Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-01-05
CHAPTER NX.

Gcring II II were d.sengagcd. the driver
came on; and SAID hriskly. Cab. miss
He was a. smart rs his cab and looked
more like gentleman's servant than al
ordinary cabman. liked the look Of HIM.
Are you disengaged for a good long
while-perhaps four or five hours" asked
Where do you want to 90, miss"
burlington street. You will have TO
wait there for geuile man, and he may
not come ont Of lis club before o'clock"
All right, mss If i, amt running along
all Aet!Iue. don I mind how long In. on,
in MANNER az speaking"
III you do what tell You. I'll pay you
just what you ask. Can you put out that
light inside!"
Certainly, miss"
He seemed to understand ms position to
a nicely and asked " Inch end Of Hurling
ton street lie was to drive to.
The Pantheon club" said l. Draw up,
II you please, SO that can see any one who
comes out"
He carried out this instruction admira-
bly,, placing his cab where | commanded a
perfect view of the steps leading to the
club door and leaving just sufficient space
for other cabs that came and went to pull
up easily in front A good many visitors
went into the Pantheon. l saw them dis
tinctly as they walked up the steps in the
light that came through the open door, but
Ione time passe'l before distinguishes
any race Una. was Hnowh 10 me IL must
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~" AZ .Ion1 Vi me. completely opscu.lng
Tue eAASs eAcep. at the extreme edge,
T MET p.ojec' .. cue ca1 sneitercd IL.
-niousu .nis nHii O: space waIcned the
nan WIN eager eAci.emen] stamping his
.ees ss lor warmth, ne began 10 walk up
Hnu uomn 'ne pasemen., ano noticed that
every .u.n ne ZANE .il'ie nearer my nan
SOIL casting nis lerIe'y eyes az tne WIN
uo" % ..;'s VIC oDScu'y. ms ma
neus.. uiu nv e'oApe 'ne OBSERVATION OF
SO
now ions are tney gong 70 Keep us
nere mae. ne dsHeo "nen tne man had
s'aIipeu aiInost WITHIN toucn OF the cab.
.:.: uon Ano"' no" long nave you been
waning nere1
As NC spoAe ne approacneu 30 near thatl
.uoukny ~ usisaols W cfoucn oown Deiow
inc ,e'e, VI 'ne WINDOW.
Cn, iong enough 10 WISH 1 hadn't got
the !oo. WI mats onf"
"A, concert or something"
linen we may make up our minds for
announcer nour OF more OF IL. They don't
turn 'em out OF these clubs before 2 Gotta
nRntr
A matcn was struck, and a few more re-
marks werc exchanged. and then, the
stamping OF !eet Iadlng away. Iventured to
raise my head just as the man was stepping
up to his seat on the brougham. His curl
osity was satisfied.
Inc Time dragged painfully as waited
In 1everish suspense Tor some fresh develop
ment OF the drama which felt was being
played close at hand. Visitors came out in
twos and threes; cabs were called-there
must nave been string OF them behind us
the street was quite animated for a time;
then there was strange pause, and the
next men who came out stood on the steps
looking In. as II something unusual was
taking place there
Suddenly one ran down and opened the
brougham door Fearful anticipations Of
some impending calamity agitated me to
s>>>ss
Quivered before my eyes But made out
group Of men slowly descending the steps.
s. II they were supporting some great
weight, and l distinguished among them
kavanaRh's Light overcoat.
What Is itf" / forced myself to call
through the tube.
only gentleman In liquor, miss" re-
piled the cabman in jocoss tone.
Reckless OF the consequences, pushed
open the window that might see more
clearly. At that moment Kavanagh was
stepping into the brougham. and the next
saw the helpless man lifted In after him.
The light fell upon his face as it dropped
backward. 1t was Tarasi
FOLLOW that carriage wherever it goes.
Keep close to it." cried, recovering my
senses under the same influence that had
paralyzed them.
Right you are. miss, replied my driver.
gathering up his reins. and as the brougham
turned into Regent street we fell into the
string OF vehicles close behind it.
what was TO be done nowf l saw no
other course but to follow the brougham
TO Lambeth and hold myself in readiness
70 act with figor ana discretion In what
ever contingency arose IL was not until
We mao gone q considerable distance that
began to doubt whether 1t was Kavanagh's
intention to go to Lambeth. Fixing my
eyes ON the brougham. had taken no no
tice OF the streets through which we passed.
When the length OF time that had elapsed
since leaving Burlington street aroused Q
suspicion In my mind, found that the
houses on either side Of the way were quite
unfamiliar to ma
where are wei" asked through the
tube.
And when the man answered, Cannon
street, m1ss," was no wiser than before
But soon after this we came into an open
space, where recognized the dark outline
of the Tower. Then knew where we were
and saw with horror that we were approach
ing the place where Taras before had fallen
Into the hands OF his enemy. II they got
him In the Mariners joy again. how could
save himf
had noticed. with growing anxiety. that
the brougham had greatly increased the
distance between us after leaving the more
crowded thoroughfares, fact that had at
tributed to the greater strength Of Kavs
nagh's horse and NOT TO the particular art
3ulneas OF my driver. This loss Of ground
now added to my terror. In the labyrinth
OF streets beyond the mint we might lose
sight OF the brougham and never over
take It.
Ssn you 90 no !aster!" called.
hastef1 tsnouio tnink sol tnoognt
you JUST wanted 70 Keep the parties IN sight
Without sorter Iestan EN- tumble 70 It."
No-noi TO on quickVquick"
"A NICK OF the whip doubled our pace.
Ine wneels were tireo with RUBBER, but a.
.ue Slat.el ol nools grew more auoioie 70
soe. u' s. =. '"1 o.ousnA.n ne 'ulnsa sno
AooNo0 o0SA. VIC were nea. enough tnen