The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-09-10

well enough, however, that they wer
drawn from too certain foreknowledg
that such moments in their lives wer,
soon to cease entirely.
1t was a growing pain to her, too, t,
have to lie to him, as now she must, Il
account for this extraordinary scene
with Pierre Turrian, and for the mo-
ment her wits failed to suggest even IN
idea of the tale she should tell.
She was completely unnerved and I'M
strung i'll the moment of relapse from
the excitement caused by the interview
with the Frenchman and the struggle
in which it had ended, the tension when
she had expected the truth TO be blurted
out and the shock, half delight, half
fear, of the horsewhipping.
Sir Jatfray on his side was very dis
quieted by the affair. In the moment of
his arrival his thoughts had been too
closely occupied with the burning de-
sire TO thrash the scoundrel whom he
had seen with his own eyes molesting
Lola 10 heed what had happened before
he came. His blood was set on fire by
what he saw, and he neither cared nor
stopped to think.
When he had stated that desire and
had dashed the man to his SOULS delight
and content and sat waiting for Lola to
speak, he grew uneasy rs to what could
possibly have happened between Lola
and the man whom he had regarded as
his friend that could lead to such an
end
"How did this happen, child?" he
said when Lola's agitation seemed to be
decreasing
4" hardly know. / think he meant to
try to kill me- He insulted me- You
saw that mark on his face. l did it. |
struck him with my riding whip. 1t
was then he attacked me- - She spoke
III short sentences, like "a child recover
ing from a fright
Did the man dare to make love to
your" asked Sir Jaffray, the thought
driving his eyebrows together in heavy
frown and making him clinch his teeth.
Il was always afraid Of his coming
here, said Lola evasively. "You know
l said at the time l did not want him
asked. Ugh! He is loathsome and dan
gerous. -
Never mind, sweetheart. Pluck M
courage. He won't trouble us any |
more, said Sir Jaffray in a much |
lighter tone than he felt and wishing |
to cheer her up. And if he doesn't |
clear out from the neighborhood of his |
own free will after today's business I'll J
ind way Of making him; that's all"
his mood of demonstrative affection
lad passed, and Lola, with sigh, let
aim go from her side.
de got up and then lit a cigarette.
'It'lI be lesson to me not TO en-.
courage travelling fiddlers again. To |
hlnk that he should turn out such
lrute! And l actually liked the fellow.
3y CAD, but Pm glad | thrashed him,
ND IN only sorry | didn't lay il on
little longer and good deal harder"
lie paused and looked at Lola and
hen said very kindly:
Do you feel better now, sweetheart"
Yes, Jaffray; I'm all right now.
ii run up to my room and get my hab-
OH. 1t must be nearly lunchtime.
las the exercise made you hungry?"
md she smiled.
der spirits had risen for the moment
t having got out of the work of ex-
lanation so easily, and she thought it
est to appear as if she had shaken off
be worst effects of the mornings
vents.
But as soon as she was in her own
Dom and had locked the door and sbut
ut the chance OF being observed she
1oked the truth full in the face.
The end had come.
With Beryl Leycester in possession of
ne secret on the one hand and with
lerre pressing her from the other there
,as no hope, no chance, no possibility
escape.
What to do she could not resolve vet.
t the moment she had to go on playing
ne part that she had chosen, but what
yer the result few days must settle
perhaps a few hours. If she
ere TO avoid utter shipwreck, she must
prepared with some definite course
action, and the sooner she could de-
de what that was to be the better.
The very safety of the man she loved
this. She knew Pierre well
lough to feel quite confident that he
ould now have double incentive To
Jaifray harm. She had listened TO
Is devllish scheme in order TO learn
hat 1T was, so that having learned il
re might take measures TO foil him.
But she knew also that he was quite
'pable OF acting by himself from the
Inside, and so long as there was a
fought in his mind that not only
luld he have revenge for the horse
hipping, but also be, as he honed,
'iner through Jaffrays death, the lat.
was not safe for day.
She had reached this point in her
oughts when the luncheon gong
unded and her maid knot ked at the
'or. Lola let her in and then changed
n dress anc hurried down stairs.
AT luncheon Mrs. DE Wits curiosity
I'd to be met and parted.
After her passage at arms with Pierre
urriar sfs had been for a long drive
one, and this had not improved her
mper. She had come back prepared to
very uuDlpasapt IN evapv bcdx a,,d ~. |