Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1899-08-24

an soon, at full gallop. had reached the
mysterious. palace, whose threshold
George Malcolm had ever crossed with
bandaged vision.
He traversed, with rapid step, the
suite Of sumptuously furnished apart
ments, until he arrived at the boudoir
where the unknown awaited him.
Hearing the sound of his approach in
the adjoining salon, she hastily placed
her mask ever her face, while a slight
blush colored her pale cheeks, and her
eyes sparkled.
Saugor raised the portiere which sep
arated the salon from the boudoir,
then. with hands crossed over his
breast, his body half-inclined, his head
respectfully bowed, he stood, silent.
The unknown threw on him a hasty
glance and shuddered.
"AloneY' she cried.
"Alone!" murmured Saugor.
'Has any misfortune happened to
George Malcolm?' she questioned, in
tremulous tones.
The Hindoo shook his head in dis
sent.
us he absent?'
"No, mistress"
lIuo ~ hot 81 tAt PASb
ut is impossible not, for l repeated
it. and / could plainly hear the sound
of voices in the bungalow"
BY a violent and abrupt movement,
the unknown tore off her mask. The
customary paleness Of her complexion
had become liyid. Her lips quivered.
And" she continued, "he has not re-
sponded?"
~ .of@uo.
"But-then." she added. with an ac-
cent Of indescribable bitterness, "he
has not wished to follow you. He is
weary of the rendezvous. He will come
no more"
Saugor had no opinion to offer, He
lowered his eye and maintained 81
lence.
A large Venetian mirror, in a frame
of filagree silver. wac placed in M OF
the panels directly opposite the young
woman. Accidentally, her glance rest
ed upon the glass, which reflected, so
faithfully her regal beauty and ex-
quisite form.
A proud light swept Over her ace
She slightly raised her arched brows,
and her contracted lips parted in a
smile.
"How. them" she murmured. "Can
it he possible? Have / not, like Gree,
inyincible attractions? Am | of those
whom love forsakes? Some powerful
reason has prevented his accompany
ing Saugor this evening. This reason l
wish to know. / wish him to return.
He will return. and to hold, him. if
necessary, I will do that to enchain
him to me that / have never done be-
fore. / will drop my mask and reveal
myself to him. Yes; i will do even
this. for / love him."
These words she uttered in so low n
tone that they reached Saugor only i'm
an indistinct murmur. She now mp
preached the Eindoo, and to him,
aloud. said:
"Saugor?"
Mistress
You must return"
''To the bungalow"
yes
''What shall I do?'
you will find some means to enter
the house,
Yes, Mistress
"You will reach George Malcolm.
You will tell him that / await him;
that l wish TO see him, that he must
follow you-that he must! Do you per-
fectly understands
81 will tell him all, mistress, but"
Saugor hesitated.
"Well?'' queried the unknown. impa-
tientls. Finish, then, Saugor-finishT'
IF he refuscY'
A naughty smile came to the lips of
the beautiful woman as she threw a
hasty glance again toward the mirror.
"Rest easy. Saugor," she replied
''rest easy, He will not ~refusei'
The Hindoo bowed. The unknown
continued:
"Go. then, my faithful servitor. Go
quickly. The minutes until then will
appear to me hours"
Hardly had she finished speaking be-
fore Saugor, with the silent rapidity
peculiar TO the race, had disappeared.
a half-league at most, separated the
palace from the bungalow, though Sau-
gor, although to more completely de-
ceiye the young Englishman regarding
the road, and to persuade him that the
distance was much greater, had been
accustomed TO make numerous detours;
but tonight. having no such motive, to
lengthen the course, he fairly annihi-
lated space.
Alighting at the accustomed place.
he disembarrassed himself of the long.
white garment, whose ample folds
would have hampered his movements
ard made any climbing almost impos-
sible.
He then sought, in the shaded walk,
a spot where the hedge, less bushy,
presented least resistance.
Having found 1t. he glided through
the entangling braches like a snake.
until noiselessly and almost without
%hindrance, he penetrated the luxuriant
wall into the garden of the bungalow.
Opposite him. on the other side Of the
lawn, planted In great trees, uprose the
house, several windows Of which were
still lighted.
The caution OF the Hindoo Is almost
as ~proverbial as the cunning OF the SER
pent. Saugor, subtle as all of his race,
took care, first, to leave behind him no
trace OF his route. Consequently, in
stead Of following the walks leading to
the bungalow, on whose sands the i'm
pressions Of his feet would have been
distinguished, he STEPPED, instead, on
the grass, leaping across the paths
which intercepted the lawn, no matter