Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1894-01-20
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when real peril exists"
That's all right. feel Just like that.
Don't you mind telling me anything I'd
rather know it than not IL It makes mo
ever so frightened. Besides it makes you
feel 30 light hearted and happy to fnd It
isn't true that you can't be vexed by what's
past"
"You cannot have better philosophy OF
better feeling than that, said he. shaking
my hand kindly as he rose.
The feeling Of relief, now that I had no
longer any serious reason TO regard Mere
Lucas with mistrust or look for the devel
opment Of some sinister design, afforded me
such happiness that almost forgot the ex
istence Of danger. and when Taras about
week later told me that he should not re-
turn probably till 2 or 8 O'Clock from the
smoking concert to which he had been In
vitrd bade, him good night when he went
out after dinner without any feeling of
alarm
That afternoon my dressmaker had sent
TO say that the dress she was making Tor
me would be ready to try on in the even
ing. Nothing could have happened more
opportunely. for | intended to take Taras
by surprise with this beautiful velvet, and
here was the very chance needed of get
ting the important work Of fitting done
without his knowing anything about it.
The moment he was gone | ran to my
room. dressed, and telling Mere Lucas
where | was going-for she was In the We
cret-l started off fot Remington road.
where my dressmaker lived.
1t was between 8 and O. At that time
Lamb road is deserted Heavy rain had
fallen in the afternoon. and such sounds az
there were seemed particularly clear The
rattle OF train over the railway bridge, =
whistle from tug on the river behind me.
were noticeable by their distinctness; my
own footsteps az hurried along made
quite chatter on the wet pavement.
I1s Struck by, this fact. ! presently fancied
could hear an echo to my football Was II
that or some one folowingt TO satisfy the
idle doubt | glanced back. Just within
sight man was following. There was moth
ing in that to call for particular attention.
but when had gone another hundred yards
or 80 the echoinR sound arrested my wan
dering thoughts and glanced round again.
The mans figure was there exactly at the
name distance Ii WAS odd that both should
be walking III one direction At precisely
similar pace For the next hundred yards
walked slower, but the following step came
no nearer, and when turned the mans fig
ure appeared to be just IN far off ~ before.
1t was unpleasant even To fancy that my
steps were dogged, and turned the corner
ol Lambeth road sharp with the determi
nation To go on at a still quicker pace now
that was out of the mans sight, but the
whistle of n tram suggested still better
means of avoiding annoyance. and ! stop
ped with the determination to ride the re
manning distance.
Just at stepped into the car the man
came running round the corner from the
Lambeth road, and as | took my seat he
sprang on to the iootboard As he passed
the door to 20 up the steps the light from
within fell on his face. There was no mis-
taking the yellow complexion, the sparse
black beard and high cheek bones nor the
sunk head and high shoulders
It was Drigoi
CHAPTER XIX.
DRlGO
got out of the tram at my dressmaker'S
The car moved on, but glancinR after 1t
perceived the man hastily descending. He
must have waited TILL he saw me step out
on to the pavement, and | could only hope,
as slipDed into the house and hastily
closed the door. that he had lost sight Of
me in getting down from the car
With the terrors of going home alone be
fore me foupd little pleasure In trying ON
my dress and discussing the matter with
nv drrssmak.r, hut | fingered till she had
uotbiuv more to saw and could invent no
pretext for staying longer.
| looked around eagerly when we went TO
the door. and to INV great relief saw no one
who looked like Drigo | concluded that
he had lost sight of me or gone Off on q
wrong scent.
1T rains little. May lend you an UNI
brellay" asked the dressmaker
mo. think | will wait for a tram, said
[. 'that will take me home to my door"
and when the car came in sight | bade her