The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-06-19


strous, but when he came TO question il
more narrowly he discovered that it had no
real drawback apart from his own intense
repugnance to it. Entire affeotion disdains
nice hands, aud III such a case he dared not
wait to think about his own pains. The
one thing to be done was to save Elice. At
any cost and at all costs he was deter
mined upon that. He had more than half
decided in the course of his brief Eomeward
walk, and on his return to the hotel he
found message there which precipitated
his resolution III ulnstant.
My dear Redwood, y wrote Sir Eustqce,
~ am just Off to breakfast at the embassy
The ambassador here is an old college chum
OF mine wrote him last night info. ming
him of the facts Of the case. We talked the
matter over this morning and decided on
what is best TO be DONE He has already
promised to put the whole weight of the
embassy behind US. and you may rely on
my word when | tell you that the entire
! police force OF Belgium will be practical Y
| at our disposal until the villain | saw so
providentially yesterday is arrested, Call
| on me at the Belle Nue at II O'clock. and
let me know what you have done in the
| meantime
This note made the circumstances of the
case look desperate. To be successful he
must make a move at once. Redwood dis
patched a Geographic message to Sir Eus-
tace at the embassy: ION the track. Shall
| probably have news for you this after
| noon" he signed this and send it away by
one of the hotel servants, and hurried back
| into the hotel in which ne had left Heth.
eridge.
The more it seemed necessary to be near
the mad, and to shield him from discovery,
| the more bis loathing grew. and by this
! time 1t was as much as George could do to
force himself into the hated presence. He
burst into the room with no preliminary
announcement of himself, and found the
! tremulous wreck still seated at the table,
nursing his empty coffee cup, and the un-
tasted roll before him.
Come with me at once" he said.
Hetheridge obeyed him blindly. He
| would have gone anywhere, would have
done anything, at the commandment OF
! that apparition. He guessed dimly in his
| own bewildered mind that he was being
| held in reserve for some fate more awful
than he could imagine, but be was beyond
all power of resistance, and had not even
enough of will left to inspire him with
! wish to combat the power which dominated
| him. George helped him with his furred
overcoat, aud shuddered with repulsion at
| the mere contact of his raiment Such a
rage and hatred filled his heart that be was
half tempted TO take the law into his own
| hands and STAY the man fate forced him to
protect. Hetheridge took his hat, his
! stick, his little black bag and his
gloves, and they walked along the
corridor, down the broad stairs aud into the
street together. Redwood hailed fly and
| they were driven to the station Leopold.
| He found that a train for Leige started in
| few minutes. He had not been quite GER
| tain of the hour of departure and had feared
that he was late. On reflection, he decided
| to book for Namur. to leave his charge
there and to return with the pretense that
| he had been led away on a false scent. He
was no pretender by nature, and had u
native abhorrence for a lie. but if the man
we're to be saved at all half measures we're
useless Once more, entire affection dis
dams clean hands. He was there to save
| Ellice and not to spare himself anything.
! The tumult of love and pity, and loathing
and vengeance which filled his mind upon
that journey refused to be painted.
In spite of ALL he laid his plans quite
coolly. The only safe method he could think
of was to restore Hetheridge to his former
! aspect, and on their arrival he put his plan
! into action.
"Obey my orders" he had said, sternly
enough on the way down. The two were
alone in the carriage, and he was without
| fear of being overheard. LAS you value
your life and safety you will speak no word
of anything but English. You understand
| thatP ~ .,.-. ,A.-
Hetheridge blinked and nodded at him in
assent.
II shall speak for you. You will, If
necessary, confirm anything may say, but
you will not speak at all unless l question
| you"
Again Hetheridge blinked and nodded,
and on the understanding thus arrived at,
| George led him to q halrdresser's in the
main street Of the town and there had the
| tell-tale beard and mustacbe removed.
| Under the razor, john Hetheridge came
! back again, recognizable but strongly dis
torted and deeply lined. The iron mouth
| which had once expressed so firm a tenacity
| of purpose had fallen to a faced weakness.
| The lower lip hung flabby and nervously
| and the upper lip was drawn @ little from
| the teeth W th a look of QuerulouS COM
! plant and protest. A deep wrinkle on
either cheek ran from the nOstril to chin
! and set the vacuous mouth in
| doleful parenthesis. Redwood seeing him
thus metamorphosed, realized, for the first
time, what manner Of man be had become,
and in some slight measure at first, though
later on increasingly his rage abated. His
! detestation of the man remained, but the
| physical aud mental degeneration indicated
in the face, inspired something which was
almost pity. 1t was not difficult to guess
| what fears, what dry remorses, and what
shocks Of mental agony had thus bowed and
| broken nature originally strong.
| ITO have hanged tins man" said Red
wood to himself, ''to have discovered his
crime and have hanged him out of hand,
| WOulu nave Deem an unmerlteQ mercy
1t seemed, indeed, as ii the providence of
| God has been a thousandfold sterner than
human justice.
Scot free2 There is no crime that goes
scot free, and here at least was one man
who had paid his debt to outraged humanity
| in full.
! Hetherldge had 50 long escaped identified
ton that now that he was returned to his
| common aspect there was no fear of his be-
ing suspected by Sir Eus ace, but Redwood
| thought it was best to be rid of The fur coat,
| which had been one of the baroaet's marks
of Identification. 1t was a garment which
would have made any man noticeable from
its sumptuousness, and might have coast
anything, from ESQ to 200. To have
made away with it without special precau-
ton, or have left it behind in a hotel or rail-
way carriage, would have been to invite in
| curry and possible suspicion, and Redwood
decided that the best thing to do was to pur
chase u trunk and to lock the coat up in it,
| and keep it in his own charge. He acted on
this decision and supplied Hetheridge with
a heavy ready-made ulster. He took away
his goggles, and fought leather eyeshade
| in their place, and with his man thus altered
in appearance went boldly back TO Brussels
with him in the afternoon.
Hetheridge still ran one risk, but for that
Redwood cared less than nothing by COM
| parson. He was liable to arrest tor having
left England before he had received his