Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-10-28


room and put on the things l had laid out
ready to my hand. At the head of the
stairs paused to assure myself that the
way was clear. The muffied sound of Mere
Lucas voice humming in the kitchen and
of Taras reading aloud showed that the
5oors We're closed. / ran down noiselessly,
opened the street door and perceived Kav-
anagh's carriage drawn up by the pave
ment before the church. The driver stood
on the curb, and | recognized the man at
once.
You know where to go?' asked as
stepped in.
"Adelphi terrace, miss, first of ALL he
replied.
In less than a quarter of an hour we
reached the terrace. l stepped out, and
pushing open the swing door of Grandson
chambers entered the hall.
Gordon, who had heard the wheels of the
brougham, was on the landing above.
What is it:' he asked anxiously, run
ming down to meet me.
l had repeated kavanagh's instructions
too frequently to forget them, and had
not overlooked the necessity of translating
the phrases into French to avert suspicion.
"Taras went out before dinner and has
not returned. kavanagh says they have
carried him off to Shadwell. He has gone
on in hanson. He sent me to fetch you.
His carriage is outside The driver knows
where to take u.s.
My dear girl" he interrupted, there is
no necessity for you to go Better stay out
of this. There's sure to be a scrimmage."
The greater reason for going. will go
alone rather than be left behind"
"That'n never do All right, mademoi-
selle. Pluck's everything Wait mo-
ment"
Saying this, he ran up stairs, taking the
steps two at a time, rushed to his rooms,
and minute after came out with his hat
on, an ulster over his arm and a stout stick
in his hand. He banged the door after him,
rejoined me, and slipping his arm through
| mine to support me led me down to the
/ hall. The officious porter again stepped
forward as if he had something to say but
Gordon brushed past him mpatiently and
took ME to the carriage.
All right!'' he called, wedging himself
in as soon as | was seated, and before the
door was closed the carriage started off
As kavanagh had foreseen, there was no
necessity for any pretense on my part.
shook from head to foot with excitement.
Its all right, mademoselle," said Cor
don cheerfully, slipping my arm through
his and nudging it to his side. We shall
pull through. You see Kavanagh has his
wits about him. Id back him against all
the police Russia can send over here. He
ultll L SlNe you any OlLtT llllOTlladllOn-
None. Those words were all he spoke"
Enough too. lie warned me last night
That fellow Rudersdorf was hanging about
Lambeth all yesterday. But is seems Taras
never left the house"
Thrusting his head out of the window he
called to the driver:
You know where you are to go:"
All right, sir. We are to find the gov
ernor at Sandy's walk, and if he's not there
we're to cross the river to the Mariners
JOY"
DO you know all these places:"
Ought to, sir. Born in Rotherhithe and
served four years in the Thames police pa
trolling the Pool
As we penetrated the low lying district
beyond Southwark park the fog grew thick
er, the darkness more intense.
Its to be hoped we shall meet them on
this side of the river" Gordon observed,
for we shall find it difficult to cross in such
darkness rs this"
made no reply, knowing that if We were
to cross Kavanagh had provided the means
The streets were absolutely empty. so
that the driver was able to rattle along at a
good speed in spite of the darkness, which
in the back streets through which we passed
was unrelieved by any light save the dull
glcam of an occasional street lamp.
There was a resinous smell of pine wood
On one side of the road the light fell upon
stacks of timber; on the other ships spars,
projecting over the tarred palings, was
thrown into relief by the glimmering lamp
beyond. We were running down by the
Baltic dock The driver shortened his pace
to turn corner, then pulled up under a
lamp that stuck out from high brick wall
The driver whistled as he sprang down
from the box Grasping his stick, Cor
don opened the door and stepped out l
crouched back in my corner of the carriage,
setting my teeth, holding my breath in ex-
pectation of the coming catastrophe. The
driver had given the signal. 1t only re-
manned for the accomplices to spring out
of the darkness and overpower Gordon.
But no one appeared. The driver whis-
tied again, looking around him in p2rplex-
ity.
Il don't understand it, he said after
waiting Il moment for some sound to break
the silence. The governor told me / should
find him here, or some one else"
You are sure this is the place." Gordon
asked
Certain. There's the old boat nodding
at an upturned boat hard by on the fore
shore, ''and there's the beershop," nodding
to glimmer of light across the waste space
opposite the wall He must be down by
the water. Wait here half minute, sir"
With these words he ran off along the
foreshorc, and in minute was lost to sight
in the fog.
"Kavanagh must have crossed the river"
said Gordon, and the person he promised
to station here to meet US has evidently
yielded to the temptation of that beershop
That's much more probable than that he
should go down to the water. You won't
mind being left alone for minute or two?"
No, no. l am not afraid"
III try the beershop. If KavanaCh's
man is not there, may find some one who
will take me across"
He hurried across the open space, and
SAW his figure against the light as he en-
tered the house by a swing door.
There was moment of intense silence,
and then heard long, distinct whistle in
the direction taken by the driver.
My eyes were fixed upon the beershop.
The thickness of the night and the distance
prevented my making it out clearly, but it
seemed to me that there were two doors to
it-one each side of the front, with its
+ two spears of gas-and this was presently
proved to be the case by a man slipping out
on the other side to that entered by Gordon.
Another and another followed, all with
swift stealth. Outside they stood together
for moment, looking gigantic in the fog.
Then as the driver whistled again from
the shore, they started off at a run toward
+ the waterside. Probably knowing that !
must be in the carriage, they kept as far
from it as possible. Nevertheless l saw
the three phantom figures file past and
disappear into the darker distance
y few minutes elapsed, and Gordon came
quickly from the beershop, followed by a
man who carried 4 lantern.
I've found a man to take us over He
knows the Mariners JOY" said Gordon as
he Joined me.
Know the Joy, abr chimed in the old
waterman with grin. ''I'll get We across
somehow, though I'll have to kinder feel
my way, reckon, in this here fog"
Just then the driver came running up
with man.