Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1896-10-22

see about the carriage! Mamie Is at
LAad Abbey. and Trelawny says he
means to keep her there.
Lady Lirriper's jaw dropped. Will
was . fool, and Nannie's marriage with
Trelawny IN the near future desirable,
but this was crushing disgrace, and at
all hazards must be averted.
I'm como" she said, speaking just
like man, and a pretty determined
one at that KNOCK up tho coachman
At once, but when he is ready fetch me-"
It took some little time to bring the
sleepy meoservants upon the scene, but
their instructions, when they did come,
were 10 the point.
"Stoneham, she said TO tho gray
haired butler. Miss Gregorias is up
stairs. You are to sit down outside her
door tn return and see that she
doesn't get out, and post James out.
side her window, 30 that escape will
be cut of that way. Sir William IL tax.
ing me 10 Lady Anna, and I may be
absent some hours.
"vezy good, my lady" said Stone
ham, now thoroughly awakened. and
he followed his mistress up stairs to as.
sumo bis post whtle James, with length.
sned visage, his thoughts running on
top coats. retired TO his duties in the
park.
Lady LiYriper had taken her precau.
tions no whit too soon. for, when she
unlocked the door 30 let out Josephine,
Hagar. fully dressed for travelling, made
q determined effort to pass her, and
there was a brief, ugly struggle, in
which Stonehan was forced TO distin-
guish himself. Then the door was lock
I'd On tho writhing, furious creature,
and the carriage came round before Lady
Lrriper was ready.
When at last they had started and the
lamps showed Will sanely clothed, Lady
Lir.iper uttered sharp "Wellr' to en-
courage explanations.
"What can say7' he answered, with
apathy Of an utterly dead beat man. Il
think must have been mad for long
while. l even thought Mamie wanted
to poison me-
$50 she did," said Lady Lirriper
grimly, "but she was made to do it. I'm
beginning to see daylight now"
"And after that" continued Will in
the exhausted voice Of one incapable Of
surprise or anger, II rushed away. and
that woman followed me. Itripped over
something and fell Must have had
slight concussion of the brain and was
insensible for at Least ~ hours. only
oame to myself short time ago."
I'm Hagar's arms, of course" said
Lady Lirriper, "but a. you managed to
get away from her she has clearly not
established over you the hellish inf1u-
enoe she did over Mamie, though how
you've escaped God knows
"She told me" went ON viii, that
Mamie was with the man she loved.
with Blake Trelawny at Laud Abbey.
Trelawny himself opened to me, admit
ted she was there and refused me ad-
mittance. He had got her, he said, and
he meant to keep her, and slammed the
door in my face. could not brawl on
tho doorstep, to get in was impossible,
but remembered that you had infiu-
enoe with him and fetched you"
The old lady laughed dismally.
Influence with Trelawry when he Is
in one Of his moodsy" she said. "Nor
saint nor devil would avail one whit,
and I'm much mistaken if we're not 60
ing on a FOOLS errand this night. It's
barely possible the servants don't know
It, as he only arrived by last train to-
night. and though she disappeared early
in the day she knew be was absent and
would scarcely go to his house to wait
for him. No; by some evil accident he
has stumbled upon her while she is
maddened with the outrage Of your
and Gregorias' elopement, and she has
fallen into Blake's arms, which are
arms Of steel, Will Cassilis." added the
old lady significantly. "and will keep
her fast"
"But she loves me!' cried Will, his
voice manly In spite Of bodily inanition
and mental agony. "We fell out, as you
know, but made 1t up, and knew then
that could never doubt her again. She
10 sorry enough now, poor little soul.
that she ever went to him, you may be
sure"
"soryT'
Lady Lirriper turned and looked
strangely at her young companion.
"Do you know what it MEANS" she
said, THAT she has been there for hours
in his power-that he worships her and
that she is under an influence that
makes her believe she returns his loveI
Ill were man, and loved the woman.
I should 10 mad instead Of sitting
quietly there ~ you are doing now."
"Would that help her!" said Will.
"And II one man can know another, I
know Trelawny, and that she is safe
with him. say know him. I know
her, and the most evil influence on earth
could not make her do wrong"
"And l." said Lady Lirriper gravely,
"know what men are-what Blake is
and he has been tried too far, God
knows with what result. That slip OF q
girl Is the one great passion Of his life.
You stole his jewel. and by your own
recklessness and an unprincipled wom-
ans sin it has got back into his hands,
and it wants something less than hu-
man, less than Trelawny, not to keep 1t. "
She pulled down the window and put
her head out, shouting: Faster Fast
err' for it is one Of the privileges Of
women that In moments Of strong ex-
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