The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-08-06

NA0Httt Win ndFIlAI. so great was inc
strait in which ho was placed He could
perhaps succeod iu Wrestling the dagger
from her, and BE- able a. silence her tongue
forever. But be dared not risk IL. Ar
ter an Dagmar. quietly resting In the
house might be matter Of no conse-
quenCe. II they could only get their
work done quickly. He hurried out 10
Mrs. Smith
She is ia the house and pacifed Let
MS hasten along pointing 10
their burden-''oEce buried, and can de-
fy her"
Dagmar listened for the rolling of Of
the cab wheels A sudden suspicion
seized her How stupid she had been.
she had given Mark the chance to effect
his escape; IL was of vital importance not
TO lose him now. She rushed out. mol
the cab was there. The driver seemed
sleeping, and so did the horse
HAS the gentleman gone out this
way2' she asked
'Noa, mum; Use seen nObbudy."
Dagmar, her suspicious on the alert,
peered about. She saw no one She was
on the point Of re-entering the house
when she caught the sound Of voices. 1t
staggered her TO know from where they
came. For the mOmeut she did not con
meet Mark with what she heard Rather
did she expect that il might be Nelly
hidden somewhere outside
To look down the drive from the front
OF the lodge she had to round a corner. A
shrek escaped her as she did so. What
ever were Mark and Mrs. Smith carry
ingl Was it Nelly Had she tainted To
run wildly after them shouting at the
top of her voice was her next movement.
But the emotion she betrayed. great as il
was, the agitation, furry, and excitement,
were all as nothing in comparison to
Marks. He was beside himself. A
panic seemed to seize him.
Go back, go back" he yelled furi-
Ously. You cannot come spying here"
He pushed forward with all his might,
scarce knowing in his panic what he
did
IT'S noa good. observed Mrs. Smith,
CURLY, "her's a coomin' tearin' on, and
cont go no faster"
We are here, - cried Mark, frantically,
as they dropped the coffin by the i'm
prOvised grave. Wait here whilst l go
and detain the-fend."
"Much obliged, but the fiend declines
to be detained" declared Dagmar. elud-
ing his grasp and dancing each side of his
Infatuated and outstretched clasp. ''Oh.
heavensr' with a sudden Shrek, "what
is this ! see YOu've-youve murdered
her, Is that the treatment YOU dOled out
to my Olgal As there is Justice i'm the
WoIlu yOu SHdl De Cdlleu 10 account Tor
this. II I've losther, living as sword over
you ana your badness, her deatu shall be
my weapon of torture"
Mark glared wildly around him, but
spoke not Thought was too busy in his
brain
81 did not kill herr" he exclaimed at
last. "Ste was taken ill-she had
doctOr-and died "
Without saying a word more he flew
down the drive. Daqmar let him 90. his
presence there was of no use. On, on he
went. At the gate he found a man
waiting The moon had suddenly re-
treated, it was nearly dark, too dark to
distinguish faces Marks position was
desperate. Though he supposed the
watcher to be a detective, he resolved to
slip by him He looked upon it now as
his last chance of safety Unlocking the
gate hurriedly he bumped against the
new conner
"WbV the deuce did Won not LEFT me in
soonerl" grumblcd he. "Yow is She
nv patientF
S'You, Revelstoke"' yelled Mark. furi
ouslv, .have YOU come to gloat over vour
vorx2 She's dead-dead: YOU will have
the hangman to payp'
He babe the cabbv drive to Willesden
and jumped into his seat wildly. The
cabby rubbed mis- eyes in surprise, It was
not the fare he mad an ticipated but
what matter, Willesden was "a good run
and would pay.
Double your fare if YOU get there in
time to catch the worl1man's train ~
| shouted Mark.
They drove OF, and then for the first
time DIR. Revelstoke, alias Reg. VOlmer,
remembered that he was dawdling. He
had never been to bed; his appearance
was disorderly and neglected in the ex-
IRENE. He and some of his fellow
| students had been having carouse. In
the midst OF 1t conjunction at one act
that might not be fatal had sent him
hurrying down to Hendon. Determine
| ton not TO commit crime TO hide a
heinOus fault had suddenly seized him.
! Unfortunate delays on the road, INSOFAR
able from night travelling undertaken on
! the cheap, had much chafed his spirit.
| Yet delays that after all repaid him. For
! whilst pacing up and down little plat
| form he came across dilapidated and old
! advertisement on the wall 1t was part
| ly torn, but he saw enough to send his
| brain whirling. Reward 9l00 for the
! isCOyery-Henstock. 1t should be his.
Just the sum that would clear him out Of
! the scrape under which Mark held him
| in bondage. He wrote the address down
| in his pocket book. But dead dead al
| ready Could it be possible2 She must
! have taken the dose exceedingly early, or
/ else Mark must have added to it.
! Reg Volmer ran his fingers through
! his hair distractedly as he stood and
! knocked knocked at the door