The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1895-06-20
UNDER THE SHADOW OF CRIME
OR THE MYSTERY OF CLEMENT DuNRAvEN.
By Jean Mtddlemass. Author Of "a Girl IN a Thousand" "Seaied b
''By Fdir Means,' &o.
rns story will n ot be published in book form -oopyrishted. 1894, by JEAN ddlemsss.
CHAPTER xx1x.-A CLOSE SHAVE.

CHAPTER xxIx.-A CLOSE SHAVE.
The Coleshill railway station was
in an unusual state Of fuss and futter.
An p-train and a down train we're
in at the same time, owing to a slight
accident having taken place and
causing a block on the line farther
on. Consequently the couple OF
porters, who were quite enough for
ordinary requirements, found them
selves perfectly inadequate to cope
with the incoming and outgoing
travellers and their luggage, especi-
ally as among the latter were Sir
Clement and Lady Gertrude Dun
raven, starting for the foreign tour
which had been so strongly urged by
both DR.. Watson and Lisbeth Glen
dining. At first il had been a diff
cult matter to move Lady Gertrude
away from the little baby's grave,
but after much persuasion and telling
her it was for Sir Clements sake, she
consented to go.
Having done 80, w~omanlike, she
was in an immense hurry to be of,
and, as she said, get away from a
place where, since the day she had
been brought home on account OF
Sir Louis death, eve before her
honeymoon had commenced, there
had been nothing but misery and
sorrow.
All the fuss and commotion at the
station did not serve to raise Lady
Gertrude's spirits.
Gan accident" she said, "always
trouble wherever we go, it really is
most strange" and she began to cry,
in fact she would have broken down
altogether had not Lisbeth's CHEEKY
tones kept her up.
Lisbeth and Sir Miles Berkeley had
come to the station to see them off,
in fact Sir Miles intended to do even
more, for he said he would accom-
pany them to London and start them
next day by the Dover express.
evil you not come, too?" Lady
Gertrude had asked. at will be SO
good for Glenn to have you"
But Sir Miles replied that he had
some business to attend to, later on
he would come, he could not get
away just yet.
The fact was that at last he had
had a conversation with Sir Clement
about Elvira Delane's letter, and
they had decided that it would be
better for Sir Clement to find out
how the land lay, and send him word
as to Elvira's mood before he put in
an appearance. He might lose all
his chance by following her up too
closely.
At last all the luggage was in the
van, and the train moved slowly out
of the station as Lisbeth, the tears
in her eyes, stood alone watching.
She was glad they had gone away
for awhile; it was a relief in many
ways, yet at the same time she could
not help regretting the departure,
and wondering when, or if ever, the
threads of their lives would be re-
united.
Then she went slowly up the steps
in order to cross the line, the town
being at the back of the down sta
ton. On the platform she found
quite a crowd Of people, many of
them acquaintances, for it was mar
ket day in Coleshill, and all the
neighborhood was more or less Oh
the alert.
Ever since Lisbet, had turned the
cottage into a "Home" she wore
more or less the garb of a nurse,
thinking it made her look older and
of more Importance. A blue serge
dress and long cloak to match, and q
closely fitting bonnet with a long
blue gauze veil, which she invariably
pulled down over her face-was now
her unaltered costume. She haC
intended to wear black, but Sil
Clement had set himself 30 reso
lutely against it, that to please hin
she had moderated The rigor of he
appearance. 1t mattered very littl,
to her what she wore SO long a
people did not know how wretchet
she felt. 1t was in order that the,
should not read this on her face
which she would fain keep concealed
that the blue veil was always down
especially when business took he
into Coleshill.
ho Az Woot "hO boooiPo ooAN ~
would scarcely know Lisbeth for tn
same person. She had grown 8
~matronly, and looked ten years olde
during the last few months. {
course it was all put down to he
father having been tried for murdel
She got through thu little crow
1T the station as quickly as she coult
conversing with her acquaintance
s rs civilly but as curdy as possible
then she went through the tick
office out into the road. There WI
r = burly e d-faced man In a so
wide awake, standing 30 close to IL
door that she had TO push past hi
: In order to get out.
Having done 80 she looked bacl
Where had she seen him before?