Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-10-14


whipped UP the horses. drove past the sta
ton and stopped. The two gentlemen
then alighted; and after having given di-
rections to the groom, fellow-Northern-
er. in whose discretion his master had con-
fidence, to drive straight back to The
Crags without any stoppage, Lord Kill
DOMAIN led the way into the station by a
private entrance, and went straight to the
station masters room, where they could
wait without fear of being seen.
Frank went to the door, and looked
through the glass of the upper panels at
the groups of passengers gathering on the
Platform as the Liverpool train was
brought alongside. Cros1nont was there
among the earliest arrivals, pacing up and
down, not with the sauntering tread of the
ordinary traveller, but with the restless
strides of man whose journey is flight
The station master himself had brought
Lord kildonan's two tickets. and had re-
served compartment for him and his
companion exactly opposite to the room
where they were waiting. Frank, still
watching at the door, saw Crosmont stop
suddenly short in his walk, and, looking
along the platform in the direction of the
agents gaze, he saw a tall woman, shah
billy dressed, with limp in her gait, cross
the platform hurriedly from the booking
office and get into compartment by her
self. FRANKIE heart seemed to leap up as
he recognized the figure. Lady Kildonan
must have got wind of her husbands in
tended pursuit, and invented an ingenious
trick as reward for him. Crosmont
stood still until the woman closed the door
of the compartment upon herself, then
made straight for the nearest fire.-class
carriage and got in. The guard was cry
ing, Take your seats!" The doctor felt
Lord Nildonan's hand upon his shoulder,
and in few moments they, too, had taken
their places.
The Journey to Liverpool occupied four
hours and half. knowing in what part
of the train the two persons on whose
it easy to watch them into a close cab,
and then. without being seen, to take a
hanson themselves and direct the driver
to follow at q little distance. As the
woman crossed the platform, Frank
watched her narrowly, and his spirits rose
higher and higher as he noticed again the
slight limp in her gait, and grew every
moment more certain that Lord Kildonan,
for his own happiness, for every ones
happiness, had been tricked, and was fol-
lowing the wrong woman.
They were driving down towards the
docks, through low part of Liverpool,
along dark streets lined with small mar
row houses, of evil aspect and evil name.
The cab. which was some distance in
front of them, stopped in a street as dark
and narrow as the rest, but in which
few houses, larger than the others, with
doorways that had once been imposing
and handsome, told that they had former
~ occupied better position in the world.
Frank noted that the man and the wom-
an they were following. after dismissing
the cab which had brought them. walked
slowly On and began to glance behind them
from time to time.
They suspect they are being followed"
whispered Frank, with excitement.
Lord Kildonan shook his head. 'Sus-
picion is habit with the people who fire.
quent this quarter" he answered, in the
same tone.
With his stick he directed the driver
to turn the next corner, and then he and
Armathwaite got out.
swat here for us" said Lord kildonan.
1--WE may be some time"
The man looked down at him scrutiniz-
ingly by the light of his lamp. and shook
his head.
I'D rather be paid my fare now, sir, if
its the same to you," he said. ''I've
driven parties hereabouts before, that
have stayed some time. and when they
came out they didn't always happen to
have the money for fare about them
No offense to you, gentlemen; but, you
see, l know Liverpool, and I know the
house You want. though you do get me to
stop in the next street. knows 'em by
the quality, and when bring reg'lar swell
tip-toppers this way, it's always 50 Blank
street they wants, though it's only the
young 'uns as gives the address"
''I'll take your number, and give you
sovereign as a retaining fee" said Lord
kildonan, quietly. THAT will restore
your confidence, will it not? When re-
turn, will give you another sovereign
to drive me back to Lime street. Are
you ready to waltz"
''Well, sir. under those circumstances,
Certainly"
This colloquy took two or three minutes,
and when Lord Kildonan and Arma-
thwaite returned to Blank street, the per-
sons whom they were pursuing had disap-
peared. They walked the whole length Of
the street looking for No. 81, rs the cab
man had luckily given them an address
which Lord Kildonan assumed to be the
one of which they were in search. For a
long time they looked in vain. Such
houses rs still retained traces of figures
on their shabby doors, seemed to have
been numbered and then remembered at
random There were lights in few Win
dows, but there was nothing to guide them
in their search. At last they heard foot
steps coming quickly along the street on
the opposite side of the way-a man who
seemed, by the glimpse they caught Of
him, TO be well-dressed, and of the So
called respectable" class, crossed the
road, almost brushing past them, and
went up a narrow court or passage which
divided one of the small houses of the
street from one Of the largest. In the
windows of the large house there was not
| q single light. Lord Kildonan gripped his
companion's arm, not with nervous excita-
bility, but with the satisfaction Of discov-
cry, and led him up the court in the rear