Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1893-07-15

The police" be whispered, with
swift glance round and then a look Of
horror In his face The mere rurno,
of the police would he fatal fatal.
Her life hangs on thread He leant
against an area railing and wrunS his
hands.
In while he reused Himself. drew
his hat low over his brose, caught nv
arm, and turnn teuaec the Strand,
said:
''Mr. Fall, under ordinary circum-
stances if would be inexcusable t,
| trouble you, stranger, with my af
fairs. But the circumstances are not
ordinary, they are extraordinary be
| yoid belief, beyond endurance You
are young yourself. You can sympa
thlze with me. If you permit me,
will tell you how | am situated.
''You may tell me with full assurance
of my sympathy and assistance, said
| "For twelve months, he began, 81
have been engaged to Miss Folgate,
who Is now twenty years of age. and
an only child. Her father, a solicitor.
is dead. Her mother was glad to take
the position of housekeeper at Sir Ar
thur Pennvfather town house in
Derby Square. Miss Folgate lives with
| her mother, and now and then | come
up to Durham to see her. Mrs. Fol-
gate Is. only nineteen years older than
| her daughter. She is woman of re-
markably youthful appearance and
great personal attractions, romantic
and painfully anxious to marry again
''For some time, u very tSllsh and
fascinating foreigner-a count, he says
has been leading Mrs Folgate to
think he wants to mako her his wife.
Sir Arthur and his family are IN the
Riviera. The Derby Square house has
been used by this foreigner as postal
address. There have been meetings Of
foreigners IN it it-meetlngs of men con-
nected with some illegal scheme. Yes
teriay | got this from Miss Folgatc.
As lie spoke he handed me n ragged
piece of paper covered with FAINT pen
ell lines, crossed and recrossed.
"You can't make it out easily and
there isn't time to puzzle over it. The
substance is this: Miss Folgate has in
voluntarily overheard what passed at
one ofthose meetings. The conspirators
discovered her, and she is a prisoner
in Derby Square. If she makes any
disturbance, they will kill her II they
are betrayed they will kill her mother.
who is no longer in the house. To
dav between / and 3 o'clock there viii
be no one III the house but nv dis
tracted girl / am going to try t,
| snatch her from the knives of those
murderous rutfians.
.And I will 60 with vor. n I may.
He seized my hand and for moElen'
could not speak.
If YOU will help me to-day You may
count on my devotion for life, he saie
at length.
"Wlll YOU go armed:'
Armed? No fit comes to weap
ons We are lost - we are dead men an,
she-but will not think of her. |
would paralyzed me, and the time 70
action is almost at hand.
"How do you intend getting into tn
house,
Il must break in. You now knov
how doihly dangerous Is the enterprise
1t j. not too late for Won to draw back.
Il am with You heart and soul, sal'
l, taking his arm.
n He set rapid pace west
y My poor girl. he said. is locke
4 in an upper room, no doubt inten,
getting IN through the fanllght. ca
stand on your shoulders. Once III.
will open the front door. Thus fog
all IN "ur favor
1t was long walk. during which h
never could see across the street H
seemed - find his way hv instinct II
never paused or hes,tated.
At last he drew up. We are !
Darby Square" he whispered. "Th
house Is on the south side No 81. "
will cross the roadway and stand Wit
our backs against the railing oi the u
closure, We have twenty minutes t
!, wait,
/ 'Sow. whispered he, shen he dr.
a AZ, we are directly opposite sh. hou~.
!: know the spo. hv this dropping a
tree He took of his hat AMI wipe