Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1894-01-25

/ possibly inc reluctance felt. : Ii you can
suggest anything simpler, shall be only
too happy TO adopt il, providing, of course,
that 1t is equally practicable.
Wouldn't it be easier to give him a
sleeping draft and carry him off in the
same way as you did Taras?"
He shook his head dubitatively and said;
1T might be easier, simpler and better
in one respect, but we must look beyond
the mere act Of getting Gordon away
Now, what would the Consequences be?
Gordon would be missed and inquiries
made. 1t would be found that the same
/ accident had befallen him which overcame
Taras a short time before and that he had
last been seen with me. What account
could give that would satisfy his friends
and Tarasf Slow as Taras is to suspect,
his doubts must be raised by the peculiar
coincidence, and
mo. no, that wouldn't do,'' | said, inter
rupting him Your plan is better-the
first; how are you going TO get George Cor
don to the Joyg"
when the time comes, you must take
him there on pretense that Taras has been
seized and may be found in the cellar
where he was confined before There is
nothing to fear" he said, again noticing
my hesitation.
Il myself shall come as seldom as posi-.
Bile to Lambeth in order to avoid any sus-
pieon Of collision Ii any simpler scheme
presents itself, | will let you know, and Of
course you shall have timely and definite
instructions when the moment comes for
action"
THAT won't be long, VIII it2n
NO longer than is absolutely necessary
You must have patience meanwhile A
single false step would ruin everything.
Undue haste would awake Rudersdorfs
suspicion, and then, he added, with Il sigh,
there are my own affairs TO wind up
property to be realized, belongings to dis
pose of, friends to be hunted up for the last
time possibly" He was silent awhile, and
then breaking away from reflections that
seemed to shake his purpose he concluded;
II shall bolt the very day that Gordon Is
taken on board the Nolga. 1t will be
thought then that he and have simply run
away together for holiday-till the truth
is known"
This reference to the sacrifice he was
about to make silenced me and precluded |
further discussion. | felt great confidence |
in the success OF kavanagh's scheme Ii |
was evident that he would have succeeded |
before but for my intervention Now every |
effort that ! made would be to carry out |
his design My only fear was that consid |
grafton OF his own interests would change |
his purpose.
An unusual expression OF gravity In Cor +
don's face when he called the next morning |
told me that he had already received some /
intimation of 1arasi danger.
"Matlemoiselle, said lac almost as soon /
AS Mere Lucas had closed the door on us,
"a -. 1 4 r.
| spoke in Englishs"
II dare say can" ! replied
"You can answer in French, you know,
which Is a lot easier to understand It'll to
speak II you can't follow he. Wen give
it mp and try the other way But the fact
is haze something OF a delicate nature to
tell you, and I'm so confonudedly bad at
Freneh that it's doubtful If could explain
Il just as want to. you know. in hat Ian
guage."
agreed TO this proposal, and he, after
pulling his beard in silent meditation for
minute, said with an uneasy laugh:
ITO tell you the truth. mademoiselle,
now that toe the line, so TO speak, | find
it's not such an easy matter to tell you in
English as | thought it would be. Well,
the long and short of it is, | heard some
thing last night which has made me feel
leucedly anxious and uncomfortable, and
though | should be awfully sorry to alarm
you think you ought TO he made acquaint-
I'd with the facts Of the case. That is Barry
opinion also, and he's man of
the ~or ! you know, and deuced long
headed fellow"
IF it concerns our friend Taras." sail
in low voics. Il beg you not TO hesitate
4.lIs I.ss l.ttx s-a
lit does concern him, he replied, drop
ping his voice also perhaps yea know !
hat he is in danger of being seized by the /,
secret police of Russia"
~ have every reason TO know it. Two
attempts have already been made to take
him away"
"Kavanagh told me that. and also that 4,
n each case the attempt was knocked ON
he head, so to speak, by you. Doyou think !
raras ought 10 he warnedg' I,
What would that dor fyon told Taras /
hat Rudcrstorf was waiting out there on 7
he bridge to shoot him. Taras. without a
econd thought. would 20 out on the bridge
o face him"
Gordon nodded assent.
II think that's what ! shoulddo myself"
he said. ?
"But that is not what we want Taras TO '
lo.n !
mo, we want to keep him out OF danger
IS much ~ possibe but, as Kavanagh q
pointed out, anything that we can do must 5
Ne done without his knowledge" !
''All chat we can do is to be on the alert &
or anything that occurs. lean only watch
S | have watched before
"You will let nae know If you see any
hing, won't yous FL drop in pretty fire.
uently. and should you want help at any /
ime when I'm no, ia the works or at the
flee you viii find me ut my dggiugs ut Il
he Adelphi terrace shall look in every o
light until feel sare that ! may not be +,
Fanted." t
just then we heard Tarss coming down y !,
he passage. He entered the room before 8
iortlon could beat retreat or even assume Z
he natural attitude OF visitor. a worse y
ctor never existed than this honest. sim ]
lie fellow. nor one less capable Of conceal a
~ any THU. 8. s..4.. Is clumsy efforts TO ap