The Florence daily tribune., 1898-05-26

morning disguised rs a solicitor clerk,
saw her and told he, all Yea need have
no fear Tor her. Shu win play her part
to perfection.
Next morning the long hours seemed
as if they would never pass, All my
personal arrangements had been mude
come days before and my luggage sent
off 10 the yacht at Portsmouth labeled
Captain H. WalSemcn, so there was
absolutely nothing at all for me TO do
70 kill tile time till we were due Mt the
house. at ~ O'Clock sharp to the min
ute Janet and ! bad lunch and ut half
past ret or Ia ditforuut direuticN-, TAX
ing particular care to see that we were
net followed.
We reached the house almost stimuli
taneously aud werp received at the door
by an irreproachable maidsorvant who
did not seem IN The least surprised to
SEQ us. Wnlworth we found in n room
at the back, this time irreproachnbly
aot up as nn old family butler. My sis
Ter WIS nlrcady dressed in her nurses
apparel and very sweet aud womanly
She looked in it. In the passage outside
the one room which had been made
hnbitahla was a curious sort of stretcher,
tho use of which | could not determine.
''Thnt is the bodplee upon which
We shall carry your poor invalid wife
ont to the earriuge,' aaid Walworth.
" You see, it is quite ready for USE.
II sec, And when am to make my
toilet? / have brought the clothes you
mentioned with mo in this parcel "
That's right. was half afraid you
might bring a handbag, which would
have had to be left behind and would
very possibly have been recognized.
Now think you had better come into
tho other room and let me make you up
at once -
l followed him, and when 1 emerged
again quarterof an hour later / might
very well have stood for portrait of
representative middle aged English
naval man ON the retired list. Ny hair
was iron gray, as also were my close
cropped beard and mustaobe. The very
cut Of my clothes and the fashion of my
neckcloth seemed to set forth my call
ing as plain as any words could speak.
In this get up had not the least fear
that any one would recognize me. BY
this time it was nearly o'clock, and
the case was to commence at hnlf past.
rs everything prepared" l asked
Walworth for about the hundredth time
as we adlourned to the sitting room.
Everything, he answered, with the
same patient equanimity. Come into
the yard and sec them harness the
horses"
followed him out into the back re-
gions, where we found two stalwart po-
licemen busily occupied attaching a
couple of horses to an enormous Black
Maria. They touched their hats to me
with as little concern as If the business
they were engaged to carry out was one
of the very smallest Importance.
We returned to the sitting room and
waited. The minutes seemea long ms
hours, and SO horrible was the suspense
that began to conjure up all sorts of
calamities. Perhaps may be laughed
at for owning myself such coward,
but let the pluckiest man living try the
ordeal was then passing through and
see If he wchld be Drawer. No. 1 was in
condition of complete terror, and III
own it.
Suddenly, with noise that echoed
down tho empty corridor and braced us
to action like trumpet call, the tele-
phone bell rang out Both Walworth
and jumped to our feet at the some in
stant and appropriated the ear trumpets.
Then tiny voice inside the instrument
said mysteriously;
"The case is adjourned and the crowd
is dispensing"
With a step as steady and voice as
firm as if he were ordering his carriage
for IN airing in the park Walworth
went to tho back door, following close
at his heels. He gave a signal and then
crossed the yard to the gates, which he
began to open.
care you ready?" he cried to the
men.
"Quite ready, the taller Of the pair
answered climbing on the box.
Papers and everything handy"
"Aye, aye, sir, !" said the guard ON
the seat at the back.
VERY well, then, go ahead and good
luck so with you.
The gates were thrown onen and the