The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-11-04
CHAPTER XVII.

TEE SldNhL Is GIVEN.
tits all right" said Kavanagh, "See
there they come Let us 20 on. They
cannot overtake US until we are at the
top of the stairs, and ! have something of
the utmost Importance to tell you. The
preparations are all made. We only wait
now for favorable opportunity to take the
last step. That opportunity may present
itself at any moment after tonight Some
time tomorrow, probably in the evening"
cannot fix the hour-or the next evening,
certainly not later than the night follow
ing, the thing will be done. You must hold
yourself in readiness for immediate action.
All depends upon your promptitude and
exactness."
"What am to doY"
81 am about to tell you. Listen atten-
lively, for may not have the chance Of re
peating instructions. When come TO Lam.
beth, Taras may be with you Now you see
this ring on my lnger''-as he spoke he
passed his hand lightly over his mustache--
'if you see 1t on my left hand you will know
that nothing can be done yet awhile, but II
1t Is on the little finger Of the right hand
the right hand, mind-you will leave the
room, the workshop, wherever you are
without excuse will be best-put on your
things and leave the house ss quickly as you
can. You may depend upon my fixing
Taras' attention for clear space of five or
ten minutes. In front Of Lambeth church
you will find my carriage. The driver will
be the long, thin man you have seen before
He knows what TO do. Directly you are
seated he will drive you to Gordons cham
bers. You will find him In his rooms, for
shall have seen him In the afternoon and
warned him that development OF Ruders-
doris plot Is to be expected. Say to him:
'Taras went out before dinner and has not
returned. Kavanagh says they have carried
him off to Shadwell. He has gone on In
hanson. He sent me to fetch you. His
carriage is outside. The driver knows where
to take us. Come, for heavens sakei' Now
repeat what have said"
Word for word l repeated what he had
told me to say. He nodded approval and
said;
"You need not study the part you have
to act. Your own agitation will preclude
any doubt of your sincerity"
was about to question him as to the
course to be taken after reaching Shadwell,
but reaching the top of the stairs he cut
ME short
'Here they are" he said. "Now when
Gordon asks you what you have learned
from me say that saw Rudersdorf follow.
ing you when you left the building and
that he may be recognized by his wearing
a coat with deep sable collar and cuffs
Warn him not TO alarm Taras, and you
yourself be careful as you value your life"
Taras and Gordon overlook lis as we stood
before a statue which Kavanagh had
stopped to criticise with the drawing man.
ner of a man who is at a loss to find sub
ject for conversation. With ready address
he made some observation on sculpture
which provoked discussion with Taras, and
enabled me to escape observation by falling
in the rear with Gordon as we walked on
down the half lit alley toward the transept,
Following Taras and Kavansgh, we left the
alley to cross the brightly illuminated tran
sept At that minute couple Of children
darted out from their ambuscade behind
group Of statuary and caught Gordon's dis.
engaged arm. Even that startled us, and
before we had recovered from the surprisea
young lady came forward, who knew must
beJudith Bell before Gordon introduced us
A moro unfortunate moment for this in
PRODUCTION could not be imagined. Gordon,
at no time remarkable for self possession,
and l, naturally gauche and awkward from
want OF cultivation, were now, under the
paralyzing influence of fright and nervous
excitement, absolutely incapable Of nssum-
ing an attitude Of rational composure. We
must have looked like culprits discovered
in a misdeed. After stammering the usual
form Of Introduction In an unintelliQible
1argon OF bad French and English, Gordon
said:
Pm making an awful mess of this; but
to confess the truth, Judith, you have taken
me by surprise,n