Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-04-30
CHAPTER x1x.-(Continued)

CHAPTER x1X.-(Continued.)
The storm had come. A great wind ros,
and shook the pines. Like thunder Y
rolled among the hills, sweeping with o.
eager fury the old tower wherein they sat
speechless, expectant. Faint flashes Of
light glanced through the darkllng woods
and shone with q lurid brilliance upon
the projecting masonry Of one Of the
walls. All nature seemed alive. The sea
itself was stirred. Means, heavy and
sorrow.laden, came from II and rushed
inland % Il dashed itself with each wild
incoming wave against the adamantinl
breasts Of the eternal rocks.
Minute followed minute, until all tn
weary mass Of them grew Into an hour.
Savage sprang to his feet, and beear
TO walk feverishly up and down. The
open. agitation he thus betrayed commu.
olcated itself to her. She reused herseli
from the lethargy into which she had ap'
parently fallen, and In her turn rose to hei
feet.
"Nisel," she said, in a piercing voice.
e'where are you3 can't see you." She
held out her hands to him. "Oh, Nigel
what 10 to be donef Dear. dear Nigel
think Of somethingy'
He went to her and caught her banda
'Above oil things, don't give way" he
said. "After all, what 10 Il but an acct
dent-a mere Hasco that . word or two
will Get risht3 You are trembling! Sit
down again. and let Us think what p best
She sat down, q he had told her to do,
shrinking back out Of the ken Of his eyea
% that be might not see her. and began
% cry silently, but In q deplorable man
aef. Savage soon woke to the fact that
che was In tears, and despair took pos.
session Of him.
"Don't do thaty' he said. roughly, bu,
with such passion Of regret In his voice
that the roughness went for nothing.
'.rhere isn't q single thing to b gained
by Il; and-Marvel, don't cryl Pan
srily-"I can't stand Il! Come-be sensi.
bic, and listen to what am going to sayv'
She reused herself somewhat, and lean
ed toward him with an eager expectancy
that touched him.
'If they find out you were here alone -
be went on, nothing can be said" He
paused; and, 10 she still remained silent,
be believed she did not understand. by
they I mean the womcn-Mrs. Scarlet
4 Co.."-he explained. "N0w suppose
are you listening ?--suppose I were to drop
from that opening thcre'-pointing to the
split In the thick wall nearest to her-"I
might reach the ground beneath without
much injury to life or limb-so little in.
Jury indeed that might even be able to
get round to the door, open II, and set you
free. And, at oil events, even II I failed
IN that last hope, no one could say Q word
to you II were out Of the way"
III you were killed, you meant I may
b q coward" said she, quietly, ''but I
an not % altogether craven that would
purchase my immunity from scandal with
your llfe." He could not go her dear
face because Of the blackness Of the night
that now had fallen upon them In it,
might. but he could guess the generous
scorn that marked Il.
A hand touched her In the darkness,
two lips were pressed upon II. She felt
by the intensity Of the pressure that Il
was o farewell; but she seemed hardly
to care enough for anything to demand
an explanation. Through the opening In
the wall near her q ray Of sullcn moon.
light entered which enabled her to see
Nigel walk across the room to tho window
at the other side. II was plain that he
had at last decided on dropping from the
window. She knew that lingering death
would be the result Of this, and, rising
quickly from her seat, she went to him.
"You will kill yourself, and Il will be Of
no USE" she said.
u see no reason why I should be kill.
ed" said he, lying.
1T will be no good, tell you," said
she, In the same low, calm, hopeless tone,
''They would not believe. No; risk moth.
Ing In 10 forlorn cause. I was born to
misfortune-I must fulHll my destiny"
Almost % the last word left her lips q
shout reached them-a shout that rang
through the stormy wind without A.
they stood trembling, uncertain, II came
again, clear and full Of anxiety, It sound.
ed nearer this time, and nearer still the
next and the next a. II rose necessarily.
Savage answered II with all bis might.
while Marvel stood rigid, frightened, yet
full Of wild hope.
Suddenly Il ceased-that glad sound
from with0ut-and both their hearts sank
once more. Were they, when help seem.
% 20 near, to be again plunged In an
ocean Of despair3
CHAPTER Xxx.
"Oh. what can have happensdf csisd
Marvel, In terrible distress.
The answer to this was loud knockins
on the door beneath and the sound OF a
voice that thrilled through every nerve.
1T 10 Fulke!' said she, In a whisper
that reached no one.
She felt az though she were RoinR To
faint, and sank down upon the stone seat
near her.
Nigel Savage, however, thought Of moth.
Ing; his prevailing feeling was one of un.
utterable relief. He ran down the stone
steps and hammered In turn against the
door.
rs tat you. "Wednesday" he cried,
Thank heaven you have come! Feel for
the key-it ID on your side-and let Us
out"
He spoke with such heartfelt 10Y that
Wriothesley could not but believe he was
sincere. He hardly dared to dwell upon
the doubts that haunted him as he ran
through the woods; but that they had
been Of the darkest hue he knew now be-
cause Of the intensity Of the reaction he
was enduring. He turned the key In the
door as desired. and stood silent upon the
threshold.
"Lady Wriotheslsy, It 10 your husband.
Come down" cried Savage, In a quick,
eager tone that trenbled with excitement.
u had not occurred to him to explain to
interchangeable thought only Of the com.