Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-10-27

Platform as the Liverpool train was
brought alongside. Crosmont was there
among the earliest arrivals, pacing up and
down, not with the sauntertng tread of tn.
ordinary traveller, but with the restless
strides of a man whose journey is flight.
The station master himself had brought
Lord Kildonan's two tickets. and had re-
served a compartment for him and his
companion exactly opposite to the room
where they were waiting. Frank. still
watching at the door. Gaw CroeM0nt 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 a compartment by her
self. Franks 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 a reward for him. Crosmont
stood still until the woman closed the door
Of the compartment upon herself, then
made straight for the nearest frst-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 a half. Knowing In what part
of the train the two persons on whose
track they We're had travelled, they found
1t easy to watch them into a close cab,
and then, without being seen, to take a
hanson themselves and direct the driver
to follow ct 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 kildonsn.
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 a 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 theIa, stopped in a street as dark
and narrow as the rest, but in which a
few houses, larger than the others, with
doOrways that had once been imposing
and handsome, told that they had former
ly occupied a better position in the world.
F-'nk noted that the man and the wom-
an they were following, after tss:cissing
fhe cab wflich 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 a habit with the people who fire.
quent this quarter" he answered, in the
same tone.
With %iol- ha %1- -.
to turn the next corner, and then he and
Armathwaite got out.
Wait here for us" said Lord kildonan.
I'VE may be some time"
The man looked down at him scrutiniz-
ingly by the light of his lamp, and shook
his head.
I'D ra ther be paid my fare now, sir. if
it's 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 q fare about them.
No offense to you, gentlemen; but, you
see, know Liverpool, and / know the
house you want, though you do get me to
stop in the next street. I knows 'em by
the quality, and when bring reg'la swell
tp-toppers this way, it's always 81 Blank
street they wants, though it's only the
young 'uns as gives the address"
''I'll take your number, and give you a
sovereign as a retaining fee," said Lord
Kildonan, quietly. THAT will restore
your confidence. will It not? When l re-
turn, l will give You another sovereign
to drive me back to Lime street. Are
YOU ready to waltz"
.'Well. sir, under those circumstances,
certainly"
This oolloquy took two or three minutes,
and when Lord Kildonan and Arma-
thwaite returned tv Blank street, the per-
sons whom they were pursuing had disap-
peared. They walked the whole length of
the street looking for No. 81, az the cab
man had luckily given them an address
which Lord KNdonan assumed to be the
one of which they were In search. For q
long time they looked IN vain Such
houses as still retained traces Of figures
ON their shabby doors, seemed to have
been numbered and then remembered at
random. There were lights IN a 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, 10 be well-dressed, and of the so
called respectable" class, crossed the
road, almost brushing past them, and
went up a narrow court OF 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
a single light. Lord Kildonan gripped his
companions S arm, not with nervous excita-
bility, but with the satisfaction of discov-
cry, and led him up the court In the rear
of the stranger. The latter was so far
ahead of them already that they had only
tive to see him pull a bell, which gave a
FAINT. single sound, like that Of a small
gong, and, turning the handle Of door in
the wall of the big house. disappear
through it rapidly and without noise.
Lord Kildonan and Armathwaite came
up to the door. By . ray of moonlight
wnicn pierced into the narrow court. ano
showed the woodwork to be shabby ana
unpretentious, they saw to the lift of the
door small barred window with no light
In it, which suggested a watchful eye be-
hind, and under the bell the number 81
in very small figures. Lord kildonan
pulled the bell, opened the door, and walk
ed in confidently, Armathwaite following
with a sense that all his youthful nerve
did not enable him to put on so bold a
front as the old ScOtchman seemed 70
wear with ease. They were In small,
bare, stone paved passage, with nothing
to distinguish it from the kitchen en-
trance Of an ordinary private house.
Straight in front of the door was pas
sage, down which Lord KildOnan prompt
iy proceeded to make his way. Arma-
thwaite who was following, heard step