The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-10-28
CHAPTER XVIII.

folded document which Kavanagh had
begged him to read. Swiftly ran to my
room and put on the things I had laid out
ready to my hand. AT the head of the
stairs paused to assure myself that the
way was clear The muftled sound OF Mere
Lucas voice humming in the kitchen and
Of Taras reading aloud showed that the
doors were closed. I ran down noiselessly.
opened the street door ana perceived kav
onaghs carriage drawn up by the pave
ment before the church. The driver stood
on the curb, and | recognized the man al
once. =
"You know where to gos" asked as
stepped In.
/ "Adelphi terrace. miss, first of alp h.
replied.
In less than O quarter of an hour we
reached the terrace. ! stepped out, and
pushing open the swing door Of Grandson
chambers entered the hall.
Gordon, who had heard the wheels of tht
brougham, was on the landing above.
what 70 itt" he asked anxiously, run
ming downtq meet me.
had repeated Kavapagh's instructions
too frequently to forget them, and l had
not overlooked the necessity Of translatine
the phrases into French to avert suspicion
'Taras went out before dinner and ha.
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 IL outside. The driver knows
where to take us"-
my dear girl" he interrupted, "there Is
no necessity for you to 60 Better stay om
Of this. There's sure to be scrimmage."
''The greater reason for going. will &c
alone rather than be left behind"
"That'll never do All right. mademoi
selle. Pluck's everything Wait mo
ment."
Saying this, he ran up stairs, taking the
steps two at time, rushed to his rooms,
and a minute after came out with his hat
on, an ulster OVER his arm and a stout stick
in his hand. He banged the door after him,
rejoined me, and slipping his arm through
mine to support me led me down to tn.
hall. The officious porter again stepped
forward as II he had Something to say, but
Gordon brushed past him impatiently and
took me to the carriage.
"All righti', he called, wedging himself
in as soon as was seated, and before the
door was closed the carriage started off.
AS Kavanagh had foreseen, there was no
necessity for any pretense on my part.
shook from head TO foot with excitement.
'It's all right, fnademoiselle." said Cor
don cheerfqlly. slipping my arm through
his and pudgfng it to his side. 1--WE shall
pull through. You see Kavanagh has his
wits about him. I'd back him against all
the police Russia can send over here. He
didn't give you any other information"
None. Those words were all he spoke"
Enough too. He warned me last night.
That fellow Rudersdorf was hanging about
Lambeth oil yesterday. But Is seems Taras
never left the house."
Thrusting his head out Of the window. he
called to the driver:
"You know where you are to gof"
"All right, sir. We are to find the gov
ernor at Sandy's walk, and IL he's not there
we're to cross the river to the Mariners
JOY"
"Do you know all these placess"
"Ought to, sir. Born In Rotserhithe and
served four years in the Thames police pa
trolling the Pool"
AS we penetrated the low lying district
beyond Southwark park the fog grew thick
er, the darkness more intense.
''It's to be hoped we shall meet them on
this side OF the river" Gordon observed,
"for we shall find 1t difficult to cross in such
darkness as this"
made no reply, knowing that IL we were
to cross Kavanagh had provided the means.
The streets were absolutely empty, so
that the driver was able to rattle along at O
good speed in spite Of the darkness, which
I'm the back streets through which we passed
was unrelieved by any light save the dull
CLEAN of an occasional street lamp.
There was resinous smell of pine wood.
On one side Of the road the light fell upon
stacks of timber; on the other a ships spars,
projecting over the tarred palings, was
thrown into relief by the glimmering lamp
beyond. We were running down by the
Baltic dock. The driver shortened his pace
to turn corner, then pulled up under a
lamp that stuck out from a high brick wall.
The driver whistled as he sprang down
from the box. Grasping his stick, Cor
don opened the door and stepped out /
crouched back in my corner Of the carriage,
setting my teeth, holding my breath in ex-
pectation of the coming catastrophe. The
driver had given the signal. 1t only re-
mained for the accomplices to spring out
of the darkness and overpower Gordon.
But no one appeared. The driver whis-
tied again, looking around him In perplex-
ity.
II don't understand IT," he said after
waiting moment for some sound to break
the silence "The governor told me should
find him here, or some one else"
"You are sure this is the place" Gordon
asked.
Certain. There's the old boat" nodding
at an upturned boat hard by on the fore
shore, "and there's the beershop," nodding
10 glimmsr of light across the waste space
opposite the wall "He must be down by
the water. Wait here half a minute. sir"
With these words he ran of along the
foreshore, and in a minute was lost to sight
I'm the fog.
"Kavapagh must have crossed the river"
said Gordon, "and the person he promised
10 station here to meet us has evidently
yielded to the temptation OF that becrshop
That's much more probable than that he
should 90 down to the water. You won't
mind being left alone for minute or twoi"
mo, no. am not afraid"
"rll try the beershop n Kavanagh's
man is not there. may find some one who
will take me across"