Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1892-02-25
Let us consider

earnest neither was L Let US consider
the whole matter a jest
II cannot-I dare noti" cried she in
great distress q should be wretched
forever If were to abandon Lord Inch
cape, now that you make it epend on
me whether you will do him justice or
not Is there no other waV?"
THAT way or none!7 said Accrington,
sternly @Am 1 dog to be treated with
OPEN distrust at the same time that you
are ready to accept such terrible sac
rifice from me? Enough; my safety re-
quires some precaution, and in the whole
world you are the only being to whom l
feel inclined to trust it..
Il will come" faltered Loveday,
trembling.
He drew a long breath of intense relief.
Thank you!" said he, earnestly. Il
shall be at the gate by nine O'Clock to-
night with the paper, which you will not
deliver until 10 morrow morning.
must be far away ere then
lie gaZed sadly in the sweet, troubled
face before him; his voice sOftened and
sank. 4 shall not fail you, LOveday,
even though 1 am destroying my life at
your bid. l could not fail you, knowing
that you we-- waiting Tor me yonder
alone, and that for the last time we two
shared a secret between us!"
He left her at last; left her over
whelmed with apprehension and doubt.
1t wa so very hard u believe in him af-
ter the day at Silverstream!
And now came the full realization of
what she had pr3mis I'd to do.
In the hurry and beWilderment OF the
interview, urged on by Accrington, she
had been too intent on fighting Lord
Inchcape's battle to perceive all the con-
sequences involved in her promise; she
saw them too clearly now.
She must keep Accrington's confidence,
yes, even from Auberon and her mother,
until to morrow morning; she must risk
a meeting with him unknown to every
enc; and, fina ly, she must herself bear
the fateful document to the naughty
Inchcape, who would, NJ doubt, be
plunged in amaZement at the extent of
her audacity and knowledge of his m EST
delicate affairs
And then, would her mamma ever for
give her imprudence when she confessed
it? what would AuberCn think of her
granting a private interview to the
man he had rescued her from?
Girlish little LOveIay burst into tears
of sheer fright, and heartily wished her
self out of the worst scTape she had yet
been in; but suddenly thought of Lord
Inchcape's restored happiness shone like
| bright sunshine upon her dropping
! spirits, and she flung of her fears indig-
nantly.
"Oh fie! to be such poltroon, instead
| of dancing with JOY at getting black
wrong righted at last!" she exclaimed,
| dashing away her tears. "Am 1 not
| Puck, you poor neglected mortal?" Here
! she picked up her forgotten and whim'
/ Pering dog, and wiped her eyes on it:
! snowy curls.
@Come, you love; We'll keep our OWL
counsel and go through our adventure
valiantly; see If we can't play mouse
! for once, Tuck, and gnaw through the
net which has imprisoned Lord Inch
cape so long, and set him free"
She set her pretty teeth hard anC
| breathed quickly, while her color ros,
and her eyes flashed
"Im going to get that paper if I haV,
! to-cry for it," mutuered she; and OF
she SKINNED home with the infnitesima
Puck scampering after; and neither o
them confessed word to Mrs. Della
/ mere.
The few hours which interviewed be
fore nine, were very restlessly spent b,
| Miss 10 eday; but she chung about he
mother, and would not review her ter
| rors again.
Auberon CHANGED 10 be engaged tina
| evening TO dine with a ne ghboring fam
| fly, and had paid his daily visit to hi
| lady-lOYe earlier; so that The girl wa
forced to commit the promised indiscre
ton with ut the comfort of a last inter
view with Auberon, and without havin
been tempted to divulge the secret.
Eight o'clock came: she rose from he
mammals footstool to hide her agitate'
face at the piano; half-past, and she wa
| still playing: ten minutes 10 nine; an
| she SKINNED out of the draWing-rooI
| without the slightest attempt at excuse
| and-stayed out.