Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-12-03

stairs paused 10 assure myself that tile
way was clear The mufled sound Of Mere
Lucas voice humuing IN the kitchen and
OF Inras reading aloud showed that tho
doorp were ciasod. ! ran down nOiBelCgly,
opened the street door and perceived Kav-
nnngla carrHzc drawn mp by the pave
inunt before the church. The driver stood
on the curb. and / recognized the man at
onca
"You know where to goi" nuied AS 1
stepped in.
"idelpli terrace, miss, Hrst Of all, /" he
replied,
In less than IA quarter Of m hour wo
reached tho torrnce stepped out, and
pushing open the swing door Of Grandson
chambers entered the hall
Gordon. who had hcnrd the wheels OF the
broughnm, was ON the landing above
"Wbnt A M" he asked nnHiously, run
ming down TO meet me.
i had repeated Kayunaghs Instructions
too frequently 20 forget them, and had
not overlooked tho necessity OF trauslntlug
the phrases Into French 20 avert suspicion.
''Ians went out before dinner md llns
not returned. Ksvanagh saye they have
carried him on to ShAdwell He has gonu
on In a hanson. He rgnt mo TO fetch you.
His Uarringe Is outside. The driver knows
where "a tako uk'----
MY dear girl. " he interrupted there Ia
no ncocssity tor you 10 SO Better stay out
OF this Thmo's sure 10 b. a seitmmGgo"
THE CREATOR reason Tor going. Iwill go
udone rnther than be l0ft bolind."
"rhht'll mover do, All right, madom1l
Eclle. pluek's everything Whit u mo-
mont"
Saying this, he ran up stairs taking the
steps two NJ a time, rushed 20 hla rooms
and minute after came out with hu hat
on, an ulster over his arm and a stout stick
IN his hand. He banged Che dooral,erhim.
fvjUined mo, and alippiuR hls arm through
mine TO support me led me down 10 thN
hall The oilcious porter again stepped
forward " II he had something TO say, but
Gordon brushed pnst him imp8tiontly and
sock mo TO the carriage.
"All right" he called, wcdging himself
IN NJ noon as ! was seated, md before the
door was closed tho carriage started or
AZ ItnyRnngh had forcseon there was no
necessity for any prTtenAe IN my part
shook nom head 70 foot with excitement,
IT'S all right. mHdomoisolle," said Cor.
don oheorfully slipping my arm through
his and uudNuR ~ 20 bis side we shall
pull through You see KavanHgh has hia
vita about him. I'd back him against all
The police Russia cm send over here. lie
didn't give You amy other iniornuton'"
None Those words were all he epol.e.n
Enough TOO, He warned me last night
That fellow Rudersdorf was hanging about
Lambeth all yesterday But Ia seems rarus
never left the house"
Thuating his head out Of tho window, ho
called TO the driver
You know whore you arc 10 goW
IAN right sir. We arc 10 ind the GOV
snor at Sandy's walk and " he's not there
were TO cross tho river to the Marincr'a
Joy"
DO you know oil these plncrs"
"Ought 10, sir Born IN Rothcrhithe and
served four yoars Ia tho rhumea police pa.
trolling the pooln
As we penetrated tho low lying district
beyond Southwark park the foggrew thick
err, the darkness moro intense.
TITS To be hoped we shall meet them on
this side Of the river" Gordon observed,
'forwe shall 6nd IL dilicult to cross IN such
darkness ~ this"
made no reply, knowing that n we were
10 cross kavaungh had provided the means.
Tho etreetH were absolutely empty, 10
THAT the driver was able to rattle along nj u
good speed In spite OF the darkncss, which
In the back etEvots through which we passed
was unrelicycd by any light save the duh
CLEAN Of nm occasional street lamp.
There ras u rcsinoue smell Of pine wood.
On one side Of the road the light fell upon
Etncks Of timber; on the other q ship's spnra.
projecting over the tarrcd pnllnqs. WINS
thrown into relief by tho giimmoring lamp
beyond. Wc werc running down by the
Baltic dock. The driyernhortened his pace
TO turn corner, thn pulled up undor a
lamp that stuck out from hgh brick wall.
The driver whstlod rs hc sprang down
from the box. Gnuplng hia stick, Cor
don opened the door and stepped out.
erouohcd back IN my conor OF tho carriage,
setting my teeth, holding my breath Ia rx
pec,ahon Of the coming cStnstronhc. The
driver had giveu the dEnnl Il only re
mnined for the acoomphcea to spring out
Of the darkness and ovcipawet Gordon.
hutno one appeared. The driver whis
tied agaip, looking around him in pcrpicx
ity
~ don't understand IT," he said aftei
waiting a moment for some uound 70 break
the silence. THE governor told me shout,
IND him here, or some one else"
you are sure this Is che placeW Gordon
asked.
Certain. There's the old boat" noadin,
NJ an upturnod beat hard by on the Tor
shore, and there's the boershop.n noddini
60 aglimmur Of Light acroaa the waste spae
opposite the wall. He must be down y
the water Wait here half niuuts. SIR
With these words be ran OF along tn
forcshore. and In minute was lost TO ri ia
IN the fog
"Kasanagh must have crossed thcriver,
said Gordon, -and the pcraon be promise,
70 station hero 10 meet ua has ovldcntl
Yielded 10 the temptation OF that boershor
That's much norc probable than that h
should ~ down 70 the water, You won
mind being left alone Tor a minute OF twof
mo, no. ! an not Efrnian
I'll try the beerihop. II Kavann,.h,
man y not tAero, may find some ono VIII
will take me acroasT
He hurried nnroxs tho open spnce. nnd
naw bis figure against the light ,,s he en-
tered the house by swing door
There was moment OF Intense silence
end then heard long, distinct whistle Il
Abe direction taken by the drivpr
Ny eyca were fixed upon tho beershnu
The thickness Of the night and tho ,listane
prevented my making Il out clearly. but I
teemed to mo that thafn werc two doorr I.
it-ons on each side q the front. with n
two spearz Of gas-and this was prcsentl,
proved 70 be the calle ~ man alinpinrou
o. the cthor sidn TO that cntaraed hv Gottlon
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