here
She turned and faced him. and he saw
now how very white she was.
so you think that even now ] have been
decelvlng you. That is what you think. [
see 1t in your face
Before he could prevent her she had
opened the door wide again and was adj
vanclng calmly into the conservatory.
Israel hatka.' she cried in loud, clear
| The Wanderer ran forward. He caught
sight in the distance of pair of fiery eyes
and OF something long and thin and sharp
| cleaning under the soft lamps. He knew
| then that all was deadly earnest. Swift as
thought he caught UnOrna and bore her
from the hall, locking the door again and
setting his broad shoulders against it, Us he
put her down. The daring act she had
done appealed to him, in spite of himself.
Il beg your pardon" he said, almost
deferentlally. Il misjudged YOU
1T is that" She answered. EITHER
will be with you or l will die, by his hand
by yours, by my own-it will matter little
when it is done. You need not lean against
the door. Ii is very strong. Your furs are
hanging there and here are mine. Let US
be going
Quietly, as though nothing unusual had
happened, they descended the stairs
together. The porter came forward with
all due ceremony to open the shut door.
CnOrna told him that if Keyork Arabian
came while she was out he was to be shown
directly INTO the conservatory. A moment
later she and her companion were standing
together IN the small irregular square
before the Clementinum.
Where will you goi' asked the Wan
derer
with YOU" she answered, laying her
hand upon his arm and looking into his
l.sNC t4lOuSLI NsiILlIIs5 " SIC NIdG III
rection he would choose. "UnleSS you send
me back to him. she added, CHANGING
quickly at the house and making as though
she would withdraw her hand once more.
III it IS to be that, [ viii go alone
There seemed to be no way out of the ter
rible dilemma, and the Wanderer stood
still in deep thought He knew that if he
could but free himself from her for half an
hour he could get help from the right quar-
ter and take Israel Kafka red-handed and
armed as he was. For the man was caught
as in a trap and must stay there until he
was released, and there could be little doubt
from his manner when taken that he was
either mad or consciously attempting some
crime. There was no longer any necessity he
thought for Unorna to take refuge anywhere
for more than an hour. In that time Israel
kafka would be in safe custody and she
could re-enter her house with nothing TO
fear. But he counted without Unorna'S
unyielding obStinacy. She threatened if
he left her for z moment to go back to
Israel kaflta. a few minutes earlier she
had carried out her threat, and the conse-
quence had been almost fatal.
"lf you are in your right mind he said
at last beginning to walk towards the
corner, you Will see that what you
wish to do is utterly against reason. l
will not allow you to run the risk of meet
ing Israel kafka tonight, but l cannot
take you with me. NO-I viii hold you if
you try to escape me and Will bring you
to place of safety by force if need be-"
''And you will leave me there and I
shall never see you again. I will not go