Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1894-02-01
mn sIeSAL Is GIVEN.

THE SIGNAL Is CIV En-
ats all right" said hayanagn- %
-.bere they come. Let US go on, Iney
cannot oyertake us until we are at ene
ton of the stairs, and | have something u
the utmost importance 10 tell you. ine
nrenarations are all made. we only walt
now for a favorable opportunity TO take 1ne
last step. That opportunity may present
;tself nj any moment after tonight Sohe
time tomorrow. probably IN the evening"
cannot fix the hour-or the next eVenlhs'
certainly not later than the night iolioW
inc the thing will be done. You must noiu
vonrself in readiness for immediate action
All depends upon your promptltude ana
exactness."
what am to DOR
II am about TO tell you. Listen atbeh-
lively, for may not have the chance OF TO
heating instructions. When come 10 Lam
beth, Taras may be with YOU Now you see
this ring on my finger"-as ne spoke ne
passed his hand lightly over his mustache-
sif you seeit on my left hand you VIII know
that nothing can be done yet awhile, put II
IL is on the little finger of the right hand
the right hand, mind-you viii leave the
room. the workshop, wherever you are
without excuse will be best-put on your
.hings and leave the house as quickly as you
can. You may depend upon my nxihg
Taras' attention for a clear space OF nFe OF
ten minutes In front OF Lambeth churcn
Won will find my carriage The driver VIII
| be the long, thin man you nave seen before
| He knows what 10 do. Directly you are
seated he will drive you TO Gordon's cham
beers. You will find him In his rooms, ior
shall have seen him in the afternoon and
= IL. .J..ssf. II, mani n RInHrE-
| DORIS plot is to be expected. Say TO him;
| sTaras went out before dinner and has not
returned. Kavanagh says they have carried
bim off TO Shadwell. He has gone on in
| hanson. He sent me TO fetch you His
carriage is outside. The driver knows where
10 take us Come. for heavens sakeP Now
/ repeat what have said
Word for word | repeated what he lad
told me 70 say. He nodded approval and
said:
70 act. Your own agitation will preclude
any doubt of your sincerity
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 yoI what you have learned
from me say that ! saw Rudersdorf follow
ing Won when YOU left the building and
that he may be recognized by his wearing
a coat with deep sable collar and cuffs.
Warn him not TO alarm Taras, and you
Yourself he careful as you value your life. "
Taras and Gordon overtoo1 us as we stood
before statue which kavanagh had
stopped to crticise with the drawing man
/ 10 1ogg tn find "A h.
iect for conversation. With ready address
he made some observation ON sculpture
which provoked discussion with faras, and
enabled me TO escape observation by falling
in the rear with Gordon as we walked on
down the half lit alley toward the transept.
Following Taras and Kavanagh, we left the
alley to cross the brightly illuminated tran
sept. At that minute couple OF children
darted out from their ambuscade behind q
groupo of statuary and caught Gordon's dis
engaged arm Even that startled us, and
before we had recovered from the surprise a
young lady came forward, who knew must
/ be judith Bell before Gordon introduced us
more unfortunate moment for this IN
PRODUCTION could not be imagined. Gordon
1T no time remarkable for self possession
and |. naturally gauche and awkward from
want of cultivation, were now, under the
paralyzing influence of fright and nervous
excitement. absolutely incapable of assum
III. an attitude OF rational composure. We
must have looked like culprits discovered
in a misdeed. After stammering the usual
form of introduction in an unintelligiblt
jargon of bad French and English, Gordon
said.
Pm making an awful mess Of this, but
to confess the truth, Judith, you have taken
me by surprise"