The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1894-05-04

do. Dray on no account, let MN Sc
vo, He always comes in after dinner
but very seldom during the day. lon
might ask whether we were ATONE "Ai"
then serd in your card. Believe me
dear Mr.. Eyelard, most slllcciois
yours. ->aral ''''. So
1t need hardly be said that within an
hour of the receipt Of this appear
i.yeraru was speeding toward Deai -
fast as an >Npress train could 'ahe i'iii'
He reached his destination early III .he
afternoon. proceeded 10 the Royal 10
tel, and. having discovered by inquiry
that Miss nenham was out, but mat
Mrs. Patterson was ut home, had hiin-
self shown ut once into the presence
OF the latter lady.
Mrs. Patterson rushed across the
room to meet him, and seiZed nm ny
Do.h hands On. Mr.. Eyeralu. She
cXclaimtI; "how good and generous ~
YOU TO come. was afraid you Would
never forgive US.
I'VE needn't mind about that an
swerel Eyerard Laura would not
have made me- suffer if she could have
helped 1t, and as for you, | had no
claim upon you Besides you have sent
for me now
And | should have sent for you be-
fore" cried Mrs Patterson, eagerly;
only only
only you were afraid" suggested
Everard.
Il admit that was afraid; | had rea-
son to be But | sholld have written
t. YOU. notwithstanding if | had be-
leyed that the worst would comc. 1
didn't believe it. He assured NE sol
emnly before we left London. that he
would never nuke Laura marry him
against her VISA, and could not suess
that she would ever wish it.
"Good heavens. Does she wish it:''
she says 50. His influence over her
has increased to such an extent that
she has no wishes now but his Yes
telalay she told me that she hal con
sented 70 marry him, and when | re-
preached her She hardly seemed to I'M
dtrstand me. l sent for you because
know that YOU can influence her
strongly, though not SO strongly is he
can, and because your coming was the
one chance left of saving her life Yes.
saving her life; for all this is killing
her. IF She ever does become Count
SOuratkin'S wife it will not be long be-
fore he is left in sole possession of her
property. And he won't take her money
without her. ! asked him point blank
whether he would. and he flew into one
of his frightfal passions, declaring that
it was not her fortune that he loved.
Ten he read my thoughts-as YOU
know he can-and swore that if |
brought you down here he would muir
der me, and you, too
Threatened men live long" remark
Cd EyeraM.
That depends upon who threatens
them. Nothing is more certain that
that your life will be in very great dan.
ger il Count Souratkin discovers that
YOU are here; and for I.aura's sake, as
for your own, | do trust that YOU will
take care not To let him see you
Il can't bind myself as to that" an
sWefen tyeraru. with an impatient ges-
t,lre. Il should think he is pretty sure
to see me-
Not II you are careful He only
comes into Deal in the evening. Where
he lives | don't quite know: but [
hcard from some OF the tradeSpeopic
that he had taken a small cottage
somewhere between this and Sandwich.
lie had said nothing about it to us-Ae
is always apt to be mysterious
Naturally he is. Mystery IS the back
bone Of his profession.
What profession: He has none that
| know Of. fancy that he keeps his
address a secret because he has meet.
ings with conspirators or something of
that sort nc his house. Anyhow. we
scarcely ever see him until after din
ner; and what 1 hope is. that after
Laura Is with you during the day. she
may lay in stock of strength, as It
We're, to oppose him in the evening
There she isl hear her step on the
stairs. Now | shall so away and leave
you with her: 50 good-by for the pres
ent ! am sure l need not warn Won
to be kind and patient"
And Mrs. Patterson slipped ont Of
the room by one door as Laura an.
tered ut the other
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