Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-07-20
CHAPTER XXIX.

She was alone, but solitude was fear
full to her. 1t was peopled with shapes
haunted by phantomS.
In her own hands she had taken
vengeance. and, 10! it had recoiled upon
herself. She could not breathe; red
mist seemed to shadow all the earth-a
L list of blood!
Thought was terrible; she must ban
ish it. She would go out and see Ark
wright. She would persuade him to
leave England-to leave Europe. Any
thing. so that this duel should not oc-
cur.
Armed with this resolution, she de-
scended the stairs. All instant she
paused before the library door, but it
was tightly closed.
She went on through the grand old
hall. In that moment a burst of sud
den sunlight illumined it.
The butler. preceding her, had
thrown open the great entrance door,
and tIere ON the threshold, like some
avenging demon, stood Louis Ger
vase.
The ban0agc was now about his face.
Il dcmoniac smile Oh his cruel lips.
a gentleman to see my lord. my
lady" said the butler, catching sight
Of her
And tl.en the old, dauntless courage
revived in her and With it, near this
man who had wrought all evil i'll her
life. the softness which, q moment ago,
had begun its work, hardened into
more bitter cold.
Why should not men die for her,
since God could let this man live2
she did not pause 10 think that,
through the boon of life. God had not
bradEed her white brow with Gains
own brand.
You need not disturb your master,
Peter she said. quietly: he is en-
gagged. l will receive this gentleman
And rs she spoke she threw open the
door of d small reception room, and.
ertt ring. with the mir and bearing of
Il queen. left him to follow.
Before her lay the liercest struggle
through which she had Yet passed.
She knew it we'll. and her face showed
no iiiEching. She had dreamed the fox
had lost his trail but her awakening
had come
You wished to see Lord Montfort:"
she said. when the door had closed up
on them.
She addressed him as though he had
been Il perfect stlan@er~aS though
they two had never met before.
Her cGolneSs staggered him. but
made his wrath the greater. his reSo-
luticn the more mcrcileSS.
Il intend to see Lord Montfort' he
replied. coming a step closer. and fast
ening his eyes. lulid With passion, on
her smiling. mocking face.
IF your business is 50 imperatiye.'
she answered. Il will at once summon
him. ana she moved toward the door
He planted himself in her path.
First let me toll You What l have to
say to him. shall tear from Your
face the mask. and from Your life the
lie. All. yea thought to escape me, hut
YOU little knew me. Did l not tell
YOU that even wheE the cun WAS to
W III lips | would snatch il from them?
i.ave been already 10 the Montfort
lawyer. He follows me here tonight.
He told me OF your pititul imDosture,
Within two hours You Will be again
homeless and namelcSS. Again Your
name will he branded throughout Eng
land. You will yet crawl to my feet
ana beg that | will let YOU wait upon
IN" as your slave and cast You pity.
where once / gave YOU worship.'
If YOU have finished. | Will send
Lord Mon,fort to YOU. She answered,
simply. as from the supreme height of
Il great srcrn. Il cannot" she contin-
uct, 'uuitr catch the drift of your
meaning. Either you are mad. or YOU
mistake me for some one else If the
latter. let me correct your error. am
Dorothy Dalrymplc. NOW the Lady
Montfort.'
With one spring he had annihiated
the space between them. and his fin
gers locked themselves about the
small, white throat.
The purple blood dyed her face.
lock of intense physical agony shad-
owed the aElIro eyes. but no fear WAS
in ti.til' depths no moan from her lips
He held her for moment in his fierce
grasp then huiI,d !ar tvom him. ST."
fell into a ri,ails