The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-09-17

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And Beryl, forced in this way, was
compelled to submit to the little atten-
tions which Of deliberate purpose be
paid her.
1t was part Of bis plan that all at the
manor should for that night see that the
two were on excellent terms, and in
that he was 90 completely successful
that Sir Jaffray mentioned 1t both to
him and to Lola.
The Frenohman's almost reckless
gayety lasted all through the evening,
and Lola could not fail to notice it. 1t
disturbed her. She knew the man, and
knew we'll enough that 1t was the cloak
for state Of nervous restlessness, the
result Of great agitation Of some kind.
She watched him closely, endeavoring
to get some clew that would give her
the key to the problem Of his intentions
and feelings, but she could detect
nothing.
Beryl was struck by II also and sur
prised by 1t and was angered at the
false position in which the man by his
andacity placed her, but she set it down
merely to his desire to brazen out bis
villainy before her and to show that,
though he was afraid not to accept the
terms she had imposed, yet he was re.
solved to accept them in his own way.
Some of the effects, too she put down
to wine. She observed that he drank
heavily at dinner, and this increased
the disgust she felt toward him.
But not a glimpse Of the terrible truth
dawned upon her, not thought that
ever in the midst Of his widest sallies,
his loudest laughs, bis tenderest songs,
his thoughts were all set in deadly con-
oentration upon his plan to take her life
that night.
She retired early, going to sit with
old Lady Walcote in her rooms, and
there was not thought Of personal
danger in her mind. She was relieved
to think that the man had spent his
last evening at the manor, and that
from then the atmosphere of the place
would be the clearer for his absence,
and she was glad to reflect also that
one part Of the complicated problem
would by the morrow DO in fair way
Of settlement
When the man himself was gone, 1t
would be much easier to deal with the
question as it affected Lola, and this
was the thought which she had when,
after some two or three hours, she went
to her own room, which was next to
that Of Lady Walcote's, to go to bed.
Fortunately for her, she could not
Sleep The interview with Pierre Tur-
rian had opened up vein of human
nature which was SO novel to her
naked, unblushing, unashamed villainy
and she had been SO profoundly moved
by all that she had heard and by the
mystery and misery which hung over
the house that she lay awake hour after
hour, tossing from side to side, trying
to see some way out Of the tangle.
For long time she burned light
reading now and again in the attempt
to break the thread of her painful
thoughts; but, finding this vain she put
out the light and lay in the darkness.
The night was not, however, very
dark one. There was a moon, though
its light was shrouded by the heavy
drifts Of clouds which somewhat fit-
full wind was driving across the sky.
Her blind was drawn up, according to
her custom, to catch the earliest morn
ing light, and now and again when her
eyes had grown accustomed to the dark.
ness she could watch the flying clouds
as she lay with her face turned toward
the window
ITO BE Continued