Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1893-12-31

lowing. the thing will be done. You
must hold yourseIf.in readiness for i'm
mediate action. all depends upon
your promptitude and exactness."
"What am to do?"
81 am about to tell you. Listen al
tentively. for / may not have chance
of repeating instructions. When l
come to Lambeth. Tarss may be with
You. Now you see this ring on my I'M
ger"-as he spoke he passed his hand
lightly over his mustache-'ff you see
it on my left hand you will know that
nothing can be done yet awhile. but II
it is on the little finger OF the right
hand-the right hand, mind-you will
leave the room, the workshop, wherever
you are--without excuse will be best
put on your things and leave the house
as quickly as you can. You may
depend upon my fixing Taras' atten-
tion for clear space OF five or ten min
utes. In front of Lambeth church you
will find my carriage. The driver will
be the long, thin man you have seen
before. he knows what to 90. d.
rectly you are seated he will drive you
to Gordon's chambers. YOU will find
him in his rooms, for shall have seen
him in the afternoon and warned him
that a development of Rudersdorfs
plot is to be expected. Say TO him:
"Taras went out before dinner and has
not returned. Kavanaugh says they
have carried him of to Shadwell. He
has gone in hansoms He sent me TO
fetch you. His carriage lis outside.
The driver knows where to take us.
Come, for heavens sake! Now repeat
what have said"
Word for word I repeated what he
had told me TO say. he nodded ap-
proval and said:
"You need not study the part you
have to act. Your own agitation will
preclude any doubt Of your sincerity"
l was about to question him as to
the course to be taken after reaching
Shadwell, but reaching the top OF the
stairs he cut me short.
"Here they are" he said. NOW
when Gordon asks you what You have
learned from me say that saw Riders
dorf following you when you left the
building and that he may DO recog-
nized by his wearing q coat with deep
sable collar and cuffs. Warn him not
to alarm Taras. and you yourself be
careful as you value your life."
Taras and Gordon overlook us as we
stood before a statue which Kav-
anagh had stopped to criticise with
the drawing manner Of a man who
is at a loss TO find a subject Tor
conversation. With ready address
he made some observation on sculpture
which provoked discussion with Taras,
and enabled me to escape observation
by falling In the rear with Gordon as
we walked on down the half litaIley to-
ward the trapsept. Following Taras
and Kavanagh, we left the allsy 10
cross the brightly illuminated transept
At that minute a couple OF children
darted out from their ambuscade be-
hind a group of statuary and caught
Gordon's disengaged arm. Even that
startled us, and befare we had recover
ed from the surprise young lady came
forward, who l knew must be judith
Bell before Gordon introduced us.
A more unfortunate moment for this
introduction could not be imagined.
Gordon, at no time remarkable for self
possession, and /, naturally gauche and
awkward from want OF cultivation. were
now, under the paralyzing influence oil
fright and nervous excitement, abso.
lutely inca pable OF assuming an attitude
OF rational composure. We must have
looked like culprits discovered In a mis-
deed. After stammering the usual form
Of introduction In an unintelligible jar
gon Of bad French and English, Gordon
said;
I'm making an awful mess OF this;
but to confess the truth, Judith, you
haya taken me by surprise"