Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-10-28
CHAPTER XIV.


Heavy cloak and hood.
"LillianY''
"Yes, Patience"
The applicant was admitted, and tne
driving sno wshut out. As soon % tne
door had been closed and relocked, the
newcomer grasped thes housekeeper
arm. A.
ooh! Patience, could not walt. MY
father was away, and Mary hao perms-
sion to 20 out, so I put on her clothes
and came. Have you heard from Rod
ertT' :. =
"Dear child. come in where It I"
warm" =. :,
"Oh, Paticncc--you have heardf l
know III"
ayes, Lillian--I have heard. Come into
the kitchen and I will tell you."
"Ile is--alivef"
aye, chi,d--alive and WELL"
"Thank God!'
Come" And Patience placed her arm
around the grateful girl and led her into
the kitchen. where a candle was burning.
She had thrown of her cloak and hood,
and had turned with outstretchcd arms
20 Patience. when from the shadows OF
m adjoining apartment emerged the ng'
ure Of man. A cry Of terror, rs sne
thought Of the officers Of dragons, was
upon her lips, but before It had found ut
terance the figure had advanced into the
light, and her own name. spoken a. only
one voice In all the world had ever spok'
en Il, came to her ears.
Robert! My own!'
"Liuianv
We might as well drop the curtain for
Q brief space. Claspcd In each otnere
arms, with no thought but OF their great
love, and with hearts almost bursting
with volcanic emotions, their words were
incoherent, and weak to express the WON
Arous depth Of feeling.
BY and by they sat down before the
Are. Lillian clinging to the returned one
A. though fearful that It might be oil .
dream, and that she might awake. -
she had done NO many, many times, to
and herself alone with misery.
"Speak to me again. darling! Oh. you
I'VE. and have come back to met
ayes, sweet love-"
but, Robert!'--and she wore fright
ened look as the thought flashed upon
her for the first timc-"are you not In
danger hcrey'
'Let us not think Of danger to me, my
Lillian. / have come to save you from
danger. When I knew that danger
threatened you, one spoke to me from
the dead-your mother!--for We will call
her So"
ayes, yes--she was truly q mother to
me! o! II she had lived!'
"Hut," added Robert, revcrently, "dy.
Ing, she placed the burden OF watchful,
blessed care upon me. You know that,
dearestf'
Eyes. Robert know"
"And I have come. have hraved the
danger not more for your sake than for
nv own. And now, Lillian, tell me the
wickeducss they would do. Can you give
me to understand itf'
The Girl, still holding her lover BY one
hand, reached up the other to bis shout
der and tried to look brave and reliant.
"You have heard Of the Earl Of Wen
lockr she said.
"What ! have heard through you and
Patience"
"Is that all? And have you not heard
Of him In connection with the British
armyY"
II have heard Of Gen. Allan Fitsser.
aid, Lord Fairford; and remember Of
bearing Lord Stirling say that. BY the
death Of his old father, Lord rairford
had become Earl Of WenlOck. He has
Joined the army, ! think, since they
found quarters IN PhiladelphiaT
"yes-he came In the late autumn. II
10 CHANGED that near and dear friend
Of bis was stopping with ~. There was
room In the house, and my father gave
him comfortable quarters. At first I
could not help liking the man. He was
very eentlemanly, and treated me with
q respect bordering upon what seemed to
Nm ali = oh "a
came over bis manner. It was after the
letters had arrived announcing the death
Of his father. He had become an earl.
For Q few days I did not see him. He
kept his own apartments, and saw only
his servants. When he next met me he
frightened me. He grasped my hands,
and poured forth his love almost insane
". ! cannot tell you what he said, but
his earnestuess was terrible. I told him
that ! had no heart to give him-that !
was pledged to another. Upon this his
face grew black, and he sw0re that an.
other should asvsr possess me. My moth.
or would have reasoned with him, but
she was too weak. Very shortly there
after she died, aud the first words my
father spoke to me after the funeral were
to inform me that was to become Coun-
tess Of Wenlock. Tears. prayers and en-
treaties were OF no avail. His word had
been given, and he would keep It. But,
0, my love! stood out bravely until
word came that you were dead. Then
then-I only wished to die with you. But
would not wholly believe It'll could
not. IL had-if had known that you
were dead-my strength might have fail.
ed me. But you are not dead-thank
GOd!'
"Dear Lillian"-holding her close to his
bosom-'you have been brave and true.
You can be brave stillT'
"Yes-now that you are with me. can
brave anything"
"Bless you. darling! We will brave the
world together. But tell me Of this
earl. What manner Of man Is he3"
HE Is handsome man, Robert, and
has the name Of being brave man. ]
liked him until he showed to me that ter
rbls passion. l had hoped he would be
q good friend to me, thinking his age
would surely he barrier to love ]
could not return. He IL as old as my
fathsrye
And he continues to press his suit?"
YES. And ! cannot tell you how yehe.
mently. He has not yet shown to me
his worst side. He seems to hone that
by persistent effort he may win my love
but can see that It IL In him to be a
very volcano Of rage. and that be could
pursue u cherithed purpose even to q
deadly conclusion"
"And your father"
20! Robert, my father Is the demon of
my fate! Lord Wenlock Is manful and
lust In comma ri aou with hin, Nv On tho.