The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-08
6 SHREWSBURY"
ny STANLEY j. wEYDIAN.
CHAPTER Xxx.

The CLOCK had gone mldhi4bt when' aiter
parting from'Mary at the door OF the house, l
CROPPED my way upstairs 10 my room' uh"
throwing on my clothes' lay uoWn' NOT W sieep'
nut 10 roVoive ehulessiy anu iu'"o'' III p'a
we had made ana the risks we ran ana inc
Thousand Issues nat might come Oh eitner'
Cogitation brought me no nearer 10 u KNOW
edge OF the event, nut only heateu my praih
and increased my mpatichce' lnc ia''or ="
such "a degree thnt WIN inc hreo hHh.i vac w
and moving, and had my trunk packed nor
did i fail to note tho-strangc ana almost IN
credible turn whlch nov ~" mo W ook luz
support In my hight U" the very person whose
ominous entrance tWontSiour hours carrier
had forced mo to lay hsidc Ihe lnousht.
Long pcioro u ""n'u u! any nun, oo he.es
sary, i opened my uoor anu so'uy carrying
out my box. placed u IN Il DARK corner on INC
landing. Aftcr thiS Il great ih'erVai oiapscn'
during wh,ch ! cohJurnu up u nuhurc" ms
chances. AT length l h'ard some one atoot
opposite, ana 'hen inc summing trean OF u por-
Ter carrying soouS 40" ~ SUITS. noou' i l
j ventured to peep out and learned with salts
faction that inc 'F"hk h"u 'hhisheu. i only
remained 'herctor'' lr ne 10 no 'no saa','
BestowinR u last LOOK on inc 'itt'o atic wh'ch
had been my NOME so long, ana nntii ia'eiF n"
unhappy home, ! took up my hat ana CLOAK.
and having made sure Tor the nf'ieth time 'hat
j had my small STOCK "t money h,ndch IN my
clothes l opened inc door, anu s'e"nnR o"''
stood n minute 10 listen oetore ! ooSco"uco.
heard nothing TO alarm me YET " sec"hu
later shrieked In alright ana almost sank Gown
S dor T Tine h s"ud' w0 s'r For@u - na", who Tm I listening,
doubtless, at my chamber door. had heard mo
move toward it, and anttcncd himself against
s eoT s%' fur 1Hs,st from re; "" the '. staircase GT,"s i had el" dc
my notice. He chuckled vastly ht his own
cunning and .hc fright he had given me, and,
rocking mt to and fro, asked me grimly what l
had done with my fine clothes and my wig.
n', =" .n", > "o' ~, aho,t .h,,
shall want to know " httie more aoout tna'
the truth. The truth or l will wiring this ten.
o oe,. eS however, Ds s9u' that rrom matter saar Hnny wait. / I shall hal
have it when I want it. Now | have other work
for you. Come into my room"
iy. And '1 G hung back. "Afterwnrd, Mr.. Fer.
"oh to the tavern" he answered, mimicking
me. And for WHAT"
M dinner" I faltered,
.s ns burst Sr thu INTO sh a uH,,sy G pa n'1 ms hna ' sis peo m'
asaln :, ~ $3.50 49, 49,. mn.
der" he cried in a fury. "who are you to dine
Stand you thcro and listen 10 me, Tor oy the God
again. Dc Do you see this, you cravsni' and he
plScked out his horrible horse pistol ana Hour,
ished the hnkzIe IN ny my lace. th MARI IL, Ens
guson, Ferguson the %plo,tsr; and 1,l, no little Il. per
son TO oI SS tP S%9e = a.nt ana NTH now rag 1st Snd 70 d hne;
knowins that with sysTS momsnt this wretch
hsP S,e %s envy sha Gate Of w fasfl passin the a apP9 9hnt f Rs
noCnlncd mo On!S One-nau nour !onBsT, l. muSC
6e late, and, the baggage being already de-
ssRR s pistol. .n Sok ktrs ana and h his sco oS hntnef Pfue no
lent, olotchec laceLtheI tacklng the Wig, which
hung on a Snaif oes,ae MN, was one degree
moro ugly thah rs ~ohI.tnere WIS nc answer
hstsn; ~, ,,...-. b., ,nsu.,o, .u,,,.
you there u q gentleman coming 10 sec me, ana
VIM have a Wftnaess. You follow mei" "' l
ies. saaa mtseraolS' looking round' out In
VAN lgr . way ot escape. u
that room. mark You, and You shall be as 81 mute
~ 2 m1uset pus ms htle cup9odro open,
your eye to, that and you will see him. And
look YOU hnteh 10 every wore, ana note ~;
ior y nss! M. P re { '1l'' 0f'' Will DO 'n' worse
very well 4 said ooealentiy, nope spring
ang up, as I tim, Inoq pn ! saw he hs a way OF escape.
Ana Wnat ttne mus, % heTsi
You are mere, ana you VIII stay mere, he
answered. dash1ns to the ground the scarce
born plan. why man. he may come any
minute :,
STILL II L couid-go OUT for.for two minutes,
/ PERSISTED, 4 should be easier,
Go out! 10 out!' he cried, interruptinE
me in q fury. And dtnnersi And tavcrnsl
And you would be easieri Dye know, MIR.
Price, | have my doubts about you!, .Ay, l
have!' he Continued. leertng at me yith his cum
ming eyes, and now thrusting his face close TO
mine, now dra wing 1t back again. Are you
for selling US. ! wonder. Mind you, II that Is
your thought. TWO can play at that game, and
/ have writing of yours. Ay, | have writing Of
yours. Mr.. Price, and FOR twopelce ! would
send u where 1t Will hang you. 80 be care
III l1t fHlOIll OI-R1tB It IlHI IA
Wishing that | had the courage to strike him
in. the. back; praying that the next word no
said might choke HIM, hating him with a dumb
hatred. the blacker TO- ITS impotence. and for the
mental services he ,hnd made me do him, !
gave him the long-skirtei plum-cOlOred coat IN
which he pointed. and saw him clOthe his lank,
ungainly figure in II. and top all with his freshly
curled wig. He babe me tic bis points and
fasten on his sword; and this being done to his
liking and nc was not very easy to picasc-h
pulled down his rutfics and walked to and fro,
prccnirg. himself and looking u, hundred times
more ugly and l0atls0mc Tor the tinery. with
which. Tor the iirst time, saw him hcdizcned.
Preparations 50 unn snail by awakening my
CURIOSITY n to the visitor in who q honor they