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

these signs, 'Kavanagh has been dece..su.
There is no necessity to watch Mere Lucas
tonight"
Iretarned to the front room to listen
again for Taras' footstep. At rare inter
walls my ear caught an approaching sound,
and my heart rose with hopeful anticipar
ton, to sink lower than ever when the step
became sufficiently audible for me to dis
tiuguish that it was not my friends. As
the minutes dragged on my anxiety in
creased. 1t occurred to me that kava-
nagh's hint referred to come personal at
tack which he had reason to believe would
be made upon Taras in the house that
night, an attack which Mere Lucas was TO
facilitate by admitting her accomplices
when he slept. 1t might have been agreed
that in the event of his going out the ut
tack should be postponed, in view of the
uncertainty with regard to the hour OF his
return. That would account for Mere
Lucas present inactive attitude.
After waiting little while another sup
position suggested itself What if the
scene of attack had simply been shifted
by Taras going out? 1 had heard rumors
of persons being robbed on the embank-
ment and thrown into the river Taras had
an infatuation for the embankment, which
might be known to his watchful enemies
They might waylay him at some point be-
tween Westminster bridge and Lambeth
and ''silence" him in that expeditions way.
At that moment Big Ben chined the
three-quarters past 10. l strained my ears
to catch some other sound, but none break
ing the intense silence resolved to end my
intolerable suspense by going out to find
Taras
l slipped of my shoes and ran silently
up stairs. From my room l took ii small
hat and n dark blue ulster, shut the door,
and having assured myself by the sound
of Mere Lucas peaceful breathing that
there was certainly no danger in leaving
her descended to the living room and in
a couple of minutes completed my prepare
ton.
Not soul was in sight when looked
out. With the key had taken from the
kitchen l closed the door carefully and
then sped off on my strange mission. The
Albert embankment was deserted but for
a poor wretch asleep under the wall of the
hospital. 1t struck IL as l crossed West
minister bridge. Keeping the north side
FASTENED along the Victoria embankment,
eagerly scanning every figure that came
within my range of vision, turned up Vii
liers street and thence on to the Adelphi
terrace a brougham stood before an open
door. The driver was doing something to
the horses bit. No one else was to be seen
on the terrace l saw him stop to look at me-
but as drew nearer he turned his face and
busted himself again with the harness. On
the fanlight of the door was written,
Grandson Chambers" 1t was there that
Gordon had his rooms. stopped, asking
myself what l should do now.
The brisk walk had dissipated that part
of my anxiety Which was due to morbid
imagination. 1t was on my mind to ask
the driver of the brouEhau if he had seen
any one leave he house when he cast his eyes
around and gave me another furtive look.
He was n peculiar looking man, gaunt
and ungainly, with deep sunk eyes and hol-
low cheeks, and the sidelOng glance under
his beCtling brows was SO suspicious and
uncanny that in my nervous hesitating
mood | could not summon resolution to
question him. walked toward the end of
the terrace to settle what course l should
take but before had gone dozen yards
from TIE door turned round, impatient of
my indccision, with the resolve to speak to
the man. Some one had just come from
the open door and stood now looking down
the terrace in the opposite direction. He
turned his head sharply and looked to
ward me.
1t WAS not Taras. | saw that ut the first
glance, but the next instant l perceived
that it was Kavanagh. knew him by his
slight, erect, military looking figure, his
close fitting coat and the correct hat drawn
low over his brows. lie must have seen
NE and might have recognized me, for
stood under the light of a lamp, but as if
from indifference or polite discretion he
took no further notice of me, but sauntcrel
to the driver of the bruugham, spoke a few
words to him, inaudible to me at that dis
lance, and then sauntercd back into the
house.
His presence reilSSured me, and was
glad that | had neither gone up TO Gordon's
rooms nor spoken to the driver. Obvious
ly he had dropped i'll and prolonged the Wis
it of Taras. Nevertheless l could not make
up my mind to 20 back to Lambeth yet. l
turned again and walked on to the end of
the terrace, where the ratings at the cor
ner of Adam street screened me, and there
| waited.
Very soon afterward Taras came out with
Gordon and kavanagh. They stood chat
ting for few minutes; then they shook
hands, Kavanagh stepped into the brough-
am, and Gordon strolled Off with Taras in
the direction of Niiliers street.
The brougham passed me at the corner
of Adam street, and the driver cast another
furtive glance ut me, but Kavanagh was
occupied In lighting n cigarette,