The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-10-30
CHAPTER XIX.
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got out of the tram at my dressmaker's
The car moved on, but glancing after II l
perceived the man hastily descending. He
| must have waited till he saw me step out
on to the pavement, and could only hope
as | slipped into the house and hastily
closed the door. that he had lost sight Of
| me in getting down from the car
With the terrors of going home alone be
fore me found little pleasure In trying on
| my dress and discussing the matter with
my dressmaker, but fingered till she had
nothing more to say and could invent no
pretext for staying longer
looked around eagerly when we went to
the door, and to my great relief saw no one
who looked like Drigo | concluded that
he had lost sight of me or gone off on a
| wrong scent
ut rains "a little. May lend you an UNI
brella" asked the dressmaker.
mo, think will wait for tram" said
/, that will take me home to my door"
and when the car came in sight bade her
good night and ran down to stop it. Asl
stepped in my heart quaked, for saw tho
man dreaded come out from the shadow
| Of the wall, and before had found a seat
heard his foot grating on the steps outside
1t was Westminster car-not, as had
hoped one that would take me to Lamb
10 avoid the terrible stretch of deserted
street went on us far as Hercules build
ings. That gave me a little start, for until
| he saw me get out my pursuer could not
| tell which turning should take Glancing
up, saw Drigo's hideous face peering over
the railing to discover who was alighting,
and the moment be recognized me he began
to scuttle down the steps
ran without stopping till reached the
tavern at the Lambeth road end of the
buildings, thinking in my weakness that
would seek protection if he was on my heels
rather than venture alone on that last strip
of deserted road. | had made up my mind
now that the enemy Of Taras had gesolyed
to putme ont of the way as a prelisn inary to
attacking him and had giyen the Job 10
this villain. But he was still at s6nfe dis.
tance-just near enough to keep me insight,
no more. 1t would be absurd to ask for pro.
lection from man so far off, said to my.
self, and ashamed of my cowardice again
took to my heels. He might have overtaken
me in few minutes, and there was no one
to prevent him strangling me In the open
road had be chosen, but he came no nearer
whether ran or whether walked, when.
ever turned, he seemed to be precisely at
the same distance from me-iust near
enough to keep in sight-no nearer, and as
stood painting at the door waiting for Mere
Lucas to let me in perceived him stand.
ing motionless by the lamppost at the cor
ner of Lambeth palace
Concealing my trepidation from Mere
Lucas as well as could, hurried up to my
room and there tried to find an explain alton
of this strange pursuit. As grew calmer
and my thoughts more collected one fact
became more and more evident. Drgo
would not have suffered me to escape in
this way had his designs been directed
against me. His spirit of revenge would
not have rested content with giving me
scare. And as he had not taken advantage
of this opportunity to injure me it was
scarcely credible that he would make any
further attempt in that direction.
probably" said, going to the window
to reassure myself, seeing that l have
come in and am not likely to go out again
tonight, he has gone away"