Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1894-01-13

tonight"
= returned 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 anticipa-
tion, to sink lower than ever when the step
became sufficiently audible for me to dis
ltinguish 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 some personal q.
| 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 at
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 a little while another sup.
position suggested ITSELF What If the
scene of attack had simply been shifted
by Taras going outi 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 chimed the
three-quarters past 10. i 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.
slipped off my shoes and ran silently
up stairs From my room | took small
hat and 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
| couple of minutes completed my prepare
| tion.
Not soul was in sightwhen looked
| out. With the key had taken from the
kitchen | closed the door carefully and
| then sped off on my strange mission The
Albert embankment was deserted but for
| poor wretch asleep under the wall OF the
hospital. 1t struck II as crossed West
minister bridge Keeping the north sideI
FASTENED along the Victoria embaukment.
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 ! saw him stop to look at me.
but as drew nearer he turned his face and
/ busted himself again with the harness. On
I the fanlight Of the door was written,
| "Grandison 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 brougham If he had seen
any one leave the house when he cast his eyes
around and gave me another furtive look.
He was q peculiar looking man, gaunt
and ungainly, with deep sunk eyes and hol-
| low cheeks, and the sidelong glance under
his beetling 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 the door turned round, impatient Of
my indecision, 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 at the first
| glance, but the next instant | perceived
! that it was Kayenagh | knew him by his
slight, erect, military looking figure, his
! close fitting coat and the correct hat drawn
! low over his brows He must have seen
me and might have recognized me, for |
stood under the light Of lamp, but as IL
from indifference or polite discretion he
took no further notice of me. but sauntered
to the driver of the brougham, spoke few
words to him, inaudibieto me at that dis
tance, and then sauntered back into the
house.
His presence reassured me, and was
glad that had neither gone up to Gordon's
rooms nor spoken to the driver Obvious
" he had dropped in and prolonged the Wis
! 1t of Taras. Nevertheless could not make
up my mind to go back to Lambeth yet.
1 turned again and walked on to the end OF
the terrace, where the railings 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 a few minutes; then they shook
hands, Kavanagh stepped into the brough-
am. and Gordon strolled off with Taras In
the direction of Villiers street.
The brouGham passed me at the corner
! of Adam street, and the driver cast another
| furtive glance at me, but Kavanagh was
occupied In lighting cigarette.
TO 1E loSTiArED.i