Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1893-12-24
HAPTERXX
KAvANAGH

KAVANAGH CONFESSES.
The movement Of the %brougham at
starting aroused Taras from his leth-
argy, and be made an effort to shake
of sleep, but with a long drawn sigh
his head dropped again the next mo-
ment. 1 drew him toward me, and with
his dear face pillOWed on my shoulder 1
could scarcely wish our journey TO end.
When we drew up az length az our
house in Lambeth haVanagh came TO
the door, took the latchkey from Taras'
pocket and after lighting the candles in
our living room came back TO me.
1--WE must lay our friend on the couch
To the sitting ro0m," he said, and turn
ing TO the cabman, who had stationed
himself 10 front Of US in evidence OF his
continued vigilance, continued: "Can
you give me = hand here? There's q
man 10 hold your horses head"
With no pretense at disguise, he
called DrigO by name, and the man
came from the foot OF the bridge where
had last seen him and silently placed
himself in front OF the horse at kava-
nagh's bidding.
''He will net waken before midday"
said Eavanagh 10 French when Taras
was comfortably disposed on the couch.
THE sleeping draft l gave him is per-
fectly harmless. You can see that he is
not in the slightest pain, poor old
chaD!'
The tone OF affection in which he
spoke was not less astonishing than the
openness Of his confession. The au-
dacity OF his hypocrisy astOunded me,
and vet as I looked at him bending
over Taras with those soft, feminine
eyes I could find nothing in the express
sion OF his face to belle mis- sentiment.
II must speak TO you before 90" be
continued, raising bis head and looking
me calmly 10 the face. The cabmau
shall wait outside till 1 30, or in the
room with US il you prefer it"
'Pm not afraid Of you," replied.
He bowed, and going to the outer door
told the ca5man TO back his cab and
wait there where be could hear II he
we're called. Then be tod the driver
Of his brougham to return TO the news
and babe Drigo go with him. These
orders / heard distinctly as l sat on the
stool beside the couch where Taras lay.
Kavanaugh returned 10 the room,
leaving the doors open, and seating
himself on the couch by Taras' feet he
leaned forward and said gravely:
''ThIs is the second time you have de-
feated my plans for saving the life OF
our friend. Yet 1 took every precau-
ton that a man could take, short Of
confding my purpose to you this second
time"
"And il you had done that do you
think I should have helped you?' l
asked iercely.
Eyes, 1 believe you would, 1 set a
man 20 watch you, and thought that
enough
And so it would have been If 1
hadn't found means to get away with
out his seeing me-" l said triumph
autly.
whether I overrated his ability or
moderated yours matters little now"
said BIO with q Shrug, after regarding
me In silence for q minute. 81 ought
20 have told you all. With your help
we must have succeeded"
'In what?'
''Iu getting Taras safely away. At
this moment he might have been on the
nlUAUNA W4lhlAA AUA hAM w WV ANQ
and on his way TO Russia"
/ could only look at him in speeches.
astOnishment for a time. Then, doubt
ing whether 1 had rightly caught the
sense OF his word, he said:
''You think 1 would have consented
TO such a thing as that?"
eyes; IL 1 had shown you that IL was
the only way of saving mis- life. Under
stand this, the Czsr has said that Taras
must be silenced-that means that he
must De taken back 20 Russia, where he
will be prevented from publishing
works offensive 70 the Gar, or that he
will be secretly aSSaSsinated, for it is
homeless TO think Of r%eStraing him
while he lives here in freedom, / have
done my utmost in that direction. l
made it impossible for him to burn the
group of statuary until Gordon under
took 20 build a kiln for that purpose,
and il was / who destroyed the group
the day before 10 was to be cast. You
know now that il was the hand OF a
friend and not an enemy who did that"
you call yourself a friend, who did
that?' / exclaimed.
Eyes, and you would do the same II
Won perfectly realized his position"
Destroy what be has made-the work
so dear 70 him? Never"
"WOuld you rather that be himself
should be d~estroyed?" He paused for
an answer, but as l found no reply to
make be continued:
Unfortuately, nothing is to be gain
ed by &C, or it should be beaten down
again. lie has said that be will carry
the work through, though he have to
stand by it with a revolver by his side
from first 70 last"
''And be willr,' I cried.
81 was as fully convinced on that
point as you are before 1 abandoned the
idea. No, there is no other alternative.
Be must go back to Russia"
but We would rather that he lived.
And surely If the means Of preserving
him were offered you-if another OPP
portuuity Of removing him should &C.
cur
II viii not listen to you,R I cried
with Indignation as 1 started4tO my
feet. Nothing 10 the world teOuld
persuade NE to join you in this sbame-
iul plot"
''For heavens sake, be reaso bable,
my poor girl." said he in a soothing
tone. "You have seen those % Atures
Of prison life and fancy that fTaras
would be exposed to such eruehy and