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CHAPTER yuI-,Continued.)

tut Wdf-pdth, an ppNucf TuLiiiln
derncd short"
What are ycw goin' to do" the
younger man asked.
Dot exclaimed George. What can
we doY'
If that young man remembers Il
hand stretch about Dick Ashland. an
himself, an us, 1t will sarye Us t, Il
few yards o rope apiece. 1t makes
me shiver to think Of it,"
His face had gone ashcn. ana
brought within diScernible distance Of
mans justice, coward fear took pos
session Of him. His teeth ratified and
lis limbs shook.
II that young man remember s.
George Kissed distlainfully. He hit the
table with his c!cnched fist. making
the glasses jump and the d%ecanters
rattle. His cruel little eyes glitterrd
more ferociouSiy than ever. and his
teeth were set hard in relentless say
agery. "Damnation!" he cried. He
mustn't remember he Shan't rrmem-
Der. | guess we're not logs. We've got
hands, haven't WEI We've got eyes.
haven't we An if were to swing fur
Dick Ashland. | recken ii wont matter
much If we cut that young fellows
throat in the bargain to stop his Jaw
u isl sill 81 fD>N, 'rtDTSt, 1pINll
answered TREMENDOUSLY. "Ycw Cayn't
yet ut a nan 80 smack heear rs out in
the Rockies. It's just Il tribe bigger
job To stop his jaw in this hole than
If we had him Oh the Sangrc de Chris.
TO-"
= il viciSouSiy exclaimed the
elder ruttian. we've got To DO il. and
the sooner we make up our minds and
set To work about il the better"
CHAPTER y.
The Maclancs had no difficulty in
discovering the place where Sir WI
liam Cuthbertson had performed his
operation and where his distinguished
patient was slowly recovering. IL was
Il pretty little cottage standing in Il
tiny walled .Slrden on Il sparsely fire.
qnented road between S~heppertOn AMI
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. A former
owner had given it the flnciful name
of The Rest" The place was within
easy reach Of London, and. although
at Il comparatively short distance, the
river teemel with buoyant life and
rcvelry. along the lane, shaded by
huge clms and wild chcstnuts. soil
tnde was made musical only by the
feathcred Sorgstcrs of the skies. and
'ifE us w ~ t'tN'N Ili lis |" tll
the ummcr breeze.
The nearest habitation. n small
house, usually let furnished during the
heating season, was about fiyc-and
twenty yards away and unoccupied mt
The time. Other residences, strewn
here and thcrealong the road, We're
hidden deep in the parklike grounds.
and CAV rise TO M diSturbingnoises.
The room in which Herbert was IL
ing was situated on the ground floor
of the little cottage. II was spacious,
and plainly, but extremely cOmfDrtab-
ly. furnished. The walls were painted
u blush stonc-gray, and no pattern OF
any kind attracted attention. There
were no pictures On the walls. and
the doors and windows looked across
Il small. but beautifully kept. lawn.
on to IL brick wall smothered with
Virginia crecper. The skyline was
ncarl, lido hy giant dIS III TIL.
full wealth of their leafy green. AL
was simply harmoniouS-no viDlen"cS
oc taste or shade shocked The eye. II
was nominees and comfort made solid,
and yet placed within such baimy rest
as a mountain wilderness could scarce
~ surpass.
Herbert had to pass his days and his
htSAi'H VII uiS 'puNu. IIlsiuhS 10 lih
excellent care bestowed upon him. he
had suffered FROM hardly any fever.
and the wound resulting from his
operation was healing fast.
Not Il soul entered his room but the
sOftly-spokcn, gravc-yisaged. gray
headed attendant, who moved with Il
EoiselesS solicitlde and anticipated his
every want, his every wish. The
hours seemed eternal. but his dcta r.
HinatiOn strengthened him an!
made his temporary lonlinesS less bit
Ter. All around him silence ra;gnrl.
His attendant moved stealthily like
u cat. and no disturbing football
reached his ear from anywhere. II
was only ut the rarest intervals that
the grating of he wheels on the soft
clayey road outside became audible.
or that 4 passcrby. more messy than
usual. intruded upon his privacy by
the faint sounds of the snatch of a
song.
And, yet had he but know it. he
would have felt less lonely, from the
fact that an anxious. loving heart was
watching over him in the same house.
that dainty. tiny hands assisted i'm the
preparation of his meals. that Il good
woman'S voice was lifted nightly in
prayer for his recovery.
Lucy had succeeded in obtaining
Sir William Cuthbertson's permission
to live in the cottage with Herbert.
upon the expressed condition that her
presence should not be betrayed by
sound or sign. that she should remain
In the wing of the house opposite Ia
that where young Cleve was stretched
on his bed Of pain. 1t can easily he
guessed 10Y gladly she consented To
these conditions; she would have con