The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-06-17

Madgc went to bed very unhappy
IL know She has designs on Randy
she said to herself: II saw it from the
first. but I'll watch her as IL cat watches
Il mouse and if there is any trouble I'll
send for Gen. Paley and have her turned
out of the house.
She did not sleep much that night for
thinking about it. and by seven o'clock
she was up. looking out at the fair land
scapc on which the sun was already
shining.
"Some one is moving down there by
that laurestinus bush. Vera Demasque
up and dressed ut this hour of the morn
ing Can she know that Randy is al
ways out betimes and that he is coming
over here to breakfast, or is it an assi2-
nation? Exactly. there is Randy COM
ing through the shrubbery. This really
is too much to expect any mortal to en-
dure."
And Madge. without even waiting to
see if they met, dressed herself SO quick
ly that she was already equipped acd
starting for the grounds, when the
maid came in to call her.
At nine o'clock, when the breakfast
bell rang, there was no sign of Madge.
Randy Va,mont and Vera Demasque
both came in by different doors, look
ing very calm and collected.
They shook hands as mere acquaint-
ances. But still no Madge.
| AT last she arrived from the grounds,
apparently fustercd, and as though she
had walked some distance.
| "Why, Nadge. where have you been?"
said Randy Nalmont. II came over
early to bid you good-by, as am COM
PEELED to go off to-day to Berlin on some
public business Do not look so startled,
shall be back in Il week"
"Nou will not go, Randy; I insist
that You stay where you are"
My dear child, you must not try to
keep Randy" said Sir Eustace. ''In the
service of his country call is impera
tive
II will not have him go. He shall
not 60"
Never before had Madge been so eX-
cited, and no one could in the least i'm
agine what it meant Even Randy was
mystitied, as he thought surely if she
were jealous of Vera Demasque she
would be glad to get him out of the
way.
AS for that little lady, she took the
turmoil, into which Madges coming
had thrown the room, very quietly. but
then she was too much of stranger to
understand all the ins and outs.
She evidently regarded Madge III the
light of senscless little idiot for re-
; pcating over and over again that Eandy
, should not go, without giving any rea.
, son why he should remain.
Madgc noticed neither her coldncss
nor her contempt, for she never looked
at her: all the time she was talking hel
, eyes were fixed on the window and ap
parently her ears followed suit, for, be
, fore anyone else was sensible of it, she
f. cried out:
"Whcels--there he is"
. Astonishmcnt was depicted on every
, face; on none more than on Vera lie
: Mosques, and she became very cripaor
behind her teacup as she tried to sly
e her tea unconccrnedly.
Another minute and the dining. roon
door was thrown open.
''Gen. Paley."
Why did his coming render Madge s,
excited? What on earth did il al
mean?
Vera Demasque had set down her tea
cup and was now standing; all the colo
had died out of her face and left he
white as death.
The arrival of Gen. Paley had evi
IDENTIFY more significance for her thai
for the Others
He did not speak to them: it wa
NJ \.
woman," he said, "and IL pretty one.
am an old soldier, and as such hav
great consideration for the feelings O
the gentler sex. My carriage is nj tn
door; get into it and go, before the pc
lice, who are on your track, have tim
to arrest you. You will have ten mir
utes' start, scarcely more. ! am wron
n to give it to you, but weakness where
v woman is concerned must be forgiven.
@ Vera Dcmnsque had not stopped
% hear the latter part OF his sentence
d She was gone. In the hall she snat he
.e up the hat and gloves she had wor
during her early walk, and, before th
Vt astounded breakfast party had time
le ask any questions, the wheels OF 'iel
n Paleys carriage once more rolled aon
~ CIle uTiNe on inc WHY 10 JHc uchTe'
.e railway station, where his coaci. nl
had been instructed to convey III,
e; Demasque.
10 Madge was in Randy's arms weegin
As hysterically, while both on Sir Eustat
+. and Lady Boughton'sli lips was the que
10 ton:
C. "What does it all mean? Why has O,
I'd guest been turned out OF the house
te this most strnnge and inhospitab
"A manner?"
n ''It means that that little girl
yours. my pet Madge, has saved Rand
ss Valmont's life. That she-devil, wi
as has been ingratiating herself into yo'
ut house by means OF her pleasing way
~ j, an anarchist spy. knew she was I
good, but | did not quite know VIII,
70 she would do; Madge found it out"
of ''Good gracious" cried Sir Eustae
e. whose conservative heart was stir,
sc to the very depths, good gracious, 81
re might have blown us all up. Her lad
ship shall be more careful alwa.