The sun., 1894-05-06
CHAPTER XVII.
THE HOUSE IN THE cHURcHYARD.

THE HOUSE IN THE CHURCHYARD.
The heat which Count Hugo had thrown into
| came to think OF 1t. but was soon {, be more
surr,risod did not 60 to my lady at once on
voices and langhto met me. and learned thai
there werc still two or three young officers sit
waited until they were gone -clankiDR and
jingling down the stairs and then. about the
before !" fsns EnoSksd at The ID doar .aH'
Commonly one OF the women orened to me.
fDoeEod nas and ,hsn coTd
no one but the lamps were hickering. and I
saw that the window was ,open.,
came in through It, and blinded. / suppose, BY
the lights. did not see me Tor at the first chair
down suddenly and burst into tears. 80,
young fellows as they trooped down the stairs
was still In my ears and ] was dumfognded.
shs Ssr SS ,Gs Snd
YOU How dare you come into the room with
out kn.o,cking = she cried Violently: g..
Then now go! Go out do you hearg" she
cn,Sius crsS s,nTEing her foot with passion Iwans
b.,tsn a5PsS SsnsS s5d srspt S toward the doc, like
6sad was on the latch her mo mood d changed. SiA "
YOU may come Sset AIssr M all pG. Msrtin. fR%S had
She dried her tears as she spoke. standing
up very straight and proud. and hiding MOTH
neglected her of late. l had been thinking
more 81 others.
pause and when she had quite composed her
face. You need not be frightened. All wo-
men cry little sometimes. as men swear" she
Yen have been locking at that thing out
side" said grumbling.
I think it was that felt a little lonely"
That sounded such 4 strange complaint on
SPARKS laughter was barely dead in the room
that stared; But took II on second thoughts.
a adlstance since our escape. never sitting down
occasion ynS nssS and om.n said hlgIy 9Ii.IJ
She looked at me keenly. and fancied her
color rose. But she only answered. Yes.
Martin. But you see have not one. I am
And lonely. my ladyp"
But this evening ~ replied. p iee1ins s19 ths:
there was stu sonethlng | did not under;
but when eamo in. my lady-,--"
Pshaw!" she answered with, a little laugh
laugh. Iaht. and ride; but Tor the rest. pouii ST
They are not company However. 1t is he'd
sooa 'GS GSoa ns aafe coas
do you good" she added, almost timidlY.
To some extent she had. went away feel
world, nor my loneliness the only loneliness
She was a stranger In q besisged city, a wom-
many OF Womans pr2iIs ANA sonet net ssak 20
had felt Fraulein Maxs detection and the
Malderave's strange conduct more deeply
than any one watching her daily bearing would
have supposed. so much the greater reason
was there that / should do my duty Loyalty.
let no sorrow OF my own tAint my service.
But God knows there Is on. passion that
had fascination for me which | could not re-
slst; and though | did not again leave my
should Op s hOSs SS and RstSh that ths
away in search Of 81 Austln's on course I
Hound the churehyard stood number Of quiet
family houses. many eabled and shaded by
sIend ea1ons and prebendaries; But no one
Of these held such a position that II could |
itY the house wanted. The ehGfchIsrd lay
too FAR from the street for that.
h bae SP sss maze before M SHpd d
Herr kTapD must know his own premises. |
and, not much cast down. ! WAS going to |
In the churchyard. He wore a mascn's apron.
tablet let into the eSareh wall lie seemed Ga Sn to
be me very man % to knew and went TO him;
.ad TT is ths next hoTss S ts to hsEr
KESpp's, Can You direct me 10 the door,"
!o9ssd A. h me Tor moment his hSm%sE
snd Of the row. There is an alley" he said |
The end"
/ thought his occupation an odd one con-
,idering the state OF the city. But had other
ihinRs to dwell on, and FASTENED on to the
place ho Indicated. Here. sure enough / |
'ound the mouth Of a very narrow passage
which, starting between the last house aud
blind wall ran In the required direction Ii |
MAS a queer place. scarcely wider than my
'houlders. and With two turns so sharp that I
,emsmber wondering how they brought their
lead out, In one part Il wound under the
tmbsTs OF house; IL Was dark and some
Shat foqli and altogether Il was so III favored |
In the end Il ran into small paved court.
lamp bat clean. and by comparison light. |
Above Il the house. with its narrow front Of
me window on each door. and every floor nut
ing out little. gave a strange Impression Of