The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-10-21

mo, not WORD. but now apous snae
friend yoa spoke or
"Ahi there again believe was all at
fault. believe che Is no more conspirar
tor than poor old Mere Lucas herself. I
find she Is = cook ~ a restaurant In Greek
street. and 10 OF course she u not at liberty
TO come here and 80 Mere Lucas"
He looked terribly yexed a. be admitted
this. ''Do you know man named Mat
veeff" be asked abruptly.
II think I've heard the name, butIdont
know him."
"He's one Of the poor beggars who come
90 sponge on Taras, II was he who put this
precious nonsense into my head. The fact
Is, the lower GLASS OF nihilists are like set
Of starving dogs--tealous OF each other and
ready to snap at any one who seems little
better OF than the rest. IL Is natural that
they should envy the old woman her COM
Portable position here, but It simply proves
what q trcacherous, faithless lot they are
when one can circulate such ISLANDERS az
thia fear have made You very anxious.
/ hope you will forgive me. For the sake
OF Taras, whose life Is 80 dear to us, and Of
such enormous importance TO the welfare
of his country, one cannot afford to turn
deaf ear TO any hint at such time as this.
when real peril exists"
"That's all right. ! feel Just like that.
Don't you mind telling me anything. I'd
rather know IL than not II it makes me
ever 90 frightened. Besides IL makes you
feel 90 light hearted and happy to ind Ii
isn't true that you can't be yexed by what's
past" asT
"You cannot have better philosophy or
better feeling than that, % said be. shaking
my hand kindly an he rosa
The feeling Of relief, now that had no
longer any serious reason TO regard Mere
Lucas with mistrust or look for the dcvel-
opment Of some sinister design, afforded me
such happiness that ] almost forgot the ex-
istence Of danger, and when Taras about O
week later told me that he should not re-
turn probably till a. or 3 o'clock from the
smoking concert 70 which he had been in
vited bade him good night when he went
out after dinner without any feeling of
alarm
That afternoon my dressmaker had sent
to say that the dress she was making for
me would be ready TO try on In the even
ing. Nothing could have happened more
opportunely, for intended to take Taras
by surprise with this beautiful velvet, and
here was the very chance needed Of get
ting the important work Of fitting done
without his knowing anything about it
The moment he was gone I ran to my
room, dressed, and telling Mere Lucas
where was goipg-for she was In the se-
cret-I started OF for Remington road,
where my dressmaker lived.
IL was between 8 and 0. At that time
Lambeth road Is deserted. Heavy rain had
fallen In the afternoon, and such sounds as
there were seemed particularly clear. The
rattle of train over the railway bridge,
whistle from tug on the river behind me.
were noticeable by their distinctness; my
own footsteps an hurried along made
quite clatter on the wet pavement.
Struck by this tact, presently fancied I
could hear an echo TO my football. Was it
that or some one followingi To satisfy the
idle doubt ! glanced back. just within
sight man was following. There was moth
ing in that to call for particular attention.
but when had gone another hundred yards
or so the echoinR sound arrested my wan
dering thoughts and glanced round again.
The mans figure was there exactly at the
same distance. Il was odd that both sho,
be walking In one direction at precls
similar pace. For the next hundred var. I
walked slower, but the following step came
no nearer, and when turned the mans fig
ure appeared TO be just as FAR OH as before.
It was unpleasant even to fancy that my
steps were dogged, and turned the corner
of Lambeth road sharp with the determi-
nation to go on at still quicker pace now
that was out Of the mans sight, but the
whistle of tram suggested still better
means OF avoiding annoyance, and stop
ped with the determination to ride the 70
naming distance.
Just at stepped into the car the man
came running round the corner from the
Lambeth road, and as l took my seat be
sprang on TO the footboard AS he passed
the door to go up the steps the light from
within fell ON his face. There was no mis-
taking the yellow complexion, the sparss
black beard and high cheek bones nor the
sunk head and high shoulders.
II was Drigoi
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