The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1899-11-08

copyright. by Robert Bonner's Sons.}
CHAPTER XIX.
PLOTTING.


~ Upon arriving at the house of Mia,
M!onteri and his companion questioned
her closely about the escape of her
prisoner, and after hearina from her
own lips all she had before written to
him, they decided to lose no time in
tracing the missing girl, lestshe should
reach her friends and learn the fraud
that had been practiced upon them by
the girl who had proven herself 80
treacherous.
Monteri made inquiries of every II
he met concerning the girl, but no
one seemed to have seen such a person
as he described.
But it seems that at times fortune is
won't to favor tho wicked; for, after
two days search, Carlos Monteri
learned that a girl had been found in
an unconscious condition, and WAS at
that time lying ill in the gypsy camp.
Ihls he learned from n younger mem
Der of the tribe, who, upon inquiry,
told all he knew of the rescue of the
girl and of her personal appearance.
he then found the man Jock, who
related the circumstance, aud told him
that she was his wife, who had escaped,
and that she was a hopeless ~lunatic,
although not violent. Accordingly,
the following morning, Monteri drove
to the camp in company with Inez,
and, as we have already learned, took
the delirious girl away with him, not
v~ithstanding the protest of the gypsy
that she was in no condition to be
moved.
And thus Breta Danton again fell
Into the power Of her enemies, but not
before she had unconsciously won the
heart Of one who had vowed to search
for and find her, feeling within him
that she needed q friend and protector.
Monteri decided to take the girl
somewhere near Ravensmere, where
he could watch over her. He did not
intend to trust Mia n second time.
!: AS the train bore them on their
journey to Ravensmere, Inez, whose
mind Ind been busy thinking, turned
to her companion, who supported the
sick girl, and said, in n low tone:
"Ah, Carlos, I have it! You know
the old deserted house halfway be-
tween the station and Ravensmere?''
eyes, [ remember 1 saw it," he re-
piled.
"Itis the very place for you to take
her. No one will rent the place be-
cause they say it is haunted. I heard
Cecil Doniphan say sc only a few days
ego"
Every we'll. Where can I get the
-key?" he asked.
"You do not need a key. You eau
easily effect an entrance from the back
part of the house; besides, it would
hardly do for you to waste time in hunt
ing up the owner, for I don't believe
he is around here at present. No one
ever goes near the place, so you need
have no fear of being discovered"
"All right. This your plan. If it
brings failure, don't blame me-"
II have no fear of failure now th.t L
have hernnder my thumb" she re
Piled in voice filed with triumph.
"Don" be too sure" he said with a
peculiar ook in his beady eyes.
"What do .y5a meau?" she asked
quickly
4 mean, my dear, that I have not
had my revenge yet"
y ''Still harping on that?" she ex-
claimed Indignantly.
"Ah, well, let that drop for the pres
emit. AS 1 told you before, as long rs
you obey me, I'll let you enjoy your
ill-gotten fortune"
She turned her face toward the win
dow to conceal from him the look of
malignant hatred which she could not
prevent from shining from her eyes.
10 herself she was saying:
Threaten me as much as youplease,
Carlos Monteri, but my time will come;
and when it does, beware! We shall
see which is the shrewder, you or 1.
You shall not come between me and
my aspirations. lam the acknowledged
granddaughter Of old Gerald Danton,
and as such L mean to inherit his
wealth. He is old and will not live
very long, and"
Her musings were interrupted by
Monteri, who addressed her:
"She shows signs of reviving from
the drug we gave her before starting"
~ hope she will not until we reach
our destination"
ri don't think she will, as we are
almost there now returned Carlos;
then added: "Oi course, You must
leave the car alone, while / will see
that my wife (?) is conveyed to her
future residence"
"You must not hire any one to take
you there. That might mean ruin"
put in Inez.
"Do you take me for a fool?" he
sneered, as the train came TO a pause.