Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-10-20

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CHAPTER NJ.
KANANAGH.

A hushed laugh from the room had
quilted reached my ear and caused me to
stop at the foot of the stairs. The suspicion
that was the object of merriment stung
my newly awakened pride. Jealous already
of Kavanagh's influence and attributing to
him the same feeling of animosity that
ranked in my heart, 1 conceived that he
would take advantage of my absence to
make Taras hate me. A growing desire to
hear what he would say against me, to
know whether Taras would stand by me or
yield to his friend, impelled me to steal back
to the door, where put my ear to the key
hole.
KavanaGh was speaking in low, music
ally running tone.
That's the worst of equality when it's
practiced by thorough going man like
you. One never knows what to expect and
may get a douche like this at any moment
One day you introduce me to n man with
an insignificant name and the look of a
broken down tradesman, and find later
on that he's royal duke and now-thanks,
III help myself if l may"
And now what do you take this friend to
bet' Taras asked in tone of amusement.
Il took her to be an illustrious refugee at
the least. A princess, possibly, by her
dress, distingue style and distinctly aris-
tocratic cut of features-probablya an ex-
ceptionally learned princess. There was
the eccentricity Of genius In her silence, the
Saus gene with which she reclined against
the wall and stared at me-to say nothing
of a decidedly unamiable expression in
those fine eyes of hers. Yes, would have
laid ten to one in anything that she was an
illustrious rcfugee-before she opened her
lips"
Then you altered your opinion'"
"Well, yes"
There was Il pause. And here l may OBJ
serve that in giving this dialogue and 9TH
ers 1 write many words which We're not
then in my voc2 hulary, and it must be I'M
derstood that l give but a very free trans
lation of certain we'll remembered impress
EiOns.
BY the way" added Kavanagh, Il hope
l was not indiscreet in accepting your in
vitation."
Il should not have asked You to come in
if had not wanted - have a chat with
you: something more than a chat-a serious
talk. l should have hunt ed You up to-
morrow for this very purpose
You have the pleaSanteSt way of max
ing a man feel welcome. What is the sub
ject:"
The girl who has just left the room. In
the first place, Barry Kavanagh, there must
be no misconception with regard to her po-
sition here
My dear fellow, no one whose opinion is
worth consideration would ever dream of
doubling your honor or the honesty of your
relations with this young woman
That idea never entered my imagination
1t is quite another kind of misconception
that l wish to avoid. Come. YOU are one
whose opinion is worth consideration. Tell
me candidly what conclusion you have
formed with regard to her in place of the
illustrious refugee theory
Il should say that she is some unhappy
waif whom you have rescued from the
slough of despair and the slums of White
chapel, with an object rs wildly impracti-
cable as it is profoundly charitable
That is the misconceptiou that feared, -
said Tares in a low, earnest voice. contrast
ing strongly with the light tone of his
friend. Il want you to understand that
the girl owes nothing to any sentiment of
charity on my part in order that no chance
word or accidental look may convey such a
suspicion to her mind. If l gave her all
that l possess in the world, down to the last
fnrthing, it would not repay what 1 owe
her. But for the daring, the bravery and
the endurance of that slight, frail looking
girl l might now be on the-road to Siberia ."
Good heavens! Ihavc not heard a word
of this"
1t has all happened since l saw you last
| told you the police would not let me
alone, and they have not. They laid a trap
for me, and walked into it with the sim
plicity of n woman, mainly, | think, be
cause the agent employed to take me rep
resented himself to be an cN-convict and
looked the character SO perfectly that
never suspected him of being something
worse. Usually, you know, the police
agent looks impeccable. They got me down
i'll cellar, bound hand and foot and gagged
Icould not get my hands free, but work ell
the cord off my feet and ate through my
gag. There was Il pipe in the cellar, and
through that communicated with the girl
whose voice heard overhead At the risk
of her life she contrived to get herself into
the cellar and me out of ii. y vessel-from
which l had been led to believe that three
refugees were to be rescued-lay in the pool
waiting for me, and most likely l was to
have been carried aboard and shipped off to
St. Petersburg the very night that this
brave girl saved me
Thank God You escaped. Give me Novr
hand, old man. To think that l might
have found this room empty-that l might
never have smoked another pipe with your'
You can understand now my feeling to-
ward that girl
by George, it's heavy debit Then in
n reflective tone he added after pause: Il
see. You propose to raise this girl 10 your
own level"
Higher if may. 1 aim at giving her a
new life"
You have set yourself an enormous
task
You may help me now if you will
III l Wilt Why, there's nothing in the
world that would give me greater pleasure,
ii it were only to prove the sincerity of an
Irishmans friendship"
If had doubted that, l should not have
said a word to You on the subject felt
that l could rely on your help in case of
need, but would not impose task upon
you which beforehand seemed utterly hope
less"
lone moment, old man, said Kavanagh
with laugh. You are not going to hand
that young lady over to mes"
Yes. You must promise to look after
her if anything happens to me-
Good heavens! what do you mean?"
cried Kavanagh, with bated breath.
Il mean that you must finish what have
begun if / cannot finish it myself l must
make some provision of this kind for the
poor girl. What would become of her if
in n few weeks, say, she were thrown sud
denly upon her own resourcess Money
alone would make her position only the
more perilous. Without a friend to guide
her, she would absolutely be worse off than
if had left her in the sums
Il understand that, but what do You
mean by the suggestion that something
might happen to you in few weekss''
II told you that the police have tried to
kidnap me"
And failed"-
They will be more careful next time in
consequence. They intend to take me, and
probably they will. Three months ago the
minister of police received an order from
the car to silence me. He seldom has to