Arizona republican., 1899-01-07

..IIer lcddyship declines to see thee, sir.
 What
 But, my lord will be with thee iE q crack"
 Lord! What lord?" Hayter cried losing for moment his splendid self command in his surprise.
 But before Bladon could reply there trooped into the room George Arundel, Mr and Mrs. Hardcastle, Harry and Kate Evesham. and Mrs. Horner.
 Really, ladies and gentlemen" Mir. Hayter declared rising, q had no idea that Mrs. Horner was entertaining com pany; but I will only intrude long enough to beg our worthy hostess to conduct me into the presence of Lady Arlington"
 My mother declines to see you, George said, confronting him with so stern an expression that Harry was con- strained to whisper in his ear that Hayter's gray hairs protected him from violence.
 Really, my good fellow, as I have not the slightest desire to make your mothers acquaintance, you will pardon me if say your remark borders on an impcrtinence,' Hayter declared with superb superciliousness.
 You are speaking to Lady Arlington g son, sir, Mir. Hardcastle. interrupted fiercely.
 And you, sir?'' Hayter asked in suave tones, what role do you play in this little conedy?"
 But even he blanched, as Hardcastle, ignoring his insolenee, said in a quiet, business-lil1e way:
 Harry, guard the door-Bladon, take your place at the window-the village constable will soon be hcre.''
 Then, turning to his wife, he added in Q stage whispzc:
 Do you recognize hin, Esther. as the man, who. under the Griisc of . photog- rophcr, entered your hauSc in New York, the night after Ambrose Arling- ton was murdered, and stole his pa pcrs?"
 T do."
 Was it by design that at this critical moment Harry Evcsham left the room without even closing the door behind him? Ii so, the ruse succeeded Gdmira- bly; for no sooner did Haytcr see the chance of escape, than he made dash for liberty. At the door astood a boy with his horse. With one wild spring he was on the animals back, and be- fore Bladon, who, oddly enough, tcln- blcd over Henry and George in his vio- lent effort 70 stop him, could reach him, he was gone.
 ''I hated to let the villain escape so easily" Harry said that evening when ho>and Hardcastle were smoking their cigars.
 But we could not help it, Harry" was the sage reply. There was not 9 single crime with which we could charge him; and if there were, 1t would have been at the cost of the reputation of Wanda's mother
 True, sir
 ''Why, Harry" confirmed Mir. Hard castle, waxing warm O2 the subject, If that fellows consciaace had not failed him when I alluded to Ambrose Arliagton's murder, he might have set us at defiance and given us q world of trouble"
 And you think we have seen the last of hin?''
 Think! I'm certain. He is running he believes with the halter round his neck and he will not stay till he has put the sea between him and England"
 No doubt hc has made preparations for such an emergency
 '-Of course he has, having handled the revenues of this fine property so many years. But, 'pOn my word, 1 thought Bladon was going to spoil our little scheme. What tiger the old fellow is"
 >..Isn't he? He toppled George and me over like nine pins, and even then nearly got his hand upon the horses bl'idle."
 (Which would all tend to assure Mir. Hayter that delay would be dangerous, Mir. Hardcastle chuclzled.
 That was the last anyone in England saw of Paul IIayter.
 Lady Arlington, thoroughly repent ant, retired to the Doyycr house, where she died few months after tho excit- ing scene of H&yter's flight and her 
 She claimed to have acted under the spell of this accomplished ruf1ians mar vclous hypnotic powers, sacriicilg at his will child, husband and honor-a story which Wanda devoutly believed and the others charitably accepted.
  Arlington, married Kate Evesham, and Harry shortly afterward led to the altar the Lady Wanda.
  Glastonbury is great city now with wide streets and ndmagaificent residences, i and there to this d2y lives Harry Eve sham with his charming wife and grow ing ily-ricll, respected, loved by H. door, still in the vigor of life and with l hope many years of happiness before him.
 Not to know Mrs. Evesham in Gas tonbury argues yourself unknown. She | is the idol of old and young, and yet so | has been her manner that | her friends would be as a5oonished to | learn that she was an carl's daughter | as they would to be told that she was the heroine of such q dramatic story as involves, the career of NUMBER SKIS |