Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-04-04

after her and turned for q moment
very pale and shuddered.
1t will have been guessed, no doubt,
that this so-called Lady Greenland
was in reality Emmeline Lindsay
And behind the carriage which had
brought Emmeline, and In suit of
livery, had come Mr.. Nicksey.
He, too, had been well instructed;
md following Emmeline into the
house, and then contriving to maize
his way to private staircase, which
led to a part Of the dwelling which
was as yet unoccupied, and which, by
means of corridor. communicated
with Mrs Chesterton's private apart
ment. 3
Once there and looking around the
room Nicksey thought, Il shah find
enough here to amuse me till am
wanted!"
And then set about very particularly
examining various objects in the apart
ment.
Observing the great emotion with
which Emmeline had now, and for
the first time, beheld tie masked wom-
an of One Tree Square, Darlington
said, Il fear, poor girl, your task Of
| this evening will be beyond your
strength and courage to accomplish.
| And Emmeline answered resolutely:
"From this moment, dear friend, no
fear-no danger shall have power over
me-"
And then her head dropped, her voice
faltcred, as she added: Have not
already sacrificed more THAI NY life
to the sacred mission given me by
heaven and my poor moth e? Have ]
not sacrificed Edwin's love?"
And tears now sprang into her eyes.
She had before confided to Barring
ton that secret Of her heart, and now
he asked her wherefore she had not
told her lover all.
To which the poor girl responded,
Il can support his suspicious, the con-
tempt for me- which deceived by APP
pearances, he perhaps entertains; but
to see him shudder with horror at my
fathers name, whom he would believe
guilty-oh! never-never!
And she covered her face with her
hands and choked back sob Of agony
rising from her heart.
Presently she was called again, and
said with quiet resolution, "Emmeline
Redmond no longer exists; and Emme-
line Lindsay must conceal her shame
until the day when, raising again her
head, she may be able proudly to bear
that name which an unjust sentence
has degraded-which the hand OF the
executioner has rendered ilfamous!',
Conducted by Noel harrington To the
ball-room-for amidst it's crowd he be-
lieved that Emmelinc night avoid
particular observation-the Young girl
had seated herself in one Of its far
thcst corners; there to await till Noel
should return to her, and give Il Ger
tain signal, that the moment Tor action
had arrived.
Noel had reflected that. after all,
it was quite possible that Nicksey was
mistaken concerning the identity OF
Mrs. Chesterton with the woman of
One Tree Square, and every shadow
Darlington would venture openly to
accuse her.
Emmeline III. impatieutly awaiting
the expected signal, her eyes fixed con-
stantly on the door by which Noel was
to return; seeing nothing, hearing moth
ing, of all that was passing around
her. u,
A crowd of splendidly dressed I.snss
pie circulated to and fro before her.
but their toilettes obtained no notice
from Emmeline; the loud bux;nS Of
many voices. the bursts Of joyous
laughter reached not her ears.
Amidst all this Emmeline was lost
in sad redection-she was thinking Of
her mother, and tears We're in her
eyes.
But suddenly she was arouscit; for
one. particular voice. whose tea,es bad
;; long been as sweetest music to her,
sounded almost beside DER a5
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