Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-10-23


MlsGlVINGs.
I was still weighing kaVanaShs mysteri-
Gus questions ana ozark lhslnuatlons, I'M
able to draw any definite conclusions from
the connecting ooubts that agitateo my
mind, when the door opened ana Mere Luz
cas- came IN her Dig mouth puckereu up
with pam anu tears running down het
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in n long chain of incoherent phrases broken
by sobs behind the blue apron which she
held to her eyes.
1t seemed 10 me us / watched her impos-
sihle that such grief could be simulated;
t, any one could summon such flow of
tears from an uuscelin. heart But then
reflected the person chosen by the cars
seent to execute SO dangerous n mission
must of necessity be extremely subtle and
deceptive
The beautiful figures all torn down-the
whole work ruiucdr' she went on The
work il has taken so long to make, the
pride and joy of my dear musterl would
rather the monsters had beaten me down
and crushed the life out of me-
Iasked myself if Mere Lucas was not ov-
And to say" she added, getting the bet
ter of her tears and dropping her apron
TO say that l an the cause of it air.
Does he say sou asked quickly.
All! l would he had. Look you, my
poor dear friend, it is easier to bear blame,
when one deserves it, than forgiveness and
words of kindness She burst into tears
again as she repeated the words with which
Taras had trird to comfort her.
L a
to doubt the sincerity of her emotion
1t is my fault; l say it, IT, she cried,
striking her breast, adding, with dramatic
emphasis, and it is true! What right had
l to leave the house when II = master was
away What am here fOl lut to protect
the house and my masters interests? If it
had happened while l was at home, it
would have been Il great misfortune, but at
ltlst should not have been culpable; no
one could have SAID suffered the mischief
TO be done.
Does any ono say - now asked.
why, il is evident, my poor friend Any
good Tor nothing: watching his opportunity
nj SLt have opened the front door with a
bent nail anu walked il. And, animal that
| acl, did Ect even look round the place
when came IL TO see that all was safe rs
left 1t.
kavauash su.,!,, s:ivc questions ret rnCd
quite conceivable that Il crafty person
should accuse herself OF Il parlonable fault
to screen herself from the suspicion of an
act OF ha>e-t-s.
And 10 think that this is my fault and
that l owe everything in the world to that
dear master. One would say that did it
expressly to show that there was no more
gratitude in the world and the tears
starting from her eyes ag,;lin she rose and
ems! l deserve to be turned out of doors,
and then what would become of me-
| started. thinking that l had Il key to
the mystery in that phrase Had not the
dread OF being cast adrifU induced Mere
Lucas to connive IL the destruction of the
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ron Of mi, work n,,st entail Womb sha
moi for his sake as We'll ns her own .,.,r.c
10 this Simple measure for avertinr such a
terrible r,.s,ilty Gaurin., her djsnoSirion In.
my own, | believed She would. and my
hCart readily for.ave her ofTcu>r. Ilut
though affection fer the old woman in
clincl me to accept this exclamation | n.
solved TO watch her closely till had seen
kayana-h and heard the result of his in
curry respecting the friend in SOHO
followed her when she went ont shop-
ming. l slept with NV door opeu. and wax
ing 1T a fancied sound crcpt out in the
darkness 10 listen on the stairs. | discoy-
cred nothing tending in the slightest de
gree TO confirm tie suspicion Of her com
pIicity in the outrage; on the contrary. her
continued detection. which the cheerful
remonstranCe Of Tar,ls failed To remove,
seemed to confirm the sincerity of her sor-
row and humiliation
Apparently kavanagh found greater
difficulty than he had anticipated in his i'll
vestigations, for week elapsed before l
saw him again. When lie went Ilp with
Taras into the Workshop TO see the new
group, which WAS already taking form. l
followed with the hope of finding an op-
rortunity OF hearing the communicative
which thought he might have to make to
me-
Il shall finish ii now, said TaraS conf
IDENTIFY, by the time Gurlous kiln is
ready to be fired
III nothing happen, to you or it in the
meantime" said kavanagh sombcrly.
1t isn't likely the r,.scals will try that
game on again. II they do, 50 much the
worse for TEEN. They will have to settle
accounts with poor old Mere Lucas"
And Surprising, nevertheless, said KAY
anaSh, with q glance at me as he turned to
Tar.l>, that this group shared the fate of
the last, what them"
What then? Why, l would begin an
other, with 4 revolver by my side. and
never leave it till gave it to the world to
protect"
kavanaSh nodded gravelv, but made 10
other comment. For some minutes he
stood silently watching Taras Is he built
up fold in the drapery with pellets OF
moist clay; then, recovering from his fit OF
abstraction, he looked at his watch AID
pleaded an engagement. Taras laid aside
his clay. and despite his friends remon-
strauccs led the way down the steps to see
him to the door.
In that moment Kavauach. turning to
me. naurnlurcd;