Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-10


lasted to the END. He thought, therefore,
that his expression of sympathy had been
sufficient and could pass muster.
"I asked you to come, said Beatrice al
last, "because wanted your help in mat
ter of Importance to myself. I understand
that you know o person who calls herself
| Unorna, and who lives here?"
Keyork's bright blue eyes scrutinized hel
face. He wondered how much she knew.
every we'll, indeed" he answered, a
though not at all surprised.
"You know something Of her life, then.
I suppose you see her very often, do you
not?"
"Daily, can almost say"
"Have you any objection to answering
one question about her?"
"Twenty If you ask them, and IL know
| the answers" said Keyork. wondering what
form the question would take, and preparing
to meet a surprise with indifference.
| "But will you answer me truly?"
"My dear lady, pledge you my sacred
| word of homer" Keyork answered with i'm
mense gravity, meeting her eyes and laying
his hand upon his heart
| "Does she love that man-or notf" Beat
rice asked, suddenly showing him the little
miniature of the Wanderer, which she had
taken from its case and had hitherto con-
| cealed in her hand.
She watched every line of his face. for she
| knew something of him, and, in reality, put
very little more faith in his word of honor
| than he did himself, which was not saying
much. But she had counted upon surpris-
| ing him, and she succeeded, to a certain
| extent. His answer did not come as glibly
rs he could have wished, though his plan
was soon formed.
| who is it?" All, dear mel my old friend.
| We call him the Wanderer. Well, Unorns
certainly knew him when he was here"
| "Then he is gomez"
| "Indeed, am not quite sure" said Key
ork, regaining all his self-posession. "Ol
course, can find out for you, if you wish
to know. But as regards Unorns, can
tell you nothing. They were 3 good deal
| together at one time. I fancy he was con.
sulting her. You have heard that she is q
| clairvoyant, I dare say"
He made the last remark quite carelessly,
as though he attached no Importance to the
| fact.
"Then you do not know whether she loves
hlm?"
Keyork indulged himself with little dis
Greet Laughter, deep and musical.
"Love is such a very vague word" he said,
presently.
"Is it9" Beatrice asked, with some cold
| ness.
''To me, at least." )" Keyork hs.tened to say,
| a. though somewhat confused. "But of
course, I can know very little about it in
myself, and nothing about it in others"
Not knowing how matters might turn out
| he was willing to leave Beatrice with a
suspicion of the truth, while denying all
knowledge of it.
"You know him yourself, of course, Bsa-
trice suggested.
"I have known him for years-eh, yes,
for him, can answer. He was not in the
least in love"
trice, rather haughtily. IT knew he was
not"
"of course, of course. I beg your par
don."
Keyork was learning more from her than
she was from him. 1t was true that she
took no trouble to conceal her interest In the
Wsnderer and mis- doings.
"Are you sure that he has left the city,"
Beatrice asked.
mo; am not positive. could net say
with certainty.
"When did you see him last7"
"Within the week, 1 am quite sure"
Keyork answered, with alacrity.
"Do you know where he was staying7"
"T have not the least idea" the little man
replied, without the slightest hesitation.
I'VE met at first by chance in the Teyn
Church one afternoon-it was Sunday, I re-
member, about q month ago"
"a month aeo-on Sunday" Beatrice
repeated thoughtfully.
eyes think it was New Years Day,
too"
"Strange," she said. 1T was in the
church that very morning, with my maid.
had been ill for several days-I remember
how odd it was. Strange=-the same day."
YES" said Keyork, noting the words,
but appearing to take no notice of them.
II was looking at Tycho Brahe's monument.
You know how it annoy me to forget any.
thing-there was word in the inscription
which could not recall. I turned round
and saw him sitting just at the end of the
pew nearest to the monument"
1.-THE old red slab with figure on il, by
the last pillar2" Beatrice asked eagerly.
Exactly. 1 dare say you know the
church very we'll. You remember that the
pew runs very near the monument. so that
there is hardly room to pass"
81 Iknow-yes."
She was thinking that it could hardly
have been a mere accident which had led
the Wanderer to take the very seat she had
occupied on the morning of that day. He
must have seen her during the mass, but she
could not imagine how he could have missed
her. They had been very near then. And
now, whole month had passed, and Ke-
york Arabian professed not to know whether
the Wanderer were still in the city or not.
"Then you wish to be informed of our
friends movements, as I understand it."
said Keyork going back to the main point.
"Yes-what happened on that day?" Be-
atrice asked, for she wisded to hear more.
"On, on that day? Yes. Well, nothing
happened worth mentioning. We talked
little and went out of the church and walked
little way together. 1 forget when we met
next, but have seen him at least dozen
times since then, am sure"
Beatrice began to understand that Keyork
had no intention of giving her any further
information. She reflected that she had
learned much in this interview. The Wan
derer had been, and perhaps still was, in
Prague. Unorna loved him and they had
been frequently together. He had been in
the Teyn Church on the day she had last
been there herself and in all probability he
had seen her, since he had chosen the very
seat in which she had sat. Further. she
gathered that Keyork had some interest in
not speaking more frankly. She gave up
the idea of examining him any further. He
was man not easily surprised, and it was
only by means of q surprise that he could
be induced to betray even by passing ex-
preston what he meant to conceal. Her
means of attack were exhausted for the
present She determined at least to repeat
her request clearly before dismissing him,
in the hope that it might suit his plans to
fulfil il, but without the least trust in his
sincerity.
"Will you be so kind as to make some in
Quiry, and let me know the result to-dav2n